Patty Wexler
@patriciawexler
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Founder & General Partner @AvilaVC_ . Curious, impatient, fast talker and fast reader. Last known centrist. In MIA before it was cool
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A smart energy transition is going to happen no matter what
No matter who wins the next election or how geopolitics evolve, there is a massive opportunity and inexorable need for a sustainable transition
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Having spent a lot of time recently with LLMs to improve written product, this is my take:
- bad and mediocre work gets much better
- excellent, unique work gets much more generic and worse
Therefore: the average should improve, but the best should remain in the human realm for
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@rod_mallo
People don’t want to talk to ppl. But I think they’d be happy to think/command verbally their “co-pilot”.
(Plus you are old. The kiddos like voice)
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@AdamRFisher
Interesting how his entire career is about thinking original, non-consensus ideas from first principles, but in the face of a vote about fundamental values and beliefs it’s majority opinion that he values
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"If this pandemic serves any purpose for venture capital investors, it's to remind us that our role is to back the fundamental companies of the future - we get to decide where that capital goes."
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This is critical to green the US economy
What’s blocking the shift to clean energy and a carbon-free future? Environmental regulations from the past
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@lolitataub
Early
Breakthrough tech to address humanity's biggest challenges and oppties
Sweet spot ~$250K
pitch
@starlight
.vc
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@chamath
Gandhi and Churchill were also racists but bequeathed humankind with lots of good. We cannot judge historical figures without context nor by present standards
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@rabois
Golden Beach: someone on tennis court during your reserved time - 2 cars in under 60 seconds ;)
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Hype is fleeting. But rocket scientists BUILDING locally is REAL. Proud of
@SkyloomG
and grateful for
@FrancisSuarez
’ and
@SpaceFlorida
’s support to make this possible
#miamitech
#spacetech
- “broadband from space”
#spacetech
coming to
#Miami
thanks to
@FrancisSuarez
’ vision. Thrilled to work with
@StarlightVC_
and
@SpaceFlorida
to open
@SkyloomG
’s manufacturing facility of Space-based
#lasercomms
equipment to support planetary-scale internet access.
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It's $4.20 billion somewhere
Breaking News: New York State officials said they reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry.
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@MarkJacob16
Venezuela also pardoned Hugo Chavez after his failed coup attempt. The rest is tragic history
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@zck
Prompt: make a compelling argument for why my gpt3-dependent startup has a strong, differentiated moat
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@mbeckett
Agree completely. So frustratingly hard to find consistent county level daily stats on cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
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@DCoolican
@Tesla
Fender bender in October. Car STILL in the shop waiting for back-ordered parts, mistaken shipments, etc. No loaner, rental coverage… no human to speak to
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@AleResnik
He is a writer. He knows exactly how to write sentences to convey a specific message. Abhorrent
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Miami friends - retweet your own
#SiriMoveMeToMiami
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Work/mom balance 😍
(For those unfamiliar with 1st grade writing: “can you tuck me in after your call? Y or N”)
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@YasMohammedxx
This is why it’s hard
Where are the condemnations from the Palestinian moderates of what Hamas has done?
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I understand why people feel replacing Biden is harder/more pointless now.
But with his VP pick so straight down the Trump line, there is a real opening for a pair of compelling, competent, centrist Democrats to make the case that they can bring the country together with
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@mdudas
If it were actually from Miami, Californians would be retweeting it horrified at the lack of masks
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Anyone else feel like a ZOOMbie™? (a person who walks down from bedroom to home office, and proceeds to back-to-back ZOOM until end of the day). I need a break!
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@zebulgar
“Don’t be in your 40s still watching Netflix”? — not sure you have a clear grasp of what 40s are like, especially if you followed your advice in your 20s/30s and prob also added kids to the mix
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Prediction: in the next decade there will be multiple
@figma
-like outcomes in the sustainability space
#climatetech
#sustainability
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Cement is crucial to us but accounts for 8% of CO2 emissions.
@ChementCo
, our latest investment
@StarlightVC_
tackles both sources of emissions to build us a greener future
Thank you
@venkvis
@acoolscientist
for leading the charge!
