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co-f @eniacvc @pitchandrunnyc. blessed dad @toddlershaan @littleguysai @stanleythepuppy. proud husband @reshmasaujani. a jodhpur jain from iowa 🇮🇳🇺🇸
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Joined October 2007
My dad first came to this great country from Jodhpur, India in 1968. He borrowed $1k from his uncle for the trip and got a full scholarship for a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University. He got an arranged marriage with my mom in 1972 and they both came to.
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CEO of Google.CEO of Microsoft.CEO of Adobe.CEO of Twitter.CEO of Mastercard.CEO of Pepsi .CEO of IBM.CEO of Albertsons.CEO of Micron .CEO of Netapp.CEO of Nokia.CEO of Palo Alto .CEO of Arista .CEO of Novartis. and today. CEO of FedEx.
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just had a delicious lunch with @anthonyha, meghan markle, and prince harry 👀. they wouldn't let us pay for their meal (true story, we tried)
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dear black founder, as an entrepreneur and VC it's my responsibility to mentor and invest in you. bridging wealth inequity is one way we can help address our structural racism. please email me nihal at eniac dot vc to chat at any stage of your business. #BlackLivesMatter.
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and.we.are.LIVE! 🚀. in < three days this amazing team launched @helpmainstreet to help local biz recover lost revenue, starting with the aggregation of all existing merchant gift cards nationally. pls share broadly, give, and add your fav biz!. . /1.
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excited to put together this virtual event in 9 days (tues feb 9, 7p et) with friends @chamath @LaurieSegall @AndrewYang, and a truly all-star host committee . get tix before they sell out @
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very proud to co-host @kamalaharris this morning. aka the first indian american candidate for president of the united states 🇺🇸 (!!!!!!!!!!)
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Thx everyone for sending suggestions in! Full list below on LI and will keep adding as more come in. PS this brings a whole new meaning to "What can brown do for you?!".
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when everyone at the startup is still working full time at Facebook. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩.
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Ann, immigrants have founded more than half of America's companies valued at more than $1B (319/582), and Indians have founded more of those companies (66/319). #facts #USA.
Curious: How many of these businesses did Indians create, as opposed to slide in as a non-white (YAY!) CEO?. (I say again: Black people, all the good affirmative action jobs are being taken by Indians.).
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"education in america is completely f*cked. i would take the best public school teachers, pay them $1m/year like an athlete. teachers should be judged on ability not tenure." -@chamath.
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"Are you open for a quick 30-min call to discuss synergies?". 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩.
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THAT'S MY WIFE 😍😍😍.
I'm so pleased to welcome @reshmasaujani to the board of @onwardtogether. A lawyer, public servant, and the founder of @GirlsWhoCode, Reshma is the definition of a creative change-maker. We're all thrilled to have her on the team as we continue the fight for progressive values.
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Clubhouse, but in a bar, without an app.
Peloton, but outdoors, on a real bike, with no instructor.
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VC =. part-time journalist (nose for scoops) . part-time A&R (talent scouting and development) . part-time BD (customer intros to punch through product market fit) . full-time friend (hugs during the tough times).
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After much debate, my family and I have decided to leave NYC and move to Miami this summer. We look forward to our meeting with Mayor @FrancisSuarez. h/t @davidrgoldberg.
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Stan, thank you for founding our family. We will miss you greatly. See you at the rainbow bridge. 2010-2024. 💔
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the best founders spend most of their time with customers :: the best VCs spend most of their time with founders.
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two marwari jains originating from jodhpur india, born in the US- now just VCs shooting the shiz at lunch in NYC. what are the chances?
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signed a term sheet today with an epic 2x multi-hundred-million-dollar-exit founder, the pioneer and leader of a specific industry, who i've known for 12 yrs but never had the chance to formally work together. most people forget about the long game in your work, and your life.
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👀 canvassing my son's school for @AndrewYang with @EvelynYang! . NYC'ers: EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW 6/12. find your pollsite here:
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BREAKING!. OVER 100 WOMEN ARE ELECTED TO THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY. OVER 100 WOMEN ARE ELECTED TO THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY. OVER 100 WOMEN ARE ELECTED TO THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE. .
