Billy Draper

Investing in the AI-enabled workforce @ Path Ventures. Always taking burger recommendations.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

Happy Friday! I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my seed fund, Path Ventures (https://t.co/wktF7Wd6gB). I'll be investing between $150k-$300k in early-stage companies that are delighting and empowering their customers. If you're building one of those, reach out!

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@BraytonKey @BoostVC @colossal @dognosis @loyalfordogs @treat_therapy B, would you say you have that...dog in you?

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@BraytonKey 100%. Founders get anchored to a high price expectation or cap table story and then lose out on so much productivity and momentum. Early conviction is worth a lot.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

Finally I'll be able to go 230mph.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@nbt i could see you hopping traffic and climbing half dome in that thing.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@jmelaskyriazi @metrics_co Buster's is how I know you're a real one. Delivers well too.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

Can they make one for adults?

[Sam Terris @samterris]

Freckle is the first kids phone built for real-world adventure.

Shipping in December. Pre-order today: https://t.co/zsJgDBUpda

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

For the proliferation of AI-gen filmmaking, I'm surprised there's not an equal boom in the "$15k budget movie that we can make look like $15m".

I actually think that's more fertile ground, and I assume a much lighter lift in compute - established motion, subjects, audio, etc.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

whoever said human jobs will be displaced by AI clearly hasn't talked to enough freestanding poles or sides of buildings.

[Alex @AlexanderTw33ts]

Today we're launching https://t.co/ZY6Jkmkm8B

The easiest way to advertise your product to the highest concentration of builders in the world.

Pick a corner, an event, or a company's front door, and real humans will show up holding your sign.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

Just wait until Instinct launches the Tamagotchi partnership.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

is there a better salesperson than the one who came up with the idea for season tickets?

"hey we're having trouble filling the seats"

"what if we make them buy WAY MORE and lock them in UPFRONT"

"what? um...ok...sure let's try that I guess"

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@toddgoldberg looks great, nice work Todd!

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

To put this in tech/venture terms: think of a company you thought had a REALLY expensive seed round. Now triple it. Now 50x that. Now you're comparing the seed round to some category leading public companies, right?

OK cool, now 10x that and send the wire.

[Fanatics Collect @Collect]

BREAKING: The Cooper Flagg NBA Debut Patch autograph card has officially sold in our auction for $8,040,000.

This sets the record for the most expensive Cooper Flagg card of all time, surpassing the previous record of $366,000.

The historic sale makes it the third-most expensive NBA card ever and sixth-most expensive trading card in history.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

I just received a cold resume from a college student and it felt stuck in the past.

if you’re looking for an internship or job in tech or venture, your resume should increasingly look like proof that you try stuff. Go build something, go down a rabbit hole, show a side quest!

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@alexisohanian Oh man. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 on the 'cast. Nothing like it.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@BraytonKey @AdamDraper @BoostVC well are you?? 😂

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@tbpn duffel bag ready.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

the rarest tweet in investing is talking someone else's book. But it's so delightful when I see it.

I'll do that more.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@chrismichel @JesseDraper you nailed this - truly one of his best. thank you for capturing his gravitas and warmth at once Chris.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

My wonderful grandpa Bill Draper (fka Pops) passed this week. As good of a VC and public servant he was, he was a better human. We’re going to miss him like crazy.

[Billy Draper @BillyDraper]

@IanRountree I love this.