katie
@katiewav
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i dont need “why i left sf” posts, i need “how i dealt with going from an sf 6 to an ny 2” posts.
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idk who needs to hear this but making a new notion page for everything isnt gonna solve all your problems.
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gm! life update. im joining @coinbase ventures to invest in the crypto ecosystem 🌐. i have so much to learn and i feel so lucky that i get to learn from the og team at coinbase/from a crypto og like @katherineykwu as my mentor — 2022 lfg 😈.
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releasing my brainchild from the past few weeks into the world, a web3 primer 📚. we cover blockchain basics, bitcoin, ethereum (+ nfts, daos, defi), solana, and layer 2 scaling!. meant to be a basic, but dense overview. lmk what you think ✨.
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ladies, if you see these books on his bookshelf, run away immediately
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dolly parton couldve written zero to one but peter thiel couldnt have written jolene.
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if youre peggy gou’s stylist please for the love of god dm me where she gets her button downs
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hi hi, i hit 10k followers which is wild + weird so i thought id re-introduce myself (new pinned tweet)~ . i invest in crypto startups @coinbase ventures, focusing on consumer/metaverse/DAOs! i also scout talent for @FWBtweets, sourcing/hiring for the DAO's core team🤓.
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📢 fyi for the homies, im no longer at coinbase!. im v proud of the work i did/the killer founders i worked w (u know who u are) 🦋 . gonna go touch some grass for a bit but . FOUNDERS! would love to advise co's/DAOs on raising, strategy, etc. if that sounds interesting, hmu :).
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*dating a banker*. “babe come over”. “no i cant abandon my dual monitors”.
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in NY, work may take over your life, but in SF you are brainwashed to think that they are the same thing.
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hey! my cofounder and i saw you from across the room and love your vibe
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the most entertaining friendship dynamic is jaded early 30s guy and feral early 20s girl.
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men will literally become amateur dj's instead of going to therapy.
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can we rebrand the standard hangout of getting drinks to coming over to my apt to drink tea with me.
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all girls on tech twitter do is like isosteph and ava tweets, eat hot chip, and lie.
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over a dozen artists have sampled, covered, or remixed “shooting stars” by bag raiders since the song was released in 2009 incl. flume + toro y moi, madeon, katy perry, and latest being troye sivan (this week). we need better provenance, attribution, and rewards tooling.
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✨big life update✨. im joining @FirstMarkCap ‘s platform team to support early-stage founders🎉. so grateful to @dfkoz for taking a chance on me and i cant wait to learn at such an incredible firm🏆. ~IT’S TIME TO BUILD~.
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having friends 2, 5, 10, etc. years older than you is so important.
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a month ago i published a primer on web3 basics. now im back with a few new slides on layer 2 scaling solutions aka "how do we reduce high gas fees?" (rollups, plasma) 💸. as always, if you wanna jam on web3 you know where to find me~ 😈.
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the sexual tension bw you and the other asian girl with dyed hair in a summer dress with an arm of diaspora tattoos that youre sitting next to on the train to brooklyn.
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the Asian Way truly is to constantly complain about your job but then continue to perform at the 120th percentile.
Studio Ghibli VP Junichi Nishioka says ‘THE BOY AND THE HERON’ will no longer be Hayao Miyazaki’s final movie. The director has already come back to the office with new ideas for another movie. (Source: @glasneronfilm)
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do you ever look at ny street fashion and just think to yourself “sf could never” bc same.
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me: "it's hot girl summer!".also me: *realizes im talking to my 4 married coworkers*.
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THE FORMS OF SOCIAL PLATFORMS. my current framework for understanding/categorizing social platforms (both web2 and web3)
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today marks my 2 year anniversary at @archetypevc !. i chose 8/8 as a start date as it is considered a lucky number in chinese culture. we have grown from a team of 5 and working from @AshAEgan's house to a team of 13 and planting Archetype HQ as a NYC crypto hub and we are just
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it's harder than ever before to truly develop taste, but easier than ever before to become a creator and this imbalance kills creativity.
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bittersweet news but this was my last week at @firstmarkcap. in the new year, ill be going all-in on crypto😈. more info soon💫.
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time isnt even real but i turned 22 today!!🥳 any advice you would give your 22 y/o self?.
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pls like this tweet if and only if you understand the following statement, im trying to see something: . “i aint ever been with a baddie”.
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yeah id say im pretty into french films, i really liked ratatouille.
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i start my job on monday and i really have no idea how im gonna go from reading in a park for 3 hours and then taking a midday nap and calling it a day to 60+ hr work weeks💀.
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the absolute chokehold high school debate/model un has on adult girlbosses.
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looking for a scrappy product person who loves wearing many hats to head product at my new impact-driven co where our mission is to democratize simping.
