Yup! Putting the finishing touches on the first draft. But major publishers won’t touch it because the premise isn’t about shitting on Peter (which he was basically told by said publishers). In some ways this works out best since Michael will write the book he really wants.

Replying to @erikpavia @itsarnavb @William_Blake


@lindsayjeanthom Same!! But I don’t even have Netflix.


Twitter fam, I need your help. I’m visiting 1517 headquarters in CO right now where @William_Blake lives. This puppy is up for adoption and we definitely need more dog energy on this team. Michael should definitely adopt him, right? Meet baby Rambo!


We are going to meet him at 2pm — if he’s a personality fit, I will die on the inside if Michael doesn’t get him. 😥🥺🐶🐾


@FritzTheDev @William_Blake Tell me more! Why was this the best decision?!


I also think Mr. Keating would be a great name.


@FritzTheDev @William_Blake Total doll! What a sweetheart!


As a dog owner, help sell this! Why is getting a dog a great idea for Mr. Gibson? :)


My sister used to watch Cats and Grease on loop. I too know suffering.


@NPDeMember 🤢 🤮


@NPDeMember It’s true!


@araghougassian Just had this issue a week ago. Acupuncture fixed it in one session.


@araghougassian My acupuncturist in Oakland is inexpensive $90 for an hour.


Total cute overload! And even learned “come here” while hanging out. Smart little pupper!


Great manager:

Removes barriers for the team members to be their best!

Ara Ghougassian

                    @araghougassian

                  22 Sep 2021

                bad manager:
my job is to manage people

good manager:
my job is in be in service to the team and help everyone grow to the top of their potential


This is how I feel -- I've been feeling vaguely heart broken that the decision isn't made yet. This puppy is great. I hope Mike decides yes!

Replying to @Alec_Coughlin @William_Blake


More of this please!!!

And omg, y’all can meet this puppy at the retreat in February.


YES!!!


@fpontaza @William_Blake I refuse to watch this. I love his comedy but I can’t watch him crush my dreams!


@NattyZ Not this trip! Would love to meet at some point though!


Colorado is gorgeous but I notice that the mountains and maybe something about being at altitude make me feel claustrophobic.


You’re grinding those gears!


@SouthernGemGal I’ve been near really big mountains most time and I think feeling enclosed by them feels weird. I can see the sky but no horizon.


@AmineTheDream I’ve been taking it easy on the hikes!


Just announced our 1517 retreat in Telluride in February for our founders. Can’t wait!

Amanda Goetz@AmandaMGoetz
                  22 Sep 2021

                I want someone to organize a vacation with awesome people at an amazing place with fun activities and I just show up.

VCs should add this as a perk.


All kinds of winter activities and lessons!


Actually we have been toying with the idea of having a social here on a Fri night, inviting people to ski with us on Sat, and inviting our community to hang together (we can fund the social event on fri but everything else would be on your own).


@Spshulem See in the comments about a potentially larger community invite!


@permjotvalia Looking forward to it!


This is why I do what I do.

Austen Allred

                    @Austen

                  22 Sep 2021

                Talked to a sophomore at USC, racking up $80k/yr in student debt, still deciding on a major.

Even just thinking about that stresses me out.


Mirror mirror on the wall.

Replying to @hristo_vassilev @lukeburgis


Gotta check out this read! Whenever I think of mimetic desire in everyday life the song Jesse’s Girl pops in my mind.

Luke Burgis

                    @lukeburgis

                  25 Aug 2021

                "Wanting is a thought-provoking book. It's also a deeply moral one." —The Sunday Times

amazon.com/gp/product/125026…


@grantadever


Happy to chat about changing people’s trajectory with a $1K Venmo payment!


Asking for a founding team hiring their first employee: How soon do we have to offer health insurance? What are other important benefits? What about fun ones?


I personally think health insurance should be offered asap to keep competitive with the best hires. It's a pain to setup, but an important benefit.


@jordanplows @GustoHQ I somewhat agree except that some "extras" count as income and not everyone is going to want to have to pay taxes on their perks.


Super excited about @therealbrom's work!


Another way to do this would be to hire a coach or therapist for the company -- so that way it's not an individual perk. And agreed, therapy is great!

Replying to @jordantplows @jordanplows @GustoHQ


@jordanplows @GustoHQ Could be either but I'd recommend "Hey you can sign up for an office hour with X professional" and bill to the company as a consultant.


@hanisha +1


@jordanplows @GustoHQ I think of benefits and perks a bit differently…will outline more in the morning!


Also, true story. When were setting up health insurance for 1517 I burst into tears over the frustration of it. Luckily @William_Blake was not afraid of the task.


@jordanplows @GustoHQ A write up is a good idea! More soon!


@hanisha @jordanplows Exactly!


@mtbomb @jonmarkgo @patio11 Fill out the form on our website!


In Nov!!


@trexwilleatyou Hell yeah!


@zslayback I mostly agree here but with Seed potentially becoming the new A or B it might make sense sometimes.


Been getting up earlier this week. So far so good. Was really nice to get in 20 min of guitar practice before even showering. And they was waking up a little after 6:30. I can see how it feels super spacious if I target 5:30!


5:30 Party!!!!


This reminds me of the naivety I felt starting my charter school in how long it would take to do anything.


For example we borrowed $160K to get it off the ground from my friend’s mom and cofounder’s brother. We thought we would pay it back in about 4 weeks. It took 4 years (this was 2008 during the economic crisis and school budget cuts)!


That time we hired a contractor to do “a little work” on the building before school started — thought it would be a week, try for a months…children, this is drywall!


We also didn’t know how much of our own time it would take. We thought that since there were two of us running the school that we could both be half time so we split the salary🤣. Instead we both worked 80+ hr wks for the first two years and were broke. But we got free lunch!


Also didn’t know that the founder is also the janitor since, surprise, we couldn’t afford one. We would switch off on who was on toilet duty each day.


We learned a lot and had no idea what we were doing. We used to say “who allowed us to run this” passing each other in the halls. Today, as a board member of the school I get to feel the pride of starting something that goes way beyond myself.


@ngeloxyz That was kind of staff to pitch in — we never felt right about asking anyone else to do it!


We are going to see a lot more of this with $20M “seed” rounds.

Chris Bakke

                    @ChrisJBakke

                  24 Sep 2021

                Founder: we only hire 10x engineers

Engineer: I am a 10x engineer

Founder: I want to hire you

Engineer: okay but you’ll pay me 10x my current salary because I’m so good, right?

Founder: …

Engineer: …

Founder: after discussing as a team we are looking for 0.6x engineers


Gosh I’m really going down memory lane here. Was just reminded of one guy who broke up with me while I was building it b/c he didn’t believe I’d get it off the ground and the other guy who couldn’t handle having a partner where he wasn’t the center of the universe. Ick!


But, thank you to the old bf who believed in me the whole time even after we were no longer partnered! @DoTheWeirdStuff


Haven’t written much at all. It was 15 years ago when we started writing the charter and it took two years for approval and then directed it for the first two years. So wasn’t doing much on social then and it’s hard for me to know how much resonates today. But will put out more!


This is great!

BOOM! 12-15s can get the💉

Today the three of us who run @covidbaseau, Jack, Wesley and Darcy, had our first dose of the Moderna vaccine.🎉

Thought this would be a good time to share who we really are.😄

Thrilled that we will finally be included in our data! https://t.co/SeIQFXPjGW

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1/. I haven't written much about my charter school days since it was 15 years ago and I definitely didn't have any time then for social media but someone today wanted to hear more stories, so here goes.


2/. Innovations Academy started 15 years ago when we wrote our charter petition (took 2 years to get it approved) and then opened the school in 2008. At the time and even now we have a pretty radical philosophy around treating children as young people with agency and feelings.


3/. Everyone is on a first name basis (I'm just Danielle, not Ms. Danielle), we have a no homework policy, we build projects with students, and we believe that unsavory behaviors come from unmet needs (if you can meet the need, the behavior changes). Here's a story of that...


4/. Tommy, a ten year old, had been expelled from his old school for tagging the property. On his very first day at IA, I told him that we were very excited to have him but that we really couldn't have anyone tagging our property to keep the school nice. He agreed.


5/. By the end of the day, the boys' bathroom had been tagged. We didn't know if it was Tommy who had done it, but we knew we needed to clean it since we were both the directors and the janitors since we couldn't afford any help.


6/. The next day, I talked with Tommy and told him that someone had tagged our bathroom and that we didn't know who it was but that as both the director and janitor, I had to clean it up. Tommy's eyes got huge. He was waiting for me to punish him.


7/. I could see that Tommy loved tagging and drawing. We believe that almost all behaviors are appropriate in the right setting -- you just need to have the right environment for it. So I told Tommy that I would put paper all over a school wall for him to tag and draw on.


8/. I asked him if this would help him to have somewhere to make his art...it would also help me out since I wouldn't need to clean a bathroom (I remember his eyes getting really big about that because he couldn't imagine his blue haired school principal scrubbing toilets).


9/. Tommy told me that he didn't want me to paper a wall for him. So I said, "ok, let me know if that changes" and we ended the meeting, no parent call, no disciplinary action.

And he never tagged school property again.


end/. He saw that we cared about meeting his needs and were willing to make space for his artistic self at school. Being supported made tagging not such a drive. I think he was also surprised that we didn't threaten him. Big difference from his old school.


@carribeiro Gracias!


@TheRealGivelist Thank you!!


Go to bed early!


You’re very welcome! And thank you for believing in what we do! It’s so wonderful to have crossover between IA and 1517. Worlds can be beautifully small. And makes sense that founders who are part of our community would send their children to IA!

Replying to @FriendlyShoesUS @matthewjmandel @strollerno @secondverseabc


@HITInvestments Mostly! We have some curriculum for the basics but I’m not 100% sure what we are using.


@HITInvestments 1/. I think basics means foundation — understanding why something works, and then memorization can be layered when the foundational understanding is ROCK SOLID. If a child forgets why 2X4=8 but knows this by memory, that’s a failure of teaching to me.


2/. I also prefer to see the basics integrated with projects/other subjects. See what my friend did with chemistry. Lots going on here.


@HITInvestments 3/. Children will be more engaged with “basics” when they are integrated into something that they love. When the need comes for them to need a certain subject for something, much easier to teach it then.


@HITInvestments 4/. I love Holt’s observations about giving children tasks that help the children teach themselves. I had many tutoring sessions when that had very little to do with my guidance and everything to do with giving children the right tools to let them figure things out themselves.


@HITInvestments 5/end. https://www.amazon.com/Children-Learn-anniversary-Merloyd-Lawrence/dp/0738220086/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549313778&sr=8-1&keywords=john+holt


Symbolically retweeting infinity times


🤔wait wait…is this cat face avatar thing, a thing?! How do I get one!?


@micah @hnshah


@HITInvestments How old are your children? I have a whole email with recs for parents with younger kids. Can forward :)


Damn crypto cool people!


@HITInvestments Sent!