#climateTech
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@alisonrosenthal
@karaswisher
This makes more sense. Obama is a political figure above a legal one at this point. And Garland would bring the hypocrisy point home as clear as day
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Incredible news! Congrats
@sacca
and
@claydumas
Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital has raised $800 million to "keep unf*cking the planet" by
@cookie
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You think VCs waste all day on Twitter? To prove you wrong, it’s 1am and I just finished a call with a founder. Oh, how did I know he wanted to chat, you ask? Bc I was scrolling here on my phone while in bed, duh
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@HarryStebbings
From a grammar perspective - awful
From an ethical perspective - terrible unless there is a clear understanding that this is what the employee truly wants and needs (also depends how it came about)
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I’ve made many choices and decisions in my life. But none as good or important as picking
@nwexy
to be the father of our children. Happy Father’s Day to all the great Dads out there
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We need a word for “consummating” a relationship - when after hundreds of hours of Zoom you hang out IRL
@jbpin90
(
@StarlightVC_
@blueyard
)
So fun!
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The StarlightVC_ perspective: tackling climate change is essential *and* a major business opportunity. Thrilled to be part of the first episode of the
@opportunitymia
podcast, hosted by
@matthaggman
,& incl
@MayorDaniella
. Watch now:
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What’s *truly* great is accelerating the (already in motion) growth of other tech hubs. Nothing can be better for this country than expanding and diversifying the sources of innovation
#longmiami
AND Denver, LA, Seattle, Austin, NY, etc...
What
@rabois
is doing for Silicon Valley is amazing. He's pulling the people who don't see the value in the valley away. This extra barrier to entry will help further optimize for the best people.
Excited to see what an optimized valley looks like in this next wave.
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I sold baby clothes out of a stall at a Xmas market in Caracas from 12-12 for 3 weeks straight
@altcap
rocks and this was definitely one of the best
@20vc
eps
Shows like this make me realise how much I love doing what I do.
@altcap
was incredible here. One of the most genuine and authentic people in this business.
One of the best we have done. 👇
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My 8-year old and I are both jumping with joy at what’s happening to Miami now 🚀 🥅 ⚽️
#miamitech
#longmiami
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the tech economy will grow very rapidly in the coming decades. You do not have to be bearish on SF to be very bullish on other places -
#miami
or other great cities around US and the world
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Tech sector is booming, and most VCs I know are more active than ever. This is likely a new normal /1
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@bgurley
Totally. As an example airlines have operated perfectly in the past through bankruptcy. Keep ops afloat but don’t benefit the equity holders on the backs of taxpayers
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Excited to be
@HarvardHBS
for reunion, but have to acknowledge the superpower IQ across the river solving our biggest challenges -
@CFS_energy
This is the clean, abundant, affordable energy future
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@Samirkaji
Seriously I think you are taking off too much if you are *serious* about your past vacation history. Take a week off and do whatever you think is the most fun 3x this year - you will go crazy going from 0 to 3 weeks
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@eriktorenberg
Wild Swans is a novel that covers three generations of China. Not a history book but good color on the experience from the perspective of one Chinese woman and her descendant daughters. And just a good book
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@anothercohen
Agree to enjoy if you can afford it - but if you have a limited budget spend on what makes a difference (music, food, drink) and not what no one really remembers (flowers, favors, etc)
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@rsg
@FrancisSuarez
We need to crowdsource some Miami intel at this point rather than field weekly calls (
@shervin
?). Also someone (
@opendoor
?) should create a little pop online quiz helping folks figure out their ideal neighborhood based on age, budget, lifestyle, etc...
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Am I wrong to be annoyed that the MLS scheduled Messi’s first game at the same time as the opening game of the Women’s World Cup with the USA team playing?
#WomensWorldCup2023
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@AleResnik
@Pontifex
@TeamMessi
@dsaezgil
@earlkman
@martinvars
@marcos_galperin
This is the most Argentinean tweet ever
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@deenashakir
Get in a car with your 3 children in the back during rush hour. It will make the day about 100 hours long
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No more mandatory masks outside in Madrid! One small step for my face, one giant step for common sense!
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My daughter (age 10) was in a STEM competition to help people with disabilities. Her Travel Glasses to help blind people made it to the top 5. She was inspired by her Dad’s Tesla.
@elonmusk
want to work with her on the application?
#proudmom
#TechForGood
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How can the people who most believe tech is eating the world and talent is evenly distributed also hold in their heads that you can only do this in a few specific cities (that they happen to live in)?
