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Study: Immigrants and their kids founded 45% of U.S. Fortune 500 companies

axios · 1 day ago

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RT @danprimack: Study: Immigrants and their kids founded 45% of U.S. Fortune 500 companies https://t.co/HUabe5VMgS

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Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

🚀 Cofounder & Managing Partner @Initialized (early stage VC, $36B in market value) 📖 Bestselling author ⬆️ Cofounder @Reddit 🎮 Owner @cloud9 👴🏻 @RealQaiQai

Thanks for overstaying your Visa, mom. 🙏 Helped me make @reddit here in the USA. https://t.co/4HmjANsMoR

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David Cancel

@dcancel

CEO/Founder @Drift, Author: Conversational Marketing, Contributor: @Inc & @Forbes, Entrepreneur-in-Residence: @HarvardHBS

RT @danprimack: Study: Immigrants and their kids founded 45% of U.S. Fortune 500 companies https://t.co/HUabe5VMgS

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Gustaf Alströmer

@gustaf

partner @ycombinator. previously growth @airbnb. immigrant.

Immigrants and their kids founded 45% of U.S. Fortune 500 companies - Axios https://t.co/xXUWXOeVSL

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Mike Monteiro

@monteiro

This is a personal account and does not reflect the opinions of my boss, who is an asshole. he/him

RT @danprimack: Study: Immigrants and their kids founded 45% of U.S. Fortune 500 companies https://t.co/HUabe5VMgS

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Millennials use PowerPoint to help friends score dates

nypost · 1 day ago

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@hunterwalk

You'll find me @homebrew, Seed Stage Venture Fund w @satyap. Previously made products at YouTube, Google & SecondLife. Married to @cbarlerin.

Big Deck Energy https://t.co/kCshLNH2tf

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Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

ॐ • Board Partner @a16z • Investor • Adviser • Writings @ https://t.co/DMqdoH6I8K • Nikon 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️ • 🌏 🌍 • https://t.co/kaxyhoID0H

This is from 1996. https://t.co/WaY4xsjX72 https://t.co/ODMZf319dl https://t.co/hWEXqR7uBq

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Semil

@semil

Investor via @Haystack_Fund focused on seed-stage investments // Venture Partner w/ @LightspeedVP

RT @nypost: Millennials are making PowerPoints to help friends get dates https://t.co/OmrFGGbvVx https://t.co/wv1zIXH7xu

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James Yu

@jamesjyu

speculative fiction writer, investor, designer, hacker. before: co-founder @parseit (YC S11), vr product @ fb, psychoacoustics engineer.

Let’s go further for the ultimate flex: writing essays to help friends get dates. https://t.co/7ENz2KUuqm

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History of Public SaaS Returns and Valuations - Alex Clayton - Medium

medium · 12 days ago

Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

Partner at Lux Capital: @Airmapio, @DesktopMetal, @Orbital_Insight, @ZededaEdge, @NozomiNetworks, @EvolvTechnology, @Saildrone, @happiestbaby, @veobot...

“... most venture capital funds strive to return 3x+ funds over a 10-year fund lifecycle, whereas if you had a doll… https://t.co/WrmDtKsP6X

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Ryan Sarver

@rsarver

Partner at @redpointvc. Investor in @wearehims @brandless @flexe @trygigster. Ex-Twitter. @devon's lesser half, co-creator of @milosarver

Great write-up on public SaaS market data from @afc https://t.co/9wkT2kclCD

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Zeus Living – An honest review

sherryandgeorge · 4 days ago

Garry()

@garrytan

Managing Partner, @Initialized. Earliest investor in @coinbase @instacart @flexport & 100+ more—$36B in startup market cap so far. Forbes Midas List 2019 #21 🚀

Zeus Living – An honest review: Finally the missing piece of shot-term real estate’s gig economy. https://t.co/abulKNkLCB

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Adam Nash

@adamnash

Product @Dropbox. BoD @Acorns. Adj Lecturer @Stanford. Previously @Wealthfront, LinkedIn, eBay, Apple. Inevitably optimistic. Slightly amusing. Always talking.

RT @garrytan: Zeus Living – An honest review: Finally the missing piece of shot-term real estate’s gig economy. https://t.co/abulKNkLCB

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Barr says Americans should accept security risks of encryption backdoors – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 3 hours ago

Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

ॐ • Board Partner @a16z • Investor • Adviser • Writings @ https://t.co/DMqdoH6I8K • Nikon 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️ • 🌏 🌍 • https://t.co/kaxyhoID0H

Barr says Americans should accept security risks of encryption backdoors https://t.co/7rNNM3O8Fn via @techcrunch // no please

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John Melas-Kyriazi

@jmelaskyriazi

VC at @sparkcapital (@fullharvesttech @wildtype_inc @meetclora @capellaspace @andela @freightfarms) | @christinaphili5’s +1

No. https://t.co/xuTEo0PD8t

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Lyft opens to the public autonomous driving data set from its Level 5 self-driving fleet – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 7 hours ago

Frank Chen

@withfries2

Partner at @a16z. Tweets about startups, venture investing, AI, autonomy, science, tech, and the future. Sometimes Star Wars. And food. Opinions my own.

