martin tobias (@incisiveventure) profile picture

Early stage tech investor

Seattle, WA
Joined November 2020
Roundup, the most widely used herbicide in America, contains glyphosate. Glyphosate exposure has been linked to all kinds of diseases, including Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 95% of our corn, and much of our wheat, is routinely sprayed with Roundup. This is something every American should be concerned about. @joerogan #Kennedy24
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Lots of great vc and Macro insights that I agree with here.
1/ Releasing NEW Lux quarterly letter to LPs––Q1 2023 This letter has two parts: I. An optimistic part I that we call ‘FUTUREFORMING’📈 II. Cautious + skeptical part II we call ‘RISKGAMING’. 📉
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I get asked these often, so thought I’d write up a thread. Where are we with autonomous agents? What can they do? Should we use one? My thoughts 👇
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Many of the generative ai business models around images are going to have open source free “good enough” competition like this. We are very early here. Your all must deliver differentiated real value.
Photography will never be the same. Forget ChatGPT. In 10 minutes, you can turn your photo gallery into unlimited, amazing pictures. For free! How much imagination do you have?
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Chat gpt going to eat your company? Full benefit.
Navy SEALs have a saying. You may find it helpful. When something sucks, they look at each other and say: "FULL BENEFIT" It’s an instant mindset shift. • Hiking and it starts pouring rain? • Driving and your car breaks down? • Working on a project and lost a draft? FULL BENEFIT. *** LESSON: Adversity is an opportunity The message is simple. Every adversity is an opportunity. • To grow • To learn • To evolve • To get stronger • To become better These moments forge us if we let them. The next time you're facing something hard, welcome it. Work through the process. Learn the lessons. Reap the full benefit. *** Follow @TMitrosilis for more content like this.
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Operating with ruthless efficiency is how startups will survive 2023. Craft partner @Mike_Rob_Craft explains how to do this in his new post: cutting churn, reevaluating ICP, keeping CAC payback in check, watching Burn Multiple, and holding team to “critical & excellent”standard.
SaaS lost momentum in ‘22; focus has shifted to fundamentals: revenue durability, growth efficiency & healthy unit economics @davidsacks & @jefffluhr shared how to operate during a downturn youtu.be/frWgjNMjp98 Here are 8 actions to improve efficiency🧵 link.medium.com/DriHZYmHcxb
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NEXT WEEK #InvestorReversePitch with Martin Tobias, founder of @incisiveventure Wed, Jan 25, at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT. Register here: ow.ly/xjsh50MiAuk
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NEXT WEEK #InvestorReversePitch with Martin Tobias, founder of @incisiveventure Wed, Jan 25, at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT. Register here: ow.ly/xjsh50MiAuk
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NEXT WEEK #InvestorReversePitch with Martin Tobias, founder of @incisiveventure Wed, Jan 25, at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT. Register here: ow.ly/xjsh50MiAuk
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Ahem, cough cough
In Australia, the more doses of vaccine you've received, the more likely you are to end up in the ICU. Is this how vaccines normally work?
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Fun times at raise
Thanks to our RAISE "Solo GPs" panelists @incisiveventure, @R42group, Rebel Capital, SNR, and @WayfinderVC - congratulations on being selected for this year's RAISE Global Summit! See #vc fund insights from RAISE here: hubs.la/Q01wpg7C0
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Back to traveling. Lots of liminal space. Not here or there. In between.
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Still in line for my cyber truck. Maybe I can get one of these sooner
Happy Halloween 🎃 🎥 transformerskids on Instagram
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Martha’s Vineyard’s response to 50 illegals being sent to them was to declare a humanitarian emergency, activate 125 National Guard soldiers, and shipping them out of their town in less than 24 hours. You literally can’t make it up.
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▪️Norwegian farmers throwing away their harvest due to energy prices ▪️Swedens largest tomato grower shut down because they cannot afford electricity prices ▪️11 200 farms in Netherlands will be forced to shut down to meet climate goals Are you realizing what is happening yet?
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Yes change is coming. I don’t care where you went to school. I care what you have built
The educational flippening is coming. Soon, spending four years and hundreds of thousands of dollars at a woke American madrassa won’t signal intelligence or employability. Quite the opposite.
Tom was an OG in seattle. Had many overlapping times with Tom. You have left the world a better place.
My friend and a friend to many, Tom Alberg, has passed away. He was an early investor in Amazon and served on our board for 23 years. Tom was a visionary and also just a wonderful, good man. I was so lucky to have you in my life, Tom. We will all miss you dearly.
OH today from Alan watts: “You can’t make people appreciative by making them feel guilty.” 💯😂