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I’m not a Democrat, not a Republican, not a left-winger, and not a right-winger. I often agree with the great @paulg, although not always. I agree with him completely on this
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My @Benchmark partners and I have had the privilege of being part of the @Uber journey since the Series A nearly a decade ago. I’m thrilled w Uber's position, excited for the road ahead, and extend deepest thanks to all past and present employees, directors, drivers, & customers
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Everything @benthompson writes is worth reading, but this one is a must-read. stratechery.com/2020/dust-in…
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I got @MoneyLynch talking @domotalk! #WHATWILLDROPNEXT #DOMOTRILOGY starts Sunday #DP16 domo.ly/1QZ4HSP
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Thanks to the amazing @dugsong @jonoberheide and @duosec team for the privilege of serving as your investor and board member. Living proof that making smartphones the “remote control for real life” can transform every market and industry!
Duo could not be more thrilled to start the next chapter of our journey: Cisco, the world's largest enterprise security company, has announced it’s intent to acquire The Most Loved Company in Security! duo.com/about/press/releases…
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Must-read @QuoraSessions today w my partner @peterfenton, the person who defines full potential in venture investing
quora.com/session/Peter-Fent…
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Once in a while I read something simple and different that makes complete sense and explains a lot. This is one of those times. ft.com/content/cbed81fc-3b56… via @financialtimes
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I used to fancy myself an independent thinker, and then I found myself agreeing with every single word of this 🤷♂️ economist.com/leaders/2020/1…
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This is so great - @RonConway is the living embodiment of what makes Silicon Valley special. Thanks @bchesky!
I've been reaching out to many of the people who supported Airbnb in our earliest days to say thanks. While there are a number of people who believed in us, without Ron Conway, Airbnb wouldn't be what it is today.
news.airbnb.com/ron-conway-a…
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Huge congrats to the @stripe team and to @patrickc and @collision, two of the smartest, most thoughtful, and kindest people I’ve even known. Deeply regret not having been their investor (just like @reidhoffman!)
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Got engaged! (Yesterday) @ Paris, France instagram.com/p/2x27FYK1UH/
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Today the @Benchmark team is thrilled to announce our extraordinary new General Partner @sarahtavel
abovethecrowd.com/2017/05/09…
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I’ve had the privilege of working with @moskov for more than fifteen years and have never known anyone more admirable or impressive. Thanks @moskov for showing me and so many other people what full potential looks like, and thanks @patrick_oshag for another great interview!
My conversation with @moskov, the founder and CEO of Asana and co-founder of Facebook.
We discuss:
- the amount of work that is wasted
- how to eliminate “work about work”
- ROI framework in philanthropy
- capital allocation
- “leverage” mindset
Enjoy!
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This is an important point. “Reference price” doesn’t mean anything. There was no “pop” today
$26 was Slack’s reference price, meaning shares weren’t sold at $26, therefore no one made a quick 49% return in one day. The shares opened at $38.50, rose as high as $42 and ended the day at $38.62. So unless you were a private investor, you made no more than 9% today
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Legendary value investor @billmiller_lmm calm on Greece and long on Bitcoin bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…
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(Music nerd alert) Fascinating Terry Riley interview (and performance!) by @esapekkasalonen @sfsymphony - on the influence of Chet Baker on minimalism, the connection between equal temperament and restlessness in Western music, etc etc sfsymphonyplus.org/packages/…
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There’s nobody better in venture than @milesgrimshaw - and he’s just getting started. Thrilled that he’s now a Benchmark general partner! sarahtavel.medium.com/benchm…
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Now @OpenTable has joined the likes of @Uber in making smartphones the remote control for life...awesome!
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The Godfather at Davies Symphony Hall tonight with the @SFSymphony playing the film score live, so cool!
