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Probably one of the craziest parts of being on TikTok has been seeing some of the UGC from founders saying the elephant thesis makes them feel seen & gives them a roadmap to strive for! Like Shae in vid below who is a PhD candidate at Harvard & building an elephant company!

The kindest thing you can do is reply to people who cold email you even if it’s brief We all start somewhere. Never lose that humility

One of the best ways to network build is to spend $300/month (on tooling + an editor) on starting a podcast After you do it for 1 year, your network will transform

In a world where short-term thinking is the norm, long-term thinking is an advantage

There is a fertility crisis in this country About 50% of my healthy & fit girlfriends are struggling with fertility (& doing several rounds of IVF because of it)… and they’re only 28-30 years old What’s going on

What’s your fav NYC venue (ideally a tech office that wants foot traffic from A+ folks) for a 150 person event? Attendees will be GPs from top firms, founders of multi-B biz, content creators, etc Ideally it’s very beautiful, has all the AV setup already, & centrally located

This is Superpower… already exists!

I’m seeing lots of really smart founders tackle AI x dating right now Notoriously difficult to scale & generate VC returns… will be interesting to see how it plays out!

Awesome afternoon at the Slow Ventures summit (yoni rechtman’s brianchild) catching up with so many friends in the ecosystem! Killer speaker lineup too. Fred Wilson shared some epic hot takes! Also loved the emerging manager panel w/ Zoe Weinberg Ashley Ben Braverman Blake Robbins

I had a fun time speaking at yesterday’s intimate Wefunder Community Summit about our firm & the importance of giving customers ownership Awesome group of folks! In particular I loved meeting the badass Kjerstin Erickson (KJ) who is so thoughtful & whipsmart!

Ended the day with The Mint Demo Day (thrown by the Better Tomorrow Ventures team!). 5 awesome fintech pitches thrown together in just 10 weeks I love a demo day! So fun seeing founders pitch their nascent ideas 🚀

Founders in the public: AI is writing 98% of our code. In 6 months, we won't need any developers. Founders in DMs: Does anyone know a good React developer? $30K referral bonus and I will name my first born after you.

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If you read Sarah Milgrim’s Linkedin bio about her work as an American Jew in geopolitics, her entire focus was on peacebuilding in the Middle East Reminds me of the kibbutziks who were killed on 10/7 that were almost all peace activists Doesn’t matter to them… a Jew is a Jew

A founder just cold emailed me with a URL that has 30 characters! As in, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xom That should be illegal!

Another piece of UGC from a founder saying they felt so seen from our elephants piece… such a crazy couple weeks seeing the essay go “re-viral” 🐘💪 Please take this as your sign… share your thoughts publicly! Nothing is more rewarding than seeing your ideas resonate w/ others

I'm more concerned for the 2020-2022 ZIRP funds who are struggling with fund 2... as fundraising is requiring a new LP base for pretty much everyone

TikTok update 2 weeks after starting! 🚀 6300 followers & 3 videos w/ 30k+ views I spend ~20 min each day on it (it’s been easy to do… just sharing misc thoughts like I do on Twitter & Linkedin) Biggest surprises have been the UGC & quality of inbound (higher than expected)

So important to not be self-deprecating when you’re seeking investment $$ If you criticize & belittle yourself, then others will believe it to be true

VCs taking turns marking each other up in the same AI company