@jarrettstewart5 @SchramIAm That’s the honesty I’m looking for

@nihalmehta @EniacVC @sofbadalamenti @tomas_hk

Totally agree. What’s your play here? Following up and asking for revenue numbers? Playing role of mentor and advising not to do this? Choosing to be passive as you have a company to run? Most VCs care too much about NPS and likely take the “amigo - in the future let’s make this feel more tangible”. Rather than saying “this sounds like a house of cards, wtf is going on??”

More founders need to focus on their customers and not stupid VCs clouding their judgment for personal gain.

I’m in the biz of connecting people and maximizing founder’s time. Would love a tool that automatically shared feedback after making an intro. Hate asking “how was the meeting with x?”

@GeoffLewisOrg This is great and well said. Kettlebells in the background - strategic

@blakeir @hiddencap This is really well said. We often say to founders raising seed capital, "find investors that NEED you to succeed, not WANT you to succeed." The two are very different.

@fin465 @dharmesh @doctororigami @Austen @garrytan @jakemintz @rohitdotmittal @bdistel @pioneer_fund @ycombinator @danielha @PrimordialAA @dflieb I’m just imagining what happens if Finn goes to @dharmesh “we’re heads down building and so oversubscribed. Wish we met earlier”

@zanehengsperger Respect the setup and content!

@blainerdavis Amen and you guys are doing it!

@afreshfish @howard Is this there only location?

Angel investors looking to invest early only to try and sell their shares at the Series A should leave venture. There's no room for these leeches in our industry.

Going through the onboarding flow of @nikitabier app Explode reinforces that you can't assume users know how to do anything and need to hand-hold them every step of the way. Pretend like they've never used an app before. This holds true for enterprise products as well.

@darrenmarble You’re speaking my language

A reflection of societal progress or something else... I recently saw a stat showing that over the last decade the amount of stay-at-home dads has increased by 25% in the US. Suggesting that they've chosen to dedicate their lives to their children so their female spouses can grow their careers. Interestingly, these men claimed to feel marginalized and negatively viewed by other men. Perhaps this comes from jealousy or the prevalence of old gender norms. Regardless, revere stay-at-home dads as it's a noble endeavor and celebrate women continuing to crush it at work and home!

@ditzikow Will you hold a grudge or forgive and forget?

@gokulr @MarathonMP @MBGilroy The best co-investors time and time again. Unparalleled

I think @DavidMuir pinning his fireman jacket sleeves is about as tone deaf as telling a founder about to shut down their business how nice the spa is at the @AmanHotel.

Some a**hole today at the supermarket got mad at my two-year-old son b/c he was standing in front of the clementines and putting them in a shopping cart. I asked him if he had young kids and he said "15 and 18." Crazy how quickly people can lose empathy and forget what it's like to be a young parent.