Ben Mathews 🌃 @bentwitr
Living in the parts of the internet that make you feel old. General Partner @NightVentures_ @nightmedia_ nightventures.com Austin, TX Joined January 2014-
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No better tweet encapsulates the thesis behind what I've been building in my career the last 3 years.
No better tweet encapsulates the thesis behind what I've been building in my career the last 3 years.
This is remarkable. VC funds, even the best don’t yield this consistency. It’s not what that asset class is for - it’s for outlier vintages.
This is remarkable. VC funds, even the best don’t yield this consistency. It’s not what that asset class is for - it’s for outlier vintages.
I will be interested to see if student protestors will move their activity to Washington DC (where most policy is set) once the semester ends. If protesting is only interesting “on the quad” while you are not on your summer break, it is really not that much of a commitment.
One of the greats. @ethankurz
One of the greats. @ethankurz https://t.co/emGbfMck16
1. 19yo Harvard Econ student Wesley Wang spends 2+ years on a short film 2. Posts the 12-min video on YouTube in Sept 3. Darren Aronofsky watches it in Oct and emails him “watched your film, can you drop out of Harvard?” 4. TriStar buy rights and Wang will adapt for big screen
1. 19yo Harvard Econ student Wesley Wang spends 2+ years on a short film 2. Posts the 12-min video on YouTube in Sept 3. Darren Aronofsky watches it in Oct and emails him “watched your film, can you drop out of Harvard?” 4. TriStar buy rights and Wang will adapt for big screen https://t.co/n52fQfJPAD
Celtics lose world wins 🚬😂
one of those books pathlesspath.com
"...And it's really hard to beat a small group of smart people that just don't quit."
"...And it's really hard to beat a small group of smart people that just don't quit."
This is an A+ ad
Customers don’t buy solutions to hard engineering problems, they buy solutions to their problems.
Customers don’t buy solutions to hard engineering problems, they buy solutions to their problems.
think about this Bourdain passage a lot as it relates to obsession with the Craft.
think about this Bourdain passage a lot as it relates to obsession with the Craft. https://t.co/2WBnTCTWwQ
Seeking...independent board compensation data for any of your own or portfolio companies - who's got something for me?
Rails always win. Buy 'Magnificent 7'. In the mobile/dtc cycle, it was VC-backed co's spending 50%+ of their revenues on the cost to acquire (growth, performance, SEO). In this most recent AI cycle, it's VC-back co's spending 50%+ of their rev on the cost to serve (inference).
i’m in a bad place right now. not mentally, just in a boeing 737 MAX over open water
new category: discount prosumer SaaS 👀
new category: discount prosumer SaaS 👀
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The protestors are now asking for “humanitarian aid” instead of leaving the building they are occupying to go get food. It’s beyond satire at this point.
Reporter grills Columbia student after she demands the university help feed protestors occupying Hamilton Hall: "It seems like you're saying, 'we want to be revolutionaries, we want to take over this building, now would you please bring us some food'."
@ethankurz @bentwitr that was literally his headshot on the BVP website. who does that? one in a million @ethankurz
@bentwitr hahahaha I thought I buried this photo for life and here it comes back out when I least expect it. Thanks Ben!
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just to state the obvious: a “startup” inside a big company is not a thing. it’s a retention trap
San Francisco police as a shoplifter leaves the store with merchandise they didn't pay for
The biggest issue with the nyc tech scene is that they will always care more about being cool than taking risks
Celtics lose world wins 🚬😂
@bentwitr because the results are better/simpler/faster
This remains and will continue to be one of the most important images of the decade. Our nuclear doomsday clock. We’re probably at 6 o’clock now.
In the end, this was the vibe shift.
Would it be a bad time to mention that I’m willing to raise for Data Driven NYC and keep my founder secondary to a reasonable $100M
I need to spend more time reviewing all these studies but it seems like almost every incredible breakthrough these drugs tout and get press around now are just…things that happen when you’re not obese. But it’s clearly net dominant strategy to get the thing covered by…
$LLY Lilly’s Weight-Loss Drug Helped Sleep Apnea Symptoms in Studies (Bloomberg) - Zepbound reduced breathing issues during sleep by up to 63% - Drugmaker plans to submit results to US regulators mid-year
VCs are not customers of your product, they are customers of your stock.