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3 Dec, 16 tweets, 7 min read
you may have seen a couple investors tweeting about participating in my first syndicate deal, but i'd love to highlight all of my incredible investors...[a thread]
David Hoang, Director of Design at @webflow. David is one of the most supportive people I've met on twitter & I'm proud to have him as a GP in my book as well!
Anthony Goonetilleke(@This_AnthonyG), Group President of Media, Network & Technology at Amdocs. Anthony is one of two Australians we have in this round & is passionate about seeding & advising startups, and growth hacking.
Vinay Patankar(@vinayp10), the second Australian in the round & the co-founder/CEO of Process.st, an Accel portfolio company. They make super-powered checklists for business process management - which I will be using much more of with my syndicate!
Hiten Shah(@hnshah), Angel & CEO of @usefyi. Hiten has an incredible Twitter presence & previously founded crazyegg & KISSmetrics. He also writes a newsletter, SaaS Weekly, highlighting the best links of the week. He's a serial angel - with over 120 investments!
Shawn Basak(@shawnbasak), Entrepreneur, Advisor, Investor. Shawn brings GTM and biz ops experience at enterprise software companies. He's currently building something new while mentoring at First Round!
Sean Scott(@kalisurfer), VP at US Bank. He has a voracious appetite for all things tech. Sean is a digital product executive with past lives in advertising, augmented reality and banking. (fun fact: Sean is also user 2048 on Product Hunt!)
Kim Patel(@kimpatel24), VC/Angel/Accelerator Lead. Currently Head of Partnerships at Bubble, a venture partner at the Venture Collective, and helping the Envision Accelerator, Kim is driven by values of empathy, integrity, and curiosity & has a background in media.
Chinasa Okolo(@chinasza), CS Ph.D. student at Cornell. researching computer vision, global health, and human-AI interaction at Cornell! She pursues her passions in African development and VC through the @DiasporicGroup, advising and angel investing in startups in her free time.
Jamie Melzer(@jleeku), Angel & Advisor. She invests in/advises early-stage companies with a focus on underrepresented founders in consumer, consumer-tech, and health & wellness sectors. prev: helped manage a billion+ in capital on Wall Street & launched a natural foods company.
@daytonmills / @kaimicahmills / connor

Co-founders of Branch.gg. I'm a huge spatial audio nerd, and I absolutely love what their team is building at Branch. They were recently featured in Tech Crunch & made up a mini-party round within this party round :)
Mohsen Hatami(@mohsenhatami), Director Product Management at Course Hero. With previous experience as both Director of Ops & Talent Services at UpWork, Mohsen is passionate about investing in the next generation of marketplaces & scaling their enterprise deliverability.
Jeff Bargmann(@JeffBargmann), Serial founder with 2 exits, now helping seed-stage social ventures get on their feet 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏾‍♂️🌱. Focus: medicine, mental health, education.
Matias Lopez-Therese(@MatiasLT). Matias is a Latin American startup operator/founder with focus in workflow automation & ops expansion. He leads peruvian ops at @Picapco and is building @Incorpora_me. Based in Lima, Matias is currently our farthest reaching investor!
Richard Wu(@heyrichardwu), Product at Woflow. As a YC alum(Simmer YC W19), Richard enjoys spending time solving problems & advising early-stage companies. He has deep experience in food tech / infrastructure.
also, if you're an accredited investor & want to stay updated on upcoming deals, DM me 💌

focused on future of work, creator ecosystem, devops, and alternative financing!

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3 Dec
in celebration of closing my first [and oversubscribed] syndicate deal today, here's ten things i learned (accidentally) raising my first syndicate deal...[a thread]
a couple notes 1) i won't be announcing the company before their public launch BUT i wanted to share some learnings, the hilarious story of how this deal was sourced, and celebrate the amazing investors on my cap table 🎉
the story: about a month ago, i set up a community number for updates on seed to harvest, the illustrated children's book I'm writing about how venture capital works. i didn't have too many signups, but enjoyed the one-on-one dialogue i got to have with those that did sign up
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over this thanksgiving week, i've had time to reflect over what has certainly been a tumultuous year. i reread a piece I wrote in february that I've kept pretty private for a while, so I wanted to share a few key learnings from it & how the decision I made changed me...[a thread]
people often ask me if i want to work in vc.

the truth is, i had an offer to work as a partner-track associate at my dream vc firm - but it was on the east coast. let me tell you why I almost took the role, what changed my mind, and how that decision has shaped who I am today:
When I was little, I used to go boogie boarding with my dad.

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hey aspiring vcs 👋 we're going to explore venture capital scout programs: what they are, why they exist, and how to pick and join one...[a thread]
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2/ scout programs provide a mutually beneficial solution to this widening gap of capital and access. we'll explore the benefits from two points of view:

the scout and the venture firm
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27 Oct
i've been watching more videos about artists after talking about the importance of art as a lens for viewing history through and a way to start a dialogue about the future with my mom(a professional oil artist) and i'd love to share them with you all...[an ongoing thread]
1/ dean mitchell paints portraits of wise and strong people - people who will never be movie stars - and focuses on the intersection of poverty, race, and art. this video captures a piece of his story & his creative process:
2/ i grew up posing for maria betran and mom - spending hours in her studio and in fields listening to classic music. i was surprised watching this to see a portrait of me(at 2:26)

"you stop painting? you die, you get depressed - this is my happy life"
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a lot of people have recently asked me "why aren't you a venture capitalist yet," so I wanted to explain a bit of my journey...[a thread]
1/ I write about venture capital because it fascinates me in its incredible ability to serve founders, generate wealth and fuel companies - and also because it is a subject I had a hard time finding jargon-free information on.
2/ and although I love venture capital, I've turned down opportunities in the space so I can be close to my family or because they didn't align with my investment thesis.
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2/ everyone you talk to has people they care about outside of work, a certain way they brush their teeth, a favorite book, a song they can’t resist dancing to, and some hard experiences they’ve lived through...but we often ignore our shared humanity in greeting
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