George D. Bousis
@GBousis
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Founder, CEO at @raiseapp | Founder, Managing Partner at @protagonistxyz | Interests: Payments, Gaming, Crypto, AI, Space, Art, Music | views are my own
Miami, FL
Joined October 2010
@Jason @DavidSacks Propaganda at its finest to convince us to send more money to Ukraine, while Time Magazine honors Putin as "Person of the Year." The media are all jokers.
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Like a boss . supposedly @WatchMixer is paying @Ninja $10m a year to stream exclusively on there. steaming deals are the new sneaker deals for Esports.
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@Cernovich These journalists should be fired and barred from ever having a job again. What a joke.
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@takahashiputa @BLACKKSNEAKERS It was pretty special, my brother dressed her/made her dress π.
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Miami, Florida Official!! Proud to call the best City in America HOME!!! Thank you @shervin @FrancisSuarez @PeterRahal and everyone else who convinced us to come.
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You canβt rent a car till your 25, it requires insurance, a clean track record, etc, yet you have kids out here buying automatics at gun stores like itβs nothing. No ID, no mental evaluation, no background checks. This is becoming a total f*** joke.
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Hella puts on $Tsla in the am β is this a full fledge war between the $btc community and Tesla?.
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Life lesson I was taught young. The loudest boos always come from the cheapest seats.
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@alexisohanian Donβt think tax payers should be responsible for this tbh β it should be us, their investors as VCs that should help our companies. This is what we signed up for.
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@realDonaldTrump has lost it and is completely out of line. I'm deeply saddened and concerned by the state of our presidential elections.
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This was amazing - well done and congrats @DavidSacks @Jason @chamath @friedberg ππ and ofc @realDonaldTrump π.
E184: in conversation with @realDonaldTrump, live on @X . (0:00) bestie intros: big house talk!. (1:37) economy: regulation, taxes, tariffs, taming inflation, de-dollarization. (12:02) federal debt: growth, spend control, where to cut, role of energy, nuclear. (20:22) foreign
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Last few days in Illinois. It feels so good to get out of Chicago and officially become a Miami resident. Not to mention, some real leadership that knows how to lead/are humble enough to work w/ entrepreneurs and business owners. Miami and Austin are the future. - @FrancisSuarez.
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It makes no sense to me that employees have a lock up period in an IPO but institutional investors/bankers and others can sell whenever they want? Havenβt the employees been the ones grinding it out for years? They should be rewarded first!.
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The hardest working Mayor in office and the future of our great nation - my friend @FrancisSuarez
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How can you not love this guy! @FrancisSuarez taking the lead on building the future of government and the new digital economy #miamitech.
Miami Mayor @FrancisSuarez: "We're looking at. creating a regulatory framework that makes us the easiest place in the US to do business. in cryptocurrencies. We're looking at. being able to make payments in crypto, in #bitcoin in particular. Being able to pay your taxes. "
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Really exited about this partnership with @paritytech and the @Polkadot ecosystem. Tons more to come; stay tuned! Thanks @gavofyork & @bjornwgnr for having me at Polkadot Decoded 2024.
WOW! @bjornwgnr was joined on stage by @GBousis.and teased the upcoming Polkadot App, a self custodial wallet optimized for ease of use, simple enough for the crypto uninitiated π. No seed phrases - No usernames - No passwords. It will use Apple or Google Passkeys π. πΉ Staking
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Love backing these guys ! Real platforms, supporting real artists. $ern going ππ.
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People are trolling - itβs rumored from people within @Microsoft I know to be $10M+ a year with incentives and that they are making an aggressive push to go after others to take market share.
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Just wanted to say that Iβm so grateful for our amazing community, the hard work of our players, staff, content creators, the brilliance of our coaches and love from our fans. We are thankful for you guys beyond words can explain and your support is everything #SQUADUP @RiotSquad.
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What kind of morons do these people think we are β¦ you have to be kidding me with this tweet. Total clown show.
Wondering why your Thanksgiving groceries cost more this year? Itβs because greedy corporations are charging Americans extra just to keep their stock prices high. This is outrageous.
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@APompliano We are paying people to stay home . thatβs the issue. Why would you work for $15 an hour when youβre making ~$17.50 to stay home.
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@FrancisSuarez I was in Chicago and attracted $150mm. Miami is better positioned than Chicago ever was/will be.
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@Jason Sounds possible, but what about the indictment in 2024 coming for the Bidens for all the years of payoffs, corruption, and unfettered access to the White House? The "big guys 10%" and Hunters BS. This is an act of political war and a terrible precedent. Oh, and the Clintons too.
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Sad to be missing a bunch of the Miami tech events this week, but duty calls and lambs will be roasting in Chicago for Greek Orthodox Easter.
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Wow we are in 1st place at #TwitchRivals right now through 2 games! Insane to watch @clarityg_ @Chibi and @Stretched dominate. Letβs gooo!! @RiotSquad
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TIP FOR FOUNDERS: ask your lead investors for all the diligence materials they produced on your company leading up to investment + why they made the decision to move forward and partner with you (memo, market study, outcome model, IC vote, legal work, team + founder assessment).
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Hahaha $932m. nah heard from some folks at @Microsoft . Happy for him if itβs indeed true, canβt hate. This just lifts the tide even higher for every gamer out there - #sneakerdeals βΆοΈ #streamdeals.
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Typical hard core liberal garbage. I wish there was a credible media source that was right down the middle of the fairway. Tired of this; just want some non-bias news. We took out a terrorist that killed Americans, was organizing attacks against us and tortured his own people.
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Couldnβt be more thrilled to announce this partnership with @paritytech and the @Polkadot community. Itβs been a while in the making and we canβt wait to share all the exciting things weβve been working on. Letβs go! @RaiseApp now in 1M+ stores/websites and growing fast π!.
