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Lisa
@lisawehden
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Jun 16, 2021
    When I was 22 and raising for my first startup I remember a very famous angel investor telling me that he'd trade $20 million dollars for a year back in his twenties - time was the most valuable asset. Can't help but think about that often.
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Mar 17, 2021
    Convinced 95% of being successful is just finding people you vibe with
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Oct 12, 2021
    It is quite funny that we live in an age where we’re attempting to fix the loss of divine meaning with breath work and meditation apps
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Nov 20, 2024
    A recent estimate by a team of Stanford economists attributes almost a quarter of all US innovation since 1976 to high-skilled, foreign-born individuals. This is despite a difficult immigration system. Let's accelerate innovation!
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Nov 25, 2020
    In many ways, WFH feels like going back to college. Working 10-12 hour days locked in your room and only leaving to eat takeout pizza and attempting to answer existential questions with your roommate.
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Dec 13, 2022
    seeking best laptop recs for someone who refuses to shut 1000s of tabs. in 2023 i refuse to be limited by hardware
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Apr 13, 2021
    Founders who make boring industries seem really exciting and make it 'cool' to work at their startup are total legends.
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Jun 20, 2024
    No other country offers wealth creation like America. It’s why people navigate crazy visa processes to make it here
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    Ben Lang
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    @benln
    Jun 19, 2024
    If you joined Nvidia 5 years ago as a mid-level product manager with an annual $70K stock grant over 4 years, just that initial grant would be worth ~$10.6M today.
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Mar 18, 2022
    Bizarre claim to suggest it's a bad thing that a CEO works insanely hard to interview every candidate
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Jan 19, 2021
    One secret of Silicon Valley is that there are many angels investing $1K - $2K in startups (vs $25K - $50K). Still a lot of money for most people but far less than you think.
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Jul 20, 2022
    some personal news: I received my green card! excited to continue building in America - our best days are ahead of us 🇺🇸
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Mar 21, 2021
    Can we all stop squabbling about ‘fair’ slices of pie and just make more pie.
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    May 10, 2021
    Airbnb but exclusively for people who want to spend summer in NY and the rest of the year in SF
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    Lisa
    @lisawehden
    Dec 24, 2024
    65% of top AI companies have immigrant founders
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    Aaron Levie
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    @levie
    Dec 24, 2024
    The most important technical concept in AI in recent years was introduced by group comprised mostly of immigrants. The most important technology in the 21st century is largely coming out of the US today due to immigration. America should not take this for granted.
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