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leadersintech · 1 day ago

David Cohen

Founder and Managing Partner at @Techstars. Proud first round investor in startups that are today worth $100B+. Geeky to the bone.

.@techstars is proud to support LIT which launched today. https://t.co/vMovUwLFIg

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David Hornik

@davidhornik

David Hornik is an investor at August Capital, the author of VentureBlog, & the executive producer of The Lobby Conference.

Honored to be on the board of LIT and to take concrete steps toward creating more diverse leadership in the tech ec… https://t.co/LGEE58qhvv

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Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed

@jeremysliew

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

Being a 1st time founder is hard. @LitFellows provides actionable CEO coaching and self discovery with a group of p… https://t.co/CVw35GxgME

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Garry()

@garrytan

Constructor • @initialized

This nonprofit is doing great work helping founders be better, more integrated humans with a focus on mental health https://t.co/YJRMstueat

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jason@calacanis.com

@Jason

Angel investor: @uber @thumbtack @wealthfront @datastax @robinhoodapp @desktopmetal @calm @inside @launch https://t.co/05eHjdUnWS https://t.co/5UbG3MzmWL

Congrats to my pal @suekhim (of @brilliantorg) on the launch of her leadership program for tech. Leadership is e… https://t.co/Nm6rc7Et0j

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Justin Kan

@justinkan

Be kind to yourself. If you won’t, who will? Entrepreneur & investor. @atrium

Doing this program leveled up my leadership skills and emotional self awareness more than anything I’ve ever done.… https://t.co/3gVBzV0TwL

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Shasta Ventures

@shasta

We build unwavering partnerships with founders creating epic products.

Honored to play a part in this innovative program. @Litfellows is growing a community of leaders committed to cultu… https://t.co/sK8KytV0B0

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James Currier

@JamesCurrier

@NFX, 5-time Founder, product designer, investor, father, husband, son.

Leaders In Tech is phenomenal. The CEO's I know who have gone through it, all rave about it. You cannot apply, yo… https://t.co/TFaSnY1TEX

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Introducing Leaders in Tech

medium · 1 day ago

David Cohen

@davidcohen

Founder and Managing Partner at @Techstars. Proud first round investor in startups that are today worth $100B+. Geeky to the bone.

.@techstars is proud to support LIT which launched today. https://t.co/vMovUwLFIg

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David Hornik

@davidhornik

David Hornik is an investor at August Capital, the author of VentureBlog, & the executive producer of The Lobby Conference.

Honored to be on the board of LIT and to take concrete steps toward creating more diverse leadership in the tech ec… https://t.co/LGEE58qhvv

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Jeremy Liew, Partner at Lightspeed

@jeremysliew

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

Being a 1st time founder is hard. @LitFellows provides actionable CEO coaching and self discovery with a group of p… https://t.co/CVw35GxgME

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Garry()

@garrytan

Constructor • @initialized

This nonprofit is doing great work helping founders be better, more integrated humans with a focus on mental health https://t.co/YJRMstueat

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jason@calacanis.com

@Jason

Angel investor: @uber @thumbtack @wealthfront @datastax @robinhoodapp @desktopmetal @calm @inside @launch https://t.co/05eHjdUnWS https://t.co/5UbG3MzmWL

Congrats to my pal @suekhim (of @brilliantorg) on the launch of her leadership program for tech. Leadership is e… https://t.co/Nm6rc7Et0j

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Justin Kan

@justinkan

Be kind to yourself. If you won’t, who will? Entrepreneur & investor. @atrium

Doing this program leveled up my leadership skills and emotional self awareness more than anything I’ve ever done.… https://t.co/3gVBzV0TwL

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Shasta Ventures

@shasta

We build unwavering partnerships with founders creating epic products.

Honored to play a part in this innovative program. @Litfellows is growing a community of leaders committed to cultu… https://t.co/sK8KytV0B0

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James Currier

@JamesCurrier

@NFX, 5-time Founder, product designer, investor, father, husband, son.

