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Scott Burns

@smburns

2X tech entrepreneur. 3X father. Current VC. St. Paul, MN. This is a personal account. All opinions expressed are my own and not a reflection of my employer.

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When someone tells you they want to form a committee to study your idea what they mean is they don’t like your idea.

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Never feel guilty or embarrassed about working hard. If it’s the right choice for you, just embrace it and be proud of it. It sets a good example for young professionals when they understand that there is no substitute for hard work.

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Treat your children like they might be all that is standing between you and relying on the kindness and competence of strangers someday.

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This is a great business idea. I’ve been thinking of one where anyone can enter into a binding contract with me and I’ll make up to 5 major decisions for them per year. If you don’t like how your life, maybe it’s time for someone else to take the wheel.

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This aligns nicely with a simple rule of thumb… if someone goes through great lengths to tell the world what a good person they are, grab your wallet.

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Where is the leadership on downtown recovery at the state level in Minnesota? I’ve seen/heard/read very little. Did I miss something?

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“What would you do differently if you were me?” This is my most effective check in question with employees, kids, peers, and others. Ask it in private and listen.

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I once heard that the Federal budget reflects that of an “Insurance company with an army.” I believe in balanced budgets. They will require: less wealth transfer to already wealthy boomers who ran up our debt, more efficient defense, and higher taxes. Who has the courage?

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The debt ceiling should be abolished. Putting this tool in the hands of a perpetually reckless Congress is like giving a sharp knife to a toddler. nytimes.com/2025/06/12/opi…

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I have this absolutely insane idea that cars using gas (or hybrid) could also be self driving. I just drove to Mn from Colorado in my hybrid and really think AI could have handled the Denver suburbs to Eagan.

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To legislators in New Hampshire, as you consider making your schools phone free: Multiple studies now show that bell-to-bell policies greatly reduces class-time disruptions. Banning phones only during classtime does not help much x.com/JonHaidt/statu…

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My MD spouse is on a marketing committee for her practice and is frustrated to learn what the rest of us already know. Most marketing people are bad and full of it. It’s not like these people pass a test or take a Board of Marketers exam. Luckily they are not doing surgery.

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Downtown St. Paul has fallen into a crowded jazz festival! There is a “hidden” basement bar and performance venue at 385 Broadway St., beneath the Metronome Brewery, accessible from Bulvino Steakhouse, and it’s shoulder to shoulder tonight…

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My spouse is 51 years old and can perform multiple types of surgeries. I just had to explain to her how BCC works in email.

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This fucking imbecile Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spews this anti-intellectual garbage with the smug conviction of a man who read half a blog post and declared himself Galileo. Science literally runs on expert consensus. That’s what peer review is. That’s what academic journals are.

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I wish voters across the country would start to punish lack of decency. What an embarrassment this guy is for himself, his state, and our country. al.com/politics/2025/…

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A reckless bill filled with handouts to the rich and/or old on the backs of the vulnerable and/or young is gross. The wrong answer is rent freezes and extra taxes for creating jobs in cities. We need policies that help the majority of Americans based on economics and data.

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Maybe we need more civic education about the importance of property rights. No one wants to invest in a place where the govt competes with you and controls prices. St Paul rent control hurt the people it was supposed to help. Socialism isn’t going to work any better in NYC.