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My answer to How did Benchmark Capital justify a $49M valuation for Uber? qr.ae/sorj2
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The most innovative engineering education on earth, free and now in Silicon Valley thanks to the great @Xavier75! nitter.app/42born2codeus/status/7…
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If you ever need to translate between (human) languages, you want this: The world’s best machine translation engine @DeepLcom now available as a free integration for macOS and Windows DeepL.com/blog/20190910.html
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The @mcnallyjackson bookstore on Prince in NY is one of my favorite places. High commercial rent asks in areas w high vacancies puzzles me. Is vacancy really not a factor in lenders’ appraised value models? nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opini…
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Awesome opportunity to get into venture capital in Berlin! The great @PointNineCap team is looking for an associate
unbouncepages.com/pnctruffle…
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One of many nice things about the dynamic tech market is that people can (and should!) choose to work at orgs whose mission, values, and culture feel right to them. Imho (e.g.) both @jack and @brian_armstrong deserve credit as CEOs who clearly and openly articulate theirs.
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I'll admit it: I'm proud that nearly every entrepreneur on the New Establishment list is a @benchmark entrepreneur!
vanityfair.com/news/new-esta…
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And finally congrats to my awe-inspiring partner at @benchmark @peterfenton for two IPOs on one day!! $HDP $NEWR
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Thrilled and honored to be joining the board of directors at @Tinder! recode.net/2014/10/28/sweat-…
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Thrilled to welcome @chetanp as the newest general partner on the @benchmark team! abovethecrowd.com/2018/07/09…
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The @PBS documentary on origins of Silicon Valley is a must-see for anyone interested in the birth of the modern world:
pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperie…
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"Averages lie" is a great saying. @ole_b_peters brings fascinating perspective on that notion in arguing for errors in basic mainstream economic theory at ergodicityeconomics.com (or for those more mathematically capable than I, nature.com/articles/s41567-0…) Thanks and h/t @wolfejosh!
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My thoughts and empathy are with all the people killed and wounded in Butler, and with their families. I hope yours are too. Violence should never be the answer in a free, open, and democratic society like ours.
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I rarely find myself disagreeing with Fauci but I’m sorry, I really have to take the other side on this one
Fauci Warns Public Against Holding Any Large-Scale Celebrations Commemorating February 1708 Release Of J.S. Bach’s Cantata ‘Gott Ist Mein König’ bit.ly/3aIwqts
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After a transformational 25-year run, today is @mtilsonthomas's final day as @SFSymphony Music Director. If you like orchestral music (or are just curious!) join us online tonight at 5 pm SF time for a grand finale honoring MTT and his remarkable legacy. piped.video/watch?v=agqUJX8p…
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"You're only as strong as your weakest social media manager" -@alexrkonrad
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When content needs distribution more than distribution needs that content, distribution wins. When not, content wins. Simple.
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Berlin's Network Effect Will Make It A Global Startup Center techcrunch.com/2013/06/04/be…
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With you @levie - I've been not going to Burning Man since before there was Burning Man
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Apple AirPods are fantastic, the kind of product that made Apple great. If only they were the start of a new computing platform!
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Some super exciting news to share re @sketch and @benchmark!
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My @Quora answer to I'm an operating exec thinking about making the jump to VC. How do I know if I'll be good at it? quora.com/Im-an-operating-ex…
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Yes @mikkelsvane I'll admit @benchmark did deftly anticipate and act upon the disruption catalyzed by Zayn's departure from @onedirection
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Org-building tip: you need to either be great at hiring (best approach) or great at firing (ok approach). If you're neither, you're hosed.
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And MySQL! Once you’re lucky, twice you’re good, three times you’re @ZUrlocker
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Proud to be with @IjadMadisch and @ResearchGate since early days, congrats on ongoing growth connecting a network of 12M scientists!