Yay, open source data to make 🚗 safer for all from our friends at @LyftLevel5 https://t.co/GHE93o4QZp

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a16z

@a16z

we invest in software eating the world https://t.co/3ilMLRtntG https://t.co/hvmV7MkOsN https://t.co/DwO5V4NqxY https://t.co/EJECpYFoqq

RT @TechCrunch: Lyft opens autonomous driving dataset from its Level 5 self-driving fleet to the public https://t.co/qBYvI26pZR by @etherin…

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The forgotten software that inspired our modern world

bbc · 8 hours ago

Peter Hebert

@peterjhebert

Entrepreneur + venture investor @ Lux Capital

The forgotten software that inspired the internet via @arbesman https://t.co/8des0UEIke

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Ellen Chisa

@ellenchisa

Building @darklang with @paulbiggar 🎢 and pretending to be a grownup with @tmrudick. @olincollege alum.

Hypercard as the roots of no-code/low-code: https://t.co/u7XyBFupIF via @stevekrouse. (I loved Hypercard in elementary school).

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Tinder Bypasses Google Play Payments, App Store Fees and Differences, Apple Entering Modem Business?

stratechery · 10 hours ago

Greg Bettinelli

@gregbettinelli

#LongLA. Partner @UpfrontVC. Advisor FreemanSpogli. Co-founder MuckerLab. Former CMO @HauteLook (now @Nordstrom), @eBay, @StubHub @LiveNation.

Something to swipe on. @Tinder is likely the most valuable tech company in #LongLA. >$20B https://t.co/jtGPsd7Bk5

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Ben Thompson

@benthompson

Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

RT @StratecheryMO: 7-23-2019 •Tinder Bypasses Google Play Payments •App Store Fees and Differences •Apple Entering Modem Business? https:…

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Analytics startup Heap raises $55M – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 10 hours ago

Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

🚀 Cofounder & Managing Partner @Initialized (early stage VC, $36B in market value) 📖 Bestselling author ⬆️ Cofounder @Reddit 🎮 Owner @cloud9 👴🏻 @RealQaiQai

🚀another milestone on the journey for @heap (initialized 2013) https://t.co/NasmgppyBc

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Y Combinator

@ycombinator

Analytics startup @heap (YC W13) raises $55M: https://t.co/hz4HKQhERm

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DesignOps 101

nngroup · 22 hours ago

Nick Finck

@nickf

Lead UXDI Instructor at @GA. CXO at @CraftAndRigor & curator of https://t.co/ZOYtjNNq9N. Formerly design leadership at Facebook, Amazon, Deloitte, & Blue Flavor.

RT @craftandrigor: A great read about what DesignOps is from Nielsen Norman: “DesignOps 101” by @katewkaplan https://t.co/SCeI2rpLZM

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Every day, the 5 best design links curated by a selection of great editors.

DesignOps 101 https://t.co/LUeCJR4VVe

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Cognitive Dissonances I’m Comfortable With

newyorker · 1 day ago

katie zhu

@ktzhu

half lit half trash. making art and stuff. DM for prints + collabs 🌸

RT @tnyshouts: Cognitive Dissonances I’m Comfortable With @irvingruan @ktzhu https://t.co/p9UhByNQw8 https://t.co/TST1k5Kswh

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@nrrrdcore

Design Manager at , Board of Directors at @NatBrut. Bay Area Grown. Tweets/opinions are my own.

RT @tnyshouts: Cognitive Dissonances I’m Comfortable With @irvingruan @ktzhu https://t.co/p9UhByNQw8 https://t.co/TST1k5Kswh

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Robinhood Raises $323M to Democratize Finance For All

blog.robinhood · 1 day ago

NEA

@NEA

New Enterprise Associates: a global venture capital firm helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies

🎉🤩Congratulations, @RobinhoodApp--another major milestone in the journey to democratize finance for all: https://t.co/2vqasWa2rh 💰💰💰

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Adam Nash

@adamnash

Product @Dropbox. BoD @Acorns. Adj Lecturer @Stanford. Previously @Wealthfront, LinkedIn, eBay, Apple. Inevitably optimistic. Slightly amusing. Always talking.

Congrats on the huge $323M Series E for the @RobinhoodApp team. @bprafulkumar @vladtenev @joshelman 🎉🔥🚀 https://t.co/VN7KqWSpur

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Craftsmanship, Small Teams, and Real Business Models

medium · 1 day ago

Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

Ever curious: Tsundoku, Reader, World Traveler, Investor & Tech/Media exec interested in almost everything! Aspiring Shokunin.

