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Initialized Capital

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News alert: Congratulations to @jenhwolf & @brettdg , our new managing partners. Jen & Brett joined Initialized in 2017 and have been instrumental in building the modern version of the firm that is recognized today. Read more about our announcement here:

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Initialized Capital

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2 years

There are infinite problems to solve and we’re ready to fund them. Announcing $700M across two funds – $530M for new investments at the earliest stage, before it's obvious; $170M to help our current companies grow.

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Initializing Fund IV With $225M to deploy, we are back to work finding the best engineers, designers and product people building the future.

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We can't wait to see how the @avalancheavax ecosystem and 🔺community continue to grow from the proceeds of this sale. 🚀

Avalanche raises $230 million from private sale of AVAX tokens | TechCrunch

Avalanche, a relatively new blockchain with a focus on speed and low transactions costs, has completed a $230 million private sale of AVAX tokens to some

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What would you tell your younger self at the start of your career?

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In an interview with Meghan Markle, @alexisohanian explained how @sentropy (initialized 2018) is using machine learning to understand language to make social media platforms safe from hate speech and harassment.

TIME 100 Talks With the World's Most Influential People

Join TIME for live discussions with the world's most influential people

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What made you want to get into tech?

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Great to see our portfolio company @reddit debut on the NYSE! Congrats to Steve Huffman, and the team.

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"We remain focused on pre-product-market fit... What founders need at this stage is fundamentally different than what is needed at Series A and later, so we’ve built our team and our software to be focused on those earlier stage requirements."

Announcing Initialized Fund V

The honeybadgers are back with a $230M seed fund for startups before product-market fit

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What career background do you have that people wouldn’t expect?

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Everything you need to know about @avalancheavax 's Apricot Phase 3 can be found here 🔽

Patrick O'Grady 🔺

@_patrickogrady

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0/ The official release for #Avalanche Apricot Phase 3 (C-Chain Dynamic Fees) is out! This upgrade will activate at 10 a.m. EDT (2 p.m. UTC) on Tuesday, August 24th. You can read more about all the changes in AP3 here:

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🧵 NEWS FROM US: We’re doing an open search for our next Principal and Partner. More on the process 👇

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🤯🤯🤯 We've never been more ready for an avalanche.

Jay Kurahashi-Sofue 🔺

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Since launch (3 months), the Avalanche Bridge has seen $15B of tx volume. Net inflows to Avalanche are nearly 2:1. This means double the assets are coming to Avalanche vs. leaving Avalanche. Prepare accordingly.

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How do you balance humility and confidence?

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Today, we are especially #thankful to be a part of these companies’ journeys! #HappyThanksgiving from everyone at Initialized Capital! 🦡

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#BlackLivesMatter 1/4

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What was the best business advice you’ve gotten?

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"In the chaotic world of blockchain, rule breakers rule the roost for here, avalanches defy gravity." Get to know @avalabsofficial 's @avalancheavax . The platform built to power the best decentralized financial applications.

Deep Dive into Avalanche by Ava Labs

Nature doesn’t mess about. When you take a ship into the deep ocean you’d best beware, because she can really f*&k you up. Way back before all this crypto ma...

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"We try to frame it back to reality. What are the big buckets of businesses, investments, and things that we have to achieve to generate $5 billion in free cash flow? Because we're not going to be valued on hype in the long term." -Ryan Petersen, Flexport CEO

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If a picture is worth 1,000 words, this GIF is worth 1k validators that help speed up your transactions.

Jay Kurahashi-Sofue 🔺

@jayks

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Avalanche settles transactions in under one second. Not 3 to 5 business days. But, one second–all while being secured by nearly 1k validators. In fact, Avalanche is so fast that the Web3 infrastructure can't keep up with the speeds. Take a look yourself! 👀

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Congrats to our founder @GarryTan , who will join @YCombinator as president and CEO in early 2023. We are grateful to Garry for instilling Initialized’s original vision a decade ago and showing us how to believe before it’s obvious.

Garry Tan

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Next year, I'll be going back to Y Combinator as President and CEO. It's a one in ten billion lifetimes kind of opportunity— YC gave me my start, and I'm deeply grateful to the community.