@jwmaddison @knrz_ You said it best!


Such a queen that I’ll just make my own art at home :D


Posting this makes me miss Sadie Valeri’s studio so much. Now she is a queen!


@LionLawyer7171 https://instagram.com/sadievaleri?utm_medium=copy_link


@araghougassian @tanthaip


At one of my last physicals my pcp asked this and after simply answering yes to anxiety she put a diagnostic code for general anxiety in my chart. Was extremely unpleased at the diagnostic protocol and now it’s on my health record.

Aly Dixon@aly__dixon
                  24 Sep 2021

                doctor at my check up asked me if i had “any feelings of depression or anxiety” and i said “don’t we all” and she said “no” lol


[media-only post: gif]


…now I have a bunch of crypto bros trying to get me to buy hyper dude bro crypto art. Where are the lady NFTers at making the good goods?


This is as bad as all gym hair at the Emmys.


Feeling deep appreciation and pride today for receiving  a moving note from one of the greats in VC. For me, it's a great reminder to slow down -- we're all working with humans and working at the rate of humility is more profound than working at the rate of speed.


I haven't met a ton of OGs in the industry but when I have I've been really happily surprised that they are some of the most kind, humble, and ridiculously smart and tuned in people in venture. Appreciate them cheering us emerging managers on and keeping it real.


@schmatzarella Thank you!


Also reminder set:


@trexwilleatyou Thank you!!


@AdamPerschke Lol not my jam!


Morning! Now that I’m getting up earlier I can spend time finding the best cat videos! Srsly worth the watching. The making muffins at the end is the sweetest!

instagram.com/reel/CTxB8zMJG…


I don't know -- but now I'm hungry.


1/. To all y'all sending out your spam messages this morning:

I think you'd get a lot further with even just a little bit more crafting for the specific firms you want to work with which can be done in an automated fashion with mail merge software.


2/.What you may not know is that I generally am clearing tens of these emails from my inbox every morning. So your message gets piled into my "chores" not "oh wow, how interesting" bucket. If you send a message with even a glimmer of additional effort it goes a very long way.


3/3. What you really need here is a section on why you're reaching out to the particular investor. Nonspecific solicitation is like the professional equivalent of "hi" from dudes on dating sites that have no finesse  and are playing a numbers game.


But even then, it doesn’t take much to add really small tidbits to show that your email isn’t spam, like “I really liked your tweet on X” or “I think Y is a fabulous investment/I enjoy using Y’s product.” The bar is seriously this low.


Surely but when you’re spamming people who are regularly spammed, it’s even more important to get this right.


@giladrom Only if you’re willing to add a Rick Roll in there. It’s my signature spam response.


@giladrom Deal!


No one said anything about exercise! Though I do plenty of it. Just at different times of day!


When you are talking about NFT gaming with a founder and they confuse you as someone who played Club Penguin....it's a good thing I used to babysit Gen Z.


@trexwilleatyou You’re killing me lol


@dannibles Thanks for sharing more Danny, yes offering opportunities that didn’t previously exist is important to me.


@cryptochamomile 🙏


“Contrary to the libelist text below, Peter was grinning from ear to ear when we approached him to leave the foundation and start 1517 based on our indisputable success with the Thiel Fellowship. “We are going to do this! I’ll be an anchor.””


Contrary to the libelous text below, Peter was grinning from ear to ear when we approached him to leave the foundation and start 1517 based on our indisputable success with the Thiel Fellowship. "We are going to do this! I'll be an anchor."


Also exhausted having a male author erase my agency and hard won wins as a female founder and investor.

1517 was my idea, not Peter's.

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  28 Sep 2021

                Contrary to the libelous text below, Peter was grinning from ear to ear when we approached him to leave the foundation and start 1517 based on our indisputable success with the Thiel Fellowship. "We are going to do this! I'll be an anchor."


No offense to anyone who smokes crack, because this guy is worse than that, but this guy is definitely smoking crack.


Agreed -- I wanted to be quiet about it because the author isn't worth my time, energy, or attention but I can't let bullshit stand when he's attacking my major career successes.


@kimmypaluch Thank you Kimmy, appreciate it!


Thank you, it's really disheartening to have to 1.) work so hard period and 2.) work so hard to have your hard work be seen.


"Oh thank you Peter for giving me such a wonderful idea to start 1517!" she clapped her hands exuberantly.

"What would I do without that big brain of yours?"

Danielle flitted off to start her newly minted fund.


@georgewsinger Insecurity really ruins men.


Anyone else want to help with the fanfic?

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  28 Sep 2021

                Replying to @erikpavia
                "Oh thank you Peter for giving me such a wonderful idea to start 1517!" she clapped her hands exuberantly.

"What would I do without that big brain of yours?"

Danielle flitted off to start her newly minted fund.


Scapegoats gotta scapegoat. Can't be mad at the media when they put the attention away from them. As an old teacher friend of mine used to say, "When you point a finger at someone, there are three fingers pointing back at you."

Replying to @nickdothutton @William_Blake


You're right, it's not fair but I've had a lot of opportunities so I have plenty of spoons to spare so that someone else doesn't have to go to battle.


@VCBrags @georgewsinger Come on! That’s at least a compost bin. Have some respect for the life givingness of raw materials. :p


Also, I’ve been in SF too long — totally thought this was someone taking a shit next to the trash. It’s funny what we get used to.


Make sure to leave a review!


@cullend Appreciate you!


Oh my gosh, I can’t even imagine how funny your review would be @VCBrags — for the love of all that is holy, puuhlllease do it! I need a really really good laugh after this mess.


@VCBrags @georgewsinger


Also going to be so pissed when this gets named a NYT Best Seller — politics over rigor disgusts me.


This guy writes his villains as dry as a Randian hero. Boorrrrrrring.


Yup — wouldn’t call it a biography though.


@heyecs @VCBrags @georgewsinger 🙏


I declined. Was an obvious hit piece. But was never reached out to for any fact checking either. I would have been a yes for that.


@codingwithjamie 🙏


The author has the nerve to attack our Thiel Summits also — sorry dude, we were only bringing young people together who had zero peer group support at the time. Srsly get off our lawn!


@araghougassian I use no pillow or only a really thin one. Back pain gone for years.


@araghougassian I sleep on all sides :). Mostly side and stomach.


@araghougassian I use no pillow on my stomach and a thin pillow on my side


1. Just got this message:

Hi Danielle, I hope you’re well. I saw your tweets today about the Thiel Fellowship and wanted to let you know that I attended the Thiel Summit as a junior in high school in 2014. It was by far one of the most important events of my life.


2. I came to SF from Miami, FL for the first time, and still remember hearing @patrickc speaking about Stripe; it was the first time after visiting Kennedy Space Center as a 5th grader that I felt so optimistic and excited about technology.


3.  I also remember having a conversation with Luke Nosek about his passion for dancing. After the summit, I went down a path through engineering that ultimately led me to currently working on a Ph.D. at Berkeley in AI.

Replying to @DStrachman @naarnett @patrickc


4/end. The Summit was the first event I attended where I saw what our current generation of technologists and engineers was excited about, and that there was a future worth building.


.@rtgilly @regardthefrost @jonathanhcain @BKesala this will hit you right in the feels!

People ask us about ROI on events — long term ROI on community is real.


So excited to host a ten year reunion for this crew next year!

Nick Arnett

                    @naarnett

                  29 Sep 2021

                Replying to @DStrachman
                This was still one of the most impactful days of my life. Still friends with lots of the people I met there nearly 10 years later. If this is what a "reject" party looks like, send me invites to more!

vimeo.com/50079568


Also zomg we were all so much younger :). So many familiar faces and a bunch of now Twitter fam too!


My fav review so far is Palmer Luckey’s!


Rock solid!

Meka Asonye

                    @BigMekaStyle

                  28 Sep 2021

                I've issued 5 term sheets and 4 of the teams have a female founder. If you think there's a pipeline issue, you aren't looking hard enough. 👀


@michaelcoors Thank you! 🙏


🤔 I lay on my stomach and have my head turned one direction or the other. Don’t need the prop up.


Follow your curiosity! Don’t let others dictate what is or isn’t worth spending time on.


Appreciate this Cyan! With this “biography” I’d take even high school level research as a first go over mindfulness.


@katylevinson Right?!?!


Just got a major case of imposter syndrome talking to a group of performing arts students -- was on a panel of how one can use your art background in other fields. It was awesome to see all the connections between creativity and entrepreneurship...but I was flustered af!


@ashleyzanders Great memory! Sadie Valeri. She’s incredible and has accounts on IG too.


@ashleyzanders And here is the talk she gave to out group! She has other similar recordings too! https://youtu.be/Y_NxQNmGgco


@cyantist Lol yes, but we should all strive for mindfulness! #goals


What I wanted to say are two things:

1. The ethic of excellence that one learns as a performer will never leave you and filters into great work.

2. You never know when your last great performance will be — so play big now!


No KFC bucket on this baby!

Luminar

                    @luminartech

                  29 Sep 2021

                We're on a mission to unlock next-gen vehicle safety on a global scale, from the U.S. to the Netherlands and beyond. $LAZR #Amsterdam #roadsafetyzeroaccidents


This is correct! But ah, we want a full report later.


I’ll take a 1/2 report :p


So true! And proudly team comfort!

Met a 19 yo founder today who was thrown out of a private club in NYC because he didn’t have loafers on.

He must have been relieved to see my hiking pants, terrycloth t-shirt, and swimmies on.

Alexis Gay

                    @yayalexisgay

                  29 Sep 2021

                People in San Francisco dress like they’re about to board a 5-hour flight.


@iamjakestream @pitdesi @yayalexisgay 🤣


I’m from the east coast — so I do appreciate being dressed up in certain spaces but having initial meetings in places with a dress code seems like unwelcoming.


@ashleyzanders Haha welcome! Sadie is a queen! I gotta sign up for more of her classes. The progress you’ll make is unbelievable.


@ashleyzanders Fabulous! Would love to see some of her work!


@CoryMckane Lol liking the live update


@CoryMckane How’d she ask you out?!


Zero to one! And The Hard things about hard things.


@CoryMckane 🤪


Refreshing and bold. Thank you Anna!

Anna Gát

                    @TheAnnaGat

                  30 Sep 2021

                Something was very important to me personally and I have failed. This is failure-acknowledging, responsibility-taking tweet. Here's to new journeys.


@TheAnnaGat 💗💗💗🙏🙏🙏 Appreciate you!


@TheAnnaGat Srsly blushing. Love your bio! We are all learning to human and some days are more humbling than others!


That time when you send deck feedback through a @loom and only after realize that you have a stuffed animal octopus in the frame 😂🐙🤣


Maybe this should become one of my things — stuffed animal deck critique posse.


@araghougassian I think you are the brightest spot on this place!


@araghougassian I got you!


Lol and now I’m crying from laughing so hard thinking about “hmm maybe I can have the octopus talk on my behalf” — “Hey founders, Olly the Octopus here — slide 4 really sucks. I can’t read it bc the text is too small and your 2x2 matrix is meaningless less everyone else’s.”