Weβre excited to announce our partnership with @paritytech to power the new Polkadot mobile app! Here's what you need to know about the collaborationππ§΅.
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WOW, @CNN are a bunch of CLOWNS. They just cut off RFK mid-speech to go into a commercial break RIGHT as he started talking bout Kamala and the fact she hasn't gone off script or spoken to the media in 3+ weeks. This is CENSORSHIP in its purest form. Total jokers.
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Praying for all those affected by mass layoffs due to this COVID-19 pandemic. If you're struggling to put food on the table for your family and/or children, send me a DM and I'll do what I can to help. Unfortunately I can't reach everyone, but will do whatever possible.
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Iβm thrilled to announce the launch of our debut crypto fund and incubation lab, @ProtagonistXYZ // if youβre hungry, motivated and dedicated to building the next big thing in crypto, ping us! Weβd love to chat. @harryhurst @DylanMacalinao @iandmacomber -
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@SteveAngello found some fans of your new track in Santorini brother. Had to take a pic #wildyouth #steveangello
http://t.co/XsxJvUeBOs.
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Love this! Our first raise in 2012 was $250k at $2m post-money. We didnβt have any fancy angels or funds, it was just my mom at the time that invested her savings in us. You donβt need fancy VCs or crazy valuations - you need a yes, and someone to believe in you.
In 2009, we raised $615,000 at a $3M post-money valuation. If you're raising money, don't get discouraged.
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@stoolpresidente Great view of the TV with a giant plant right in the middle of the table too. haha π.
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Your circle should always be getting smaller and smaller. Stop wasting your time with people that donβt want you to succeed or be the best version of yourself.
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@Freedom_Indian @realDonaldTrump not every Muslim is a criminal or believes in violence. We can't racially profile esp in a free country!.
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@APompliano βMr President, why not sanction him todayβ β dead silence β¦ next question.
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So many legacy VCs have no clue what they are talking about lately. Have heard some crazy stuff on panels recently that leads me to believe that the traditional venture investor has never been more disconnected from the ecosystem/entrepreneurship than ever before.
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@chamath @stoolpresidente how bad did you just troll that guy? haha, I have never seen anyone dip out like that on CNBC. Legit SOS.
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Wow, insane comeback win for the boys! Congrats @RiotSquad CSGO on the MSI Qualifier 1st place finish. Off to the Barclay's Center in NYC for the Championship in September // @FNS @Jonji_Cs @PTR_tvCSGO @Crashies @mitchcsgo.
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What are the chances? Two good friends on @CNBC on the same day β¦ apparently pretty high !! ππ letβs go boysss @APompliano @Mr312
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Taking the boys out to dinner tonight at RPM Steak celebrating all the special things to come. Also a quick pic from last nights dinner at La Scarola too. @thisisriotsquad #RiotSquad
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Hey @FrancisSuarez my good friend and one of the most incredible founders @danielkan is moving down south too! You guys need to get together !! Now we just need @justinkan to come too.
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@iamDCinvestor Might be worth sharing with people what you categorize as the βhistoricβ sets for them to educate themselves btw - esp for newer collectors.
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@Austin__Berg @DanteTheDon How was this even allowed . total fraud, misrepresentation and manipulation. βBring home Chicagoβ what a joke - another attempt to ruin the beautiful city and punish tax payers. Curb spending, restructure debts, become pro business to foster job growth and keep people safe.
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Weβre vaccinated, stadiums are at full capacity, but weβre still wearing masks on planes β¦ cmon already.
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@NYGovCuomo The event was actually really well done contrary to the narrative. We all felt safe the entire time. How are the protests not reckless or endangering to the public?.
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Iβm starting to see a lot of founders giving up in this tough environment bc they never had a GTM strategy or found product market fit + raised money too easily. This is when real builders build, stay heads down and focus! Know what you signed up for and get to work. Letβs go!.
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- @CoinbaseSupport @coinbase is worthless. At least get some live chat support. For a $100B business, this is inexcusable.
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How pissed does $DOGE make a ton of these finance squares and money managers? ππ.
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@teddyschleifer @DavidSacks @chamath @PuckNews Hopefully everyone that is tired of all this bullshit and a failed state/city.
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Results are simply the work you put inβ¦ if you donβt put the work, donβt complain about the results.
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@Freedom_Indian @realDonaldTrump we've seen violence across all religions. Let's promote peace not hate and war for the sake of humanity.
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1000% all these politicians and folks on these awful news networks are trying to divide us all! We live in the greatest country in the world yet are influenced by all these sheep.
Weβre all humans. Shout out to Charles Barkley for hitting the national audience with the truth.
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Couldn't be more excited for this! The team has tirelessly worked really hard over the last several months to bring this to life. Congratulations everyone! RiotSquad is now @OathGaming #TaketheOATH.
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It's funny/entertaining to see all the people who had counted us out/weren't there for us when times were tough, now being the ones jumping all over us when the FOMO kicks in. Now they're suddenly pitching themselves as "value-add" and/or "helpful" partners. π΅π³π§.
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@THump @oLTDEdition @RiotSquad @DrLupo Thanks for doing such a great thing. Looking forward to seeing the setup!.
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Man so happy for @Giannis_An34 and @Bucks β¦ I stayed up every night in Greece just to watch this. Thank you for making the @NBA fun again!! #GREECE is so proud.
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Hey guys go follow and check out my ESports team @thisisriotsquad - CS:GO team signed and next week announcing APEX Legends team! Others coming soon - stay tuned. Sponsored by @RaiseMarket @Grubhub @RXBAR Sublime Sports, Limitless Coffee & Tea and more!.
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