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Jason Whitt

@jbw

Tech company builder -- past and present as an operator, entrepreneur, and VC / investor

 Los Angeles
Joined May 2007
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Mark Suster
@msuster3 Feb 2020
We'll be uploading a few a week. Leading off with this excellent interview with @rabois @danprimack
Dan Primack (@danprimack) profile pictureDan Primack
@danprimack3 Feb 2020
Video of my #UpfrontSummit interview of @rabois youtube.com/watch?v=BtVVoN_t…
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Mark Suster
@msuster17 Oct 2019
10 years since my first VC check - here's some things that I've learned about venture capital & startups bothsidesofthetable.com/what…
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The Mistakes I Made; Reflections on Nine Years Running DoubleDutch linkedin.com/pulse/mistakes-…
The Mistakes I Made; Reflections on Nine Years Running DoubleDutch

The Mistakes I Made; Reflections on Nine Years Running DoubleDutch

It’s been about 8 weeks now since I have transitioned out of Cvent, the company that acquired DoubleDutch in June. I’ve had some time to sleep, to camp, to read scifi (hit me up for recommendations),...

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Mark Suster
@msuster12 Oct 2019
⚡️ “Building Relationships > Rushing Your Process” xitter.cf/i/moments/118313800496…
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Aaron Levie
@levie10 Oct 2019
Cash flow and profits matter (again). This is a big, and critical change for Silicon Valley. nytimes.com/2019/10/08/techn…
Silicon Valley Is Trying Out a New Mantra: Make a Profit (Published 2019)

Silicon Valley Is Trying Out a New Mantra: Make a Profit (Published 2019)

Start-up investors are warning of a reckoning after the stumbles of some high-profile “unicorns.” Now turning a profit is in.

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David Waxman
@dwaxd29 Jul 2019
Get to know all the LA investors on our new podcast, LA Venture! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
LA Venture

LA Venture

Investing Podcast · Updated Weekly · We talk to Southern California VCs to get to know them, their funds, and their advice for entrepreneurs. Hosted by Minnie Ingersoll from TenOneTen, an LA-based...

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For a founder of a disruptive business, it's tempting to try and outwit regulations. I asked @AnneWoj23 how, instead, she works to build trust with the federal regulators who oversee @23andMe. On the new @MastersofScale: applepodcasts.com/mastersofs…
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Team USA
@TeamUSA7 Jul 2019
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Lee Hower
@leehower24 May 2019
Another in our series of Friday "fun-isms" at @NextViewVC - Avoiding Swiss Army Knives by @robgo nextviewventures.com/blog/fr…
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While long hours can't be a goal, I worry that it's easy to mislead. As a descriptive matter, creating Stripe required obsessive intensity. Maybe better founders could have worked "smarter", but I do know that long hours were needed for *us* to build something great.
Alex 🌚 (@alexmuench) profile pictureAlex 🌚@alexmuench3 Jun 2019
Tim Cook’s closing words: Thanks to all the people “giving up nights and weekends”. If this is Apple’s work ethic that’s really a shame ☹️😣
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Keith Rabois
@rabois28 May 2019
Such a great clip. – at San Francisco, CA
Rocky (@RockyPruitt) profile pictureRocky
@RockyPruitt27 May 2019
Just keep building icebergs. Those who never did and never could never will.
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Mark Suster
@msuster2 Jun 2019
When you get called into a Monday Partner meeting at a VC (or any big sales presentation) - how to keep it from going off the rails ... bothsidesofthetable.com/how-…

How to Present at Big Meetings without Going Down a Rat Hole

How to Present at Big Meetings without Going Down a Rat Hole I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it …

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Bill Gates
@BillGates30 Apr 2019
It’s amazing to think about the creative ways we’ve delivered vaccines over the years (even by dog sled, when necessary). Today, a startup called Zipline is even using delivery drones to reach the most remote parts of the world. b-gat.es/2XZ3XYj #VaccinesWork
The world's largest drone delivery network is launching in Ghana

The world's largest drone delivery network is launching in Ghana

Zipline, which is already delivering medicine in Rwanda, is about to take on an even bigger project: As many as 600 flights a day, serving 12 million people at more than 2,000 health centers.

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Bill Gates
@BillGates20 May 2019
This is great news: wind and solar power generation is expanding at record rates, allowing more people to get their electricity from renewable sources than ever before. Here’s how we can move even faster towards a zero-carbon future: b-gat.es/2LT0BoA
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LocaliQ@LocaliQ3 Oct 2012
10 Creative Ways to Use Use Instagram for Business bit.ly/T13kDY
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Bill Gurley
@bgurley29 Mar 2012
More analysis on + impact of JOBS act on IPOs. Encouraging all writers that waxed about IPO demise to cover this: bit.ly/H48z3v – at Menlo Park, CA
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Keith Rabois
@rabois30 Oct 2011
I prefer the last time we scored 55 points vs. USC.
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Bill Gates
@BillGates6 Oct 2011
Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to Steve Jobs’ family & friends. The world rarely sees someone who made such a profound impact.
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Today the world lost a visionary leader, the technology industry lost an iconic legend and I lost a friend and (cont) tl.gd/dfp612
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Vinod Khosla
@vkhosla3 Oct 2011
“Galapagan isolation” vs. the “nervous corporate hierarchy” in assessing the ability of an organization to innovate bit.ly/qGzE35
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