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building revenue infrastructure at default.com
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    Nov 27, 2021
    There is disproportionate alpha in finding every 20-something year old grinder tucked away in random corners of the world and just arming them with the capital and resources they need to take a meaningful shot on goal
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    Jun 11, 2021
    gonna tell my kids this was @jack
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    Oct 1, 2021
    these “unrealized capital gains” — are they in the room with us right now?
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    Nov 21, 2023
    BREAKING: OpenAI board taps seasoned software executive Jack Barker as CEO
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    Mar 22, 2021
    Lord, give me the confidence of a first-year VC associate with zero product background or startup experience. Amen.
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    Aug 4, 2023
    Guy in West Village walking his robot
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    Jan 15, 2024
    The San Francisco hate is overblown. This city is a modern miracle.
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    Feb 9, 2025
    Texts with VC friends vs texts with founder friends
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    Feb 10, 2025
    The best founders I have met are obsessive about using long-form written memos as a forcing function for creating clarity and telling compelling stories to their teams, investors, and prospective hires. You should probably write more memos.
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    Feb 24, 2023
    The founding designer is the single most important hire at an early-stage startup
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    @nicoaferr
    Jan 14, 2021
    I want to help more gen z founders get funded! Reply with your startup’s: * name/url * 1-line pitch * funding stage
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    @nicoaferr
    Jul 8, 2022
    What's the remote equivalent of this? 🤔
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    @nicoaferr
    Dec 13, 2022
    Just saw a seed round at $150M post. Nature is healing.
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    @nicoaferr
    Jan 21, 2025
    NYC needs more places for founders to hang so we’re opening up our pad to folks who want to co-work on weekends DM if you need a spot this weekend👋
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