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building @lighthousehq_ to bet on America and help 10x more people apply for an O1 visa | prev cofounder @plymouthstreet , @bloombergbeta , @beondeck 🇺🇸🇰🇷

San Francisco, CA

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Joined August 2015

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@minney_cat

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Where talent migrates, innovation follows. 55% of unicorn companies have also been founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants. Embracing immigration is to welcome the gift of global talent to build and transform the US

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Written by two Republican governors: “The US became prosperous because many immigrants saw our beacon and seized the freedoms and opportunities offered here. That formula has not changed. Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies had been founded by an immigrant or the child of one.”

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@minney_cat

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3 years

When my NY friends ask why I struggle with dating in SF, I tell them of the men who non-ironically say they're seeking a "life co-founder" and that pretty much explains it all.

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@minney_cat

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I love when founders of very early-stage startups write up a 1-2-page memo vs a deck. It often tells me who they are, what they're building, why they're building it and for whom in a much more thoughtful & concise way. (Should I write an example one to illustrate & share?)

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You are basically unstoppable once you decide "everything is figure-out-able."

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@minney_cat

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3 years

My flight is super full so I ended up in a middle seat. A couple is seated on either side of me. I offered to swap if they'd prefer to sit next to each other, and they both declined. So now I'm just sitting awkwardly in between the two of them while they talk over me. Why. 😅

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OH: Venture is 99% saying no, and 1% begging 🥲

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Introducing @lighthouseincus to accelerate US immigration For the past 2 years, I've worked on getting US work visas like the O1, EB1 faster, simpler. I've done it for dozens of today's best and brightest pioneers. To apply in days not months, find us at

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@minney_cat

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3 years

My non-tech immigrant father just asked me if I've ever heard of @chamath . My worlds collide 🥴

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@minney_cat

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4 years

I like people who see the world as non-zero-sum.

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@minney_cat

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4 months

A perfect Sunday

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3 years

Holy crap. New York is perfect ✨🥺

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7 months

we should build more giant statues everywhere

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@minney_cat

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4 months

@Altimor The most American thing we can do is choose to be here. Congratulations and welcome home ☺️🇺🇸

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@minney_cat

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2 years

The night before Tgiving & I'm helping my entrepreneur parents pack customers' orders. I have an elite college degree, deployed millions into 🔥startups & invest in A+ founders at On Deck. My parents are most impressed by my box packing skills. Immigrant parents, amirite 🥴💕

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@minney_cat

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2 years

SF's problems are real but the good parts -- the people, its optimism, positive sum culture -- are even better and grander than one might imagine

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@minney_cat

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3 years

As I get older, I recognize how having immigrant, lifelong entrepreneurs as parents shaped my work ethic and worldview even more than I originally thought. I do believe *to my core* that relentless hard work will find a way to reward you with opportunity.

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@minney_cat

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3 years

Greece is a 10-yr dream come true. For yrs, I had a romantic notion that I needed to "save" it for a special thing--a major bday, an anniversary,perhaps a honeymoon. But to visit just for me is empowering. So here's to watching caldera sunsets & celebrating being alive & healthy.

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@minney_cat

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3 years

Today is my birthday...and I have some ✨personal news ✨ After an incredible four years, I'm celebrating closing this chapter in venture at @bloombergbeta and welcoming my next adventure as Program Partner for Fundraising & Admissions at @beondeck .

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After an incredible four years, I’m celebrating closing this chapter in venture at Bloomberg Beta and welcoming my next adventure as…

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@minney_cat

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2 years

More and more friends this past week telling me they're moving back to SF 😏

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@minney_cat

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2 years

So many of my female friends underwent egg freezing during the pandemic. When we're all ready, I think we should get together, buy a big property, and build our own little village — complete w a daycare center and school focused on collaborative learning.

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@minney_cat

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4 years

I'm hiring for a Summer Fellow to work with me and the rest of the gang @BloombergBeta ! If you or someone you know is great and interested in building community, shadowing VC, and exploring startup opportunities in the #futureofwork and automation, DM me for more info 🙏✨

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@minney_cat

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1 year

One of my favorite moments in SF to date: I took the first photo walking around my neighborhood yesterday. When I shared it, a friend who used to live in the area nearly 10 years ago sent me the second photo of the same spot. Two furry friends, growing old together 🥺😭

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@minney_cat

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6 years

I keep a notebook with me at all times where I jot down all my random, silly, stupid, inane, certainly not always unique or original #requestforproduct ideas. Going to start sharing that list 👇🏼. If anyone is working on these or anything related, say hi!

