Rafi Syed @rafi
General Partner at Bow Capital. Previously @BessemerVP @Khoslaventures and @Foursquare when it was still cool bowcapital.com 🤯 Joined December 2009-
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Massive rallies today in London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam over news 8.5 million people forced to flee war in Sudan, 25 million facing humanitarian crisis
Too many decks spent 3-5 slides at the beginning on McKinsey style 'market' data. Should be just one with an insight or a surprising fact. Otherwise just get to the what or the who.
Very hard to choose between the mall vs the Bill/Frank episode as my favorite so far in Last of Us. Also @zachklein it ain’t a zombie show.
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We are hiring @BoxGroup - looking for 2-3 investors to join to the team and help us invest in amazing founders... If you've started/worked at a startup, worked in venture, just graduated school, dislike your banking/consulting job or love startups - apply! boxgroup.com/hiring.html
Criticism without creativity is just pessimism. The honest way to critique is to create the alternative.
By far the most common mistake founders make when thinking about CAC is assuming their paid CAC will stay fixed (or get cheaper) over time. In reality, paid acquisition usually gets rapidly more expensive as you scale and saturate paid channels, leading to diminishing returns.
Hey - I'd really love to work with you! If you're looking for a Senior Associate gig in venture, then let's totally do this. Hit this link for details and to apply: linkedin.com/jobs/view/2402… (DMs are open too if you need more info)
We Californians finally have a simple and private way to track our exposure to folks with COVID. Go to Exposure Notifications in settings on your iPhone or Android device and turn it on! Protect your friends and family. Save lives! More info here canotify.ca.gov
@andrewparker My hope is to build the best public knowledge resource. Gated communities are no fun. I prefer parks😉 highoutput.co/library
I took my 8-year-old to the office on Take Your Child to Work Day. As we were walking around, she starting crying & getting very cranky, so I asked her what was wrong. As my coworkers gathered round, she sobbed, 'Daddy, where are all the clowns that you said you worked with?' 🤣
Earthrise: Stunning footage of the Earth rising from the moon’s horizon. Taken by the Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya in 2008.
Seagull Board Member (noun): A board member who swoops into the board meeting, sh*ts on everything, and swoops right back out.
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Writing an SLA for our prospective and current founders. Any good examples that folks can share?
My 737 MAX article is online on IEEE: spectrum.ieee.org @anandesh @gleopold1 @junkoyoshida @SeaTimesAero @dominicgates @perreaux @trevorsumner
Sheel Mohnot @pitdesi
118K Followers 3K Following Posting stuff I find interesting. Work: @btv_vc, leading pre/seed rounds of fintech cos. apply to our accelerator https://t.co/LSnRc5xYjD! Always up for adventure.
Nikita Bier @nikitabier
323K Followers 2K Following I make apps grow really fast. founder @gasappteam (acq by discord), ex-founder @thetbhapp (acq by facebook), ex-new products @meta
Erik Torenberg @eriktorenberg
116K Followers 3K Following Founder @turpentinemedia | Co-founder/founding team @beondeck, @villageglobal @producthunt
Mike Solana @micsolana
273K Followers 1K Following billionaire media tycoon and former mayor of san francisco. disinformation researcher. cmo @foundersfund. editor-in-chief @piratewires 🏴☠️
Josh Elman @joshelman
134K Followers 3K Following I have been very lucky to work on or invest in many products I use every day including this one when it had a different name.
Dan Primack @danprimack
150K Followers 5K Following Biz ed @Axios. Pro Rata newsletter. Native Masshole. [email protected]. DM for Signal/Telegram. Or send tips anonymously via https://t.co/di6m7R3C3U.
Talia Goldberg @TaliaGold
15K Followers 1K Following SF by day, NYC by blood, PDX at heart. Partner @BessemerVP
Dennis Crowley 🇺�.. @dens
81K Followers 4K Following I like to build things (@Foursquare, @StreetFC, @LivingCitiesXYZ, @StockadeFC). Husband to @Chelsa, dada x3 👧🏼🧒🏼👶🏼. I enjoy snowboards, soccer & hot dogs
Albert Wenger 🌎�.. @albertwenger
69K Followers 4K Following VC at https://t.co/PK5K4ZzdrG. Blog at https://t.co/AeG4JkFOme. Book at https://t.co/qQB0u6B0oY. Hearts == stars, follows != endorsements.
