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Web3 translator: Token = equity Coin = share DAO = transparent LLC w tons of owners Blockchain = massive transparent database Discord = room where it happened Bored ape = series of web3 Mona Lisa’s Defi = what web2 did to newspapers web3 is doing to banks (wrong? pls fix)

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It’s crazy how few people understand basic startup equity but are faced with major career decisions based on these concepts.

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How is $Zoom so dominant when it takes 4 or 5 clicks to get to a meeting and can't remember if I'm logged in???

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@KonaTbone heres a tip. email me :) graves.ryan[at]gmail.com

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I wanted to like him, but he’s a clown. He doesn’t hate rich people he hates any person that has aspirations of building any wealth. This is a direct attack against the American dream.

Dan Primack

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Bernie's plan to hike taxes on some startup employees

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My wife asked if i could please stop singing Wonderwall, and ... I said maybe...

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🔔 🔔 🔔

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Sent this 10 years ago. What a ride. Thx @travisk .

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@KonaTbone heres a tip. email me :) graves.ryan[at]gmail.com

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The @Lyft team has worked hard and done a great job. They’ve always been a tough competitor that made us at @Uber better. Congrats on your big day today @johnzimmer & @logangreen ! Well deserved.

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Lyft shares opened at $87.24, giving the company a market value of $25 billion on its first day of trading

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history, always fascinating, always informative... #musicindustry

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“The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life. It’s so easy to make it complex. What’s important is leading an examined life.” — Yvon Chouinard

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hustle is the dark horse of creativity... //new fav quote//

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Ryan Cohen’s original position in $GME was 9M shares, at $8/sh. If $GME trades at $375 (today it’s $325/sh) it will be worth $3.3B, exactly what he sold to PetSmart for in 2017. He only holds 3 stocks, $AAPL, $WFC, and a metric shit ton of $GME 🤯

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New, simple, morning routine.

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Today is a big day for me: I’m making the largest professional commitment I’ve made since leaving Uber, investing $50M into @Metromile and joining the Board of Directors. How I made the decision:

Joining the Board and Investing in Metromile - Saltwater

Today is a big day for me: I’m making the largest professional commitment I’ve made since leaving Uber, investing $50M into Metromile and joining the Board of Directors. Over the last few years, I’ve...

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Little known fact, @bchesky helped me negotiate my early Ubercab equity. There were a lot of early transitions for me in the first year or so, from GM, to CEO, back to VP Ops, and there was a debate about if I should get the founder title & what my equity should be in each role

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Even if dems win a political victory, the country has lost a moral victory... this election being this close shows that the presidents behavior does not matter at all, and that is a sad, generationally damaging and defining fact of our country.

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Just finished Red Notice by @Billbrowder ... what starts as an epic business/investing book becomes an legendary international crime saga, then turns into a lesson in justice, activism & purpose. Highly recommended reading! Thx for sharing your story, would love to meet sometime.

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i wonder what people who write “u” and “ur” do with all that extra time.

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it seems $UBER went public at literally the worst possible time, would be very interesting to see an Uber IPO today $ABNB $DASH

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5 years

Yes, for years now.

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Ever feel like ⁦ @lyft ⁩ is a little overly optimistic?

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Don’t ask people what they are good at, ask them what they love. Highly correlated.

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What a beautifully designed website. 🤪

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On this day in 2009: Uber founded

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Folks who are comfortable with uncertainty have the best grip on reality.

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Basically reads like a playbook for Saltwater...

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We closed our first majority acquisition today. Saltwater is stepping into a new chapter of our 'invest and build' story and I couldn't be more pumped about the people I'm working with and what we will build! :)

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When did “lifestyle” business become negative? Heaven forbid your business allows you to enjoy your life. Sounds like another symptom of venturepreneurship.

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welcome @dkhos , we're thrilled to have you here! #UberSelfie

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"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment." - Ansel Adams

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gm ya’ll i can never again say i’ve never bought an nft… IlluminatiNFT fit the bill 💪🏽

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Do you read books? is becoming one of my primary filters for evaluating a founder/leader/exec of a new investment. It’s wild how many folks pass on such an obvious and available opportunity reading is to enhance your life.

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From a Carlyle Group memo — “It has become increasingly obvious (to us) that policymakers in the U.S. (and probably elsewhere) had virtually no sense of the economic cost of policies implemented to slow the growth of COVID- 19 cases.”

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Anybody is lucky if they get to spend their time doing what they really like doing. - Charlie Munger

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An old mongol saying... An army of donkeys led by a lion will defeat an army of lions led by a donkey.

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Bad leaders need an enemy, great leaders need a cause.

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Ego arbitrage, focus on stuff nobody else cares about.

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“Just because you lost me as a friend doesn’t mean you gained me as an enemy. I’m bigger than that. I still wanna see you eat, just not at my table.” - Tupac Shakur

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Going to read a lot more books in 2019. Here’s my new home screen.

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“It’s easier to be a Dad today.”

Amarnath Amarasingam

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Yes Van Jones.

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Real testing catches up, headlines go nuts, markets tanks 17%+ in 2-3 wks.

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When investors describe an entrepreneurs profitable business as subscale... to them! Kills me. Didn’t know there was a clear line?! At Saltwater we start with respect for what you’ve built regardless of the size. Remember most investors haven’t built at all. Don’t take the shade.

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Contacts on iPhone could be so much better. I wish they took that product seriously.

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One of the greatest flaws in business or in personal life is the inability or unwillingness to face known problems.

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Excited to release a new project into the wild. Please check out — our effort at the simplest project management tool ever.

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“He is teaching in a lot bigger classroom than I’ll ever teach in. For a young person growing up, he’s the guy to learn from”. -Warren Buffet on Jay-Z

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My email to the Uber team about my transition from operating role to focus on my board role. Reposted on my blog:

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ALL leaders must watch this.

