Thread by @b_nicks11

Today I celebrated hitting a pretty useless vanity metric -- 2000 LPs have joined the Lyft syndicate on @AngelList.

But what use is a vanity metric if not to celebrate it on twitter?

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Ok wait.

First, please join the Lyft syndicate so I can celebrate the 3000 LP mark sooner. #vanity

angel.co/s/team-uplyft/…

Don’t skip this step. Thank you.

Back when I read @packym’s Cooperation Economy, I thought of the people who I “cooperate with” the most: other syndicate leads.

When we share mutual interest and conviction in a company, we want to invest and then work together to support that founder.

notboring.co/p/the-cooperat…

I want to share the 5 syndicate leads who had the biggest impact on my trajectory. For all of us, leading a syndicate is just one of our “SKUs.”

Ex: In addition to Uplyft, I run Angel Squad at @HustleFundVC and I Advise 4 companies

hustlefund.vc/angelsquad

Let's start with @leepnet

Tommy Leep is the OG. He used to work at AngelList and brought me into this world and taught me everything. We went to HS together. Great investor, better human.

None of this happens without Tommy. Join his:

bit.ly/joinjetstream

@JuliaLipton is basically everyone’s favorite twitter follow already, but I’ll just add some additional love. Nobody is more “in the know” than Julia Lipton, mainly because she works her ass off and everyone fights for her time and attention. Join:
angel.co/s/awesomepeopl…

You may not know about Ashley Flucas because she is too busy crushing it. She doesn’t do twitter and doesn’t care about the dialogue on here. The NY Times took notice, so maybe you should too

nyti.ms/3DW5eVL

angel.co/s/ashley-fluca…

@haddartha is an insanely fast riser in the angel space. He spent ~1yr helping me review deals, built his own dealflow pipeline, helped founders A TON, and when he was ready to 🚀 he did:

He’s newer to the game but his deals to date have all been 🔥

angel.co/s/invest-with-…

If you’re reading this, you already know @Lennysan.

I’ve learned more from Lenny on ways to evaluate a deal than from any other peer. Impressive, amazing human.

His syndicate is closed to non-Airbnb folk, so subscribe to his newsletter: lennysnewsletter.com

We’re in the early-innings here. Couldn’t be more excited for what is to come, cooperating with these 5 and the many other leads that I admire.

@packyM predicts, “I wouldn’t be surprised, for example, if we see more solo GPs forming Liquid Super Teams to compete to lead rounds soon, offering the increased surface area of their combined members as their point of differentiation.”

We’ll see what happens next…🤷‍♂️.

Oh, right...pics or it didn't happen...