Partner @PSL (Seattle based Startup Studio and Venture Fund). Stella & Marlowe's dad. Musician. Designer.

Seattle, WA
Joined May 2008
Excited to share that @psl raises $100M fund to back more Pacific Northwest founders buff.ly/3bgAdzn I'm over the moon excited to build companies with the next wave of passionate Northwest entrepreneurs.
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I'm thrilled to announce that @vivekladsariya is joining PSL as a Managing Director! In this transformational time in technology, Vivek's presence in Seattle marks an exciting new chapter for @psl company building and investing. Welcome! geekwire.com/2024/bay-area-i…
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Nightshade - the new program designed to “poison” images and ruin models that train on them - is going great. Early attempts to use it are resulting in either no impact or models that generate BETTER images 🙃
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We're often asked about the process to produce @AcquiredFM. So, when long-time listener @davidlidsky asked to shadow @djrosent and I, we jumped at the chance. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the Nike episode, and Acquired's broader journey: fastcompany.com/90927453/acq…
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I love tracing consumer apps that are now huge back to the very first Reddit post about them. It's an unvarnished look at the original "wedge" - and the level of doubt every new product is up against. Some gems ⬇️
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"Start-ups like @SecureSave1, which the personal finance celebrity @SuzeOrmanShow co-founded, are offering employers access to easy-to-use tools to help workers save." nytimes.com/2022/10/07/your-…
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Thrilled here @psl ventures to invest in @Sofydotai alongside our pals @voyagercapital @gtmfund @500GlobalVC. Congrats to Syed and the Sofy team on this milestone. Excited to support you all as you bring world class, codeless mobile QA automation to organizations everywhere.
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Congratulations to @greggottesman and the @RoverDotCom team — pushing the button at the @NasdaqExchange today!
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New blog post from @psl's wonderfully creative engineer @kleneway. He's on a quest for a mythical AI tool that turns designs into code. Introduce CodeBrew (fittingly named by OpenAI!). Fun read! psl.com/feed-posts/codebrew-…
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Very excited to share our latest investment, @OutGoInc! Marcus, Ray, Mike, and the OutGo team are empowering truckers everywhere with the world's most impactful banking and financing platform for the freight industry. @neo @JeffBezos @daniellewis psl.com/feed-posts/our-inves…
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We ❤️ you @psl! Thanks for being such an influential partner 🌈 #LetsDance
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Big news in Dance Tech! @Dance_Church raised $4.7M to bring more Dance and joyful connection to the world. Excited to work with lead investor @MaCVentureCap (@imzhenniliu)! Congrats @katewallich, @Clara_Siegel, and team!! 👯‍♂️🕺💃
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Join @psl on 10/14 at 5:30pm PT for a virtual presentation featuring sales experts @chasenall and Marcus Knight (@culturedperspe1) who will dive into the best ways to break into a career in tech through sales. Register here eventbrite.com/e/breaking-in…
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Excited here @psl to see Read launch its 1st product, Read Dashboard: making meetings better, more collaborative, all in real-time. Sign-up to access free Zoom version at read.ai! read.ai/post/read-launches-s… 
Thrilled to invest alongside our pals @MadronaVentures
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Something big is happening at the intersection of tech and entertainment - of SF and LA From LA, you see celebs angel investing, and promoting tech And SF startups are actively courting creators, both mainstream and digital native, as the anchors in their new social products
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