Somak @somakc

VC, Managing Partner, Armory Square Ventures. Passionate upstate NYer. Investments include: @ACVauctions @get_bento @helloHeretto Clerio @storyslab Joined February 2009

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Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance

4 weeks ago

1/ I wrote about Trump's slush fund: "The optics of this are so bad that it’s hard to believe Trump would expose himself to their consequences unless he really needed this deal. The protection it offers must be essential in some way we are as yet unaware of." Now, we're learning about the reasons. joycevance.substack.com/p/almost-as-go…

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Derek Thompson @DKThomp

4 weeks ago

Within one 24 hour period, Trump: - got out of a $100 million IRS fine - secured "immunity" from all future tax investigations for his family and friends - created a $1.8 billion slush fund for lawbreaking supporters - was reported for likely insider trading worth nearly $1 billion All of the obvious things to say about this are true. It's bad. Nobody even tries to defend it. The closest thing to a defense you get is something about how "but Democrats suck" and "woke was also bad," which is not a defense, but rather a kind of moral blank check made out to the administration to give them the right to do anything. But what I'm most curious about is whether this sort of lurid corruption creates a countermovement that successfully returns government to rule of law or whether it's establishing a norm of executive imperialism that every future administration will use to achieve its ends, which can always be justified by the moral blank check of "the other side is worse, so let us do whatever we want."

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andrew engler @aerockrose

2 months ago

2 months ago, a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz gave a 49-minute Sequoia masterclass on what makes a great founder. Most CEOs don't fail from stupidity. They fail from avoidance. He explained: - decision debt - the VP Sales trap - running from truth to preserve feelings 12 lessons:

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2 months ago

Stanley Druckenmiller: “I think my record (over 30% for 30 years) is mainly because when I’m wrong, I change my mind.”

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Somak @somakc

2 months ago

Awesome post. I was the guy in college who was terrified of rejection. I learned sales in my 20s through cold calling and had countless rejections. When I launched ASV, I was ghosted or rejected after most mtgs. Rejection and the occasional win builds grounded confidence.

Clara Gold @Clara_Gold

2 months ago

I realized fundraising was the first time in my life I got rejected at scale. And honestly, as a woman, I was not emotionally trained for it. Before the feminists come for me, let me make my point. I think the first real arena where most people experience power, desire, status,

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Somak @somakc

2 months ago

@melodykoh Such a good idea!

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Somak @somakc

2 months ago

Serious question. Are we entering another ice age? When will this awful weather in the northeast end?

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2 months ago

“I try to get rid of people who always confidently answer questions about which they don’t have any real knowledge.” — Charlie Munger

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Thoughtly @thoughtlyai

3 months ago

Watch the full case study here! thoughtly.com/blog/podium-ed…

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Thoughtly @thoughtlyai

2 months ago

Most revenue teams reach 5–10% of their pipeline. We built Thoughtly to reach 100%. Seed round. Omnichannel launch. Every lead, every channel, instantly. na3.hubs.ly/y0rtFR0

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Somak @somakc

2 months ago

@Rick_Zullo @bznotes Let's do it!

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Somak @somakc

2 months ago

@Rick_Zullo @bznotes Ha! I also use hip hop on my headphones to pump myself up before I speak at my agm. People who know me as a classically trained violinist are often surprised to hear this :)

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Somak @somakc

2 months ago

@Rick_Zullo @bznotes So sorry to hear this. I get this too occasionally from people who knew me. I feel pride when young people I mentored succeed. That is how it should be. My best therapy is to ignore and then workout while I play 50 cent’s “Hate it or Love It.” I promise -it works!

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Somak @somakc

2 months ago

These are the company updates that one dreams of getting. I am not an investor but wow - kudos to all involved. I am a huge fan and recent convert to Claude Code. Based on these numbers, it looks like a lot of people feel similarly.

Anthropic @AnthropicAI

2 months ago

Our run-rate revenue has surpassed $30 billion, up from $9 billion at the end of 2025, as demand for Claude continues to accelerate. This partnership gives us the compute to keep pace. Read more: anthropic.com/news/google-br…

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Paul Graham @paulg

2 months ago

Avoid venture debt.

feelings ღ @eternaltxts

3 months ago

I’m 21. Give me oddly specific life tips. No general ”surround yourself with positive people” tips. I want the most random, specific advice possible.

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Somak @somakc

3 months ago

Awesome 2 days at the @SeedAIOrg American AI festival in DC. Kudos to Austin, Anna and team for curating such a wonderful community. Bonus was bumping into my MIT colleague Doug Wyatt who is now a senior advisor at GC focused on rebuilding our workforce in the age of AI.

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Somak @somakc

3 months ago

@mamoonha @kleinerperkins Congrats! That's such exciting news.

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Somak @somakc

3 months ago

Agree completely,… this is crazy.

Jason Shuman @JasonrShuman

3 months ago

NY is about to cost founders a million dollars…and the state even more NJ changed its QSBS rules recently and recognizes QSBS. Why in the world is NY going to push founders to move to New Jersey? Haven’t we learned that we compete with other states? Retweet to spread the

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Molly O’Shea @MollySOShea

3 months ago

I asked @Alfred_Lin of @sequoia: Which companies are gonna fail? "I work in a business where our most successful fund had a 50% write-off rate. “The companies that are most vulnerable have very similar characteristics.” “It’s the companies that don’t embrace change.” “They don’t understand that they’re in a paradigm shift. They think what worked yesterday will work today.” “What was a moat yesterday and what is a moat today are completely different.”

Molly O’Shea @MollySOShea

3 months ago

BREAKING: The Future According to Sequoia $10 Trillion Companies Are Coming.. Alfred Lin, Partner & new Co-Steward of Sequoia (#1 investor on the Midas List) “When I joined Sequoia the largest market cap company was probably $300B or $400B dollars. Today we have companies

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Somak @somakc

3 months ago

I wish this was satire but this is quite true. I need to adopt the practice staring at picture of carbs to build resilience - I think I have tried everything else on this list though :)

Matt Turck @mattturck

3 months ago

HOW TO GET TO 15% BODY FAT In your 20s: Play one sport, once a week. Don't over drink. In your 40-50s: 04:30 AM: Wake up and immediately consume 8oz of lukewarm lemon water while staring at a picture of a carbohydrate to build psychological resilience 04:45 AM: 20 minutes