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15 years ago tonight, June 19 2008, I had a "first date" (aka an Obama fundraiser planning mtg) with this beautiful woman, on the roof of Soho House in NYC. I'll never forget that night and the absolutely epic journey that it kicked off. Can't wait for the next 15. 😘
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proudest moment for a dad: when your son wants to wear your marathon medal to school the next day. #hardware
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UPDATE: the amazing @meghan is our new moderator for tuesday night! . tix still available @
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call me old school, but if the (co)founder/CEO isn't pitching us, it's a pass. ESPECIALLY when it's from "investor relations" 🙄. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩.
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founder talking through their story > founder walking through a deck.
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"Dear founders, if you want to partner with a firm that's aligned with your incentives, partner with a firm that doesn't have a lot of money." -@fredwilson #nycsummit
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HUGE WOOOOW to my wife @reshmasaujani and the incredible @GirlsWhoCode team: they have reached 90k girls in all 50 states (half of which are from underrepresented groups) and are on track to single handedly close the gender gap in the US by 2027! 👏🏾💥🚀.
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dear founder who claims to have raised their seed round before we're scheduled to meet, why cancel the meeting? you never know what you'll learn or intros you can generate. 90%+ of the meetings we take do not result in investment but always try to make at least one killer intro.
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not a PR but I'll take a solid finish at one of @nycmarathon's hottest temp marathons. thank you to the @PitchandrunNYC and @EniacVC crews and my family @reshmasaujani @tashorama @PE_Feeds for the amazing support. loved all 26.2 miles of you today, NYC 😘
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always invest in your friends startups. celebrating their Ws is one of the best feelings ever. (and, you're probably going to help anyway so might as well share in the upside) 🚀.
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cheat code for life:. ✨ be kind to everyone you meet ✨. because, . you don't know what they are going through. and you don't know who they will become.
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this man @sama-- is the real deal. back in 2008 we were competing in the LBS space (well i was competing, he didn't know we existed 😆) - he was running loopt, and me buzzd. today he is the CEO of possibly the most impactful company of this generation, but he is much more than
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"Schedule is tight but how can I be helpful over email immediately?".
How do you gently say no to people (who you only sort of know) who ask to have coffee with you but there's no reason, no agenda, and you're trying to protect your calendar?.
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Proud to announce today that one of @EniacVC's fastest growing companies, @ghst_io, raised a $40M series C, just in time for Halloween. 👻. - We co-led the seed with @EqualVentures not even 3 years ago . - Our series A, B, and C all happened during the downturn in the market,
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today i'm 4️⃣4️⃣ 🤯. & i'm very grateful 4️⃣. my amazing wife kids and 🐶.my mom dad sis and fam .our incredible friends .my partners team and founders.our running crew .an effective + empathetic POTUS .💉 in arms.kids back to 🏫.🚁 on mars.social justice in 🇺🇸. & all of you!
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starting to move a lot of energy off digital/social media/zoomers to IRL (dinners, events, friends, sports, etc) - anyone feel me?.
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my wife applied to and was rejected by yale 3x before she got in. this may, she's the commencement speaker. life is long. 😍.
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everyone needs to see @MJtheMusical ASAP. lucky to see it on michael's anniversary, what an absolutely incredible artist . thank you @reshmasaujani for the extended father's day ❤️
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just got home in time to catch my girl @reshmasaujani on the #PeoplesChoiceAwards 😍😍😍. (thank you @lizzo!)
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NYC now officially has the most tech jobs in the country, surpassing SF and Boston, according to @GovKathyHochul. LFG! 🚀. @TechNYC #nyctech
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founders leading with AI in their deck only to find out they are using the public chatGPT API. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩.
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congrats on an incredible and inspiring race @AndrewYang. can't wait to see what you do next, and can't wait to back you again.
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so proud to host @AndrewYang (and the rabid #YangGang) at the well in chelsea NYC. his meteoric rise 🚀 is incredible and goes to show you you can do anything in 🇺🇸 if you put your mind to it. congrats brother!!!. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🚀🚀🚀
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Last week, @EniacVC hosted a fundraising workshop for emerging fund managers with some of its amazing LPs and 30 incredible VC firms in NYC, in the worst fundraising market since 2008. Here are some of the takeaways. Top 10 tips on how GPs can fundraise effectively in this
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thank you, people of hoboken, for electing the FIRST SIKH MAYOR IN THE UNITED STATES!!!