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After launch last week, find out what’s in store for the future of @avalancheavax (initialized 2018) from founder & CEO @el33th4xor

Emin Gün Sirer🔺

@el33th4xor

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Today marks the first week anniversary of the birth of #Avalanche . I want to quickly recap where we are, what we’ve been up tin that first week, and what we’re planning to do.

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What's an insight you know about your industry that no one else does?

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Not your average VC podcast 🎙️ Introducing #BusinessDad , our new podcast where @alexisohanian speaks candidly with men across different industries about what it means to balance career and family. Listen to the first episode with @hasanminhaj now!

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"I am personally proud to be the lead investor because it's the kind of business I want my daughter to have access to." - @alexisohanian , Initialized Managing Partner

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Thank you for investing the time to profile us, @AlexRKonrad . Read this @Forbes profile of @Initialized to understand how we think & why we're different early stage investors.

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We celebrate our female-founded companies, today and everyday! #InternationalWomenDay2020 #HappyWomensDay2020 #IWD2020

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Alexis is now fully Initialized. 📈

Alexis Ohanian 🇦🇲

@alexisohanian

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I’m so proud of what we've accomplished at @Reddit together over the last three years and can't wait to see where the rocketship keeps going. And I'm excited for my next chapter: @InitializedCap .

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"If you want to change the world, you don't need to open a factory--you just need to open a laptop."- Initialized Co-Founder, @alexisohanian

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Important question: how are you staying positive?

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Five years ago, @culdesac faced skepticism about building a community without parking. Now their car-free project is thriving with residents and local businesses opening on-site. Developers nationwide are looking at @culdesac ’s first project in Tempe, Arizona as an example of

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#BusinessDad Episode 009: @THEKIDMERO The comedian, writer, late-night host, and father of four has a candid chat in his home with @alexisohanian about his upbringing in the Bronx, passing down family values, and more. Listen now:

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Initialized Co-Founder @alexisohanian spoke with @NBCNews about how being a software-backed company helped @WearAtoms (initialized 2018) seamlessly pivoted from sneakers to mask manufacturing.

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What did you look for in your current role - beyond the job title?

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Get to know Initialized Capital’s fearless leader @GarryTan . @MMCandyCheng dives into Garry's early and untraditional start in tech, flourishing social media presence, and quiet ascent to VC prominence. Full article @Insider here:

VC Garry Tan wrote Coinbase its first funding check 9 years ago. This week, he'll watch the company...

Investor Garry Tan went from quietly writing seed checks to startups to becoming a star on Clubhouse chatting with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

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Meet the newest member of our portfolio: @manifoldxyz The Manifold team have built a platform pushing the boundaries of NFTs and web3, giving creators complete control of their content.

Manifold Announces Verified NFT Studio, Funding from a16z and Initialized - Decrypt

Manifold provides smart contracts that allow digital artists like pplpleasr to mint NFTs over which they have near-total control.

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4 years

Tune in to the #ReDEFIne Summit on Thursday for an exciting presentation from @avalancheavax (initialized 2018) co-founder @el33th4xor

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🎙️ We're looking forward to Emin Gün Sirer's (Founder & CEO of Avalanche) talk on "Open and Programmable Finance with Avalanche". Tune in to #ReDEFIne to find out what @el33th4xor and the @avalancheavax team have been working on.

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Welcome @lymusing to @Initialized as our fourth principal where he'll focus on financial services, B2B software & more. We’re also proud he is the third member of our investment team to join through our open search process. More on his journey here:

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Initialized is looking for a talented Analyst to join our team. Now seeking hungry honeybadgers.

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Congrats to the @avalancheavax (initialized 2018) for its incredible growth, with more than $1B of AVAX staked.

andrea.avax 🔺

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How it started | How its going

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What are your predictions for the future of work?

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What is one subject you feel like you could teach a class on?

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We pulled together some clips from @Initialized startups in the press from the last few months. Helping our companies generate press is just one of the things we do for our founders once they've made something people love.

