Ken Howery
@KenHowery
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Personal account. Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden; Co-founder and former Partner, Founders Fund; Co-founder, PayPal
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My
@foundersfund
partner
@peterthiel
book "Zero to One" out today. Highly recommend. Lessons on innovation,
#startups
http://t.co/moyEaz84NK
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Welcome to the
#Dogefam
🔥🔥🔥
@KenHowery
: Co-founder of PayPal, Founders Fund, and formal U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden.
@JeffSkoll
: Billionaire entrepreneur, first president of eBay, and a recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.
#Dogecoin
#Doge
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It was a great honor to present my credentials to His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Royal Palace. This marks the beginning of my official tenure as US Ambassador to Sweden.
Copyright: Kungl. Hovstaterna, foto Lisa Raihle Rehbäck
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Honored to have been confirmed by the Senate today as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. An ambassadorship is a position of honor and trust, and I will strive to do credit to the office. I look forward to being sworn in soon and beginning my work at
@USEmbassySweden
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I am humbled and honored to have been formally sworn-in for my new role as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. It is a great privilege to have this opportunity to serve and to begin work on behalf of both our great nations.
@usembassysweden
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Congratulations to Sweden for becoming the 32nd member of
@NATO
today. Having seen the depth of our shared values firsthand during my time as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, I am confident they will add tremendous value to the alliance and help make NATO stronger than ever.
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Excited to support
@Neuralink
’s mission to treat brain related conditions and link biological and artificial intelligence.
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Finally in Sweden! I've already begun working with the great team at
@USEmbassySweden
, and look forward to promoting expanded economic and trade ties, affirming mutual security commitments, pursuing science, tech and entrepreneurship partnerships, and more in the months ahead.
First day at the office! Ambassador Howery meets the
@usembassysweden
team!
#WelcomeAmbHowery
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Excited to announce Founders Fund V closed on $1 billion so we may continue backing world-changing entrepreneurs:
http://t.co/N6scWjjhve
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Serving as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden has been the honor of a lifetime. We have strengthened defense, economic, and cultural ties, and the relationship between our countries is stronger than ever. I will always be grateful to the people of Sweden and think of it as a second home.
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As I take on this new role, I also want to wish all of my colleagues well. I've very proud of the work we've done, and I have been fortunate to build great friendships and partnerships, and thank everyone for their support.
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Summertime is almost here. Let the games begin!
BREAKING:
@SnoopDogg
AND PAYPAL CO-FOUNDER
@KenHowery
TO PURCHASE ALL 25 FIRE-TIER NFTS FOR BIVOUAC BIG3 TEAM
Full article:
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My official ambassador Twitter account is now live. Please follow
@USAmbSweden
to stay up-to-date on my journey.
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T-minus 4 hours. Excited to see the most powerful rocket to launch since Saturn V.
#SpaceX
#FalconHeavy
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Very excited to welcome repeat entrepreneur and investor
@kevinhartz
to the
@foundersfund
team.
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Thanks
@OlofsdotterK
- it was great to visit with you. Looking forward to working with you and your team!
Happy that my new Us colleague
@KenHowery
came to visit our embassy - really looking forward to our cooperation!
#swedeninusa
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The Boring Company is one step closer to revolutionizing transportation
#defeattraffic
The Boring Company just raised $675M at a $5.675B valuation from A-list investors.
Purpose is to recruit amazing people, scale up boring machine production & build thousands of miles of tunnels.
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Wonderful news that the Senate voted overwhelmingly to ratify the ascension of Sweden and Finland into
@NATO
. As I previously wrote on, both countries will bring important benefits to the greatest peacetime military alliance in history:
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Congratulations to Sweden on their historic decision to apply for NATO membership! Sweden will be an invaluable NATO ally, and along with Finland, will make the alliance stronger than ever.
#NATO
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I'm excited to announce
@foundersfund
's investment in Cedar, a smarter payment solution for hospitals and medical groups. They are an exciting company that is modernizing the consumer experience in health tech.
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See my farewell video here: and my farewell message here: .
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Congrats to
@elonmusk
for receiving the President's Award for Exploration and Technology at
@ExplorersClub
#ECAD2014
http://t.co/Qfeud6yubi
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Congrats to
@BitGoInc
,
@willobrien
,
@mikebelshe
, and
@bendavenport
. We are excited to be investors.
#bitcoin
http://t.co/s0SGag20Wd
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Thanks to
@TheHillOpinion
for publishing my perspectives today on the impending ascension of Sweden and Finland to
@NATO
. As the former U.S. ambassador to Sweden, I've seen firsthand how the country will be a valuable addition to the alliance.
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Congrats to
@SpaceX
on reaching another milestone in space launch history by successfully relaunching a used rocket!
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@SpaceX
moves one step closer to reusability by succeeding on today's water landing!
#spacex
#reusability
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Very excited for the release of Hollywoodgate, which I'm honored to executive produce with an all-star team. This important documentary gives a raw, unfiltered view of the Taliban takeover of a former CIA base in Kabul after the US withdrawal in Aug 2021.
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@SpaceX
awarded $2.6 B contract from NASA to send commercial crew into space. Congrats!
#NASA
#space
@foundersfund
http://t.co/uCwbzDNS6o
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WL minting begins today at 6pm est.
Public minting tomorrow at 6pm est. Welcome to the BIG3
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A big congrats to
@oculus
on today's acquisition by
@facebook
. We are super excited at
@foundersfund
to have been part of the team.
