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Marry someone you’d enjoy running a small, poorly funded summer camp with. That’s most of the job.
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boomer VCs - you have been put on probation
be good frontier technology ecosystem stewards
or else your checkbooks will be taken away
all your LPs call me for references
the next generation is watching your every move
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lol apparently a VC firm had a mtg yesterday where a few 50+ yr old partners said i got lucky with the seed rounds of Anthropic and OpenRouter and ElevenLabs
this made me sad
it was a firm i once thought was cool
they used to be winners
now they are copium houses
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The “a16z is just collecting fees and won’t actually be able to return multiples on funds this size” people are having a bad week.
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“Technology has taught us one thing over and over; that the big incumbents destroy the upstarts. That innovation comes from large tankers that move slowly but with force. That money is the ultimate differentiator. And that fortune favors those who think similarly.”
(New Essay) Dear VCs, Just give up
Do not pass go. Do not collect management fees. It is over.
tinyurl.com/justgiveupVCs
witzzlepro retweeted
Time to give up, fellow small AUM VCs
@mhdempsey
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(New Essay) Dear VCs, Just give up
Do not pass go. Do not collect management fees. It is over.
tinyurl.com/justgiveupVCs
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A rule I've followed, with great results, my ~entire life:
Tolerate unusual behavior in highly intelligent friends & acquaintances.
when Waymo is available state-wide, you’ll be able to Waymo to Yosemite and go for a day trip. No effort, able to come back same day because no one is tired and it will be a beautiful ride. It’s coming
Big news for the Golden State — we have received the CPUC’s approval to expand our autonomous ride-hailing service across the SF Bay Area and LA, and bring our service to Sacramento and San Diego.
Expansion will be gradual and guided by our safety framework. We look forward to bringing the same mobility and safety benefits millions of Californians already enjoy to more communities, keeping local officials and residents informed every step of the way.