founder of @envoy. formerly systems engineer at Twitter and Google.
San Francisco, CA
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we announced to our company today that we're giving everyone free OpenAI/ChatGPT licenses so we can all be more efficient. i'm pretty sure people were more excited about that than our $111M Series financing last year! 🥁🌈🤖
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here's @a16z's @andrewchen being REALLY founder friendly as he shows up 45 minutes late to @envoy ⏳😱
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on the no-VC thing, the entire proposal is a bit silly. the moment your competitor raises $100M to do the same thing youre doing bootstrapped and "without VC pressure", your chances of survival will diminish enormously. goal of survival is also way boring from goal to win.
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protip: when angry at someone, talk to them in person -- trust me that the email you were going to send will only make things worse 👍
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one thing this pandemic is really going to do is make it clear which managers value butts-in-seat versus direct measurable results from those butts
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really excited about the future of @envoy! we've gone through a lot, but building just incredible things. today we announce our Series C financing! 🎉✨🚀 envoy.com/blog/envoy-series-…
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super excited about @envoy raising $15M from @a16z and @cdixon! story here: medium.com/envoy-blog/envoy-…
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🚀 incredibly excited to be so involved in challenging the status quo of workplace experience! it'll be fun working with you @mmurph and @andrewchen! 🚀
We’re thrilled to announce that we've raised $43M in our Series B funding round led by @MenloVentures! Thank you to the 10K+ companies that have already joined us in elevating their workplace experiences. Here's how we're thinking about what comes next: envoy.com/blog/43M-to-challe…
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🎈 some news for y'all: today we're announcing the beta of Envoy Protect, our new product designed to help re-open workplaces safely: envoy.com/blog/introducing-e… 🎈
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they should make dishwashers where you can load the entire bottle in and it only uses what's needed over multiple runs
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today we're announcing @envoy is committed to building for safe workplace re-openings: envoy.com/blog/envoy-is-comm…
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Today we're incredibly excited to announce Envoy Passport, BLE sign-in using your phone, plus our new Free Tier! blog.envoy.co/introducing-en…
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today we launch Deliveries -- no more mountains of boxes in your office! <3 the entire @envoy team, best folks ever. envoy.com/blog/envoy-deliver…
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today's launch, though i still cant believe we pulled it off, was absolutely not without multiple full stops, new teams, complete redesigns, botched demos, how-enterprise-do-we-want-to-look drama, sudden high-dollar bidding on competitors, overnight market dynamics changes, wow.
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exciting day today -- we're announcing Envoy Workplace ✨and our space occupancy analytics 📊! Envoy will integrate into building security systems and WiFi controllers to passively and redundantly measure foot traffic globally in all of a company's buildings, with new levels of accuracy. 🧪 venturebeat.com/ai/envoy-unv…
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so proud of the entire team here at @envoy!! an incredible amount of work went into this and it's just the beginning of a transformation of every workplace everywhere. we're here to help! 🚒🚀
🎈🎉It’s launch day for workplaces everywhere! We’re proud to release Envoy Rooms, our reimagined mobile app, and our workplace platform that connects everything together. Meet the workplace designed for you: ow.ly/D5gO50yjwMl
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it was a pretty rough last couple days. we had to part ways with lots of really kind and caring people. the workplace and its conditions will be center-stage as people return back, and we're prepping for some big things there. real opportunities to innovate. 💪
Envoy is the latest startup to face layoffs, furloughs and salary cuts. Not a shock given the nature of their business, but still sad to see. forbes.com/sites/alexandrawi…
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so i was at a dinner last night and the basement had a Game of Thrones event going on. while going to the bathroom, i snuck a quick pic on their chair.
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got access to @Azure's new GPU machines. they are BEASTS. 60fps, Ultra, 1680x1050 on Witcher 3, solid 60mbit to play
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Envoy Protect has helped with 🔥ONE MILLION🔥 returns back to the workplace! COVID's not over, but safely utilizing offices in a limited capacity is absolutely possible. thank you to the @envoy team for being so diligent over this 4 month Protect beta. every day's a record 😍
Over 5,000 workplaces have used Envoy Protect to power one million safe returns to the workplace. We’re proud to announce that Protect is out of beta and full of new features and integrations designed to help you stay safe and healthy at work. ow.ly/3GYa50BKUAq
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surprising how many times i've heard about leadership teams *wanting* to over-communicate with their company, but then don't end up sending that email or slack due to "people get too much email already and don't read slack". send it anyways!