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@minney_cat

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5 years

I've said this before, and I'll say it again: @YouTube is one of the best educational platforms ever created. For the curious, there's something about everything, and dare I say, even more content rich than Wikipedia 🤩

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@minney_cat

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3 years

I learn a TON from reading recs on my Twitter feed. My 🧠 is grateful, and I want to pay it forward. So every day until Xmas, I'll share a book that changed my worldview. Like it & I'll randomly pick one person/day & send you a copy 🎁✨ Here's to a #bookwormadventcalendar 📚🥰

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@minney_cat

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3 years

Are we all just sleeping on Mexico City as a remote worker's dream? The European-inspired architecture, the food, the growing startup culture 😍 cc @jgpiers

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@minney_cat

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3 years

I asked a very successful engineer who spent 15+ years (with no intentions of leaving) at his (non-FAANG) BigTechCo on what keeps him excited. Is it mission, agency, scope, etc? His answer was simple: "I like building cool shit with my friends." Work w/ good humans, always☺️

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@minney_cat

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2 years

Tech layoffs are affecting many talented people on employment-based visas If you're looking for your next role + want support navigating US immigration, reach out. Making a list of early stage startups actively hiring that are also open to sponsoring visas

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@minney_cat

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2 years

If you worked at @fast and now find yourself thinking about starting that company you always dreamed about, my DMs are open. Early believers of startups often embody a special spirit of entrepreneurship, and @beondeck will help you hone your idea, find your people, raise capital

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@minney_cat

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7 months

BIG win for the US 🇺🇸🥳 There are thousands of talented researchers, scientists, technologists who are *already* eligible for the O1 and don't know even know it We're making it possible for them to come or stay. DMs open if you want to work on rebuilding America, people first.

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HUGE shout-out to @minney_cat and her team for the massive help. 🙏 ya'll are the O-1 GOATs 🐐🙌 I put off immigration for too long out of fear of paperwork and they made it a breeze. 🙏📃📨🛂

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@minney_cat

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2 years

Been co-working in SF with a small group of friends working on what's next and it's been *wildly* generative. Thinking of extending the invite to a few others who are in a similar spot. We're building in energy, American dynamism, web3. DM if interested

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@minney_cat

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3 years

"Yea...he's senior as an engineer, but junior as a person," is the most apt SF roast I've overheard in a loonnnnnng time 😂

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@minney_cat

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3 years

If the first 100 people in your syndicate's listed LP base are all (mostly white) men, I'm not *not* going to notice. 👼 WHERE ARE ALL MY FEMALE OPERATOR AND FOUNDER ANGELS? I want to help you write checks into some badass founders!!

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@minney_cat

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3 years

IT’S HEREEE! ODX, the culmination of our work at @beondeck — enabling talented, ambitious people start + grow their companies. It’s what I came to On Deck for + what this incredible team is here for: to invest in & work w the next gen of founders building our future. Apply now👇

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Announcing ODX, a $100M accelerator to back the next generation of founders. • $125k for 7% from us + the community • Access to our network to hire, fundraise, or find customers • 100% customized for you Apply (or invest) today 👇

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@minney_cat

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2 years

🚀Making @beondeck history today. ODX1 is LIVE🚀 200+ founders, 100+ startups from 30+ countries, from ~8k applicants No better team to support founders with 🙏 @eriktorenberg @sam_kirschner @EricFriedman @cushmachine @gshewakr @yasharnejati @shawnxu @julianweisser Let's #GBTM

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@minney_cat

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8 months

Huge news for international talent to build in the US 🇺🇸 @garrytan , we'd love to chat. @lisawehden and I are building @plymouthstreet to make the O1 process fast and seamless. We've already successfully served several YC founders and would love to support others

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Sriram | theya.us

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Best thing I heard today: @ycombinator announcing O1 visa program for entrepreneurs. If you are working in big tech on a visa & want to start a company, you don’t have to worry anymore!

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ODX, @beondeck 's $100M fund, by the #s . 6⃣ wks since launch 📝 Over 6k apps started 👂 ~Thousand interviews 🔥 <2% accepted in cohort 1 Want to invest in + work with hundreds of talented founders alongside an ambitious global team? I'm hiring 👇

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2 years

SF weekends are for deep work with friends building hard things ☀️

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The next massive search engine will be a personalized *discovery* engine — surfacing information that is timely, relevant, and impactful and fueled by advances in language models. The Internet will feel like a collaborative library versus Q&A.