@dunkhippo33 Was just puppeting with my stuffed animal thinking that this might become my schtick. Like the stuffed animal can say plenty of things I can’t!


VC Lambchop’s Playalong really works :p


I’m so down to make an ass out of myself doing this (together) :).

Replying to @andrewfielding @dunkhippo33


@kerikukral Love this song so much :)


So peaceful!

Keri Kukral@kerikukral
                  1 Oct 2021

                Yusuf / Cat Stevens – The Wind - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=yXuq6Xpo…


@andrewfielding @dunkhippo33 Not a bad forcing function but this also seems perfect for zoom lol


@GavinYua


It’s been a while since I’ve dated in that specific pool but were I doing it over again I’d view mixed signals as a nope — far better to date people who are unambiguously enthusiastic about you.


You’re set! See email :)


Exciting!!!


@CoryMckane 👀 who me?! I just don’t open texts until I can respond to them for this reason.


Lols — and I’d add “and keep making the same mistakes.” There are diminishing returns on too much navel gazing but also a cost to not understanding one’s self.

Eliezer Yudkowsky ⏹

                    @ESYudkowsky

                  5 Oct 2021

                Your annual reminder that you don't need to resolve your issues, you don't need to deal with your emotional baggage, you don't need to process your trauma, you don't need to confront your past, you don't need to figure yourself out, you can just go ahead and do the thing.


This also sounds like something you tell to someone to gaslight them if you are part of or a subject of their processing — “just move on, nothing to see here.”


I asked a friend who has been a therapist for 30 years what the point of therapy is. She said that “it’s not to make life easier/happier, it’s to make you more capable at handling whatever comes your way.”


I’ve been experimenting with doing some “meetings” async and having people send their intros async. Been really nice to hear from some in a Loom for 3 - 5 min before we hop on a call. Makes the in real time more effective.

Elizabeth Yin 💛

                    @dunkhippo33

                  6 Oct 2021

                Unpopular opinion: it's better to replace all mtgs with async voice or video msgs (WhatsApp voice or Loom video)


This guy has cajones!

Been laughing to the point of tears reading this. My colleague @naarnett lives in Fort Wayne and introduced us this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baals.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_…


"Fort Wayne newscaster Bob Chase, of WOWO-AM, relates a story that he once pronounced the mayor's name "Bales." Mayor Baals personally called him following the broadcast to correct his pronunciation, saying, "son, this is your Mayor. I pronounce my name 'Balls'.""


Protip: Make a keepsakes folder on email. Put treasured notes in them. Read when you need a pick me up.


Fundraising rounds are crazy -- but in both directions. The majority of crazy you'll see on Twitter is full of survivorship bias. There are founders out there with great companies struggling to raise. If you're one of them, keep on keepin' on. You're not alone.


@araghougassian Ohhh love that! Would especially like to hear this for orchestral pieces.


You’ve got this Lloret! Onward and upward!


@DaleJStephens Past self knew what was up :p. So glad you have these to look forward to for future readings.


@Quan I do the same for handwritten founder notes. :)


Oh gosh never!


@BLulinski You have a strong gut! That said, I also have the “you said I can’t do X? Get out of my way” gene.


@DaleJStephens I am literally over here high-fiving the air. I’ll never be cool.


It dawned on me today that my job is to be your parents' worst nightmare by promoting continued questionable decisions...leaving college, founding a startup, and now getting an @ephemeraltattoo.


But I’d like to think I’m subversive and float in a bit more like this.


@sherrod_im ???


I hope future fellows put aside some portion to fund individuals with a grant to help get those without access to capital or community started. We know $1K goes a very long way.


It’s not a demo unless something breaks.


Ok early risers. What do you do in the dark parts of the morning? Been waking up earlier and still unsure/unenthused about that first dark 30 min to hour.


What are we celebrating today?


@rajavick Playing or listening? I did play music one morning when my roommate wasn’t home and it was pretty great. But I’ve been hesitant to make much sound otherwise.


@rajavick Roger that! Great idea. Will try this tmw!


So I would love to do these things early but I find that I need some jolt to get me out of bed before the sun is up. If I started with those things like reading and meditation it’s very likely that I’d go back to sleep. But I do want to get more of those activities in!


@ArtirKel Admittedly it’s usually email for me. But I’d prefer not to succumb to the gods of the screen first thing.


@IAmRobRyan Is there something you are looking forward to over the weekend?


@gentschev Appreciate the share!


Lol this is the “ritual” I’ve entertained too.


This looks great!


@CaitMachiraju Helpful! Thank you!


@IAmRobRyan Have an old friend in town that I’m going to brunch with and then see the air show in SF!


I do think I’m a morning person — but only if I’m able to get at least 8 hours in :)


@DanielleMorrill I do love hearing the birds wake!


@techgnostic @hubermanlab Great tips!


When autocorrect ends with a passive aggressive “Fine!” rather than “Done!”


@startuployalist Same early!


@NPDeMember This is a good reminder that there is a great place to catch a sunrise hike 10 min from me. Good call!


@dklineii @benjamingreeley @EdGrapeNutZimm @johnnystimson Well, not what you asked for but I heard this for the first time the other day and loved it: https://open.spotify.com/track/7CFrrNLGfNLlxox1r5uKiq?si=8KyL-RcvQkWnroqARSRPgA&dl_branch=1


And if you can take those country leanings and move them towards bluegrass, you mike like Yo Yo Ana’s jam band :) open.spotify.com/album/3P7xb…

Replying to @DStrachman @dklineii @benjamingreeley @EdGrapeNutZimm @johnnystimson


Been learning to play this song and think the happy music/upbeatness juxtaposed to the lyrics is genius. A reminder to not be complacent: open.spotify.com/track/0zb2k…

Replying to @dklineii @benjamingreeley @EdGrapeNutZimm @johnnystimson


@dklineii @benjamingreeley @EdGrapeNutZimm @johnnystimson Lol damn autocorrect, Yo-Yo Ma


.@YoYo_Ma got a fav for us? Saw you play at the Greek in Berkeley and it was marvelous!


@techgnostic @hubermanlab Thank you!


There is a ratio of increased (or absolute) selfies to other pics that I start worrying about my friends.


I mostly focus on body sensations and feelings. Basically seeing what unfolds as I focus and breathe into them. I’ve also found it powerful to put a hand on heart and stomach and tell myself that I am safe. Done some great meditations focused on the energy of the heart too 💗


A friend and his son are self touring the Stanford campus tomorrow but they don’t know anyone there. Any students want to meet a prospective?


He’s been chatting with our team :)

Replying to @giladrom @ericzhu @joinaviato


DMing you :)


It is a resource, but it’s not your only one :). All resources also come with costs.


Shoot me your email :). At 1517 we have events once a quarter in SF and we like to talk about all kinds of topics.


Drink tea!


We tell our founders that the times that they don’t want to talk to us about something is exactly when they should talk to us. I took my own advice tonight to talk to my mom about something I was avoiding. The stress relief is immediate having opened up. Make that call!


@knrz_ Srsly, the stress of withholding magnifies the original stressor. Good on you!


@hassank65497999 Companies we invest in are based in North America. Do feel free to fill out our contact form with more info about what you’re up to.


I mean, objective truth makes for a pretty dry read. I’ll take some opinions and thoughtful takes!


I mean, they are founders I work with…so the choice is clear.


@navigatestartup Thank you for having me!


@cullend Finally! Thank you for your help!!


@13__kabir Welcome!


@hassank65497999 We aim for 5-7% with a first check!


You’re not wrong!


@cullend @con060 Thank you both!! Wouldn’t have met without your help!


💗💗💗right back at ya! Can’t wait for next year ans continued collaboration :)


I like to use Halloween to conduct poorly done observational studies of the general public. Tonight I’ll have American, Mexican, and Japanese candy in three separate bins. Very curious to see which goes 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and general reactions 🎃 👻


@ArlanWasHere I have another option you might enjoy! Turn on an oldie but goodie movie. Something you can zone out to but get some good laughs in.


@JerryZYe1 In Oakland! Will share results.


Study results are back 1. American 2. Japanese and 3. Mexican.


Was present for 90% of it. I had a decently diverse set of trick or treaters. My sense was that American candy = known, Japanese = Wow!, and Mexican = ??. Kids really enjoyed being able to take multiple candies from a country to compare them though and try something different.


@roybahat Amazon :)


@cupazhou Can’t recommend since I didn’t try much of it myself. Though I can say they the Mexican candy had a lot of sour and salty flavor mixed together.


@AdrienneGT Jamaica next year!


Any preseed/seed investors in cosmetics? Trying to make some connections happen.


@araghougassian Literally lol


Maybe an unpopular opinion but I think having a board outside of the founders pre Series A (or a large seed) is too many (non operational) cooks in the kitchen. Advisors are great but smaller dollars and limited time on the business don’t make for sound decision making.


Observed a board member email investors w/o the founder CCed — super bad look. A board and founders should present as a unified front — so I wrote to the board member saying as such. Founders also must lead boards effectively. Rogue boards are super hard to recover from.


Umm having an early stage company with customers?


Thank you! Messaged!

Replying to @aryelipman @christinelu @KyleJudah @Q_i_a_n_a


Incredible content and preso!

One of the main messages is don’t trade a good life for an efficient life. It’s not worth it — aliveness doesn’t exist there.

What personal vibes are you claiming back? I’d like to limit my on screen video calls and move to walk and talks.

Geoff Lewis

                    @GeoffLewisOrg

                  2 Nov 2021

                Long, live Temp Check on the importance of vibes as a counterweight to the algorithms that mediate so much of what constitutes life today.

From my early career struggles.. to my secret last name.. to serial killers...this is a raw one you don't wanna miss youtu.be/M9xsWg4TNKY


Humility > Speed

Geoff Lewis

                    @GeoffLewisOrg

                  3 Nov 2021

                Efficiency is useful.

Yet perhaps the relentless pursuit of efficiency at some point demands we trade off more than a little bit of our humanity…


@ks_kulk When friends started drinking soylent I was appalled!


@bkavoussi Yeah I’m meeting with people in person a good amount! But I think most major cities have that upside from density.


@rws1st It doesn’t say useless :)


@chuckdelights @vhmth @loom What’s tour fav think/meal to cook?!


@ReichartsRant @ArlanWasHere You got one sesquipedalian word there!


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Arlan 👊🏾@ArlanWasHere
                  7 Nov 2021

                Daylight Saving Time, bruvs.


Higher Ed operates like outdated transportation — slow, clunky, and very costly to fix!

maximus greenwald

                    @MaxPGreenwald

                  8 Nov 2021

                1/ 🟣🐮Purple Cow #25:College isn't worth it & @dstrachman invests in founders who agree.

She left the @thielfellowship to assemble a team of investors that's turning university credentialism on its head.

Learn how @1517fund is landing decacorn deals from college dropouts 👇


Make friends  :)


A real elevator pitch!

