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@nihalmehta

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Texts from my Indian Dad cc @elonmusk

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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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chicago's current COVID policies. anything wrong here?

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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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i think i prefer founders who swear a lot

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i'm sorry @chamath but this is one of the funniest memes on twitter this week

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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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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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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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zillion dollar idea: clubhouse but for android

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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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1M+ tiktok views in less than 24 hrs... and counting 👀🚀

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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?!"

Nihal Mehta on LinkedIn: FedEx names Raj Subramaniam as CEO, replacing founder Fred Smith | 33...

🇮🇳🇺🇸 CEO of Google CEO of Microsoft CEO of Adobe CEO of Twitter CEO of Mastercard *former CEO of Pepsi *former CEO of IBM CEO of Albertsons CEO of Micron… | 33 comments on LinkedIn

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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

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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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It's a dream to do what you love- serving founders- with who you love. Today we @EniacVC are proud to announce $220m in new funds from majority mission driven LPs. Grateful to our team, founders, LPs, #nyctech , and the community (you!) for this continued opportunity. 🙏🏾

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"Are you open for a quick 30-min call to discuss synergies?" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

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THAT'S MY WIFE 😍😍😍

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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

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Peloton, but outdoors, on a real bike, with no instructor

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dear #nyctech , @tejpaul and i are planning an outdoor, covid safe, happy hour over the next few weeks. like this tweet for an invite =)

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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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1/ "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." -African Proverb 💥 Proud to announce our fifth seed fund, Eniac V ($125M), today alongside my @EniacVC co-founders @Hadley @vicsingh @timy0ung and team @annaring @KristinEIise :

Announcing Eniac V

Today we are thrilled to announce Eniac V, our fifth fund, with $125M of fresh capital from top endowments, foundations, pension funds…

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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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someone's proud to see his mom up on the big screen

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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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best phone ever?

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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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. @babyshaan 's first rally! @HillaryClinton #Hillary2016 http://t.co/3iMfFrUIE0

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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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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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UPDATE: the amazing @meghan is our new moderator for tuesday night! tix still available @

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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! 👏🏾💥🚀

Girls Who Code: Annual Report 2017

Girls Who Code 2017 Annual Report: Building the pipeline of tomorrow’s tech talent

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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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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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@f6ary Wow. VCs are lucky to serve founders, not the other way around.

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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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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?"

David Ulevitch 🇺🇸

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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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rent the runway, but now for startups to extend their runway

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congrats @sequoia on your beautiful new NYC officewarming. ( #nyctech on 🔥🔥🔥)

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@cindygallop @pranavdi @iamsrk @TEDTalks shhh.... =)

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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. 😍

Saujani ’02 J.D., advocate for women and girls, named Class Day

Reshma Saujani has dedicated the past decade of her career to building movements that support women’s and girls’ economic and academic empowerment.

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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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@Jason We call it The Shawarma

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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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last five days in #nyctech : 🔥 @roman raises at $5B 🔥 @olo lists (currently trading at $4.6B) 🔥 @Dataminr raises at $4.1B 🔥 @KomodoHealth raises at $3.3B remember when the doubleclick acquisition by google ($3.1B/2007) was the biggest deal here for a decade? #nyctech on 🔥

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just got home in time to catch my girl @reshmasaujani on the #PeoplesChoiceAwards 😍😍😍 (thank you @lizzo !)

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🏆🏆🏆 HISTORY: FIRST INDIAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO TAKE A COMPANY PUBLIC (congrats @anjsud !) 🏆🏆🏆

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Good luck hugs before mama rings the opening bell to take @Vimeo public. Can’t believe this day has arrived 🛎 💙 #VMEO

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congrats to this man @alexisohanian on seeing his baby @Reddit all grown up today $RDDT

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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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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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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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thank you, people of hoboken, for electing the FIRST SIKH MAYOR IN THE UNITED STATES!!!

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Thank you Hoboken. I look forward to being your Mayor! #TeamBhalla #FinishedStrong

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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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PS, we have a hot new logo + new brand @EniacVC what do y'all think?

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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 =)

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“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!

How Josh Kushner became a billionaire startup investor before age 40

Early bets on Instagram, Spotify and OpenAI made Kushner an in-demand VC.

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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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hi, @littleguysai !

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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

Seth Winterroth 🤖

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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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@jarridvtingle Ooh I love that. #brownindex

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two VCs and a 👶🏾

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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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$OWLT

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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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all indian whatsapp channels this weekend 👀

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when times are tough, founders with boards seem to outperform founders without boards

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when you tell your 4 year old what seed valuations are currently in SF...

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love this: "If you create value with no expectation of return, you will experience the greatest returns."

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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 the startup swag is 🔥 but it's still pre product 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

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@KingJames hero amongst heroes. 🙏🏾

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well hello sunday @nytimes pg 17 👀❤️

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@jack what a hero 🙏🏾

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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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A thing about people - great people attract other great people

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The first Diwali at the White House, 11 years ago today, with @BarackObama #VoteEarly

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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)

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"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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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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my (accidental) path to VC started a bunch of startups, most of them failed started angel investing from the successes found 3 friends from undergrad who had similar trajectories and decided to start @EniacVC together nutured network every step of the way here i am! 👀

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vertical panorama of me and my girl inside a slot canyon 👀

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the two best things of being a VC are being inspired by world-changing founders everyday, and returning capital to your earliest investors. today was a good day for both ☺️

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congrats VP!!!

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