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"Too much money, plenty of good people, and plenty of good problems to solve. That's why I'm a venture capitalist" - Initialized Co-Founder, @garrytan

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"The [new] vehicle, known as Initialized V, plans to back about 45 startups over the next three years . . . Its focus will be seed investing, typically the first time a company raises money and often before it has launched a product or service."

VC Firm Initialized Raises $230 Million for Early-Stage Deals

San Francisco venture firm Initialized Capital Management has raised $230 million for its fifth fund, dedicated to investing in early-stage startups.

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Excited to share the next phase of growth for @avalancheavax (initialized 2018)

Galaxy Digital and Bitmain Lead AVA Project’s $12M Private Token Sale

In anticipation of AVA mainnet launch this summer, Emin Sirer’s AVA project raises $12 million from major industry investors

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Congratulations to @coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong! #TIME100Next Coinbase (Initialized, 2016)

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What's the worst career advice you've ever gotten?

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What skills have you taken through your entire career?

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What was a simple skill you learned in school that you employ every day?

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"Every business will need to be a tech business in the future" - Initialized Co-Founder, @alexisohanian

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What are some benefits of working remote?

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Happy New Year! 🎉

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What's your routine for coming up with new ideas?

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How do you pursue what you’re curious about? ⁣

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How important is design when thinking about a company’s brand?

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When have you just said “yes” and figured it out as you went?

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How to map out your startup’s growth channels, a primer from @theaustinchang :

How to Map Out Your Startup’s Growth Channels

A primer on how to craft a startup growth strategy

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How do you prioritize a work-life balance? Share your advice with each other below! 💬

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We are hiring! Join the Initialized Capital team by applying ⬇️

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Now initializing...

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In @Inc 's latest What I Know podcast, @garrytan shares free advice from his experience advising 700+ startups. Take a listen and learn from others' mistakes.

What Garry Tan Has Learned About Startups After Founding 2 Companies--and Advising More Than 700

The co-founder of Initialized Capital says each one of his own companies, and the hundreds he has advised, has taught him to identify precisely what can crash your startup. He explains on Inc.'s...

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What is a trait you look for in leadership?

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What's something your parents or grandparents said that has stuck with you?

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Why you should hire veterans: ✔️ Bias towards action ✔️ Allergic to accepting the status quo ✔️ Deeply mission driver ✔️ Adept at making decisions with incomplete and imperfect information Thank you, @shift , for helping match startups with top-notch talent.

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This Veterans Day, @Shift has assembled a coalition of 40+ of the world’s leading venture firms who share the same belief: military veterans help mission-driven teams win

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"It's not about ideas, it's about making ideas a reality." - Initialized Co-Founder, @garrytan

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Meet Draco, one of the Initialized Capital office pups 🐕

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Congratulations, @mrsrobinson_a on simultaneously growing both @The_Mom_Project and your family.

The Mom Project, a Job Board for Mothers, Gets $80 Million to Grow

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When do you have your best ideas?

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This happened. Extremely limited run of a special honey badger edition @eclipse_foods ice cream 😅😁🤫 1 of 1 Grail. 🦡🌱🍦

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Don't have a mask yet? @WearAtoms is here for you! Pre-order below 👇

Atoms

@Atoms

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We have reallocated our manufacturing capacity to produce masks for everyday wear Atoms Masks are hand washable, and includes copper yarn, an antibacterial that reduces odor We are donating 1 mask for every order, and selling them at cost. Pre-order:

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What does empathy mean to you as a leader?

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(1/2) The skills you gain through these extraordinary circumstances are the exact ones that will make you successful. Co-Founder @alexisohanian shares his words of wisdom with @JohnsHopkins #ClassOf2020 ⬇️

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"Invest in companies that solve real problems and make the world better."- Initialized Partner, @AldaLeuDennis

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Finding yourself on Plan B, C, or D is sometimes just a part of the process. Have you ever deviated from your Plan A?

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Welcome, @GloriaFootball (initialized, 2019) “The promise of this app isn’t just to entertain football fans, but to also surface the next generation of talent -- male or female, no matter their connections or economic conditions.” - @alexisohanian

Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian Bets on Soccer Scouting With Tech Venture

Reddit Inc. co-founder Alexis Ohanian is betting that the world of soccer scouting is an industry ripe for disruption.