Luke Sophinos

                    @lukesophinos

                  8 Nov 2021

                I got stuck in Peter Thiel’s elevator.  🚨

True story.

A thread about a serendipitous experience and how you can get pitched a curveball and still hit a home run…

⚾


Would buy an NFT of that.

Struggling with a case of the Monday blues? This stunning cocktail by @keto_karate_cocktails is sure to brighten your day!

#monday #mondaymood #mondayvibes #mondayblues #electricsky #blue #naturallyblue #bluespirulina #algae #algaeeater #elevatedcraft #elevatedcraftshaker https://t.co/3VqGKO78P0

Spira

The Algae Company: Collaborating with nature to replace petroleum with algae anywhere + everywhere 🧪


Feels damn good!

𝕻𝖍𝖎𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖔

                    @philshungry

                  8 Nov 2021

                people who sleep all night without waking up, how does it feel to be god’s favorites?


I’ve been using this new technology called The Phone. It’s incredible. I’m not Zoom fatigued. I can look off into far distances. Sound is incredible! And calls tend to end five minutes earlier than expected 💗📞💗📞💗


@heyecs Totally crushing on The Phone!


Great!!


@iAbheejit


Oh yes, and less time yelling, “Can you hear me?!”


Maybe this is why calls are five min shorter.


@willium 😂


@hubrix Smart!


Stop it! I see you -- no more text fighting. Back away from the phone. Nope nope nope! 👀


Texting is for emojis, gifs, and "I'll see you at 7!"

💞♥♥💞💞💞
Dinner at 7!⏰
😀🤣😍😇


I see far too many people using text to avoid having real conversations. I'm certainly guilty of it too -- but when I'm guilty of it I also know I should not be doing it.


I am all for communicating and if text helps you to start communicating, fine. But text, "Hey, I'd really love to talk to you about the content of these texts. When can we do that?"


This tweet brought to you after talking to someone about a team dynamic that they need to discuss and slipping in "AND YOU BETTER NOT TEXT ABOUT THIS" and it become apparent that it was likely to start as a text conversation that goes nuclear in .2 seconds.


Long term friends are for this -- one of the best parts of aging is those developing relationships and people who can call you out for both your greatness and areas where it's time to level up 💞

Cullen

                    @cullend

                  10 Nov 2021

                Having an hour and fifteen minute call with @DStrachman was possibly one of the best bits of introspection I've had in .... years? Love you buddy.


Love you Cullen! Proud to call you a friend :)


I've learned a lot from you -- especially the absolute strength it takes to get through hard things, how to really work connections and add value, and how to keep your heart above your head :).


High ROI all around :) can’t wait for the next 10!


@cullend That’s a great quote!!


@cullend And very very good advice!


@alex @cullend Mmmm very well said!!


@cullend @alex


It won’t be the last!


@prmurphy @cullend Lol he suggested The Phone.


@hassank65497999 We have mentored lots of folks!


Gratitude Party!!!👇

1. Tag a friend and share what you are grateful for…

2. They tag a different friend to pay it forward.

3. We have an awesome gratitude party 🎉 🎈 🎊 💃 🎶 🎩


You dodged a bullet. He sounds terrible.


What are your favorite batch cooking recipes? I need some inspiration.


@dotBen Hadn’t thought about freezing. Great idea!


@VeerajMehta3 You are what you eat! :)


@dotBen Perfection!


Tired: dropping out of Harvard to found Facebook
Wired: never going to preschool


It’s so awesome when LP’s have babies :)


@nelsonsamd @jamesrichardfry Love yoga with Adrienne! What type of bird do you have?


I need a lot more Pico in my life! What a cutie! I have had a lot of pet birds too. Last one was a lovebird named Tika:)


Subscribed!


1./Thinking of investing in a fund?

Not all fund metrics are calculated the same way. GPs are out there reporting smoke and mirrors and I'm tired of it.

Here's what I learned raising Fund II a couple years ago that could help you in making a sound decision while becoming an LP.


2./IRR (Internal Rate of Return) and TVPI (Total Value to Paid In) are two metrics that you'll often see in a fund deck. The question that prospective LPs *should* be asking is what those numbers are based off of. Most don't -- I've never been asked this by a prospective LP.


3./Our metrics are based off *only* priced rounds (not other traction between priced rounds and certainly not markups on convertible notes). So when we were raising Fund II, our metrics were fine for an early fund, but what I learned was that being conservative doesn't pay.


4./I started seeing other fund decks and was shocked to see skewed IRR and TVPI numbers. What I learned is that in most LPAs it states that the investment committee can set the markups for their companies -- not really based on anything but the bias of the GPs.


5./The investment committee here doesn't need to have an accountant on board, or use of GAAP measures, or be based on priced rounds later on. Just on what the GPs think the company is worth. This was a huge wake up call for me.


6./We had such a hard time raising when other investors were jacking their numbers up on "implied" IRR or TVPI. It's worth noting that I've even seen "implied IRR/TVPI" in decks (the nerve)! We had a pre-IPO company in our metrics but we don't count our chickens until they hatch.


7./So, if you're thinking about investing in a fund, do the same thing we would do with a company -- dig into those numbers and find out where they come from. Founders can say they have "partnerships" all day but it's meaningless unless defined.


end./ Ask GPs how numbers are calculated. If you like the way that they do math, great. If you're ok with implied metrics, that's fine too. But don't compare two funds that are using different ways of calculating their metrics. Apples to oranges does not make for a good decision.


Lol and they are having lots of babies! Another one today!


What on earth does Community Adjusted EBITDA mean?!


@ReichartsRant The teacher in me is just mortified by some of the cheating behavior -- but it also means that our LPs are super impressed with us because we keep expectations in line with reality.


Some people have work spouse, do you have a Twitter spouse?

mads campbell

                    @martyrdison

                  11 Nov 2021

                i’m a hot girl in tech who just got out of a 4 year relationship who wants to live on a beach with me


@martyrdison 💗💗💗


Go to Europe!


Listening to the update call and heard a new great phrase for essentially good problems to have “heads we win, tails we win!” Great work to the LAZR team!!

Luminar

                    @luminartech

                  11 Nov 2021

                We are securing our supply chain and optimizing our manufacturing processes on the path to $LAZR Iris series production. Check out our progress: youtube.com/watch?v=3BnH5eEV…


Also very impressed with all the shoutouts to the team members making this go — so wonderful to see solid leadership!


@TannerMcD Totally agreed!


@AzizHayat308 Thank you!


Marilyn Monroe of startups right here 👆 (that facial expression!)


My typical email spam sorting starts with…

“Hi VC”

🤦


@theMetz @HustleFundVC Thank you!


@AzizHayat308 @VentureBrosShow I have to say that the podcast name is a big turnoff :/


@zslayback It could have at least been plural!


@rkorny What I’m taking about most often is when there is a small bump on a new note. It is pretty rare to see a Series A not priced (we did have a company in Fund I though that stayed on convertible notes for  song while). I’d call your example a special case to consider as a one off.


@AzizHayat308 @MohammedJHayat @VentureBrosShow Haha that makes it better but Venture Bros doesn’t have a great connotation for your podcast. Sorry!


@marcepntoja


@fpontaza Lol Real OG metrics. I like it!


@zslayback I was just thinking about that. Love the old Volvo station wagons!


@zslayback


My kinda drug

Harvey Krishna@harveykrishna_
                  29 Aug 2020

                Replying to @harveykrishna_
                Theobromine is a stimulant (boosts physical AND mental energy, but milder and longer-lasting than caffeine), it also lowers blood pressure, increases blood flow to the brain, widens body’s airways, relaxes smooth muscle tissue, and is anti-inflammatory. THIS IS REALLY GOOD SHIT!


I stopped drinking coffee this week. New beverage of choice is on the way!

Harvey Krishna@harveykrishna_
                  29 Aug 2020

                Replying to @harveykrishna_
                So where to buy proper, ceremonial-grade cacao? If you’re in the US, I can vouch for these two (and no, this is not a sponsored post lol)

ceremonial-cacao.com
cosmiccacao.co

I’m sure there’s a bunch of other options, but these are my go-tos whenever I’m stateside


@atShruti Matcha has never really done much for me. But someone left me with matcha baked goods yesterday and I love them!


Buy some cacao and we can compare notes next week!


I’ve had it before. I’d say it’s earthy more than bitter but depends on the type.


@VCBrags Needs a noun! But I appreciate that especially coming from you!


@Shripriya Blarg — really wish there was a way to eradicate those messages from my inbox without also overlooking something good.


@Shripriya Just checked out your film producer work. Wow! I had no idea. I should not be surprised with you though 😊


@vcpbc Sounds good to me!


@mickmillsap Excited to compare notes!


@ashleydzhang Reading Pema Chodron


“We don’t yet have a VP for the rights of the left-handed, but I haven’t checked this month. If there weren’t so many people interfering with students’ lives and faculty choices there would be plenty of funds for more real teaching and research positions.” tinyurl.com/3t7caxj4


@hassank65497999 We work predominantly with those in North America but feel free to write in. Mentorship can happen anywhere!


Thanks y'all! Made a dal tonight and it came out great -- can't wait to eat it this week too. I very much enjoy making my work hours pretty efficient but healthy on the food site -- so eating dal with rice and some seared veggies is going to be the menu for this week's lunch!


@BenTilly4 YES! This is a family favorite as well that we did growing up and I still do all the time. Super good and practical!


@pt Agreed!


Lol this may be the highest praise I’ve ever received.


Congrats to the team at Inaru! Great interview!

thehelm.co/invest/our-portfo…


@tasshinfogleman Gosh this is tough. One of them would be “Doing Everything and Doing Nothing” about Taoism.


@ReichartsRant That’s quite a face


In my ample spare time I am helping my nail salon try to bring in more business by combining two awesome things: karaoke + nails. Been doing it for a few months and it's pretty fantastic. If you're in Oakland and want to join sometime, hit me up.


@NilPartners Any time you’re in Oakland let me know :)


@ThatMrE lol it is!


Doing Everything and Doing Nothing — it’s on Taoism.


I don’t really consider myself a capital anything. But I have studied since I was a young teen.


@SeenaMakari @lukeburgis It’s a really good one!


And ask them to dance. They really love it!


Some wonderful advice in this whole thread but I especially loved this one.

Al Hemmingsen

                    @AlHemmingsen

                  18 Nov 2021

                Replying to @FritzTheDev
                Everything in life is compounding.

Not just money or investing

Relationships
Study / knowledge
Networks
Skills you intentionally train and develop

These things can compound positively or negatively, largely as a function of effort, consistency and intentionality


Some truly wonderful advice here and it really warms my heart to see men helping men.

Fritz Johnson

                    @FritzTheDev

                  18 Nov 2021

                This is my first day of being 25 years old.

It borders on cliche to ask this, but as a birthday present to me, what’s something you wish you knew at 25?