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The next massive search engine will be a personalized discovery engine. As we experiment with new platforms like AR/VR and explore new models of engagement in web3, I imagine that the next wave of...

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@minney_cat

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When I was little, I threw out all the boxes of cigarettes my dad hid in a closet because I didn't want him to die of lung cancer. The next day, he quit cold turkey. I think about that a lot.

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@minney_cat

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2 years

Over the last eight wks, I've interviewed & met w over 300 founders for @beondeck 's ODX from *all over the world.* Truly, there is no shortage of wildly ambitious talent and big, interesting problems to solve. Cohort 1 kicks off this weekend, & it's going to be 🔥

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@minney_cat

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10 months

My family and I moved here to build our American Dreams 🇰🇷🇺🇸 Embracing immigration is to welcome the gift of global talent to transform the US If you want to navigate US immigration w more ease and speed, @lisawehden and I are working on this and would love to chat. DMs open

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Sam Altman

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one of the easiest policy wins i can imagine for the US is to reform high-skill immigration. the fact that many of the most talented people in the world want to be here is a hard-won gift; embracing them is the key to keeping it that way. hard to get this back if we lose it.

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@minney_cat

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Two years ago, I embraced a lot of new: a cross country move (👋,SF), a new job in a new industry (👋,venture), plus a whole new community. Feeling a waterfall of gratitude for the leaders, peers, friends I've met & worked w. in SF, & the most impactful lessons they've shared...

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2 years

Ensuring top talent can come and stay in the US is one of the most surefire ways for the US to maintain global competitiveness. If you're navigating US immigration right now, you shouldn't have to do it alone. DMs are open

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Joe Lonsdale

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When our @8VC team wants to visit India or many other places for business, we file the e-visa papers and they’re processed in short order. Meanwhile, some top technologists in India are being asked to wait 2-3 years just to *visit* the US for a few weeks. This is nonsense.

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@minney_cat

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2 years

Congratulations to the 57 ODX1 startups that wrapped their build sprints this week and participated in @beondeck 's first Demo Drop! Proud of all the founders — in fintech, proptech, enterprise saas, etc. across US, India, Africa, more — who took their companies from zero to one

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@minney_cat

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3 years

I've read far too much non-fiction this year & the last. My 2021 reading list is already chock full of more (highly recommended) nonfiction pieces. I want to enrich my brain *and* my soul. What are some great fiction (scifi, literary, classics, etc.) books I should add to cart?

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@minney_cat

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3 years

Embracing this nomad life and rocking that @beondeck schwag

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"Brains are survival engines, not truth detectors." Scary, brilliant line c/o author Peter Watts

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@minney_cat

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2 years

Venture is a sales job. Watching recordings of pitches to learn what other investors ask, how they navigate pitches with founders, and what feedback they offer is incredibly valuable for shared learning. Which firms do this well?

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2 years

The NYT has a deep dislike of women who are tech CEOs and it shows. Instead of celebrating the founder who built a nearly $2B company and the co's peaceful leadership transition—not to mention to another talented woman—they just *had* to publish an inflammatory headline/story.

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3 years

The tenacity of founders building something that wills a market into existence is practically heroic.

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@minney_cat

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3 years

What's the equivalent of a people matchmaker for books? An excellent, *timely* book recommendation can often be similarly life changing, and I want to be surrounded by more of those humans 💕

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@minney_cat

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In a room full of people who just moved to sf from all over the world, and it just goes to show how much this place attracts the curious, optimistic, ambitious

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@minney_cat

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3 years

📢 NY friends, trying an experiment to be productive while social. Hosting heads down co-working mornings 1-2x/wk in June for 4-5 people in the East Village/LES starting this coming week from 8a-12p ET. I'll bring coffee & breakfast. You bring your laptop & earbuds :) DMs open!

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6 months

Build useful things that give people superpowers

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2 years

Miles apart but feeling the love. Merry Christmas from my lil family to you 💕

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3 years

It is a special kind of joy to be in a room full of people who are smarter / wiser than you. The opportunity to learn feels endless 🙏🏼☺️

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10 months

High skilled immigration is an imperative for American competitiveness and the US is knee capping itself. If you're a founder, technologist, researcher, there are underused visas like the O1 that you may be eligible for. If you're exploring these, DM me

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Ben Gross 🔆

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The United States is repeatedly shooting itself in the foot, day-in and day-out. Canada is beginning to notice.

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@minney_cat

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4 years

Realized as I went on Zoom that I look like a Minion today...lol...