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Hey! We're @Cron and we make a better calendar — check out our @ProductHunt page to learn more. Like what you see? We're granting early access via our website over the next 24 hours.

Learn more about Cron on Product Hunt

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Investing in personal happiness is one of the most important investments anyone can make. @alexisohanian , co-founder of Initialized Capital, shares why you shouldn't wait to take care of yourself with @FrontApp (initialized, 2016) CEO @collinmathilde .

More than Morale: Investing in Happiness with Alexis Ohanian |...

➡️ Sign up for Mathilde's Musings email newsletter for more from Mathilde: https://frontapp.com/about/mathilde-collin/ 📧 Subscribe to Front Page to get the ...

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"The most experienced investors are those that have high conviction on things that are sometimes inexplicable" - @AldaLeuDennis , Initialized General Partner

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Those who are resilient and innovative can make a meaningful difference during these times.

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"In matters of the heart, you should use your head. In matters of the head, you should use your heart." - Initialized Partner, @ndrewlee

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"Tech is really the most pure form of yield that exists out there. Especially when you’re talking about teams of one or two people, engineers, designers, and product people pushing out that first product--which is really our favorite time to fund them." - @garrytan

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We are looking for an experienced Head of Product to define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for all of Initialized’s software products. Apply here:

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We’re hiring! 📢 If you are relationship-driven, organized and can facilitate connections, our Head of Community role is perfect for you. Get the full rundown here 👇

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We are #MaskOn ! Stay safe everyone 🦡

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How has an online community helped you offline?

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“For great software engineers, designers, and builders, the only risk for you is not taking risk at all. It’s counterintuitive and fundamentally true.” Read @garrytan ’s new blog post about the importance of understanding risk:

Should you Quit and Join That Risky Tech Startup?

A guide to learning, earning, and minimizing regret

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We're hiring an Operations Assistant!

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"Those who can overcome their past can truly build the future." - Initialized Capital Co-Founder, @garrytan

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Wonderful to see so many of our founders connecting tonight in San Francisco.

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Congratulations to the @opendoor team on such a huge milestone! Fun fact: Opendoor is the first Initialized portfolio company to become a publicly-traded company.

Eric Wu

@ericwu01

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Today, as @Opendoor becomes a publicly-traded company, I’m proud that we’ve been able to help 80,000 customers move seamlessly through a life transition & energized to be alongside hundreds of teammates who are focused on building the future of how people will buy and sell a home

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Moving events in @Cron snaps to 15-minute increments by default. If you want greater precision, hold control option while dragging to move in 5-minute increments. 📐🧐

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“If you’re considering building a remote team, it’s now easier than ever... partly due to technology improvements in video chat, scheduling, and work-flow tools.” - @rhs , Co-founder of @rainforestqa (initialized, 2016)

How To Build and Run A Geographically Distributed Engineering Team

At Initialized Capital, our share of investments outside the Bay Area has ticked up to about one-quarter of our most recent fund as the…

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How can founders break out of the box society has placed on us? First principles thinking: Curiosity, Empathy and Serenity. Read more about these principles in action in @garrytan ’s blog post:

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What was the last piece of excellent news you received?

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(2/7) Venture capital is a historically insular and clubby industry. In contrast, we are making this process public and open in part because we want to have the most qualified and diverse pool of applicants ever.

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Employers: Remember to value impact over hours while your team is #WFH .

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The #ForbesMidas List 2020 is here, and we’re proud to share that Co-Founder @garrytan has been named one of the world’s top tech investors! We are grateful for Garry’s continued leadership and inspiration 🙌

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Founder advice: have faith that you will prevail with the discipline to confront the brutal facts. Check out @garrytan 's latest blog post on why founders need to be pessimistic in the short-term and optimistic in the long-term. #leadership #startups

The Founder Mindset You Need

Most founders pursue ideas that are very short term with wild optimism. Here's why that may not be the path to success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NYrsE_yW64 Most people are optimistic in the...

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