And then went on a tear, building a prototype or two a week. Always at night after getting kids down… Our AI investments now include @Spext_App
, @augxlabs
, @OlvinGlobal
, @MageSpace_
, amongst others.
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Building AI Prototypes and Investing in Emerging Startups
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Web3 Learning Community Accelerates Founder and VC Connections
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Did this again in 2021, launching @pixelbeastsnft to meet founders and VCs exploring web3. Learning w others accelerated learning quicker than learning alone. Through this, we met and invested in @pixels_online
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Build-in-Public Strategy Drives No-Code VC Investments
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What happened next was magical. No code founders reached out, VCs sent their no code deal flow, and colleagues saw me as a no code expert. Led to investments like @obviouslyAI (nocode/AI). “Build-in-Public” as a VC flywheel
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Outbound Investment Strategy and Deal Flow Management
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By outbound, I mean we reach out to founders. Either directly, or at least through strong signaling of specific spaces we are interested in. We also accept inbound, but ask founders to use http://
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Untapped VC: Funding Unexpected Founders Beyond Referral Networks
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Today, I run @untappedvc w @jessicajackley
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From Techstars to Corporate Innovation: Building Tech Partnerships
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I started investing at @techstars
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Investing in Startup Founders: Building Meaningful Partnerships
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I’ve been working w startup founders my whole career. Founders are inspiring and amazing, and working with them is my priority. I eventually found that investing is a great way to do this.
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VC Journey: Building in Public as Investor and Founder
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Who are you? They say. Builder or VC? They ask. Here’s my journey on how I became a VC who builds-in-public…
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From Buddhism to Behavioral Economics: A Founder’s Self-Discovery Journey
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Short version: grew up in Japanese home (buddhist practices baked in), economics major (incentive math), CA after college (yoga, meditation, sound baths, burning man, psychedelics), and working w founders (self-reflection journey on understand your strengths).
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Awesome Generalist Investor Approach to AI
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I like to think of myself as an Awesome Generalist Investor