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@minney_cat

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3 years

First trip home home in nearly two years for my dad's 60th 🙏🏼 This dude is THE 🐐. Forever and always. 생신 축하해요, 아빠 💕

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@minney_cat

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3 years

I really, really enjoy friend matchmaking, and I'm quite good at it (if I say so myself). It's alllll about a good dinner party or a tactful warm intro. You want more good new humans in your life? Holla at your girl 😉

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@minney_cat

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2 months

@lighthouseincus What were my learnings for the past few years? 1. There are 10x more people eligible for an O1 visa than applying! 2. Today's tech makes it possible to deliver personalized apps at speed w/o compromise. Days, not months. 3. Policy tailwinds show we need more top tech talent now.

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@minney_cat

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3 months

The future is cool. I love SF 🥰 Seeing lots of exciting room for better interaction design but what an incredible v1 experience

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8 years

Her Majesty the Queen and her corgis at the halloween dog parade lol

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@minney_cat

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3 years

Being genuinely enthusiastic about anything is honestly such an underrated quality in a human. Being curious and excited beats being "too cool for school" everytime for me.

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@minney_cat

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11 months

The O-1 and EB-1 are wildly underused visa categories for top talent. Many don't even realize they may already be eligible and traditional providers often discourage it. If you're navigating US immigration and want to understand if the O1 is right for you, DM me or @lisawehden

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6 years

Today in weird SF

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3 years

MY WHOLE FAM IS VACCINATED (minus me because I'm...young and healthy and not an essential worker 🥲). WHEEEEEEEEEE 🙌

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@minney_cat

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3 years

You know what's going to feel ✨amazing✨ when we can all get together again? HUGS DINNER PARTIES DANCE PARTIES LIVE MUSIC MEET CUTES WITH STRANGERS Did I mention HUGS Like this if you want to hang and be fwends 🙈🙏🏼

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@minney_cat

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2 years

There is nothing cool about knocking on someone's ambition. Constructive feedback, yes. Unhelpful pessism, show them the door.

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@minney_cat

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3 years

I've had a few convos w/ friends recently about making the "right" calls -- picking a job, a city to live in, a romantic partner. Default is to overanalyze, overworry (as a chronic overthinker, I emphathize), but simply committing to what *feels* right is often the Occam's Razor

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9 months

Feeling extra proud today of what we're building over at @plymouthstreet . @lisawehden and I are working with some truly extraordinary customers and we're just getting started 🇺🇸

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@minney_cat

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3 years

The longer I'm in venture, the more I see how an extraordinarily high pain tolerance makes a founder a force to be reckoned with. This isn't to say they all "make it." Plenty of amazing founders put in tireless work & sometimes it still isn't enough. But they're still a force.

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@minney_cat

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2 years

A curated co-working space for those of us in the earliest stages of building what's next has been a game changer. Last week, we invited hard tech SWEs, AI experts, friends of @growdialogue to come experience it for themselves. On the side of builders working on hard problems ☀️

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2 years

This is...not the way to content market your new startup and win over users..

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neeraj arora

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In 2014, I was the Chief Business Officer of WhatsApp. And I helped negotiate the $22 billion sale to Facebook. Today, I regret it. Here’s where things went wrong:

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@minney_cat

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2 years

Every single person I've worked with at @beondeck embodies a spirit of service, a bias to action, and an intrinsic motivation to have large-scale positive impact. If you or someone you know is hiring across ops, low-code, growth, or something early-stage founder facing, DM me.

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David Booth

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Today is a sad day. We let go of 72 great people who helped build On Deck into what it is today. Our focus in the next few days will be supporting our team – particularly those departing the company. If you’re looking to hire incredibly talented people, DM or email me.

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3 years

@gplewis It's the framing for me, personally. There are so many other words one could use (gf, bf, partner) that don't involve applying startup jargon to personal matters, esp when that matter is of the heart and not a business/company 😅

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@minney_cat

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3 years

So there's a trend on tiktok asking men over 30 to show that they have their ish together w/o saying they do.... and there are men replying by showing off clean bed sheets, hand soap/hand towels in the bathroom, face wash, and sinks w/o dirty dishes. WHY IS THE BAR SO LOW?

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@minney_cat

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3 years

I changed my journaling practice in 2021 from freeform writing to more structured. Every night, I answer what is one thing that... 🧠 I learned 🙏 I'm grateful for 🥳 is worth celebrating 📈 made today 1% better than yesterday Honestly, (almost) as good as therapy and cheaper.