Excited for nTop’s future! This company started in a closet (no windows) and @1517fund was the first check. Definitely not the last!

nTop

                    @nTopology

                  18 Nov 2021

                🎉 We are excited to announce our $65M Series D to build the best engineering software, led by John Curtius at Tiger Global 👉 Read more about this here: ntopology.com/blog/2021/11/1…


@jeremybornstein @DeadKennedys Wish I had some of my old high school notebooks. So many doodles!


Congrats!!


My archnemesis is the printer. Why are they so fickle?

*wrong answers only please


@erikpavia


@dustin_dettmer What is this magic you speak of? I did just buy a new printer today. Doing ok except a bunch of flashing buttons from doom. Y’all might think you’ve seen me lose my shit — only the printer gets that kinda love from me.


@Mc_Huge Not wrong!


@erikpavia Dammit!


I remember that! Cooking is awesome!


@katylevinson This is my fav answer. Lol


You can’t leave us hanging like this!!


After our accountant spent the day in the pet ER with his kitty, a great company perk on top of human insurance is pet insurance.


3 or 4. Lean towards 4 since your face isn’t in shadow. I like 1 a lot too but your eyes are more closed than in 3 or 4. Yeah I think 4 is the winner here.


@grantadever And by 4 I mean the lower right!


@CoryMckane @VCBrags 😂😂😂


Appreciate you documenting the journey


Y’all, got a situation here. Had what I thought was a wholesome puzzle night with friends on Sat when one piece was mysteriously absconded with. Said friend “found” the piece in their pocket the next day. What sort of punishment is appropriate? 😂☠


@IrvNYC


@NilPartners Actually lol. So so good. I like how you think!


@TerezaN Y’all are fierce!


@jebbdykstra99 It burns!!!


A friend is a startup founder who is looking to house/pet sit as a way to work and live in SF. If you know anyone looking, please DM me.


@lindsayjeanthom Lol same!


Ops people gotta ops 🤷


@cullend My angry ones do well. Insightful threads not so much. Oh well


@dunkhippo33 We talk about keeping it weird at 1517…I think Nick is going to show up to our LP meeting in his Starship Enterprise uniform.


I knew I was becoming a different person when I closed an LP on a second phone call for $500K. I was elated for 5 seconds before it dawned on me that I likely could have asked for double and gotten it. My mind was shifting from a nonprofit one to for-profit in that moment.


Doing it right!!

Leo Polovets

                    @lpolovets

                  30 Nov 2021

                People sometimes ask me about the emails I send to founders when passing. Here's what I include:

- 3 things I like about a company
- 3 hesitations/concerns (actionable, if possible)
- humility sprinkled throughout. The avg founder understands their business way better than I do.


@potterlab Yeah these are great wins!


@maxholzheu Thank you Max!!


@maxholzheu I gotta come to Mexico City to hang with you!


Any favs in Oakland?

someone pls tell me where to find the best hot chocolate in nyc 🥺

angie

lover

lover


@maxholzheu Gonna make it happen next year! Never been!


I think you’re trying to subtly tell me something 🤔


Authentic encouragement matters

Jess

                    @HeyJessCruz

                  30 Nov 2021

                You can literally change someone’s life by simply believing in them.


@jebbdykstra99 Exactly, general platitudes don’t work.


Go straight to “pre 30’s!” No reason to be late for anything!


Tis the season to be a great tipper! My mom cleaned houses and she’d get so excited around the holidays for a little bonus. One client bragged about buying a new Lexus for his wife for Xmas and proceeded to tip her with a $2 ornament. Please give if you have the means!


Also it doesn’t have to be cash — some clients would give her bags of clothes that the family didn’t want anymore. Especially incredible were the pieces that still had tags on. What looks like a small gesture can be huge to someone else.


Really enjoyed jumping into these last week! Paid for a membership this week. And yes, you could do this with a group of friends but most of us don’t and also don’t have the discipline to run the group!

focused@focused_space
                  19 Nov 2021

                As a thank you to our community, we're offering complimentary access to focused wake-up calls next week! Get organized, get more done, and finish each day with accomplishment. 💪

Join us for a 15 min video call to set yourself up for a productive day.
focused.space/wakeup


@martyrdison I once ate 8 bowls of cereal…I’ll spare you the details of how that ended.


How hot is this market?

In 2 mins, I have LPs from a $4T+ Fund driving to Oakland, bringing breakfast sandwiches to convince me to let them anchor Fund III.

Others take note - bribing with a sausage egg and cheese  is an EXCELLENT way to start the day.

gm


@martyrdison 😂😂😂💯


Update on what is working to wake up earlier — daylight savings time + sun simulation alarm clock is a great combo.


SEC (sausage egg and cheese) is life!


@DaleJStephens


Just a reminder that this market tends to be hotter for people who are “insiders” (multiple time founders, ex-employee-at-[insert monster company], YC-backed, etc) I’m seeing a lot of great companies struggling because not being an insider means they have to work a lot harder.


@CoryMckane I’ve seen people get it for having a job and for vaporware so don’t feel bad — just keep building.


Lol just had my team ask who these folks are -- THIS IS A FUNNY (it's been going around)


@pt You want a SEC too?


@hrosenblume I’ve seen this — will have to look up the company. Feel free to message me!


@suji_yan Agreed! We would be far too small a firm for them to move the needle.


@CoryMckane Intrigued


Nuts in general -- I don't ever seem to feel full eating them.


Lol this is so me. I have three godchildren who are being brought up with all the tech and the oldest (5) asked me why I didn't just order food to be delivered when we were having sausage and vegetables (again).

Anna@annamv10
                  2 Dec 2021

                Me: (just trying to enjoy takeout wonton chicken noodle soup)
My Jewish mother: we could have made 3 soups by the time we got this soup
My Jewish mother: I don’t understand what is so difficult about making this soup. We could make this soup


@Quan That's some homemade shit right there -- good work!


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@Quan Still homemade -- you're at home, you made it! Everything starts with supply chain somewhere :)


@Quan


Ephemeral is hiring for a VP of Finance! A very cool company, great leadership, and super interesting tech!
boards.greenhouse.io/ephemer…

Ephemeral Tattoo@ephemeraltattoo
                  29 Aug 2021

                Spotted: A three-month Ephemeral tattoo in the wild. 👀


Is it just me or do lots of people use "No worries" all wrong? For example, if someone does something wrong or makes a mistake and I tell them "No worries"...that makes sense to me. But more often than not I see people use "No worries" more like when they mean "My bad!"


@trevorloy Omg that is killer advice -- someone tweeted something about pre-meditating before meditating the other day and I thought that was really smart too.


@giladrom Unsure!


My account got hacked about a month ago and I was locked out for 3 weeks -- I think the algorithm gods have dropped me because my engagement has tanked. But it's ok, I was never cool with the regular kids and now I'm not cool with the algorithms.


@NilPartners In-ter-es-ting...yeah whenever someone says it to me I think "um yeah, I'm definitely not worried about anything I did" and sorta want to give them the wtf face.


@YannelGeorge @harveyUnlock Good to know for the future! I had some great help from Twitter friends but it was super painful and took forever. It felt very strange to me to have my account taken over. Luckily zero damage was done.


@IrevDev I must be speaking with a LOT of Australians!


@arvindnedumaran I'm still skeptical


@NilPartners We can hang :)


@NilPartners No worries!


Been giving out $1K grants for 6 years and will never stop! It's baked into our model and has provided tremendous value to us and to the young people we support. One of our best decisions ever! For those looking to start similar programs here are some words of wisdom.


If you have the means to make it easy, do so. No need to make young people jump through tons of hoops to get project monies. For us that means no application, just a conversation.


Trust is an inherent value in what we do so we trust young people to use the funds wisely and to update us when appropriate. We don't need makers to become accountants of $1K.


Connect grantees to those who can help with next steps. Sometimes these are founders who have come before them. Sometimes it's other granting bodies. Make a pathway for monetary and social mobility. Grants should not be a dead end street but the beginning of sparking a flame.


Build community with grantees -- we have a call every Friday for grantees to get together and talk about their work and a discord server just for them.


When you offer the monies, tell them **exactly** what you saw in them that stands out. This is authentic encouragement -- not basic platitudes -- the truth sounds different and young people rarely get true feedback and encouragement.


@katylevinson https://www.amazon.com/Sunrise-Sleepers-Simulation-Nightlight-Daylight/


@jeremybornstein I think Akita the Don put something out.


@jeremybornstein Akira rather


@katylevinson Hmm interesting!


@Zecca_Lehn My favorite movie!!


@the_umwelt I’ve had it! Gotta go back for more.


@noor_siddiqui_ Like attracts like! Miss you!!!


@pauramirezparra I feel seen!


@pauramirezparra And omg how did I miss such an opportunity!!!


Ordering now! I love this!

Jeff Sheldon

                    @ugmonk

                  23 Jun 2020

                IT’S LIVE! 🚀🚀🚀

Meet Analog: The Simplest Productivity System

kickstarter.com/projects/ugm…


Rad!! I have a goal for 2022 to be able to do one pull up!


@startuployalist I have and love it!


I was amazed by the honking sounds in Vietnam…so much friendlier!

Dee@figgled
                  2 Dec 2021

                Cars should have a second, friendlier horn to say thank you, or if you want to let people know you drove past a cool animal


Humility and awareness are my kryptonites. Met someone at a party last week who was a poor conversationalist at best or had learned lite trolling as a style. I called him out on it and he said, “Thank you for your patience with me.” I really didn’t want to like him. Dammit.


And no — this wasn’t “negging” he was genuinely apologetic and relaxed into a more listening style with our group after this.


@chiaseedpuddin It’s true and totally hits me in the feels every time!


Just had a great chat with this team, excited for what they're launching soon!

Garrett Scott 🕳

                    @thegarrettscott

                  29 Nov 2021

                HOLY. CRAP.

Can’t believe we have $43k pledged to give to ambitious kids! Y’all are insane.

We’re not going to let y’all down. Have plans for full project roll out Friday, stay updated here: tinygrants.co

Let’s fund some kids!!!


@thegarrettscott Happy to help! Really excited for this!


We have the most amazing geeks on our teams. Doing our coffee and troubleshooting zoom with our hardware based founders right now and I'm overjoyed at the knowledge sharing ♥


Apparently the best reason to get 30U30 is that it helps founders at the holiday dinner table with grandma.

"X = doctor, Y = lawyer, and Z got awarded by 30U30 for their company."

Instead of "Z is sleeping on a couch in Soma building something with wires with 2 other people🤷♀"


@ReevesCanon 🙏


Got a wacky idea for @1517fund. Over the winter break encourage teens to build their own Rube Goldberg machine with common objects. In late July we would fly teams out to a summit to showcase their builds — kinda @HackTheNorth style without winners. Let’s make this great! Ideas?


Really want to make this accessible to all. No parents/teachers. Points for artistic and engineering creativity. Team plays. And overall lots of fun and learning!


What parameters would make this fun and special?


@PaToFe4 This is great!!


@indysofian @1517fund @HackTheNorth Awesome, yeah would love to make this collaborative! Let’s chat!