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I support these choices - Beethoven, @ResearchGate’s @IjadMadisch, and @kraftwerk included in @TheEconomist and FOCUS list of the 20 people who will shape Germany in 2020 (if you need a translation, try @DeepLcom)
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As someone with ties to Norway, I feel compelled at this moment to inform the Twitterati that it can get pretty cold there
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Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck is calling this “bitter but essential.” To be clear, it’s only “essential” because Germany made the terrible decision to abandon nuclear power - Germany fires up coal plants to avert gas shortage as Russia cuts supply via @FT
on.ft.com/3zVNc6e
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A thought-provoking and thoughtful post on the implications of the shift to orgs whose “hq office is in the cloud”
We are going fully remote first at Quora. Most of our employees have opted not to return to the office post-covid, I will not work out of the office, our leadership teams will not be located in the office, and all policies will orient around remote work. (1/2)
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@Give_Directly Direct cash transfers to poorest in Africa. Urgent aid+lasting impact of new benchmark for efficacy of all philanthropic $
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My post: Great mobile apps are "push-a-button" remotes for real life qr.ae/8cnjr
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But on a happier note, great current advice and positive perspective for founders and startups here, definitely worth a listen this weekend
Yesterday, @bgurley and I spoke to @patrick_oshag on his "Invest Like the Best" podcast about startups in volatile times. Topics covered:
Lessons from previous periods
Building resiliency
Optimism around innovation
And more!
Listen here: investorfieldguide.com/bench…
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Economic growth via infrastructure spend - seems sensible to me, what's the case against? Thanks @delong for the tip washingtonpost.com/news/wonk…
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Starting and building a great company requires irrational missionary zeal. Do it if and only if you "must"! cc @asana wired.com/business/2013/08/m…
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This is an important move, will hopefully provoke positive behavior change at both public and private tech companies
1/ $FB going to report GAAP EPS. Seem unimportant? Wrong! They will widen moat on hiring by shining a light on impact of stock based comp.
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Congrats @dugsong @jonoberheide @duosec - thank you for letting @benchmark take part in your incredible journey!
It's the dawning of the age of DISCO (Duo + Cisco)! Today, the Most Loved Company in Security joins the worldwide leader in IT and networking to secure the cloud more than ever before. #WeAreDuo #WeAreCisco
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If you’re a reader of Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends and you’re curious to know what’s going on in Latin America, this is worth reading - authored by highly credible, highly connected investors in the region
The 2020 Edition of the Latin America Digital Transformation Report is here. 200 data-filled slides on the state of tech in Brazil and LatAm. By our partner @JulioV and a rockstar research team.
atlantico.vc/latin-america-d…
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Local is huge, and getting bigger -- great post by my partner @bgurley abovethecrowd.com/2012/06/25…
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“Classical liberals must rediscover their fighting spirit. They should take on the bullies and cancellers. Liberalism is still the best engine for equitable progress. Liberals must have the courage to say so.”
economist.com/leaders/2021/0… from @TheEconomist economist.com/leaders/2021/0…
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Hear from one of Silicon Valley's best and brightest entrepreneurial leaders, @asana CEO @moskov on @producthunt AMA tomorrow nitter.app/moskov/status/80627272…
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UberX: now 26% cheaper than a taxi! @Uber blog.uber.com/uberXpricecut
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Congrats to @chughesjohnson, @patrickc and @stripe - a great team just got even better! recode.net/2014/10/28/stripe…
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Thrilled for today’s big and exciting news in the classical music world. Huge congrats to @esapekkasalonen and the @SFSymphony!
The visionary conductor and composer @esapekkasalonen will lead @SFSymphony, cementing the West Coast's position at the center of American orchestral experimentation nyti.ms/2zT6xpd
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Happy birthday @LinkedIn! nitter.app/jeffweiner/status/7282…
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Awesome to be heading into first partner meeting with new general partner @scottbelsky @benchmark
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Good VCs are actually creators, like good LA record producers. Others are just financiers and stock-pickers, like LA "executive producers".
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Deeply disappointed in the outcome here.
What should mine and @chetanp post merger account be called?