Bryce Bennett @BryceBennett8
355 Followers 779 Following Making Independent Work Easy @worksolo. Former @Convoyteam and @Uber. @UW Alum.
Makase @getmakase
226 Followers 2K Following Makase is a SMS concierge agent for homeowners and home vendors.
Acquakinetic @acquakinetic
308 Followers 4K Following Pioneering organic aquaculture & sustainable food systems through advanced tech. #ICT #FishFarming #Ecofriendly #OrganicAquaculture Follow us on Twitter
Mabel_US_ @UsMabel58772
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Msr Rafin @RafinMsr
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Owen Drury @the_DruryO
378 Followers 2K Following Host of @bricksbytespod. Exploring Tech & Investing in the built world Co-Founder of https://t.co/aUpeEPCOJU
Arpan Punyani @arpanpunyani
1K Followers 4K Following Co-Founder and GP @garudavc, B2B-focused pre-seed / seed VC. Early @okta (M&A/BD). Prev JD and equity analyst. Dad and Husband, Miami-born, stops in NYC and DC.
Sethe @Sethe114733
130 Followers 2K Following “My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect, my family, (GOD) the exceptional, I’m perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them”
Scripps Wilkinson @Leland2222
236 Followers 1K Following Passionate about history, geopolitics, space & defense technology and the intersection of them all | @vanderbiltu alum
Raihan howlader @Raihanhowl10749
7 Followers 49 Following beauty is my external surface and smile is my internal power
majharul majharul "�.. @majharulma22074
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Kikito @kikitodad
327 Followers 4K Following
reze wong @rezewong
613 Followers 1K Following reze = crazy without the c | partner @khoslaventures | prev @socialcapital @fgs_global | #lightthebeam
Lines News @linesnews_
122 Followers 336 Following https://t.co/9YvibGmBRG . Inquiry for bussiness Email : https://t.co/[email protected] Youtube : Lines News
NYAN @AyanAhamed95917
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Must Bella @Musttwitr
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bryan chang @bryankchang
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Banu Multispeciality .. @BanuHospital
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Guilherme SA @guilhermealve15
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kelsi @kelskamin
3K Followers 663 Following human | @jpmorgan innovation | prev @silvertonvc @capitalfactory @living_security @crunchbase | @utaustin | pickleball, tennis, padel 🎾
Jono Bacon @jonobacon
33K Followers 6K Following Runs the Community Leadership Core, the accelerator for reliable community engagement & growth every quarter. Wrote 'People Powered' (@harpercollins).
Mining & Airdrop @rafiuddin24434
55 Followers 593 Following I am a Muslim, and I am proud to be a Muslim. My first love is Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).🤍 I'm From Bangladesh 🌼
Brandon Lipman @lipmanb
4K Followers 1K Following CEO of Redwhale (Growth/Sales Consulting). Previously RRE Ventures
Sarah Cone @sarah_cone
14K Followers 4K Following VC @ Social Impact Capital. Seed only, investing for VC returns + social impact. Technology sister, deeptech industrialist, and a one-woman party round. e/acc
Laurie Beth @Lauriebeth55
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varoja1923 @varoja1923
1 Followers 36 Following
Jaya Gupta @JayaGup10
4K Followers 3K Following tweets about AI, humor and SF vs NY. currently @foundationcap; previously McKinsey, @georgiatech alum, @stackfolio (acquired), @peak6, @raymondjames
Cindy Bi ㊙️ @CindyBiSV
24K Followers 4K Following 14🦄s @CapitalX_ https://t.co/OlM9NLCVZh Pitch https://t.co/EGWtKNucL0 Expectant mom via surrogacy of twiblings (or more) ❤️❤️
Sumeet Singh @sumeet724
6K Followers 3K Following gradually, then suddenly. investing in the intersections @a16z
Sierra Peterson @sierrap
4K Followers 955 Following Climate tech investor + founder @VoyagerVC. Past lives: Clean Power Finance, @ObamaWhiteHouse, @IEA. Last seen running the Presidio trails.