@VeerajMehta3 @1517fund @HackTheNorth I think so too! Now we gotta execute on it :). Anything you’d want to see?!


@VeerajMehta3 @1517fund @HackTheNorth Omg I would love to talk to him!!!


@PJManney @1517fund @HackTheNorth I have to see this video!!! Thanks for the lead.


@PJManney @1517fund @HackTheNorth


@gigaj0ule Thought this might be your jam if you want to jam on this with me :)


2019 wore it better 👗

holyn

                    @holyn

                  29 Nov 2021

                art basel 2019:            art basel 2021:


@DanielleFong Would love to jam with you on this!


@DanielleFong Yeah definitely would love to help people build in public and get community support!


@DanielleFong Will do shortly!


ASMR vibes 💆♀

Danielle Fong 🔆

                    @DanielleFong

                  18 Jun 2020

                full solar spectrum. 🔆


And maybe also different/wacky. What hasn’t been done with RG machines?


@DanielleFong Handy yes but I really want to keep adult hands off this — maybe we can do it over a series of a couple weeks and have some guest adults (like you!) give a pro tip that they could integrate in. I really don’t want this to be a “competition” for who has the best parents.


@Mimi_Rose_01 How might we integrate an AI component that still makes this largely accessible to all? I really don't want this to be a thing that is clearly mostly accessible for young people with resources.


@DanielleFong I like the phone a friend option -- pretty cool!


@kaimicahmills I like this -- might be a version 2 try. I figure to pilot this now and do something bigger later. Also trying to keep the battlebot component to being accessible and not just for young people with resources.


Exactly! Yeah we have to have some constraints and end goal -- just not sure what yet. It's fun drafting this on twitter. I originally thought I wouldn't say anything about this until we were ready to launch but said "fuck it" and let it fly today. Very happy with that result!


I am staying away from this being called a competition -- there are elements of that but I want teams to feel like it's a collaborative effort to make something fun and cool. And yes some things will be showcased but no "winners." And yes, both online first and then in person.


@DanielleFong I figure good to pilot over winter break while teens might have more time. Our event is in July so we could have multiple rounds.


I call this the final challenge indeed!


@DanielleFong Yeah exhibition or showcase! Hack the North does great with their framing on this. No winners, only encouragement to learn and build.


@DanielleFong Oh definitely. I see armies of teens on this. Solo is fine but the more the merrier.


@Mimi_Rose_01 Cool! Thank you!


Learned this from @ReichartsRant!

It's Okay to say "I don't know!"

There's no shame in that! The only shame is to pretend that we know everything. https://t.co/D0sXskLbZB

Prof. Feynman

A universe of atoms, an atom in the universe. Tribute to the great explainer. Tweets about Science and Wisdom. Portrait by L.V Patten.


@DanielleFong They are my favorite hackathon. No one else comes close!


Tagging some old friends that I think would have great ideas @nickcammarata @acgourley @AlexEKoren @edenfull @stephenbalaban @LauraDeming @ThatMrE @XylaFoxlin @tomthecarrot @trsohmers @NGruendemann @regardthefrost @therealbrom


Srsly


@DanielleFong You’d be a great mentor and judge @HackTheNorth


@ellenjuhlin Yes love this! Accessibility and using the environment/human in the loop is great!


@calcsam @1517fund @HackTheNorth @zachlatta Yes loved this! Was one of their first sponsors :). We have our event place, San Diego in July of 2022!


@_staci_hill Love the mixed age teams -- maybe that can be bonus points or something.


@TheAnnaGat @shriyanevatia @1517fund @HackTheNorth Me too!


@TheAnnaGat @shriyanevatia @1517fund @HackTheNorth One of my all time favorites! @okgo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvW61K2s0tA


You're taking me back...love it!

Replying to @FolliesBlue @1517fund @HackTheNorth


@benjamingreeley @1517fund @HackTheNorth What was your experience like? Did you enjoy it? What did they do well? What did they do wrong?


@bigsurgold @ReichartsRant Like he doesn't know so much that he taught me the value of saying just that!


@benjamingreeley @1517fund @HackTheNorth Cool! If you happen to have old templates or a teacher I could talk to, that would be amazing but don't spend too much time on it!


@ClarkRimsza What are they inspired to make now? :)


@bigsurgold @ReichartsRant Taken the right way, they could be a learning :p


@benjamingreeley @1517fund @HackTheNorth You’re the best!!!


@jonmarkgo @1517fund @HackTheNorth I mean if MLH wants to build one, talk out how they did it, and basically be RG mentors I’m down!


@jonmarkgo @1517fund @HackTheNorth Awesome thank you!


It’s just on sale while the rest of the market is — a great time to get involved!

Replying to @kdc6423 @luminartech @Nasdaq


@alexandertmills I knew you’d add something good! I love this as an advanced challenge. Maybe this can be a version two one!


@katylevinson @1517fund @HackTheNorth Agreed! Was also thinking that maybe the people flown out have to build one on site in a certain number of hours.


@alexrfdantas @1517fund @HackTheNorth @circuitlaunch Thank you Alex!! Would love to host something @circuitlaunch :) Our summit is going to be in San Diego but would love to drum something up with you all in 2022!


@alexrfdantas @1517fund @HackTheNorth @circuitlaunch You also have the best profile pic ever!


@trexwilleatyou Great point!


@josephjconnor @1517fund @HackTheNorth Thank you!!


@ThatMrE @nickcammarata @acgourley @AlexEKoren @edenfull @stephenbalaban @LauraDeming @XylaFoxlin @tomthecarrot @trsohmers @NGruendemann @regardthefrost @therealbrom Of course you did!! This is awesome!


No way!

Replying to @AliceShaugh @1517fund @HackTheNorth


@ThatMrE @nickcammarata @acgourley @AlexEKoren @edenfull @stephenbalaban @LauraDeming @XylaFoxlin @tomthecarrot @trsohmers @NGruendemann @regardthefrost @therealbrom Do you know that arcade young person? I remember seeing that a while back and was so so impressed!


Radiohead’s Ok Computer — some great mind hacking there.


It was my fav when I was your age :)


@DelJohnsonVC @dunkhippo33 ^ this. Total double edged sword.


Being on due diligence calls for companies we lead rounds for is very interesting. We focus on the who and the what a lot in evaluating companies but I find a lot of investors want to understand the how. We believe the how is figured out during preseed -- not before it.


In addition, I think a lot of the how is summed up as putting one foot in front of the other. It's about executing, learning, iterating, going back to the drawing board, doing an experiment, repeating an experiment, etc. You gotta have a little capital to do that!


@abhineetsays Someday we will be global!


And when investors sound too nervous about the "how" -- I just wonder what they are doing looking at preseed companies. Doesn't make a lot of sense to invest in something that you're scared of.


To me the figuring out of the how is SUPER exciting...like "I don't know how they are going to become what they are going to become -- but damn am I excited to be in the back seat for this ride."


I've been watching the Beatles documentary and it would be kinda like a label asking Paul "So how are you going to write Let it Be?"


@giladrom Gotta ask -- so what is happening here?


@SteffanHowey Very well said, yes!


Hating men doesn’t make you a feminist, it makes you a hater.


This tweet brought to you by a pitch starting with “men are creepy” as part of a slogan. Ugh.


@ashleyzanders 💯


@vhmth You’re building a village!


Also asking myself the same question. Microwave is on its way out.

Ankit Shah@ankitshah
                  6 Dec 2021

                what do you use a microwave for?

i didn't own a microwave for 8 years and now i have one and i literally only use it to reheat coffee and it feels like a stupidly large amount of counter real estate to reheat coffee


@zslayback Hmm looks great for reheating!


@zslayback Tempting!!


@zslayback "If you're thinking about buying an air fryer, you might be wondering what the difference is between air fryers and convection ovens. The quick answer is, an air fryer is a simply a smaller convection oven with a catchy name."

Omg dying. But still interested!


@zslayback Totally -- they seem great. I just kinda wonder if it's the new Instant Pot of pressure cookers. But I love my Instant Pot!


@zslayback Good!

"Now, because it's smaller and the fan is closer to the food, an air fryer is able to focus a high amount of heat onto a relatively small cooking area. Which means that an item of food in that cooking area will cook more quickly than it would in a convection oven."


@LynxCreations I disagree. People bastardize definitions: "the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes." Femininity isn't soft and powerless -- attend a birth and you'll see many sides of femininity -- power, grace, extremeness, gentleness, fierce protection, etc.


@rhi_anon Totally


@tomthecarrot @jeremybornstein Great idea!!!


Lol so reverse psychology?

Replying to @H9n1KRu8 @DrToyos @edatweets_


@mpstaton Damn!


@NickCrawwwford @Leann_Abad Incredible lol


@indysofian Congrats!!!


Happy to help with resources!

Austen Allred

                    @Austen

                  6 Dec 2021

                Wife: Are you ready to go to school?

Three year old: Mom don’t you remember I dropped out?


Thinking about doing a 1517 Santa Con in Dolores Park. Bonus points for this costuming!


On point!

Tracy Alloway

                    @tracyalloway

                  6 Dec 2021

                Just saw someone describe crypto as 'Mary Kay for young men' and now I'm dying.


I don’t know why Tigers do anything in the wild!


@vhmth Always!


@alisk It just makes central casting haters too


@DaleJStephens Yes! DM me :)


@grgelee


I think we call this a hostage situation


@steviemctweets Fabulous makeup!


@steviemctweets Lol I mean the eyes and lips! But great skin too :) Good skin is the best makeup.


This is because arrogance is built on fragility and insecurity. Humility may come from a number of different places, but ideally it's being in awe of those that came before including people, places, ideas, etc. The foundation of humility is a lot stronger than that of arrogance.


Dealing with some immaturity from a young man that thinks insistence is the way to get what he wants. “I understand that my feedback means a lot to you. But my autonomy means a lot to me. Coercion is not a flattering characteristic — work on appreciating not expecting support.”


@martyrdison We could also just start calling you Kathy Bates (a la Misery)


Led our first ESG company (B2B Saas) deal! Thrilled with their mission, the founders’ ability to build, and the pilot customers are stoked. I could use a couple coinvestors who are excited and ready to invest in preseed here (<$2M raise). Comment or DM!


Lol ok this person is very young “Ok I respect that, but can you do me a small favor…” In the words of my people, oy vay.


@araghougassian Wow that’s pretty ridiculous. You look 10 years younger without the beard. Shave it in 20 years :)


@Quan A PITA :p


@grgelee @Hydrus_ai That’s the one!


@ReichartsRant Jeez that is dark lol


@ReichartsRant Lol turning out ok and turning out stable are different.


I’m not going to call a 16 year old predatory in this particular instance. I just have the sense that they haven’t heard no very much.


@Quan That’s a cruel trick!


@jebbdykstra99 Real feedback is the way :)


@ReichartsRant :p


Kinda tempted to fly out for a couple days around Xmas.