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i asked @aweissman earlier this week “what is one framework you wish young people would stop using for decision-making?” . he shared with me the concept of “ghosts and ancestors” which i havent been able to stop thinking about it. he also wrote about it in 2019
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why read pm interview books when you can just be in charge of planning all the trips with your friends.
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the true mark of spring is not nature but when your bicoastal friends come back to nyc.
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70% of the time i see a funny tweet and i go to follow the person, they go to waterloo. do all the internships make yall unhinged or something what does it all mean.
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are you solving a real problem/creating a new paradigm with your technology or do you just have hackathon brain!!!!!!!!!!!.
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i turn 24 today! . i could do the whole “what advice would you give your 24 y/o self” thing but if ive learned anything the past year its that i should stop caring about what other people think i should do lmao.
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men love to say they’re into film and then tell you to watch the social network.
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youtube algorithm keeps suggesting me asian microinfluencers in nyc wearing a uniqlo heattech turtleneck + mejuri gold chain doing their grocery runs at hmart and i feel less and less original by the day.
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my biggest value-add as a friend is sending you articles you didnt ask for.
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i wrote about the creative process and taste. again. jam-packed w artists i deeply admire: ryuichi sakamoto, hayao miyazaki, yohji yamamoto, tyler, the creator, nam june paik, j dilla, nick cave. it would mean the world if you gave it a read
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ive noticed that the gap between me and the people i admire most is that i like to first understand theory and they actually go out and just do things.
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crypto pods worth your time:. unchained @unchained_pod.the chopping block @hosseeb, @tomhschmidt, @tarunchitra.cross-chain examination @crosschainpod.into the bytecode @sinahab.i pledge allegiance @derek_hsue, @lsukernik.rehash @rehashweb3.n the other side @chaserchapman.
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why curation is important. people dont want to just ingest a bunch of raw information, they need to be given a framework to understand the world.
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it’s incredible how much simply being in a different location can affect your fit game.
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we should all be paying closer attention to how our pants stack over our shoes.
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ive gotten to the point of adulthood where i dont really know how old any of my friends are and i dont really care.
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is substack becoming a dating app.
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i'd love to spend more dedicated time with younger folks!!. if you’re ~18-21 and have life questions/ideas you want to bounce off someone a bit older (but no promises on being smarter) in a safe space, pls hmu! :).
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ive only been in new york for two weeks and have already decided im moving to brooklyn asap.
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when i was 21, i told myself i would give myself until 26 to get my life together. i turn 26 this week! so i reflect on being a new grad in new york, my prefrontal cortex, age and collective memory, etc. goodbye, quarter of a century
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i took everything ive ever written about taste, subcultures, music, and crypto and came up with a framework for key considerations for future consumer social apps:. online/offline fluidity. decentralized reputation/curation. speed/transience.
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pm job descriptions are so funny it's like "must be able to write and talk good" and then "10 years+ experience".
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not that he doesnt get enough hype as is, but i just want to s/o @TurnerNovak for always checking in on me, genuinely being invested in my success, and also connecting me with my longstanding mentor!! . not only an epic memelord, but also a fantastic human🍌.
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wore @creatureNFT merch yesterday and a stranger on the street asked to take a picture of my outfit… this is what the NFT space should be aspiring to✨.
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i wish i was better at stopping to breathe and reflect on the daily, but the little moment your birthday creates to allow you to do so is a special one :) . happy birthday to me💫.
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you, like @0xJim, could also be constantly harassed by me to come to events at @archetypevc HQ :). if you're in NYC crypto, pls like this tweet or dm anyone on team archetype so we can make sure to invite you to the next one!
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digital will never win if there are no ties to physical objects/spaces.
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i lost one of my closest friends to gun violence three months ago. the grief never ends, only changes. thank you to the folks whose love for @cbrewsayso always inspires me (you know who you are). i've been writing and finally feel ready to share . #LoveForCourtney . one week
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not all social apps are created equal. some lean into money games, others into clout: .social / financial. some put these status games at the forefront, while others hide them in the background:.explicit / implicit. i break it all down (diagram below).
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is the key to a healthier cozy tech future as simple as reintroducing friction into our products.
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apparently the president of taiwan is in nyc today and they took her to WIN SON BAKERY? . crying shaking throwing up.
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if you ever feel like you dont drink enough water, just get a waterbottle lid with a straw and then when you drink water you will feel like a 5yr old drinking out a sippy cup and it will be incredibly comforting and no i will not explain why this works.
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charli: is everyone making lots of money in crypto?. *mixed screams*. charli: brilliant! . captured by @hard_boiledbabe
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funny how taking a break from work just means going from looking at one screen to looking at a different screen.
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