Leaders In Tech is phenomenal. The CEO's I know who have gone through it, all rave about it. You cannot apply, yo… https://t.co/TFaSnY1TEX

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Giuliani considers an impeachment podcast

cnn · 19 hours ago

Arlan 👊🏾

@ArlanWasHere

Founder @Backstage_Cap🚀 Podcast YOUR FIRST MILLION + @bootstrappedvc🎙 Fan @GeneralHospital co-founder @ProjectCoverOrg🦋 MARRIED to @queergermangirl 8/14/19😍

Oh god, please do. https://t.co/azpgfB1GnQ

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Charlie O'Donnell

@ceonyc

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

When the suite of tools podcast runs ads for the suite of tools. So #meta. Cc @PodSaveAmerica https://t.co/urNuWV8cqG

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jason@calacanis.com

@Jason

Angel investor: @uber @thumbtack @wealthfront @datastax @robinhoodapp @desktopmetal @calm @inside @launch https://t.co/05eHjdUnWS https://t.co/5UbG3MzmWL

Rudy is an American treasure... he’s going to single handily end the @realDonaldTrump presidency https://t.co/cJm68vTvNR

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Michael Sippey

@sippey

Person of interests. Product at Medium.

mail kimp https://t.co/BMLgiRtUnO

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WSJ News Exclusive | WeWork in Talks to Hire T-Mobile CEO John Legere

wsj · 22 hours ago

Bryce Roberts

@bryce

VC, Dad

When AI runs HR. https://t.co/7CxijnBkZC

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Benedict Evans

@benedictevans

Trying to work out what's going on, and what happens next. Curious. Easily bored. Single parent. Expat in San Francisco. @a16z.

RT @ScottMAustin: Who has better hair? John Legere or Adam Neumann? #WeWork https://t.co/xSZgRwCDWM https://t.co/A9hacDclVt

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Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

ॐ • investing • advising • writing • at places like: @a16z @boxhq @tanium @everlaw • Writings @ https://t.co/8FpwYBVzPl • Nikon 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️

SoftBank searching for a new leader of the office-sharing startup https://t.co/pAK2ElQRqB "T-Mobile has spent years… https://t.co/5iAh9a0pav

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

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

🤣 https://t.co/SjQkkXvF9w

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Help us shape our approach to synthetic and manipulated media

blog.twitter · 1 day ago

Vijaya Gadde

@vijaya

Legal, Policy and Trust & Safety Lead at @Twitter. New mom. Immigrant. Investor with @HashtagAngels. Board member at @mercycorps. Trustee at @nyulaw.

Help us shape Twitter's policy on synthetic and manipulated media. Feedback due by 11/27. Details in the blog! https://t.co/n9gT8acdYQ

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Keith Coleman 🌱😀🙌

@kcoleman

VP Product @twitter. Previously CEO at Yes Inc, @google 🙌

RT @vijaya: Help us shape Twitter's policy on synthetic and manipulated media. Feedback due by 11/27. Details in the blog! https://t.co/n9g…

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Biz Stone

@biz

Dad, husband, and entrepreneur. Co-founder of Twitter, Medium, and Jelly. Back at Twitter.

Help us shape our approach to synthetic and manipulated media https://t.co/QmJDpe1vga

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Loop Returns picks up $10 million in Series A led by FirstMark Capital – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 1 hour ago

Amish Jani

@amishjani

Founder & Managing Director of @FirstMarkCap in NYC. Co-host @CloudNYSummit.

Loop Returns picks up $10 million in Series A led by @FirstMarkCap https://t.co/Nrt6QaHOIL via @TechCrunch

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Rick Heitzmann

@rickheitzmann

Venture capitalist - Founder and Managing Director at @FirstMarkcap, Entrepreneur, avid Philly sports fan

Welcome to the @FirstMarkCap family! https://t.co/MCgoOYpMdK

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The CEO of Workato explains how a game to teach kids to code inspired his team to go from working out of his house to winning a new $70 million investment

businessinsider · 22 hours ago

Redpoint

@redpointvc

Seed. Early. Growth. Redpoint backs exceptional founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones.

Welcome to the Redpoint Family @Workato ! 🎉 https://t.co/GoJUjiZ47j

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Satish Dharmaraj

@satishd

elephants - my soul animal #blacklivesmatter❤️NIN/Trent is a GOAT ❤️@dswt dogs, ❤️ trap, Gunna,YoungNudy, Carti,Thugger,RaeSre,youngMA, Chappelle,❤️NFL🙏❤️🇺🇲

Honored to include @Workato in our portfolio - so excited to be partnering with you! https://t.co/T21P8FXo3g

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Amazon will launch new grocery store as alternative to Whole Foods

cnet · 23 hours ago

Jeff Richards

@jrichlive

Managing Partner @GGVCapital, $6.2B global venture capital firm, 2X founder, praying for @Dartmouth hoops return to Final Four

$AMZN https://t.co/NZmE1Gy7fp https://t.co/0Grt0Q9tMy

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Daniel Raffel

@danielraffel

Product @Google. Previously made @Snapguide @YahooPipes & cooked @PerseNY. In ❤️ w/ @Sarap

Amazon no go on new grocery store alternative https://t.co/JsUrbJf5vA

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Veo FreeMove: Bringing Together Humans and Industrial Robots for Flexible Manufacturing — Veo Robotics

veobot · 23 hours ago

Lux Capital

@Lux_Capital

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Veo FreeMove: Bringing Together Humans and Industrial Robots for Flexible Manufacturing @veobot https://t.co/cNTqvTutnC

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

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

Strong move, @veobot. See what I did there? :)🤖 https://t.co/kVEU2NWeY8

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Apple co-founder says Apple Card algorithm gave wife lower credit limit

reuters · 1 day ago

DHH

@dhh

Creator of Ruby on Rails, Founder & CTO at Basecamp, NYT best-selling author, and Le Mans 24h class-winning racing driver.