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RIP Lee Konitz. As a New York City kid I had the privilege of studying with him a bit growing up. I hadn’t spoken with him for years, but will never forget the wonder of discovering how uniquely his music reflected his personality. nytimes.com/2020/04/16/arts/…
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Totally agree, super lame to tweet “who should I meet” or “who should I talk to” rather than “whom should I meet” or “whom should I talk to.” Also DOTUS is a very good puppy yes he is
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Great post from David Brooks. The op-ed is from yesterday but the message is timeless. http://nyti.ms/jP9xik
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Thrilled to see two companies near and dear to my heart joining forces! Congrats @instagram @facebook @kevin @mikeyk blog.instagram.com/post/2078…
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REALLY hope they'll retain Primephonic's Lossless 24-bit FLAC at 192Khz. In addition to different metadata, the economic model for classical should be different given difference in track lengths (and perhaps "multiple tracks per piece") vs other genres.
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A great company just got massively greater - congrats to @Adobe and to the spectacular @scottbelsky!!
the save-you-a-click version: thrilled to build better tech/systems/experiences for creative minds of all kinds, tackle AR/new frontiers as Chief Product Officer @Adobe; and continue my early-stage investing/board/venture partner roles. 💥
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Is Peter Fenton the first person in history to have two IPOs on the same day? qr.ae/q47yH
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A composer once famously quipped “not all musicians believe in God, but all musicians believe in Johann Sebastian Bach” to which he might have added “and Art Tatum” - born OTD 1909 : ) piped.video/btJWbMXTx2U
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Looking forward to doing a @QuoraSessions on @Quora Wednesday at 10 am PT, lots of great questions already! quora.com/profile/Matt-Cohle…
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This truly is a major positive development in the fight against climate change.
BREAKING: A MAJOR methane milestone just announced at #COP28! Dozens of oil and gas companies have committed to drastically reduce methane emissions AND stop routine flaring. And EDF will help make sure they keep that promise 🧵bit.ly/3N9KIqM
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My @Quora answer to How did working at Facebook/LinkedIn prepare you for Benchmark? quora.com/How-did-working-at…
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🙏 $XOM
BREAKING: ExxonMobil shareholders just elected new leaders to drive bold climate action and improve transition readiness, bringing overdue change to one of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies.
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Important post on equity markets and innovation from my cousin Alan Patricof, "the dean of NYC VCs" (per @fredwilson) http://read.bi/dYsRBj
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Minted takes next step, enters $100B home goods market with design crowdsourcing, go @mnaficy and @minted team! @inc inc.com/zoe-henry/minted-cra…
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Congrats @msquinn and @sparkcapital!!
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Great advice from the great @reidhoffman on our 2004 @LinkedIn Series B pitch deck, cool to see it again after 9 yrs! reidhoffman.org/linkedin-pit…
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Proud to work w/ @1stdibs and @rosenblattdavid – building an amazing company! Congrats on the @Entrepreneur cover entrepreneur.com/article/248…
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Congrats @joshjames and team at @Domotalk on today's big round. We're just getting started! nitter.app/bi_enterprise/status/5…
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. @Xavier75 explains @42born2codeUS - the coding university without teachers, books, or tuition venturebeat.com/2016/06/16/x… via @VentureBeat
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Great new post by the ever-thoughtful @semil - @Snapchat challenges Silicon Valley assumptions m.techcrunch.com/2013/02/10/…
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The great cellist @StevenIsserlis just used @DeepLcom to construct an epic music-nerd April Fool’s tweet. My Friday is complete
Haha - many thanks for all the comments on this. And apologies to those who forgot the date...! AND thanks to the Deepl translation site for the translation into Czech of April (Duben) and Fool (Blazen). Tee-hee - and let's hope that a real manuscript WILL be found some day...
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Big congrats to @ycombinator, @sama and team and @rowghani, great news for past, present and future YC entrepreneurs blog.ycombinator.com/welcome…
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...except that when you're public a lowering of your stock price isn't accompanied by onerous new preferred terms
1st write-downs, now: Tech Startup Funding Frenzy Prompts SEC Scrutiny bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Large/private looks a lot like being public.
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