RT @usefyi: Craftsmanship, Small Teams, and Real Business Models https://t.co/dfUmhUfNQ5 by @ajwaxman

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Hiten Shah

@hnshah

🤓🙏✌️ Current: Co-founder of @usefyi & @producthabits with @MarieProkopets. Previously: Started @crazyegg & KISSmetrics. Podcast: @startupchat

RT @usefyi: Craftsmanship, Small Teams, and Real Business Models https://t.co/dfUmhUfNQ5 by @ajwaxman

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ET Startup Awards 2019: Bejul Somaia wins the Midas Touch award for best investor - ETtech

tech.economictimes.indiatimes · 1 day ago

Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed

@jeremysliew

Partner at @LightspeedVP. Investor in @Snap, @Giphy, @Affirm, @Blockchain, @Honest, @Cheddar, @HQTrivia, @Rothys ++ Overcompensating for a geeky youth

Smart, patient and kind are good qualities in an investor or any other flavor of person @bsomaia @indiatimes https://t.co/2tpTKwCMxe

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Alex Taussig, Lightspeed

@ataussig

VC @LightspeedVP | BoD: @AWA_Studios @DlyHarvest @Faire_Wholesale @VectorSpaceSys @Zola; Past: @thredUP $TWOU $CBLK | Physics @Harvard/@MIT. Writes @firehosevc.

RT @sandeepssrin: Congratulations @bsomaia . I personally believe there's not a more smarter, patient and kinder investor in India.🙏 http…

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New York

paulstamatiou · 1 day ago

Charlie O'Donnell

@ceonyc

Xennial. VC @ https://t.co/oVYq4U0pLd. Mets fan, triathlete, cyclist. Friend of the Pod. These are my initials, btw.

RT @Stammy: Just published 12,000 words about why I left San Francisco and moved to New York. 🗽 https://t.co/6yY77EEljx (or just click fo…

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Paul Stamatiou 📷

@Stammy

Designer @Twitter. 🇬🇷 https://t.co/7fVckJV7ZY

Just published 12,000 words about why I left San Francisco and moved to New York. 🗽 https://t.co/6yY77EEljx (or j… https://t.co/0WhePe6tZT

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Startpage.com - The world's most private search engine

startpage · 1 day ago

Nilan 🇱🇰 නිලාන්

@nilanp

VP Growth @TransferWise &emsp; &emsp;&emsp;&emsp; Product * People * Marketing &emsp;&emsp; &emsp;&emsp; Wannabe International DJ 🎧 🔊🎉

Want google search without personalisation? https://t.co/1tAD16UDpu They are one of the few with API access to… https://t.co/Zrwec0J9iw

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Rand Fishkin

@randfish

Founder @SparkToro, husband to @everywhereist, feminist, he/him, author of Lost & Founder. Formerly @Moz. I tweet ~40X/wk on marketing, tech, & startups.

RT @CyrusShepard: https://t.co/6JmGAGc6HV is an interesting Google alternative search engine. Uses Google's index but without: • Tracking…

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drinkhaus

drink.haus · 62 days ago

Homebrew

@homebrew

Seed stage venture fund crafted by @hunterwalk & @satyap. Investors in @chime, @theskimm, @honor, @primarydotcom, @lumi, @plaid, @gustohq, @joymode & others!

RT @helena: Pssssssst - we just dropped a new batch of @drinkhaus. Our last batch of July. Get on it: https://t.co/81MqgdORBC

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“I wanted to do the deal but i couldn’t convince my partners” isn’t an Explanation, it’s an Excuse

hunterwalk · 3 days ago

Founder Collective

@fcollective

Our mission is to be the most aligned VC for founders at seed #ProudInvestor in @Uber, @TheTradeDeskinc @Buzzfeed, @Cruise @Diaandco @PillPack @SeatGeek & more.

Learning to untangle explanations from excuses is a key entrepreneurial skill set. Well said, @hunterwalk! https://t.co/FEiSk3bNmw

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Parenting – AVC

avc · 2 days ago

Roger Ehrenberg

@infoarbitrage

managing partner @iaventures. working @thetradedeskinc @transferwise @signifyd @octanelending @memsql @gospel_tech. also @UMich @Columbia_Biz

Parenting https://t.co/L3k8y8LU1d 💯 spot on @fredwilson @thegothamgal ❤️ from 🍼 to 🎓 #parenting #family

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The Generative Deep Learning Book — The Parrot Has Landed.

medium · 2 days ago

John Maeda

@johnmaeda

RT @Ryosuke0624: オライリーから深層生成モデルの実装が学べる本が出たらしい。VAEやGANから始まり、StyleGANやBERTの新しい話題を含んでいる。言語はPython、フレームワークはKeras。 https://t.co/X4QFbxfoDr

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