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I find myself agreeing with
@elonmusk
and
@DavidSacks
that spinning out
@PayPal
would unlock value
#paypal
http://t.co/xYcAMS9wn0
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@foundersfund
is excited to be supporting
@matthewclifford
,
@Alicebentinck
, and the entire
@efLDN
team
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Congrats to
@bitpay
on signing up the
@SacramentoKings
, the first professional sports team to use
@Bitcoin
.
http://t.co/10K7GMY50X
#bitcoin
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We are excited to announce our latest effort to find breakthrough technology start-ups - FF Science
http://t.co/YAURveg1oZ
#science
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Excited to be speaking today at
@IN3Spain
on "Winning Strategies for Scaling Startups" with
@inakib
#tech
#in3spain
Ken Howey just arrived in Madrid for
@IN3Spain
...thrilled he's joined us...
@Foundersuite
supports entrepreneurs!!!
http://t.co/AmZWbIkO4S
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Congrats to the
@PayPal
team on today's spin-out! I'm excited to see it as a stand alone company once again.
http://t.co/HVWqRvyuEF
#PYPL
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Congrats to
@Homee_App
on coming out of beta. Have professional designers furnish your house from your phone.
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Thrilled for
@flottobrasil
and the entire team at Cedar for successfully closing their Series B financing.
@foundersfund
is proud to continue to be a part of this.
#cedar
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Elon Musk is about to present his vision of making life multiplanetary at the IAC in Australia. Tune in!
#spacex
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Congrats to
@jonahgoodhart
and the
@moat
team on being acquired by
@Oracle
. Very grateful to have been able to back you all!
@foundersfund
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Congrats to
@parkerconrad
,
@DavidSacks
and the entire
@Zenefits
team on your Series C financing.
http://t.co/VE4bEWDzKb
#zenefits
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We are excited to continue backing
@ventilla
and the rest of the
@altschool
team. Congrats on the close.
http://t.co/r0M9pezjqo
#education
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Was fun contributing to this Mashable article on perfecting your start-up pitch:
http://t.co/hF6iVtDxuJ
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T minus 60 seconds until
@SpaceX
attempts to fly a reused rocket for the first time.
#reusability
#spacex
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Proud to have finally installed solar.
@solarcity
did a great job - finished in two days. Thanks
@Lyndon
and team!
http://t.co/xtUC2EaOKe
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Excited for
@EmeraldDNA
to leave stealth mode and finally share their vision to automate life science experiments
http://t.co/gkOOYbjCu5
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Congrats to
@auren
and the
@LiveRamp
team on the acquisition by
@Acxiom
. We are excited to have been early investors.
http://t.co/kQqo3EavGj
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Congrats to
@Kegan3D
to being named to Inc 30 under 30 for her great work in buliding
@wearSOLS
.
http://t.co/lOTIxE4Ey9
#sols
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Larry Page shows how DeepMind is creating
#AI
that is learning things on its own, which is why we were their 1st backers -bit.ly/1iEJM92
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Congrats to
#SpaceX
on the successful launch this morning of the first upgraded Falcon 9!
#Falcon9
#Vandenberg
http://t.co/ppEbiRc5Qr
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Check out the trailer. The film is currently showing at Curzon theaters in the UK, with additional screenings to be announced soon.
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I was moved to get involved because of the importance to create more transparency on what we are up against with the Taliban and to expose the realities of what life in Afghanistan is like under their rule, such as the new limits on girls attending school.
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Congrats to
@demishassabis
and
#DeepMind
on using
#AI
to master the game of
#Go
- 10 years sooner than expected.
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Congrats to the Summit team on closing! So excited about what you are building.
@Bis
@SummitD
@gregmauro
http://t.co/AwVh1BsrL2
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Congrats to Elon Musk on announcing supercharger stations between LA and NYC for Tesla
http://t.co/ng8ePb2tav
#Tesla
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Congrats to David Friedberg and the
@climatecorp
team on today's acquisition. Very honored FF could be involved
http://t.co/vJqrI4XdjU
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Congrats to
@popexpert
and
@ingridsan
on closing a $2 M angel round from a great group of investors
http://t.co/gUb9JxeCEW
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In the spirit of the Grammys tonight,
@pazpaz
snuck pictures of himself into the Grammy museum. Hilarious.
http://t.co/CqmEilmB
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Congrats to
@UrbanCompass
,
@RobReffkin
, and
@OriAllon
on an impressive Series B round -
http://t.co/Js8p2pk7wU
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Congrats to the
@Topsy
team on their acquisition by Apple:
http://t.co/PpIqAOnQwF.
We are glad to have been able to back the team.
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Congrats to SpaceX for today's announcement that they are building the world's most powerful rocket.
http://bit.ly/hPyByE
#SpaceX
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T minus 29 minutes until the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch window opens.
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Here is an article about Topsy, one of our companies which launched today:
http://bit.ly/17Z6GS
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Nice job Oculus! Definitely a game I want to play!
http://t.co/UD4XgOL9fc
@oculus
#VirtualReality
#gaming
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A big congrats to
@Domotalk
and
@joshjames
on raising another $125 M and on your continued growth.
http://t.co/qcl3ihpWjM
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Congrats to Elon Musk and the entire SpaceX team on another success launch! Onward to the International Space Station!
#dragonlaunch
#spacex
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Congrats to SpaceX for another successful Falcon 9 launch for their COTS Demo 1 flight!
#SpaceX
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