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@johnolilly
Sadly so true. With kids in school and afterschools I was super productive WFH. Now with ages 9,7 and 5 in the house have 3 new teaching jobs and zero downtime
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@WillManidis
I’ll take poor country heat upbringing over rich country winter upbringing any day
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@JonahDispatch
Few things anger me more in today’s discourse than mis-using the word genocide to accuse a people who experienced the textbook definition of genocide when the civilian deaths (devastating and heartbreaking) are so obviously a casualty of war
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Won’t add any more superlatives in case there is some cap in the Twitter algorithm that gets you banned. So just 😍
My bestie
@patriciawexler
getting a shout out from the bestest bestie
@altcap
on the
@theallinpod
was…well, the best
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Every year on this day I reflect on the privilege I had in 2012 to become an American citizen. We cannot take this incredible place for granted and must all contribute to have it continue being the shining city on a hill
#Happy4thofJuly
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@businessbarista
limo-style window between driver/passengers for minivans (only parents of multiple kids <10 will get this)
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@msuster
Similar here. Am wondering if while I quarantine to protect our physical health I might need a social media quarantine for mental health too
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My 6-year old has been recording long videos of the TV so she can watch them on her photos app when her screen time runs out 🤪 - I’d be super angry if I wasn’t keeling over in laughter and frankly, quite impressed
#FutureTechFounder
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As a Venezuelan, I felt this deeply my first time in the UAE. In my birth country oil and other natural resources were completely mismanaged, leading to a tattered economy, unfulfilled potential, and broken lives while visionary leadership on the other side of the world led to
Human progress relies on leadership. Decisions matter. And while many country leaders squander grt natural resource advantages, the UAE is writing its own HBS case study in modernity, progress, and national leadership. And the momentum is accelerating.
@Economyae
@IbrahimAjami
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My 5-year old mentions daily that she wants a 🦄 for her birthday. Any other year I would have assumed the obvious, but now I’m wondering what stock tips she’s hearing in her
#AmongUs
rooms...
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@chamath
I’d be curious to plot student debt against family income to confirm it is in fact a give to “the people”
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25 years ago today I left Venezuela.
On one hand, I’m so filled with gratitude that this incredible country allowed me to achieve so much
On the other, I’m heartbroken and angry that kids (like mine) continue to be shot in school
Maybe that’s why I have a splitting headache
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@snyatta
@marceloclaure
As a Venezuelan who lived in Brazil, has an Argentinean investment partner and invests out of Miami, can vouch for the accuracy
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This is SO significant. Nuclear fusion is within reach - hard to describe its impact on our global climate challenge 👏👏👏
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Lmk your thoughts
“In the Age of AI, Sustainability is Even More Urgent and Existential” by Patricia Halfen Wexler
#AI
#climate
#cleanenergy
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@silicon_chris
@FrancisSuarez
@albedo_space
Definitely! So close to Cape Canaveral. Special funding also via Space Florida. We
@StarlightVC_
have several in the portfolio
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Happy birthday USA! You you have been a shining light and land of opportunity for many of us immigrants - and we will be forever grateful and careful to preserve and improve this union
#FourthofJuly
#Grateful
🇺🇸
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Judging by
#vctwitter
, all angels will soon be
@MiamiAngelsVC
- so great opportunity for someone looking to break into the next big thing
We're hiring for a full-time Venture Associate role! Looking for someone with 1-3 years of experience and passionate about supporting high-growth companies. To apply, email your resume to hello
@miamiangels
.vc.
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@AndrewNWest
Never say never but the underlying logic of LLMs make it plausible that original, differentiated thinking will remain a superior skill of humans
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@PaulYacoubian
If you are coming from NY, less black. If you are coming from SF, more fashionable. Bienvenido!
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@shaig
I’m truly flabbergasted. Are these people suggesting the hostages should *not* be returned? What is happening in the world???
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@HarryStebbings
In Madrid it was like that last summer. This summer I went back and they have built designated zones and the apps won’t let you park if you are outside them. Game changer
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A full menu of excuses: crazy busy / time zone issues / supply chain problems / COVID…. anyway the proper holiday card fell by the wayside in the 2021 triage
So to all our friends and family, you were NOT cut off the list and we wish you a very happy and healthy 2022!
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We can debate if it’s capitalism vs socialism, democracy vs communism, etc. But after spending a weekend with 2 of my 3 kids away at camp I’m convinced China’s success can be attributed to the one child policy
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@saranormous
Most SV people can’t even tell what fashionable is so just do you 😂 (now in Miami you better step it up ;))
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90% didn’t look like me and 50% had excessively large busts, but the overlapping remainder was pretty cool
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It sounds like a delicious new candy bar but it’s just a
@joinClubhouse
convo about the fabulous burgeoning
#miamitech
scene. Join us!
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