Janine Sickmeyer

                    @myfriendjanine

                  8 Dec 2021

                The most magical time to be a tourist in NYC🎄❄


“Pay attention”…usually to the most boring and irrelevant ideas to me.

“That’s a distraction”…to the topics I was most interested in.

Sahil Bloom

                    @SahilBloom

                  8 Dec 2021

                What is the single worst piece of advice you ever received?


“Get a standard departmental degree” — advised to do this by my college advisor.

Wanted to create a “scholarly women” major but was discouraged because it was “too weird for the job market to understand.” Would have come out with my mind ablaze if I had followed my gut.


@IrvNYC Gosh — maybe I have to do it for a couple days and surprise Mom in the process. Hmmm.


Genius!

JJ Tang (Rootly)

                    @jjrichardtang

                  7 Dec 2021

                Whenever my Mom or in-laws ask me for IT help I make them a guided @loom video so they can watch it on repeat 🧘


There is a lot of hand waving from “orgs” (more like PR machines) about promoting women in startups and venture. We get pumped for info and pledges and hoop jumping — and little actual support. Maybe the media push is good for all but I’d really like to see more substance.


Watching other women boost their careers waving the flag of supporting women leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I’ve heard from female founders about putting a lot of time into these groups only to be used to boost someone else’s status. Gross.


The best women in VC group I’ve been a part of was @firstrepublic pre-covid. They held workshops, lunches, great discussions, made actual intros for us, and planned some really fun events.


And I know female founders who are afraid to speak up about this because they will be outed from a group.

It’s totally professional mean girls.


And let me add that I wasn’t even a client then! It was incredible.


Put 🍆 in crazy.


@Erikals7 🤮


Congrats!

Leo Polovets

                    @lpolovets

                  8 Dec 2021

                When we started Susa in 2013, we kept hearing that most funds take 8+ yrs to generate meaningful returns.

I naively thought that was an exaggeration. Nope! The experienced VCs were right: it took us just under 9 yrs. I'm happy that Susa's now a profitable investment for our LPs!


I don’t get it (and I don’t think I’m supposed to). What is this bing bong thing? Is it like 👁 ❤ 👁?


@augierakow


Yeah but some people take safety to mean not living a reasonable life even with precautions.


That’s what I’m told!


I have a nice glass of more work :)


@ashley6meyer I’m hoping it’s just immaturity! They are only 16.


Ok we are working on getting out a Rube Goldberg challenge for over winter break (will be following up with enthusiasts in the last thread shortly). Tag a teen, a school, a teacher, club etc that you think would love to participate! More soon!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  3 Dec 2021

                Got a wacky idea for @1517fund. Over the winter break encourage teens to build their own Rube Goldberg machine with common objects. In late July we would fly teams out to a summit to showcase their builds — kinda @HackTheNorth style without winners. Let’s make this great! Ideas?


.@zachlatta @hackclub would love to get the word out with your groups!


Absolutely! Great group!

Replying to @usrbinishan @0xIshan @hackclub


@Quan If she can assemble a group to do this — game on!


I’m allergic to slack :) but thanks!

Replying to @usrbinishan @0xIshan @zachlatta @hackclub


I did :).

Replying to @usrbinishan @0xIshan @hackclub @mojombo


@Quan Sounds good to me :)


“Your Investor Purity Score is 60.
You've gotten your feet wet. People have yet to recognize you for how impure you are, but keep at it.”

David ☕@cupazhou
                  9 Dec 2021

                Too many people take VC too seriously, so I thought I'd make a little VC "personality" test. Have fun!

s0d1i4awpzi.typeform.com/to/…


I’ve know Zach pre hack club :)


Total fav


Our friends are awesome!


Telling mom about your NFTs? Priceless.

Lauren Self

                    @laurenlself

                  8 Dec 2021

                It costs 0.00 ETH to call your mom


@caelanhuntress I call VC advanced tutoring — I’m learning allllll the time. So yeah, it’s great :)


Belief capital + small grant = a great trust builder for the makers we fund.

weisser

                    @julianweisser

                  9 Dec 2021

                Many need belief capital before they ever need financial capital.

It costs nothing to tell someone you believe in them—but it can be invaluable.

This is one way to help put people in play.


@Mqsley They will be!


Young people doing get a lot of trust granted to them. Most adults and institutions think trust is something you gain by becoming an authority.


This Ewok gear is dope 💗

Simon Sarris

                    @simonsarris

                  9 Dec 2021


After 11 years of working with makers and founders I am excited to say that we wrote our own a lexicon of what we look for in founder characteristics and what it takes to develop them further. I think it’s on 🔥 Sneak peak: my favorite is Friday Night Dyson Sphere!


@leia_ruseva Disappointing indeed


@Mqsley Cool! Have them email me! danielle @ http://1517fund.com


Appreciate the sentiment but as someone who doesn’t drink and has a lot of sober friends I find alcohol can be an awkward gift.


@Erikals7 Solid!


I’ll do meeting minutes!


I suggested writing one for someone we both know when he started dating someone else. She was pretty insulted by the idea lol.


"I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the tiny pushes of each honest worker." - Helen Keller


@DelJohnsonVC Appreciate you sharing this. I think a key to this is backing up statements with action and I think that Lolita is doing a ton on the action side -- not just being a positivity vibe machine. Who do you think is doing a good job at removing bias though? Would love to follow them.


@ReichartsRant I mean...but I was being serious and would have enjoyed such a process. But I like this new metric!


Action can be broad but making investments, tweeting founder Qs, building community are actions. I see what you are talking about in women funded BS PR machines. It’s sorta a pump and dump for info while elevating their personal brand and no action or promises w/o delivery.


@DelJohnsonVC I think that’s a strong claim that things would be better if a particular person did nothing. But it’s interesting to think about. Agreed that some actions do make things worse.


@DelJohnsonVC So who should we be following that is doing a great job at this? Would love to see and follow their approach!


@ReichartsRant Ah!


@DelJohnsonVC So down for a sober look at the data. Would make for a great conference/discussion etc. I think we could look at what “actions” have been taken in aggregate and see what is helping and what is hurting. We are all doing things that have positive and negative effect though.


@DelJohnsonVC Totally agreed!


@AdrienneGT @julianweisser @1517fund Impressive work Adrienne! I’m so sorry that support has been so hard to come by!


@ReichartsRant That’s pretty good. Lol and I’ve seen some interesting cases of this.


GPs what makes for an awesome and above and beyond LP?


We love our family offices since they have super interesting backgrounds and lots of industry insight and knowledge about how to grow something wildly successful.


We have been too small to work with institutionals but would love to hear what sets the great ones apart from the good ones.


Above and beyond to me looks like being proactive, helping with intros to other LPs/founders, being a source of advice about the market of GPs, having a thesis of the types of GPs they back, and loving early stage coinvestments alongside us.


Loving these! Wish there was a way to search by signs.


@crypto_coven @dunkhippo33 Sweet!


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Hiten Shah

                    @hnshah

                  13 Dec 2021

                Being able to delay gratification is a superpower.


When did we start calling ads, ads, and not commercials? Is it a commercial only if it’s a video? When I think about my social ads as commercials I feel a lot more disgusted…and I like it.


@ReichartsRant Ok, so commercials is the majority of social ads. Roger that.


@ericgrafstrom The worst!!


Moving this week!

Nick Huber

                    @sweatystartup

                  13 Dec 2021

                Friends don’t ask friends to help move.

Hire movers or do it yourself. Period.


"Sometimes students think feeling unhappy and frustrated is an acceptable state for learning. In fact, if you are always frustrated and unhappy, it’s unlikely you are learning anything at all." - Sadie Valeri

realismtoday.com/classical-r…


"The more you learn, the more your vision for [what] you want to make evolves...No matter how much skill we develop, our vision for what we would like to achieve advances too, it’s always just beyond our fingertips." - Sadie Valeri

realismtoday.com/classical-r…


@BryceJohanneck It’s true! I helped a friend move a little over a year ago. Was good to get some exercise and be helpful!


@trexwilleatyou @DoorDash @utekkare Happy anniversary!


Spent some time falling in love with the @crypto_coven witches and their whole way of educating people about NFTs. Really fun to see the creativity and styles. This one is perfection to me! What a neat project!

Raven O’Neal@ravenroneal
                  1 Nov 2021

                You are a WITCH come to life from a doodle. You pluck secrets from the universe like leaves from a tree. Your magic spawns from twirling your hands and feet. You shield your energy with indigo-dyed scarves. GET DIRT UNDER YOUR FINGERNAILS! @keridwen_eth @crypto_coven


@ericlinuskaplan At the time it would have been taking a few courses from as many subject areas as I could. Knowing what I know now I would try to make connections between really disparate things.


@thatsavvygal @crypto_coven That makes me even happier! I think the world would be a very different place if children had access to crypto — thanks for teaching her!


What’s your favorite programmable robot for a 10 - 12 year old?


Christmas is about miracles 🎅🏼

Mrs. Clinkscale

                    @mrs_clinkscale

                  15 Dec 2021

                teacher friends - i have a student in my class whose parent can’t afford christmas. she has three kids (9, 10, and 11). if any of my friends would be willing to donate an item for their family for christmas, it would be greatly appreciated! DM for more info 🤍


@mrs_clinkscale @ESheilaanne2 DM me! Would like to help!


When we started 1517 we went to a conference where we presented our work — everyone approached us saying we should be a nonprofit rather than a venture fund.


@MRoose97 😂


@steviemctweets Congrats (for whatever the flowers represent)!


Wait, is getting flowers from a dude not cool anymore? I can help anyone who needs to depart with bouquets. DM for address.


Gardenias are great! And last so long!


@steviemctweets @buggeroaf Fair!


Wonders never cease. Witnessed a GP throw an associate under the bus for poor form behavior. Dude, own your shit!


@ks_kulk Fun!!


@heyecs Exactly!


@prmurphy We have the ability to but we haven’t yet! But happy to talk!


Yes!!

Replying to @DanielleFong @Rainmaker1973


@permjotvalia 🙏


We did good! @William_Blake is putting the finishing touches on his book to be published next year.

Balaji

                    @balajis

                  18 Dec 2021

                Replying to @balajis
                I’d love to see a post by @DStrachman and @William_Blake taking a victory lap on the Thiel Fellowship as well.

It was extraordinarily successful, producing @VitalikButerin, @LauraDeming, @zoink, and many more.


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Arlan 👊🏾@ArlanWasHere
                  18 Dec 2021

                Lamb Chop really owned all of us when she had us singing The Song That Doesn’t End at all hours of the day/night against our will.


Excited to geek out on this!

Prismatica Game Community Framework@GameGovernance
                  14 Dec 2021

                Welcome to Prismatica!

A new NFT card game with the deepest lore and magic system on any blockchain!

Join us at Prismati.ca!


Michael P Gibson

                    @William_Blake

                  18 Dec 2021

                I have a book coming out October 2022 detailing the story. It's called Paper Belt on Fire.


@zslayback


@Twokie_ @loom Well done!!


