Investor, advisor, entrepreneur. Founding partner at Reflect Ventures, investing in early-stage startups in developing & emerging markets. I don't really tweet.

United States
Joined September 2008
A preview of what’s to come in about two hours... @TechStars #Boston Demo Day, 10 amazing #startups supported by one of the best accelerators on the planet #TSDemoDay
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Huge #VC round - well done @Klaviyo
#Boston we have some big news. Today we announce closing a $150M investment from @SummitPartners to help accelerate our customers' grow through their owned marketing channels – and build stronger customer relationships at scale. bit.ly/2VxG2ym
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Not one, but two #Boston VCs in the Top 10 of @Forbes' 2019 #MidasList - @epaley and @NeerajVC. Amazing. 👍 The Best Dealmakers In High-Tech Venture Capital 2019 forbes.com/midas/
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Thread. Fundraising for startups - how to choose, approach, pitch, and close VCs
Even for strong startups, fundraising is a marathon that requires near constant attention for 8-12 weeks. The process is punishing, and riskier than you might imagine. You need to prep for it as seriously as you would a race. /1
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Thread. Whether you're a startup entrepreneur or pitching something else, read this.
When getting ready to pitch VCs, founders often jump right into assembling a slide deck. I think this is a mistake. I’d suggest that you start by writing twenty headlines that sum up your startup, and only then build the slides. Here’s why: 1/11
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Great to see Singapore health #startup @CXAGroup raise a new $25 million #VC round to expand. With profitability expected by next year, we're looking at a unicorn valuation for @RozChowKoo's company in a few years bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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It's always cool to see young #entrepreneurs building unicorn #startups. The 22-year old founders of @BrexHQ ($200 million #VC raised at a $1.1 billion valuation) started and sold their first company as teenagers in high school techcrunch.com/2018/10/05/ho…
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The one thing every manager needs to remember: It is always easier to pull people than it is to push them. #leadership #startup
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😲🔥Wow! What a spectacular illusion
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How @Sequoia’s Neil Shen Built a #China Powerhouse "On @Forbes 2018 Midas List of the world’s top 100 venture capitalists, Mr. Shen became No. 1 for the first time, right above @Benchmark’s Bill Gurley" #VC #VentureCapital #PrivateEquity theinformation.com/articles/… @TheInformation
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A #McLaren is a supremely versatile car. When you’re done with the @Gumball3000 rally, you can use it to haul home your Christmas tree 🎄 #Gumball3000 #GumballLife @McLarenAuto
How this 13-year-old invented a safer way to treat pancreatic cancer
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The number of @Tesla in Beijing is rivaling #SanFrancisco - I counted over a dozen #ModelS and #ModelX in five minutes on this city block alone. #China #ElectricVehicle
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The only people seemingly still using cash in #China are tourists. None of my friends carry cash, cards, or even wallets anymore - #mobile is used for everything. The snap below is from a @McDonalds in Beijing - the #payment options include “face recognition”... #fintech #startup
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#Shanghai’s colonial-era buildings on the Bund, right across the river from the skyscrapers of Pudong #travel #photography #China
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On the first leg of another #China trip... looking forward to see friends and meet new business partners. Next up, 7,377 miles from NYC to Beijing, over the North Pole 😊
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24-year-old college dropout's tech startup Oyo Hotels gets $1 billion in funding; valuation of $5 billion makes it India's second-most valuable startup bloom.bg/2NzWQ7M Via @technology @pelstrom
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Did you know most of the pedestrian crosswalk buttons don't actually do anything? Except give you an "illusion of control"... cnn.com/style/article/placeb…
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One of my favorite #startups - such a simple concept, but brilliant idea @what3words bloomberg.com/news/features/… #VC #GPS
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On this day in 1994: Jeff Bezos posts the first job ad for Amazon
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