Gbogboade Akande @yKingOB
1K Followers 3K Following A simple minded, friendly dude. Has just 3 sides, the fun side, the crazy side and the side you will never want to see. A Scorpio by nature
Dion Dong @DionDong1
204 Followers 1K Following invest @Leadoutcapital. Before: @Rippling, @ZhenFund, Olive Capital
Bahram @schadennk_510
23 Followers 172 Following شکست مثل یک کبودیه نه خالکوبی با گذر زمان کمرنگ میشه...
پریسا حاجی �.. @7138raheem
31 Followers 148 Following ؛𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒇𝒔 قشنگیه یه دختر به باورهاشه.☁️
RICARDO NERI @RICH1I2
0 Followers 852 Following 🏳️⚧️orgullosamente 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️⚧️proud 🏳️⚧️ Palm Springs Ca
Paul Graham @paulg
1.9M Followers 772 Following
Marc Andreessen 🇺�.. @pmarca
1.4M Followers 24K Following Techno-optimist. E/acc. Technology brother. Move Fast and Make Things. p(Doom) = 0; p(“1984”) = not 0.
Aaron Levie @levie
2.5M Followers 630 Following Lead Magician (and CEO) at Box (@box); Huge ABBA fan. I don't fully endorse anything I say below. Go ☁
Semil @semil
124K Followers 991 Following Investor via @HaystackVC focused on seed-stage investments // Venture Partner w/ @LightspeedVP
@jason @Jason
823K Followers 3K Following Host of the world's most important conversations: @twistartups @theallinpod & @liquiditypod; I also invest in 150 startups a year @launch & @founderuni
Steve Schlafman 🐛�.. @schlaf
77K Followers 2K Following Founder & Coach at @Downshift_me. I help high performers decelerate and navigate transition with intention and clarity.
Erik Torenberg @eriktorenberg
116K Followers 3K Following Founder @turpentinemedia | Co-founder/founding team @beondeck, @villageglobal @producthunt
Alex Konrad @alexrkonrad
81K Followers 3K Following Senior editor @Forbes covering venture capital and tech. Edit the Midas List, Cloud 100 and 30 Under 30 VC. Plus one to @N_Sportelli. email: [email protected]
Mike Solana @micsolana
273K Followers 1K Following billionaire media tycoon and former mayor of san francisco. disinformation researcher. cmo @foundersfund. editor-in-chief @piratewires 🏴☠️
Bijan Sabet @bijan
87K Followers 679 Following Personal account // U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic // co-founder & partner emeritus @sparkcapital (for official information follow @USEmbassyPrague)
Bill Gurley @bgurley
666K Followers 2K Following VC @benchmark, Investor: @grubhub, @zillow, @uber, @stitchfix, @nextdoor, @glassdoor, @hacker0x01, @solvhealth, @roverdotcom, @instawork Trustee @sfiscience
Josh Elman @joshelman
134K Followers 3K Following I have been very lucky to work on or invest in many products I use every day including this one when it had a different name.
delian @zebulgar
166K Followers 791 Following space drugs and arms @vardaspace | village idiot/partner @foundersfund
Dan Primack @danprimack
150K Followers 5K Following Biz ed @Axios. Pro Rata newsletter. Native Masshole. [email protected]. DM for Signal/Telegram. Or send tips anonymously via https://t.co/di6m7R3C3U.
tobi lutke @tobi
339K Followers 2K Following @Shopify CEO by day, Dad in evening, hacker at night. Aspiring comprehensivist. (tweets auto delete) retweet/like=noteworthy share, not endorsement
Jordan Cooper @jordancooper
13K Followers 927 Following Backing & serving technical CEOs @ Pace Capital
Dennis Crowley 🇺�.. @dens
81K Followers 4K Following I like to build things (@Foursquare, @StreetFC, @LivingCitiesXYZ, @StockadeFC). Husband to @Chelsa, dada x3 👧🏼🧒🏼👶🏼. I enjoy snowboards, soccer & hot dogs
Albert Wenger 🌎�.. @albertwenger
69K Followers 4K Following VC at https://t.co/PK5K4ZzdrG. Blog at https://t.co/AeG4JkFOme. Book at https://t.co/qQB0u6B0oY. Hearts == stars, follows != endorsements.