RT @Reuters: Apple co-founder says Apple Card algorithm gave wife lower credit limit https://t.co/RAthPHnOLw https://t.co/3QvYpxfe1Y

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Erika Hall

@mulegirl

Author of Just Enough Research. 2nd edition is out now! Co-founder of Mule Design. Consultant who can help you do things better. Say hi.

RT @Reuters: Apple co-founder says Apple Card algorithm gave wife lower credit limit https://t.co/RAthPHnOLw https://t.co/3QvYpxfe1Y

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Managing Your Friendships, With Software

theatlantic · 1 day ago

Melissa Tsang

@melissatsang

Product @upgradecredit. Previously @lendingclub @evernote @riceuniversity

RT @kait_tiffany: add me to your spreadsheets! https://t.co/I1ngXdmfQG

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Chris Messina

@chrismessina

Hashtag inventor, speaker, product designer, & TBD. ¶ Citizen of the web.

Personally, I don't really see a problem with using technology to improve your ability to manager relationships... https://t.co/kCT48u6AY8

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Priorities – AVC

avc · 2 days ago

David Lee

@davidlee

Chairman @refactor. Some people call me Das. Tweets about tech, business: @daslee_tech. Tweets about sports: @daslee_sports. Immature tweets: @daslee_bawdy

Often get asked why early companies fail. There's no answer and impossible to separate causation/correlation. B… https://t.co/fJudtNZLNP

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Sachin Rekhi

@sachinrekhi

Founder & CEO @NotejoyApp, a collaborative notes app for you and your team. Writer @ https://t.co/633sa0k3yZ, on all things product management.

Great reminder from @fredwilson on the importance of priorities and the annual planning process https://t.co/OnwCKoeOUQ

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Notion – Docs, Wikis, Tasks. Seamlessly in one.

notion.so · 872 days ago

Tim Devane

@tdevane

strong opinions, ever evolving

RT @HipCityReg: The team keeps growing e a m k e e p s g r o w i n g https://t.co/g1ZLy05qTK

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instagram · 76 days ago

David Martinez

@mimicinteract

Design Advisor for https://t.co/UOYSHlbTSb | Creator of https://t.co/HdO9WRowif | Fun guy at https://t.co/Ms1qY6SMOS | Mentor + Friend https://t.co/hd6tBog04M…

Just posted a photo https://t.co/G9lCOud7rv

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Clearbit

clearbit · 903 days ago

Ben Blumenfeld

@blumenfeld

Co-Director at Designer Fund, investing in leaders and empowering them to improve the world with design. Former Design lead at Facebook.

This is one heck of a customized landing page - well done @alexmonney and @clearbit team... https://t.co/odwAjspCOc

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UserTesting | User Experience Research Platform

usertesting · 977 days ago

Andy Budd

@andybudd

UX Designer, @Clearleft CEO, @DigitalBrighton co-founder and curator of @UXLondon and @LDConf

For all those start-ups thinking that tools like https://t.co/dLXAVdwC7w are a cheap way to gain customer insight,… https://t.co/KT56nEzxcQ

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Denouement | NextView Ventures

nextviewventures · 5 days ago

David Beisel

@davidbeisel

Co-founder & Partner at NextView Ventures (@NextViewVC), a NYC- & Boston-based VC firm that invests in founders redesigning the Everyday Economy.

Denouement of This Startup Cycle https://t.co/zUzoVIIhbv https://t.co/jciTDvdDs5

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No, It’s Not “Like a Startup Within a Big Company”

hunterwalk · 4 days ago

Homebrew

@homebrew

Seed stage VC by @hunterwalk & @satyap. $$ in @chime, @theskimm, @honor, @primarydotcom, @lumi, @plaid, @boweryfarming @gustohq, @joymode, @getweave & others!

RT @santoshsankar: No, It's Not "Like a Startup Within a Big Company" https://t.co/li7segNCTC via @hunterwalk

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Atlanta’s black tech founders are changing entrepreneurship in America. Can they avoid Silicon Valley’s mistakes?

fastcompany · 99 days ago