When I was a founder, I thought that pretty much all VCs were lazy.
Their lives seemed easy--just sit around a conference room, say yes or no to a bunch of founders, and maybe leave work early to play some golf.
That might be true for some VCs, but since joining this side of the table 8 years ago, I've learned that most VCs are actually hustling quite hard. Especially if you are starting your own fund from scratch.
I did something I've never done before--invite a filmmaker into my home to follow me for an entire day of work at @HustleFundVC. I'm so grateful to @willsclips_ for documenting this day-in-the-life video.
We had a full 14-hour-day, and Will did an exceptional job showing highlights of what life as an emerging manager actually looks like.
This job I have is relentless, and it's also the most purpose-driven role I've ever had. Grateful to my team, founders, investors, angels, and ecosystem partners for the community we've built at Hustle Fund.
Hope you can check out the full documentary. Thank you again @willsclips_, you are so good at what you do!
Full video in reply.
AI got so good this year that Hustle Fund has almost as many agents as full-timers, from investment ops to event ops (and posts like this!). Yet I constantly feel behind. In SF, everyone's doing more with AI but feeling worse about progress than 2 yrs ago. The angst is real.
Iโm continually surprised and humbled by how many great people are rooting for Boom.
So grateful - team and I will work tirelessly not to let you down.
Aight, final touches of the @HustleFundVC Hippo Campus podcast studio is done. Thinking through some show ideas, what do you want to learn about in the world of VC and startups?
Decades of Personal Cyber Debt is Coming Due!
A lot of jonny-come-lately's with personal #cyberhealth and online privacy advice today.
I've been supporting thousands of high risk individuals and corporate executives since before GPT3. Here is the cheat sheet for this weekend:
Iโve found as I get better at refining my team, my own reputation as a leader improves.
The only way to be a good boss to a bad employee is to part ways quickly and gracefully.
Our new podcast is live!
The theme of the show is taboo health โ from death and grief to period poops and pelvic floor troubles. If a topic can be difficult to talk about, we want to dive into it head first.
Naturally, we launched with a gastroenterologist who has done 60,000+ procedures in his career and seen all there is to see.
Episodes 2 and 3 are two of the worldโs leading hydration researchers with competing opinions on what matters and what doesnโt.
And weโve got an incredible roster to come, including the worldโs leading fart researcher (yes, for real), cancer survivors and oncologists, a famous pelvic floor therapist, people navigating IBS, and more.
Recording these conversations has been one of the most fun, meaningful things Iโve gotten to do in my career. Thereโs as much laughter as there are gold nuggets of practical health tips.
Iโm excited to share with youโฆ
This is Dying of Embarrassment.
Warhound, the brain child of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement.
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