@eyedar

CEO @Sporcle. First non-founding employee of Napster. Computer scientist and business leader. Silicon Valley since 1999 via Michigan and Carnegie Mellon.

 San Francisco
Joined March 2007
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TD Lions!!!!!! #NFCChampionship #Lionsvs49ers
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Lots of Lions fans on the train to Levi’s Stadium! #lions #OnePride #NFCChampionship
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My mom passed away this evening after battling dementia. A short tribute to her and pictures from a life well lived. medium.com/@eyedar/portraits…

Portraits of the Life of Dr. Sevin Aydar (1939–2023)

Portrait taken shortly after passing the OB/GYN Board Certification

medium.com
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6-yr old shoots their 1st grade teacher in VA yesterday. Using the Historical Figures app, I shared the WaPo story about this tragedy with an AI simulation of George Washington to get his take. Here is what he said.
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Take it however you want. The left will say “see! unfettered access to all guns is not what was intended!” The right will say “tech is biased against the 2nd amendment” I’m not here to convince anybody. If you want to stay in your tribal corners, that’s your choice.
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I’m just sharing one interesting data point that wasn’t even possible two months ago. What a time to be alive!
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How is it possible that I’m in the top 0.1% of listeners to @SaidTheSky this year according to Spotify???? Sentiment is **SUCH** a phenomenal album, it’s hard to believe my 2,126 minutes listened is so close to the top.
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I'm not a VC but I find this take ridiculous. Hype is literally what causes many public companies to have astronomical valuations. When the public stops chasing hype, SV will follow. In the meantime, hype will absolutely, unequivocally drive investing decisions in SV.
Ali Griswold@alisongriswold18 Nov 2022
Replying to @alisongriswold
If Bird goes bust, I hope Silicon Valley reflects on how hype, momentum, and cult of personality drive investing decisions. I hope they look at Bird and wonder, what if some of that money went to local transit systems? To existing public infrastructure? To more diverse founders?
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The public won't stop chasing hype because of greed. Greed is a part of human nature. Humans have tried to tame their greedy nature to no avail. Given that's not changing on a macro level any time soon, neither will SV investing decisions.
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Human nature leads to greed. Greed leads to the public chasing hype. The public chasing hype drives SV investing decisions. Ergo, SV investing decisions won't change because of Bird. Give me a break.
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Ali Aydar📚 retweeted
Sporcle@sporcle8 Nov 2022
Triviaverse is streaming now on @netflix, and we at Sporcle couldn’t be happier about it! It was an extremely positive experience for Sporcle working with the Netflix team. 🧡 sporcle.com/blog/2022/11/spo…
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Ali Aydar📚 retweeted
Buzzy Cohen@buzztronics25 Aug 2022
One month til SporcleCon, which luckily will have 0% Buzzy but 100% @austintylerro ! It goes down In Washington D.C. Over $20k in cash prizes and charitable donations across fifty different trivia events (for all skill levels). Finally getting some brainpower to the Capital!
Sporcle@sporcle23 Aug 2022
SPORCLECON IS ONE MONTH AWAY! ✨ Get tickets while you still can! 🤩 sporcle.com/events/sporcleco…
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Lookin' nice in Dark Made @sporcle. Well done!
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Ali Aydar📚 retweeted
Emily Culhane@Emziiepop22 Jun 2022
Best achievement in life to date #sporcle
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“a central computer might become the heart of a government surveillance system that would lay bare our finances” - Arthur Miller, November 1967
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I participated in this. Great summary of what SMB business leaders are experiencing right now. I hope @tsludwig is able to do this consistently.
Tim Ludwig
@tsludwig1 May 2022
Are you interested in what people in the SMB community are experiencing in their businesses and the economy right now? I interviewed over 40 people, collected and summarized their best takes, and wrote-up the results along with an analysis of the key themes.
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Also, love this quote: "The SMB market is largely defined by real people living off of the real value they create by solving real problems for real customers. That’s why I love it. There’s no BS in working every day to create stable jobs, making a high-quality product, and ..."
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"...consistently meeting your commitments to employees, vendors, and customers. There’s honor and dignity in those efforts."
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