Alex Lieberman @businessbarista
258K Followers 3K Following Cofounder @morningbrew. Cofounder, @storyarb. Host of 60 Second Startup & Founder's Journal.
Meghan Reynolds @MeghanKReynolds
14K Followers 492 Following Partner & Head of Capital Formation at Altimeter, fmr Partner @TPG; Insanely proud Mom of 2. No Investment Advice, Views My Own
David Haber @dhaber
37K Followers 8K Following General Partner @a16z. Previously: Firmwide Strategy @GoldmanSachs, Founder, CEO @onbondstreet and VC @SparkCapital. @Harvard biochem.
Sara Mauskopf @sm
56K Followers 1K Following CEO & co-founder of @Winnie. Queen of hot takes. Mom of 3. Philly sports fan. Hardcore.
Michael Eisenberg @mikeeisenberg
33K Followers 276 Following Grandfather, father, VC, @Aleph, Author "The Tree of Life and Prosperity", Israel
Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom
108K Followers 1K Following Middle East correspondent, @TheEconomist. Author, 'How Long Will Israel Survive? The Threat From Within.'
Ismail Tazi S @IsmaTaziS
788 Followers 658 Following Founder @trameparis, CEO @cpgclub, Member @blackatxyz
Susan Spears @snudo_spears
708 Followers 577 Following Boy mom x2 | LP UTIMCO | @kauffmanfellows | here for LP perspective and life humor
Simon FL @simonfl
1K Followers 564 Following Husband to @pearlsesq, Software engineer @databricks, French Canadian (i.e. likes poutine and hockey), previously @stripe, @SlackHQ, @Foursquare, @Google
Massimo @Rainmaker1973
2.0M Followers 215 Following Engineer. Selecting and curating pictures and videos trying to add context, source and explanation to science, tech, art and weather topics
Linear Magazine @linear_magazine
34K Followers 72 Following For the Architecturally Curious. Expertly-curated content across the social, digital, and physical realms.
Terrence Rohan @tmrohan
12K Followers 885 Following Seed Investor. Supporting 🦸♀️🦸 Figma, Front, Hugging Face, Notion, Patreon, Robinhood, Vanta, etc Building 🏴☠️💸 Otherwise (https://t.co/lf30qQWUvZ)
Kantata @GoKantata
12K Followers 3K Following Kantata provides purpose-built software that makes people-powered businesses more successful and productive.
keval shah @keval_sha
407 Followers 1K Following Researcher and Technologist at heart | Econ, Code, Stats @uchicago | DS/ML @local_logic Build: https://t.co/32Jf5djDbs
Aella @Aella_Girl
205K Followers 370 Following ⚜️whorelord⚜️, vexworker, survey artist, way too earnest Discord: https://t.co/S1MaMdCwyK
Kent Goldman @kentgoldman
25K Followers 1K Following pre/seed stage @upsidevc. seeded @Tonal @Textio @HelloDigit @Forma_hq @GoRewatch @Ease @HausAnalytics @HotelTonight and more
Mike Speiser @laserlikemike
38K Followers 330 Following Building products and companies at Sutter Hill Ventures in Silicon Valley and London
#pitchandrun @PitchandrunNYC
2K Followers 144 Following Pitch your biz while running beautiful NYC. Every M/F 9a @ChelseaPiersNYC / 22nd, since 2019. All welcome! 🙌🏾
Laura Spiekerman @lauraspiekerman
3K Followers 1K Following Cofounder @usealloy. Alloy solves the identity risk problem for banks and fintech companies. Nick's book: https://t.co/MMUdeaRK9J…
Peter Yang @petergyang
128K Followers 2K Following I share tips and humor about how to level up your product and creator skills | Join 80,000+ readers at https://t.co/NSo5VypmoS | Product at Roblox
Internal Tech Emails @TechEmails
526K Followers 897 Following Internal tech industry emails that surface in public records. 🔍
George Pointon @GeorgePointon_
166K Followers 593 Following Exploiting children's imagination for likes. Donate to "challenge 29" - In the link below
joe kim🗽 @joekim91
413 Followers 478 Following working with incredible humans at @officehours. partner in crime to @zokopp
Peter Teneriello @_PeterT_
2K Followers 2K Following I wear many hats. @NotreDame 2012. @KauffmanFellows Class 24.