Marriott International

@MarriottIntl

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A message to Marriott International associates from President and CEO Arne Sorenson.

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Deep political thought... I would accept a brilliant asshole, and I would accept a super nice idiot, but an idiot asshole is simply unacceptable.

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@bchesky , thank you sir for supporting a young entrepreneur, changing my career, and HUGE congrats on $ABNB continuing to change the world 🙏🏽

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If you’re early in your career, find a place where you can be and operate as an owner. Optimizing for learning, speed, ownership, and great people to learn from is paramount. For more on equity >>

Stock Options Explained: Types of Options & How They Work

Received stock options from a startup and don't understand what that means or how they work? Here's how to make sense of your offer letter and option grant.

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Earthquake in SF... nice little rumble.

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"I think a life properly lived is just learn, learn, learn all the time." — Charlie Munger

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Trump seems to be strategically attacking all the things that actually do make America great. Killing H1-B visas, the literally gateway for the brightest in the world to come here and build the future, is one of the dumbest yet.

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Brian pushed me to not focus on the founder concept but to focus on ownership, and equity. I really was in over my head and his council around what to prioritize, how to communicate it, and what really mattered in the long run (ownership, experience, etc) was invaluable.

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Making it up as you go along is the fate and the glory of any pioneer. - Barry Diller

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chatroulette without dicks would be amazing right now.

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company I wish I had the oppty to invest in; amazing mission, huge market, phenomenal execution... @DoNotPayLaw

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Corporations are legally required to optimize for shareholder value, ie self only optimized, regardless of harm or damage to others, as long as they follow the law. If an individual human behaved this way we’d call them a sociopath.

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"you can turn any investment into a bad deal by paying too much. what you can't do is turn any investment into a good deal by paying too little." - @WarrenBuffett

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“We don’t do tech. We don’t do tech...” Boom. $80B in profit from Apple investment. Buffett is a great investor but a master of narrative.

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Work hard Create luck Don’t complain Say thank you Help

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always learning, always adventuring. partner equity. our new focus at saltwater.

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yup.

Donald J. Trump

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It's almost like the United States has no President - we are a rudderless ship heading for a major disaster. Good luck everyone!

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literally just got a pitch email asking for investment in an Olympic bobsled team... I'm like, duh, feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme.

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Are you running a company, not ready to sell it, but may want to in 1-2 years? Great we’d rather get to know you earlier and have a real relationship first. Please email us investment @saltwater .com

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Throwback. Bet they won't have this view on the superpumped show ;) #2011

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It’s even crazier how few companies are forthcoming with necessary details like latest valuation, shares outstanding, or fundraising plans (read ‘dilution’).

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Soup by Pixar is an epic movie for kids. And by kids I mean parents who’ve eaten weed.

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Work from homers... you're driving less, why aren't you paying less? Great take from NYT on @metromile pay per mile model.

Pay Less When You Drive Less (Published 2021)

Is your car spending more time in the garage than on the road? You may be able to reduce your auto insurance payments.

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Self awareness is a super power.

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Tribe Called Quest is the best music to get a family of 6 going in the AM...

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Resisting the urge to make it my avatar everywhere 😳

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gm ya’ll i can never again say i’ve never bought an nft… IlluminatiNFT fit the bill 💪🏽

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Absolute insanity.

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"I never decide if an idea is good or bad, until I try it." -- Rick Rubin

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I'd like to see a fireside chat with Buffett & Masa...

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Lots of great companies that millions of people love and rely on were built in downturns. At Saltwater we want to help your co be one from this rd. We’re actively investing (mostly majority deals) and want to help you build through the tough times. Email investment @saltwater .com

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Loving this book... hits home.

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Proud of TKs decision.

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I envy no one more than my son. What a stud.

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The worst possible way to pitch your idea: “trust me this will make billions”

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NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series is truly amazing content.

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if you want to go fast, go alone. if you want to go far, go together. — african proverb

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Any evidence of a mutation in the virus? Just watched #outbreak & #contagion so I know what I’m talking about, ok.

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When times get crazy, read something from the timeless wisdom category.

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4 stages of adult learning: Unconscious incompetence, Conscious incompetence, Conscious competence, Unconscious competence.

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Uber adds option to tip drivers as it heads in new direction. 👍🏼🚙🎉

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"most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply." - stephen covey

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Was that Bitcoin crashing?

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Started crying this morning as I watch this and try to fathom the incomprehensible (for a white guy) pain that generations of blacks have felt in the US. Everything has to change. #BlackLivesMatter

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This should be on the cover of biz mags... so many good paths outside raising VC.

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Better than a Grub outcome I think.

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Uber's board of directors has approved a $2.65 billion acquisition of food delivery rival Postmates

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Absolute class act. It’s been a pleasure competing w/ the talented team at @gojektech .

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Thank You, @Uber .

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Number of Covid cases is highly correlated to the quality of leadership in the country.

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Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers. —Truman

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Took my boys out for a long ocean paddle on the kayak. So critical that we raise a generation that gets how beautiful and important our oceans are. #WorldOceansDay2019

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You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. -- Maya Angelou

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I have to admit publicly, I’ve been enjoying country music. 🎵🤠

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great guys who care about people. a combo that will make for awesome investors. congrats.

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

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Steve Jang & Kanyi Maqubela form or fund as Kindred Ventures by @joshconstine

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Saltwater is hiring!

Saltwater Is Hiring! - Saltwater

2019 is going to be a big year for Saltwater. We’ve had a full year of investing behind us in 2018, mostly early stage / growth deals, and we’re very excited about our investments. The new rounds are...

www.saltwater.com

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