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incredible speech by @FLOTUS, "I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.” #DemsInPhilly.
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@JanCBS @drlucymcbride @j_g_allen @MartyMakary Thank you for sharing and for your strong voice. @reshmasaujani and I watched this clip about 100x =).
“They will be paying for our generation’s decisions the rest of their lives”: @JanCBS explains why she thinks 2021's biggest underreported story was the devastating impact of COVID policies on children
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so proud of our friend @JoshuaKushner but most of all about his epic humility. when we were both building in NYC tech in the early 2010s we used to grab no. 7 subs in nomad and chat about everything. miss those days! .
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Fundraising tip #7 . Dear Founders (who are currently raising),. It's August. Sure, definitely talk to as many investors as you can in August. But you might want to call them "coffee chats" and keep a list of folks you vibe with for your "official fundraise" which kicks off.
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beyond honored to witness my wife @reshmasaujani give the commencement address @smithcollege, one of the best women's colleges in the world. tune in starting at 1030a et @
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i am grateful to my wife @reshmasaujani for today's win. she has been fighting tirelessly for a better future for all of us, speaking, writing, marching, protesting, hosting, lifting up future leaders, inspiring hundreds of thousands of us while she does it. you did it resh ♥️🇺🇸
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OOTO NOTIFICATION ON, for the next month, while on paternity leave. grateful to the best partners in the world @Hadley @timy0ung @vicsingh and team @annaring @kristin2elise to let me focus on my new family and most important job title-- "dad" 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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in no particular order:. @K9Ventures.@HarlemCapital.@betaworks.@SupernodeVC.@2048vc.@AforeVC.@PrecursorVC.@paradevc.
Who are the best pre seed consumer investors?.
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something i always try to ask a founder during a pitch:. "how did you come up with the name of your company?". sometimes their answer is not that interesting, but often it's very insightful.
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👀 got to hang IRL with one of our best CEOs this week, hitting an inflection point, tripling revenue 50% above plan after the series B. i asked him HOW??!, he said two things:. 1- hired a great VP of people to level up the team.2- got every exec at the company a coach.
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7 years from seed to IPO. our firm @EniacVC's first, a truly special moment. congrats team @owletbabycare! 👶🏽. 💥🚀🙏🏾.
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yep, that was the 🏆🏆🏆 of zoom webinars!!!. thanks @meghan @chamath and @AndrewYang and all of you for attending. we're looking forward to getting andrew elected as the next mayor of NYC. 💪🏾
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when times are tough, founders with boards seem to outperform founders without boards.
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We started @EniacVC in 2009 and it took us about a year to raise $1.6m for fund I. We were all part time still running our startups because we couldn't afford salaries from the tiny fund. We cobbled together $12.9m for fund II in 2012. Until we had real DPI in both funds could
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love this:. "If you create value with no expectation of return, you will experience the greatest returns.".
I spent three days with a group of multimillionaire entrepreneurs in Montana. 10 key learnings (that everyone needs to hear):. 1. Freedom is the real goal. Once you’ve achieved a certain level of financial success, everything becomes about a quest for freedom. Being able to do
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when you tell your 4 year old what seed valuations are currently in SF.
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when the startup swag is 🔥. but it's still pre product. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩.
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the legs are still sore AF but the pro @nycmarathon photos are in. and we raised $10k+ for @ZEROCancer! yep, still on that #runnershigh.
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just spoke to a founder who i angel'd 10+ yrs ago w/ a big exit & a hugely successful product that i still use daily. this founder is starting a newco and we're lucky to have the oppty to invest. at the end of the call the founder said they got emotional. i did too. #vclife.
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people live in NYC because of the people. people who live in NYC to make it. people who live in NYC with unbridled ambition. LET'S GO.
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strongly disagree. the big 🍎 is the most resilient city on 🌎:. 👉🏾 people said the same post 9/11, NYC came back stronger.👉🏾 NYC will always be the most desirable place to live for the most ambitious people in the world (no better city to "level up" your game).
"NYC Is Dead Forever" by @jaltucher is one of the most sobering essays I've read on the pandemic's impact on NYC. Agree? Disagree? How long do you think it will take to bounce back?.
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