Thread by @QuinnyPig

Here's an unexpected thread from me; I never expected to write one quite like it...

A while back I had @ajyawn on the podcast, where he talked about @bytechek with me. It was a great episode, and I came away impressed by what AJ was doing.
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When I saw this tweet from him, I reached out to AJ with a "sounds like someone raised a funding round, and congratulations are in order." This isn't my first rodeo when it comes to reading the tea leaves.

https://twitter.com/AjYawn/status/1458074438235271175?s=20

I was excited enough about what @bytechek does (helps companies get to SOC2 compliance quickly, because I am a nerd as well as a former SOC2 control owner) and about @AjYawn as a person that I asked whether I could invest as well.

He responded with a bunch of VC terminology. "Makes sense" I nodded sagely while frantically looking things up in Investopedia. "Yes, that's very standard."

Today marks the first time I've invested in a startup personally. It's also the first time I've ever been called a "strategic angel." "Tactical Devil" is generally how most people describe me.

https://twitter.com/bytechek/status/1470389304182677510?s=20

And of course it means I have to now disclose this conflict of interest whenever discussing SOC2 compliance. Fortunately, I don't have those conversations very often; it's very important to me that people understand my incentives.

I hope to one day be soundly mocked by @VCBrags, but honestly? I like @ajyawn, I believe in what he's building, and I found him to be deeply admirable during the course of our podcast conversation. I will now field questions from you all, should you have any.

"Will you be adding this to your Twitter bio?"

No, the fact that I wrote a check is not in fact the most interesting thing about me. I am now exiled from VC island and having my Allbirds confiscated.

"Is this the only individual company you have an interest in?"

No; I also own half of The @DuckbillGroup along with 6 shares of Amazon stock. The latter is purely to one day shitpost via shareholder resolution. I am not even slightly kidding. I will disclose any others.