@Quan Just seeing this! Would love to!


For various reasons I haven’t had heat in my house for three days. Luckily I have other places to crash and it’s being fixed but I can really see why keeping heat off/low is a cult favorite — totally messes with will power and ability to think.


@octal Littles is with her cat dad. Meera is doing ok at the house and was only in it for one night (I just moved). That said I might take her with me tonight back to my old place that I have through the end of the month if we can’t get the heat on tonight.


At 1517 we are vehemently against playbooks for how to found a company. This is why we will never run an incubator or accelerator. If we need to run your company, we should have never made the investment.

Free Brittany Martin@IfyWorks
                  17 Dec 2021

                Most of us don’t need incubators and accelerators.

We need cash and to be left alone.


This would be an awesome podcast!

Nikhil Krishnan

                    @nikillinit

                  19 Dec 2021

                a new guy raz podcast called "how I botched this" with founders that do post-mortems of their companies


@potterlab True but that is why we have a robust community online and offline!


Really digging this account

AI Alan Watts@ai_alan_watts
                  19 Dec 2021

                You know, all these people that have these Twitter accounts seem to think, or at least act as if they are very important. I think it's a bit silly.


You mean being amazing? :)


@startuployalist Takes one to know one :). Have a great night!


@jebbdykstra99 At least as cold as 53 inside in the morning.


Surely not — but I sympathize with what the OP was saying. She doesn’t need another program to go through — she needs capital and to be trusted to do the right thing for her company.


@jebbdykstra99 Scary! That sounds terrible. Yeah space heaters on tonight in a room. Can’t wait to have it fully fixed tmw.


I’m in Oakland and can only hear it. Kinda thought World War III had kicked off at Lake Merritt.


I thought World War III had broken out right at Lake Merritt. Can’t see anything but the sound was unreal.

Mariecar Mendoza@SFMarMendoza
                  19 Dec 2021

                Wondering what the fireworks are about? It's for the #Matrix U.S. premiere in S.F. 🎆🎇


I’m all for choices and differences of opinions. Let 1K accelerators bloom.


The comment are pretty great. The Bay is showing it’s “we go to bed early/what is night life” colors.


I run a community with 1517. It’s our way of sharing distributed ideas.

Bc we don’t have a playbook we don’t have founders reciting the same pitch and regurgitating canned spam from “the partners.”

Accelerators vary. But I think many too closely resemble school.


Wrapping presents to my favorite Xmas song!

youtu.be/c5K0znZXIo4


@karensalay I don’t mind people spending money on what they want. And in some sense this worked big time on marketing spend.


@AdrienneGT Omw!


We love giving $1K grants to great teams! Building something fun? Be in touch!

Mustafa Khan@itsmuskhan
                  20 Dec 2021

                I was a finalist at @HackTheNorth earlier this year. Here’s a little behind the scenes of what we made and how we made it: youtu.be/bJJVS57LIQA Thank you @DStrachman and @1517fund for motivating us to continue working on this project even after the hackathon was over 🙏


All about that Fresh Prince reboot!

Ki@Ki_fun_thoughts
                  20 Dec 2021

                Sums up why the US might not be competitive in the world market.

#DMV


That pic is everything!

Zak Kukoff

                    @zck

                  20 Dec 2021

                When there aren’t any Chinese food reservations left on Christmas


@ReichartsRant 😂


@AdrienneGT Sorry?


Toby ☕

                    @tobydoyhowell

                  22 Dec 2021

                Web4 is just people going outside again


"Life rarely changes in a positive way without an increase in responsibility. That can mean taking ownership of your health or committing to a relationship or starting a business. If you want the trajectory to change, the amount of responsibility usually has to change." - J Clear


Kintsugi

tricia srinivasan@trexwilleatyou
                  23 Dec 2021

                We have all heard the story about h&m dumping products in the garbage right?

I'm starting a brand that eliminates this problem...
We rescue brand "rejects" at the factory level, re-work, re-brand, & re-sell the garments.


@HITInvestments Merry Christmas!!!


Merry Jolly Twitter Fam! 🎅🏼🔔🎁


Gave two of these for Xmas today. Huge hit!

Product Hunt 😸

                    @ProductHunt

                  28 Mar 2021

                A button to start a 30-second dance party - anytime, anywhere 💃
meow.ph/30-second-dance-part…


@AdamPerschke The website is incredible


@ericgrafstrom @MollyCain And fav quotes!!


Incredible work Evan!


Newest pet peeve -- why the hell does Apple feel the need to announce to everyone who texts me that I keep my phone on silent? That is seriously not anyone's business.


@umeruber 🙏


Ancient history!! I watched part of it recently and smiled so big!


I assumed there was a way to shut it off. So thank you! That said I don’t like the direction that this implies as normal.


@fengsite @_pranavnt Hmm totally missed that.


I wish insecure people could feel mudita. It’s far more attractive than turning into Gollum.


B-Bye!


@cullend Say more!


CDC now says you can skip college to have a fulfilling life. Plus it reduces the spread of covid.


gm

Time to meditate!

AI Alan Watts@ai_alan_watts
                  28 Dec 2021

                You are dreaming right now. There are no boundaries between you and anything else. You are the whole universe dreamed up into an idea of separation that is called "you."


@nickarner Precious!


@mpstaton They should!


@BeyondFallen93 Thank you!


I love nostalgia. Just heard from one of our $1K grantees from 2017 following up with the longer tail of launching her project shebuildsrobots.com/ and bringing the curriculum to schools. Also embroidery and LEDS is a great idea!


@heyalexfriedman @shriyanevatia @symba_io


Add some twinkly interior lights to the mini van and I think you’re one step closer to being on your way.


Best NFT explanation. Individual and shared delusion.

Jeroen (€8)@yuroon
                  28 Dec 2021

                Replying to @avalonpenrose @rustybrick


Fun-gina-ble 😂

Avalon Penrose@avalonpenrose
                  28 Dec 2021

                a normal person explains NFTs:


I love it -- people used to dress up to fly. Bring it back!


So I have a call with Zak at 9:30...but I have no idea which Zak or about what. If Zaks on twitter want to do a group call, I think that would be best.


Yeah I'm usually pretty good at adding all the context but I must have been in "oh I'll remember this one" mode -- nope.


Figured it out...it was a Zach with a CH! :)


@ericzhu @zslayback Nope, not that one!


Apparently annual meetings in PJ bottoms wasn’t normal at one point. Go dream self on being so forward thinking!


@NilPartners Upping exercise never goes out of style. I command you to do it! You’re going to love the new shoe looms in 2024.


@NilPartners Lol looks


@NilPartners Serious spyware.


That is great! Thank you for the find!


The soft core porn video selling this product is amazing on so many levels.

amazon.com/TURBRO-EF23-PB-Fi…


The mansplaining and her fawning are off the hook


@ReichartsRant I think you should do the voice over 😂🤣


“Cynicism is the great mask of the disappointed and betrayed heart.” - bell hooks


@UnseriousDude_ Always take life advice from someone who honors the phrase “I need TP for my bunghole.”


Pretty great 🧵

Ara Ghougassian

                    @araghougassian

                  31 Dec 2021

                Replying to @VCBrags
                loool TLDR: buy 2x leveraged stock of whatever prof galloway says will die and you'll have a happy marriage


@VCBrags @araghougassian 🤣


@Slowest_Sloth_ @1517fund Yeah I haven’t seen any announcements — interesting.


Eventually I became ok with that my hobby is trying new things.

Bushra Farooqui 📖 🕯

                    @startuployalist

                  2 Jan 2022

                ppl who have a lot of varied interests shouldn’t see it as a lesser thing of not specializing in one thing or another, but as an instinct towards a suite of elements cohered by an invisible thread for world-building


Just landed on my NFT kryptonite.

Eric Bahn 💛

                    @ericbahn

                  2 Jan 2022

                Thank you @HungVPham for Chubbicorn 154! Excited to keep getting deeper into the @chubbiverse!


@HITInvestments Good one!


Tempted


Don’t forget, it’s a new year and new you! This could be your year to floss! It all starts tonight 🦷


@ReichartsRant Or something


@bigsurgold Gorgeous!


I’ve been telling a lot of founders lately, “You need to learn and get comfortable with spending a lot more money.”

Pavel Asparouhov

                    @Pavel_Asparagus

                  4 Jan 2022

                Elizabeth Holmes doesn't get enough credit for how difficult it is to just burn a billion dollars. U probably couldn't do it


@bigsurgold 🤣😂


Would you say that you can’t know your direct experience in a given moment?


@NickCrawwwford 😂🤣


🤔 not sure I agree but also can’t quite find the words for what I want to say. Maybe more a hunch that it doesn’t only work like that.


No no no! A friend pays a syndicate group $5K annually to invest small capital checks into companies. My friend can only deploy $25K a year. This makes the management fee 20%! This angel is going to be living in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER -- because they are going broke on fees.


Damn. That’s a mic drop answer.


One of the best practices I ever started. So happy to see others learn it, especially parents!

Stephen Read

                    @StephenReadHIT

                  5 Jan 2022

                Marshall Rosenberg is a wizard when it comes to communicating effectively, NVC is a must.  It's allowed me to distinguish between observations, feelings, needs and requests. Specifically how to observe without judgement, leading to a conversation verse a fight. Thanks @DStrachman


@HITInvestments I love this one pager! Gonna make a print out!


Want to hangout with like minded peers like dropouts, renegade scientists, and outside the box thinkers? 1517's community on discord is hoppin' and will always be free to join. Each person is individually vetted. Would love to learn more about you!

1517fund.com/take-action


Plus we have been safely hosting in person events and are excited to do a lot more this year! Ice cream socials, workshops, bookclubs, retreats, etc.


@Quan Email me! Will shoot you the link!


Excited to purchase my first ever new car when this comes out!!

Luminar

                    @luminartech

                  5 Jan 2022

                Luminar and @volvocars announce lidar-equipped, next gen SUV will feature Ride Pilot, an unsupervised autonomous driving capability for highways, which will be first introduced in California. #CES2022 $LAZR luminartech.com/ces22volvo/


Habits are like broccoli for leaders.

Ara Ghougassian

                    @araghougassian

                  5 Jan 2022

                The only thing we have is our habits. Everything else falls secondary.

2022 is the year I focus on building excellent habits and aggressively combating my unhealthy ones


We will be reading and discussing Atomic Habits for our founder retreat in Telluride in Feb!


@marcusferrario Message me!


@alisontarwater I gotta start the trend in the new house.


@Slowest_Sloth_ Which ones?


@ryanmyher Agreed!


That’s some Series A glam hair!

Janine Sickmeyer

                    @myfriendjanine

                  7 Jan 2022

                My hair is an investment ok.


Achievement unlocked!

Roy E. Bahat

                    @roybahat

                  7 Jan 2022

                Just parked my car in the Mission and, 2 hours later, all the windows are intact. AMA


@bayareawriter The plank is what sold it for me. Palms sweating!