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really big news for breaking down the walls between companies in multi-tenancy buildings. the future of workplaces is only getting started 🚀
A great workplace experience should bring together all of the offices working in a shared building. 🏢
Introducing Envoy Connect, built for multi-tenant property owners to create a seamless, modern workplace experience for their tenants and visitors. 🎉 envoy.com/blog/introducing-e…
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4th and Bryant -- yes that is a real a Muni train there. it's happening!! it took literally 10 years, but it's happening!
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just came out of the US Naturalization Ceremony – it’s official – i’m a US Citizen! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 still <3 you guys in 🇨🇦 tho :)
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i wonder if there's such thing as an S-1 reading party. drink and group-read S-1s, what could possibly go wrong
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today has been literally the wildest day i've had yet at @envoy but let me just say, the things we're doing are incredible and, no bias, this is the best company ever. 🙌
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hat tip to @ycombinator @garrytan for the remorse-less compliance of everyone on the 1-minute, 1-person and 1-slide format! i feel like i should be in an elevator right now 🎉
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we did another Wakefield study with some really interesting results: 2 of 3 people want mandatory vaccination before going back to workplaces. 1 in 2 will likely leave their jobs if Hybrid Work isn't adopted. people don't want 0 or 5 days a week at the office, they want 3. 🏢💉👍
Reopening workplaces is on the horizon... but how do employees feel about it? Hint: They really want hybrid work and for everyone to be vaccinated. Read the full report:
ow.ly/QV5c50E0kD2
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getting reached out to by a lot of customers: how will Envoy help employees with back-to-work procedures? pretty incredible ideas some of the things we're hearing companies wanting to do. send me your thoughts on what your company's planning. looking for beta partners too.
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we're looking for a lead designer for Envoy! we win because of our relentless prioritization of end-user experience in a world dominated by feature-checklists, one-offs, and revenue-driven decision making. come take our secret weapon to the next level -- dm me 🚀
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just finished reading Hard Thing About Hard Things by @bhorowitz — damn. really excellent book. a little way too close to home though :)
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fwiw doing any company or accomplishing anything great is all about uphill battles and kind of becoming ok with the fact that everything's unfair and a mess. keeping it together is the opportunity. also a great support network helps :)
Envoy ‘can't stop, won't stop' making the workplace safer for peope to return.
At a young age, Larry Gadea and his family left communist Romania for a better life.
He's now the CEO of $1.4 billion tech startup.
Here's his story ...
bit.ly/3nSdP5B
@lg @envoy @Forbes
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this is nuts: our webinar about the practices @snap, @okta, and @envoy are taking to return back to work is up to *1300 signups*! 😱 @imkialikethecar will be hosting and it's TOMORROW. we've already had to expand our Zoom licenses twice, let's go for 3! 💸 envoy.com/content/webinars/d…
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sooooo @elonmusk we're keeping the car's price at $35k.... right?
A San Francisco tech firm is giving away Tesla Model 3s. Here's how you can win one. abc7ne.ws/305m1FG
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the envoy.com front page is adaptingggg -- people using envoy.com/passport, masks everywhere, no handshakes. what a time to be alive! 😷
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Wrote a new article: Run your own high-end cloud gaming service on EC2 lg.io/2015/04/12/run-your-ow…
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due to Envoy Protect (envoy.com/blog/introducing-e…) today we signed our biggest deal and multi-product rollout ever. intl deployment of Protect, Visitors, Rooms, Deliveries and Mobile. super proud of the @envoy team for not letting initial office closures get us down. <3
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this but for recruiting the right people to join your company. it's not about "getting more top-of-funnel" necessarily, it's about getting people pre-disposed to your company or your industry in the pipe and focusing on them.
It is nearly impossible to convince a VC of a thesis they don’t already believe, so the key in fundraising is to ‘discover’ the right partners, not try to educate and convince…
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with Envoy Protect passing 1.5M people re-entering their workplaces, today we're adding another piece to the hybrid work future: ✨Envoy Desks✨, our new COVID-focused desk sharing product to help folks be safer all throughout their workplace: envoy.com/blog/introducing-e… 🚀
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slowly but surely. it's honestly the best thing in the world to be physically surrounded by such great people 😍 and yes, we're all vaccinated.
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yeah just a casual overnight doubling of Envoy Desks usage from Friday of last week to yesterday
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i hope so :)
we're hiring!