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3 years

If the @beondeck team could see me IRL right now, you'll see me dancing around my room quite literally

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@minney_cat

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2 years

The next decade of Industrial Progress will be fueled by a new generation of skilled workers & accelerated by automation+immigration👊🏼 Looking for builders, experts ushering this change. Loved our first IRL evening exploring labor marketplaces, trade schools for a new workforce

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New York City feels vibrant in a way no other city in the US does because virtually everyone takes the MTA. The transportation system literally brings everyone together, from financiers to artists to school teachers.

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3 years

Damn, I'm having the most fun I've ever had at work 🤩 And I've had some pretty great times with amazing people already. Feeling truly grateful and lucky 🙏🏼

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3 years

"The reason America doesn’t transform places through military occupation is that in many ways that matter, America is not an empire...it's a nation state."

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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦

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My thoughts on the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, in light of the U.S. occupation of Japan. If we understood how little we actually transformed Japan, maybe we wouldn't have expected to transform Afghanistan.

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4 years

This sparked an unintended debate 😅 To be clear, whatever works for you as founder to best communicate what you're building clearly & concisely works. I was expressing my appreciation for great written comms which is a tried & true skill.

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Del Johnson

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This will lead to fewer investors reading your pitch 100%. Send a deck.

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2 years

Saying no to exciting new opportunities in service of committing to the longer term Goals is the adult version of the marshmallow test

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@minney_cat

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2 years

If you've been affected by the Meta layoffs and are considering alternative visa pathways to the H1B + want support looking for your next role, reach out Have a growing list of early stage startups hiring that are also open to sponsoring visas

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3 years

Just sayin, this inaugural ODX cohort of @beondeck founders is absolute, straight 🔥🔥🔥

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@minney_cat

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2 years

Heart extra full for all the good humans in my life today 🙏🏼 Grateful to each and every single one of you--those who lead by example, whose feedback shake me from limiting beliefs, who build & engage in community, & who break down boundaries to make space for others. ilysfm 💕

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2 years

normalize 15-min intro calls

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Minn

4 years

As more companies recommend employees WFH, my secret #futureofwork dreams: 👩🏻‍🏫 increased adoption of the "flipped classroom" model in the workplace, where info is shared digitally before the time of need & in-office time is for IRL collaboration, relationship building, & feedback

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@minney_cat

Minn

2 months

@lighthouseincus I've spoken to hundreds of founders, hiring managers, top tier researchers, and they all said: "I was told I'm not eligible for an O-1 visa." "My lawyers haven't gotten back to me." "I don't know where I am in the process." We're building a better way.

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@minney_cat

Minn

2 months

Unblocking immigration is one of *the* most important problems of this generation to ensure America remains a beacon to the most ambitious builders. Grateful for experts like @AmyMNice @calebwatney @alecstapp who have been policy stalwarts on this issue

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Amy Nice

2 months

There are ~14k international students earning a STEM PhD in the US annually along with ~35k international STEM PhD holders in a STEM post-doc. Yet, there were only ~4,600 O-1A visa petition approvals in 2023 to work on STEM projects. This should be much higher!

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@minney_cat

Minn

5 years

Competition is the essence of capitalism, yet it is dying. According to @jtepper2 + @denisehearn_ , capitalism is a myth. With larger cos getting larger, consumers and workers are the ones who lose bargaining power and get hurt. @myth_capitalism w/ @Noahpinion at @BloombergBeta

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@minney_cat

Minn

3 years

Not going to lie, I get the same kinda queasy feeling when I see venture firms -- especially newer ones with 4+ partners -- with an all male (often mostly white) partnerships, as I do with a startup founding team of the same makeup. I can't *not* notice...

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@minney_cat

Minn

1 year

The next decade will be one of the most extraordinary times for scientific, technological progress Loved bringing together founders, experts, funders accelerating the speed of research and closing talent gaps w @SchmidtFutures , @Lux_Capital Next builder dinner: LA. DM for info

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@minney_cat

Minn

7 months

Immigration shouldn't be the blocker for building your greatest ambitions. We'll demystify the O1 with the good humans at @beondeck and share how @plymouthstreet can help. Details in the link below

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@minney_cat

Minn

2 years

My mother reminded me today that we have but a few dozen opportunities left to spend quality time together. Call your parents and loved ones. Tell them you love them. Find time.

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@minney_cat

Minn

2 years

One consistent trait in every exceptional founder I've met: they're constantly identifying and solving problems — not just related to their business but in their life, relationships, extracurriculars.

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@minney_cat

Minn

3 years

I'm genuinely big fans of all my exes and even more so glad to hear that Clubhouse is growing, but no, I do not want to welcome them to Clubhouse 🥴

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