Dan Abelon @dabelon
8K Followers 3K Following Partner @twosigmavc investing in AI, marketplaces, consumer, crypto. Former founder, growth hacker and professional matchmaker at SpeedDate. Keytar player.
Nimi Katragadda @nkatragadda
4K Followers 3K Following Partner @BoxGroup • Formerly @Google and @JPMorgan • Studied @HarvardHBS and @Harvard
Chauncey TK Hamilton @ImChauncey
3K Followers 2K Following Partner @xyz_vc. Previously @DormRoomFund, @FirstRound and @WIRED. Full sends only.
Christine Deakers (de.. @deakhaus
2K Followers 2K Following Storytelling is a spiritual act. Dispatches from venture & tech — Global Head of Content @BessemerVP 🌿 (She/her)
Micah Rosenbloom @micahjay1
25K Followers 1K Following Seed stage investor at @fcollective. Over 50 founding teams served & counting! Founder of 3 tech companies - Handshake, Brontes (acq by 3M) and Sample6/Corvium.
Fiona Lake Waslander @fionalw
134 Followers 88 Following Co-Founder at Skylight, Product Leader, COO, Spreadsheet Nerd, Mom of 3 Boys, Promoter of Women in Tech
Sunil Nagaraj @sunilnagaraj
6K Followers 2K Following Seed investor in software beyond the screen startups @UbiquityVC. I love people. Pitch me: https://t.co/MrlmGADGnU . Email me: sunil ((at) https://t.co/jrJiijw9fg
HHS.gov @HHSGov
1.5M Followers 354 Following News and information from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Privacy policy: https://t.co/2fvEGkrCJN.
Gaby Goldberg @gaby_goldberg
74K Followers 3K Following Investing @tcg_crypto. Writing: https://t.co/hDnlc205EU
Henry Rothwell @HenryRothwell
63K Followers 1K Following Recovering archaeologist. Curator at @RatherGoodArt. Entranced by ponds. Working on 4th debut novel. https://t.co/J5jwonI8i8
We hired our first summer associate @OverwaterVC and I'm so excited!
@semil The main theme is: - Subscription / services component - Large market (wearables, home security, smart home)
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Friend in venture: “I think half of the mania in venture growth is explained by young deal makers who want to just jam shit in the portfolio and make a name for themselves. There’s a nice good business that’s single digit ARR, 3x’ing this year, and ahead of plan. But…
If you live in New York City: tonight's one of those perfect nights to be outside.
Learning how to be content is one of life’s greatest hacks.
I made meatloaf and ran out of ketchup. Subbed Gochujang for outer coating. Beard award inbound 🏆
My brain when considering an investment in a VC fund: "Will I make money" <<<<<<< "Do I care enough about this fund to deal with another K-1 haunting my 1040 for next 15 years"
@businessbarista He is a G, and one of the nicest people you could work with. Severin is also fantastic!
@rafi 2.7 RS is my favorite that I have for sure, and personally like my first gen (69 911t) better than my 964 rs, but all personal preference. All the air cooled are obviously great.
Subway stops that count as a visit to the gym: 63rd St/Lexington
@jrichlive @slice @SquarePieGuys Love @SquarePieGuys ! A @joinhomebase favorite!
@Dave_Fore Yes we spoke about this right afterwards. a) speak truth to me and help me get better b) help me look around corners c) have my back when eventually some things go wrong
When an investor asks for your cap table, it’s a buying signal 💵
@loganbartlett You’re disproving the adage that everything is great about venture capital except for the other venture capitalists (courtesy of retired @BessemerVP legend Felda Hardymon).
Have dreamt for years of having my own little office in Soho. Surreal to spend this week touring office space. Wischoff Ventures will have an office in NYC starting in Q4.
Boston marathon: officially a six star finisher
Good letter from new Stanford president to admitted students. This is the right stake to put in the ground, hope they follow through!
I’ve done a lot of work to track companies started by Uber alumni and the next group I will look deeper into is Palantir. Many great companies have already been created by Palantir alumni & I believe their decentralized / embedded approach gives founders superpowers. 🦸 🦸♀️
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