I personally took meetings with over 15 companies in the last 45 days, from startups to large tech cos & they all use @envoy. Product fit? 😀
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i know many may find this to be a shocker, but there's a world where different companies do different things and we don't need to religiously battle which is right and which is wrong as if there's only one option. different things work for different people and companies! ❤️
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apple gives away its secret to success so many times yet so few people and companies listen piped.video/watch?v=TJ1SDXbi…
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the mailroom will become one of the most important rooms in the office. i know it sounds crazy... but online shopping is too big of a deal to ignore. fret not though, we have a product for that! envoy.com/deliveries/ (also watch the video, it's super fancy!)
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we're making a new offer letter template, here's one page of it. i wish my beard was that thick... thanks @amyteedee :D
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Envoy Protect being iterated on day and night as businesses carefully re-open their workplaces. we've learned a lot working extremely closely with them on what's practical and what's not and we're productizing what we found to be most effective. now open for everyone to try! ☀️
In just 30 days over 2,000 companies have signed up for the closed beta of Envoy Protect. Today, we’re excited to share some exciting updates on the product, including the launch of our open beta!
ow.ly/KnBb50AlIfq
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My vacation project: Revised and much faster, run your own high-end cloud gaming service on EC2! lg.io/2015/07/05/revised-and…
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excited to announce that we've acquired @office_together to help accelerate building the future of work! incredible talent from @yin_amy and her team and big things coming soon. 📈✨🎉 envoy.com/blog/together-is-b…
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really great pivot story by @meliarobin on how we got to where we are. 🙏 businessinsider.com/envoy-pi…
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sneaking in another one today! woohoo to @mikechandroid for joining @envoy as our VP of Engineering -- it'll be a wild wild ride!! 🚀
He’s filed over 100 patents and built a phone that was later acquired by Razer. But, that’s not all—he is our new VP of Engineering! Meet the man, the myth, the legend, Mike Chan. envoy.com/blog/customer-cent…
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cool to see @united keeping on the latest tech 👍 shoutout to the eng and pm doing this feature even though it's absolutely a nice-to-have, plz keep fighting the good fight! ☀️
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i'll just really quickly reboot my computer now ... oh there's an upd... oh.. oh no. 47 MINUTES REMAINING
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guys guys, i think we made it. people are buying ads against our brand name! 🌈 what was the tactic again, we're supposed to bid up the price an order of magnitude but ensure they still land the final click?
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hey everyone, we're looking for a design manager @envoy to make workplace experience spectacular. jobs.lever.co/envoy/4cfe0670… email me: larry@envoy.com more info about us: envoy.com/jobs 🖌
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would pay top dollar for a mobile email client that doesn't secretly change the fonts on you when pasting things
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you've really outdone it this time @jonrussell -- i've been upgraded from "former kid prodigy" for the Deliveries launch to "child prodigy" for this Series B announcement. i wonder if wall street will eventually give a valuation bump for that...
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whoa 238 folks registered for our Future of Work panel on March 4th at @envoy! 50 spots left -- would love to see you here: envoy.com/pages/future-of-wo… 🎈
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Big new opp at @envoy: VP of Engineering jobs.lever.co/envoy/5a54630b… Come build the products that'll be in every office everywhere. lg@envoy.com
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hey, #9 on a list of 50 pretty legit companies is quite reasonable! businessinsider.com/50-best-… we'd have been #1 if we had a pic of the team carrying me
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article written: building a thunderbolt eGPU to turn your Macbook into a monster gaming machine! forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-…
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startup idea: SaaS that generates a phone number for you to use on Uber and Lyft where all it replies with is “just go to the damn pin why are you calling me”. the Premium plan will add UberEats, Caviar and Postmates support with “plz just ring the doorbell!” 🚀
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hey that’s @envoy in what is a pretty awesome stand! thanks for working with us @volvocars <3
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i'm at Ritual Coffee right now, there's a guy day-trading on GDAX. i feel like yelling at him "sir, do not trade that ETH for LTC"!! but really i'm conflicted between that or dumping my coffee on his computer and reminding him to work on better things. :\
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going on a road trip to meet a candidate. decided that the 1.5hr drive deserves some excitement so i rented a Tesla Model 3. this car is the future. sell all your cars and buy this. also get in the 500,000 ppl backlog. also hm, i guess take up walking too since you sold your car.
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