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Join the @posi2ive community this Friday 3:30-5pm PST with this week's guest co-host @DarrelFrater. We'll be shredding decks and sharing perspectives with Founders, VCs, and Angels. #PitchTheDeck RT the $💚$ teapawt.net/i/spaces/1yNGaZPzprQJj

Please take a moment to help save a life; the father of a friend (and Founder living in India) needs an urgent heart surgery as their family is in financial need. @karthik_with_h went out of his way to welcome me in Rajasthan India last year when I visited his beautiful city--introducing me to a group of startups there. 💚 I just donated $500, and will match up to another $500. (Please share to urgently help raise $5500 to help his father survive). impactguru.com/fundraiser/pl…

Choosing to build an enduring community a few years ago, which is 100% inclusive around identity, and focused on #VC_impact aligned with the #UNSDGs was one of the best decisions I've made in the past decade! Am deeply grateful to our 10k+ member base @posi2ive. 🧵 It's taught me to be assertive about our mission as a community, to guard the interests of our members, and enabled us to encourage new solutions over rehashing old problems. It's taught me the value of consistently having a mindset around paying-it-forward. When I dove into becoming an impact-focused Angel five years ago without having raised venture $ nor exited--it was a way to better understand the venture market. And to meet other Emerging Fund Managers as I moved toward launching @ResponsiblyVC -- now around 500 Family Offices/GPs who share deals and make LP intros together in our private sub-community. I've had so many positive experiences building our sub-communities -- e.g., THE HIVE, #GoodMarkets, and our private LP/GP community. Have ran hundreds of live roundtables, and produced podcasts for two years with some outstanding guests. See our articles and interviews: medium.com/posi2ive We'll be building our first branded and community centered website in the next few weeks, and plan to eventually steer my efforts toward a Foundation centered on Sustainability and Social Good (backing innovators who are making Venture Scale Positive Impacts). Always open to feedback as a community lead; looking forward to another year of collaboration and shared memories together in 2024. 💚🐝💚🐝

DM me if you want a private list of active GPs / Angels deploying into VC geared startups. Looking to make more intros before the new year for the #posi2ive community. 💚

Want to meet more active Investors and Founders working on more impactful ventures? Apply to join THE HIVE and share your story. 🐝teapawt.net/i/communities/15010979…

Excited to join our FIRST MOVERS (listed below) in the #GEMS_challenge running through the new year via the @posi2ive community. Give each of them a round of applause for prioritizing their health and wellness each day! 💎 @_shivanilamba @nmathari @valoderah @SamanthaAnderl @MacConwell @itsrishabh @dailyprandium @supermanuelsaez @sabrinachkuo @montyb____ @KwakuAO @dessimcentee1 If you want to join us, raise your hand below, and I'll forward details. Win a prize after the new year for daily Gratitude journaling, Exercising, Meditating, and Stretching (GEMS). 💚

Launching our first open GEMS Challenge within the @posi2ive community today. G.E.M.S actions: 💎Gratitude (+ general journaling) 💎Exercise 💎Meditation 💎Stretching Purpose: To help build more personal accountability, resilience, and stronger connections for each of us in the #posi2ive community. Rules: Each of the four above goals daily, for 10+ minutes per gem through the new year. Use the hashtags #GEMS_challenge and #GEMS_Day1 (by DayX). Use a 💎 for each of the four completed actions performed each day, and share it in a @X (Twitter) post. The participant with the most gems here after the new year will win a special prize from the community. Conditions: All activities performed in the challenge are at the sole risk of each participant independently. We are not health experts, and give no warranties, claims, nor advice. Side Note: Will be starting a #GoodMarkets Discord channel for Founders/Investors who want to share more about their unique journey (sign ups below). airtable.com/appk9eoWn5HpnBW…

"Pick the rules that you want to break, based on the thing that is right for the consumer, and you're going to win." @Rich_Barton Ht @Jason youtu.be/Nqiz43xh2Ag

Great time with @sabakarimm and team in Santa Monica today as a Consumer Social hackathon judge. So great to spend time with the best in town! 💚 Hugs to @EspreeDevora @valoderah #LATechWeek

Excited to be a judge this Thurs for the Consumer Social IRL Hackathon #LaTechWeek. We're also a proud co-sponsor for the event @ResponsiblyVC 💚 Ht @sabakarimm Signup here: lu.ma/consumersocial-hackath…