Living The Dream

San Francisco
Joined April 2010
Come join the crew as we discuss trends in early stage venture. Rumor is @ijakemendel is going to be making some earth shattering crypto calls too!
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Sheridan Wyoming is on the map for the first time for anything! Will be interesting to see that trend play out @Liz_Cahill @ijakemendel
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Last but not least this quarters spotlight focused on Crypto and Blockchain company formation between 2015-2022. The data reveals emerging hubs in Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, Sheridan, WY, Austin, TX, and Atlanta, GA. Should out to @ijakemendel our resident expert.
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Great work from the team here! Now the real hot take question…how long until the dry powder avalanche @A0ddo
Lots of hot takes right now on where early stage startups and VCs are at on funding, valuations, and more. Well, here's first party data from @AngelList + @SVB_Financial based on thousands of early stage startups in Q3 + my own takes. Here we go 🔥😨 1/n
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Thanks for the thread @stu_tweedie it will be exciting to see where we land the back half of the year.
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This!!! So important, thank you @Bosefina
Not sure who needs to hear this...it's okay to give yourself some grace and space. It's okay to say no to inbounds and requests. You're not letting anyone down if you're not recharging and pouring nutrients into yourself.
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This!!!
Kind of wild you can buy a new iPad for less than a typical semester’s worth of textbooks
Learned something new today…the sport of Goalball (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal…) as I sit after a long day seeking inspiration and dove headlong into the #Paralympics and cannot stop watching.
Had a great time working with the @AngelList team to pull together thoughts on the crazy chaos that we are all seeing in early stage venture. Curious to see what people think Q2 will look like. @SVB_Financial
Q1 of 2021 was the best quarter EVER for early-stage VC 📈 This and other key findings in our inaugural State of US Early-Stage Venture Report co-authored by @SVB_Financial, featuring data on all deal activity that took place on AngelList in 1Q21 angellist.com/blog/state-of-…
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Great to see @SVB_Financial and @clearbanc team up to help early-stage #startups access the financing and banking services they need to grow. Learn more ⤵️ bit.svb.com/3lVtBsn
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Super cool to see these kinds of roles that are super hybrid and insanely important becoming a thing! Holler if you want an intro to the rockstar team with @dougludlow
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Hey #founders Come listen and learn some hot takes and quick tips from @charliejavice @trevorsumner @vouch_group about building strong startup culture in these wild times! #startups
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Lewis Hower retweeted
We all can use a reminder: While LinkedIn makes it easy to find someone's pedigree (where they worked, where they went to school, who they know), it does NOT reveal someone's character (their values, kindness, courage, integrity, grit, loyalty, sense of humor, etc.).
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Be there early, add value, and help companies build! Love to see these stories and know how many more we have in the early stage practice at @SVB_Financial #startups #foundersuccess
Silicon Valley Bank also deserves credit for Opendoor. Without their support in the beginning, it would have been nearly impossible to prove we could value homes successfully via a model.
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Great stuff! #givefirst
Thanks to these 4 rockstars who joined #TechstarsNYC this week: @ItucasSara @Legalpad talked all things visa, @A0ddo @SVB_Financial on building buyer personas, @isaackato & @dreperdomo from @techstars about riding the startup rollercoaster & creating inclusive cultures.
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Looking forward to the fun tomorrow!
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Lewis Hower retweeted
Join me later today (7/21) for a talk w/ partners of the @techstars Workforce Development Accelerator @DanCaruso, @KentThiry, & @taylormclemore. We’ll share challenges & opportunities we see in workforce dev, edu, and future of work. RSVP: bit.ly/32kBcuv #TSWorkforceDev
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Not to be missed this coming week! #startups #founders
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Or all the work we’ve done this year to support founders, this will probably go down as the most important. Few things are as taxing as starting a company. If you’ve been in that seat, you know it. Have an idea on supporting founder mental health? DM us! – at Queens, NY
After months in the making, I’m excited to announce that @SVB_Financial & @joincoa are launching a program to support founders in their mental health journey. We build all day and all night. Don’t forget to work on the original computer too! 🧠 🧠 🧠 medium.com/@joincoa/coa-sili…
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Nice little spot @techstars thanks for being such great partners to all of us here @SVB_Financial and to founders everywhere! #givefirst #startup #founders
As we head into the weekend, just wanted to leave you with a bit of inspiration and a reminder— the world needs entrepreneurs more than ever.
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