Author, recovering VC and entrepreneur, mentor and advisor to startup companies worldwide. The Sage of Silicon Valley (or The Mark Twain of Silicon Valley)

Silicon Valley and the world
Joined May 2013
#def2023 “new hires slow you down”-you will succeed with the people onboard January 1, not the team members you add later in the year. Michael Horvath CEO, Strava
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Last night my wife and I went shopping n bought a king sized mattress. We decided it is the safest place to keep our money. Seriously though-very sad and tragic the fate of @SVB_Financial
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I wish Trump would have moved as fast on Covid as he is doing in replacing RBG. I guess securing the Supreme Court for conservatives is more important than saving lives. Pathetic. apple.news/AChgSvYCoTEeI6JbR…
“Time to sell your company is when things going really well and you don’t want to sell” Jake Winebaum-5x serial entrepreneur #DartmouthEF19
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Really great group of student entrepreneurs. Thx for inviting me to participate.
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Congratulations @Americanair Flight 1535 to SFO is delayed 45 minutes so a crew member can catch the flight in order to be in SF tomorrow . Glad to know that 200 paying customers are the ones inconvenienced . I love arriving home at midnight after flying for the past 30 hours
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“Technology doesn’t fix itself ⁦@ajkeen⁩ #Sparkme
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“We don’t want to have conversations with brands. I only want to have conversation with ⁦@AmericanAir⁩ where the (blank) is the plane?” ⁦@tomfgoodwin⁩ #SparkMe
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“What is changing and what isn’t. Could or will? “ ⁦@tomfgoodwin⁩ #SparkMe
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“No longer sell or market-we now need to build, maintain and scale trust” ⁦@BrianFanzo⁩ #SparkMe
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“Turning to tech to get away from tech” ⁦@jowyang⁩ #SparkMe
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“Think about what can be automated and make sure it isn’t you”. ⁦@jowyang⁩ #SparkMe
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What happens when many (perhaps everyone?) leaves Facebook due to privacy concerns. Really interesting question posed by ⁦@jowyang⁩ #SparkMe
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Big thanks to #Sparkme for a world class lineup of speakers and thanks to #Recap and @impact hub Belgrade for the opportunity to attend and learn
Breaking rules is good but what laws if any should you be permitted to break? Thoughtful and inspiring talk by @SamConniff #SparkMe
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Does new technology make our lives better or does it make us less human? My question inspired by talk y @anabjain #SparkMe
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#SparkMe conference-great speakers and wonderfully supportive and appreciative audience of attendees
⁦@petershankman⁩ gave incredibly entertaining n informative talk #SparkMe. On a scale of 1-10 it was a 20.
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⁦@MercedesBenz⁩ sells expensive passenger vans in EU and includes cheap die cast lug wrenches that r stripped when trying to change a flat tire.
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