Mischa Vaughn

Organic story farmer.

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

@kplikethebird plz invite me to the next every bay area offsite so we can playyyy

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

I have been trying to get VCs to do a board game or game show video series for six months and of course @micsolana pulls it off perfectly.

Now plz do Blood On The Clocktower next so we can find out the real nerds.

[Founders Fund @foundersfund]

MAFIA EP 001

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

I can’t believe we have a Knicks vs Spurs finals and no @SheaSerrano / @netw3rk podcast to cover it.

Please guys, a special emergency pod series. We need this.

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

This video was so fun to shoot and features my fur baby @umaloodle front and center.

@loyalfordogs is going to help dogs live longer and is discovering so much about real longevity.

[Bain Capital Ventures @BainCapVC]

This startup wants dogs to live longer.

If that’s not enough to get you to watch, we’re not sure what will. But if you need more convincing, @celinehalioua built @loyalfordogs after years of doubt and is now running the first ever FDA-concurred lifespan extension clinical trial.

Featuring 1,300 really good boys and girls. And yes, everyone will get a pup cup after.

Full Outlier Briefing with @kevinzhang out now.

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

@kylekuzma @sama robot nba refs when???

[Degen CPA @DrewVento]

BREAKING: Victor Wembanyama has joined Anthropic.

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

I remember meeting you and the team about a decade ago, it was right when a sample shipment or something had come in and people descended from all over the office to grab stuff.

The energy was palpable then, seemed like a really fun crew.

Loved the factory transparency and hope that legacy lives on.

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

@lessin @eoghan @kortina fin literally helped me find my dog as a puppy in 2016. she's named sam after you ...

... J/K she's named Uma and she's a sweetheart.

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

“It’s just so nice to finally win anything”

- Every Washington Wizards fan today

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. But note that YouTube and Spotify have video versions where we show clips of the videos as we talk about them.

Spotify: https://t.co/yJidsO47aY

Apple: https://t.co/y90QexIrtu

YT: https://t.co/CF8fPnUCqD

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

Most fundraising or announcement videos are shockingly boring.

They're treated as a "check the box" marketing asset instead of the huge opportunity they are for companies to tell their story.

One of the best examples I've seen in the last few months was @gumloop's Series B. It's a video that oozes craft, intentionality, and discipline.

It serves as a huge recruiting signal because it shows off the immaculate vibes at a fast-growing company.

This week on @brandzillapod we break down this video and why it's so successful, as well as other fundraising videos that... leave a bit to be desired.

[Jason Gallagher @jga41agher]

All of NBA Twitter logging on to celebrate the Celtics getting eliminated from the playoffs.

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

Jim's a smart guy with great takeaways:

[Jim Prosser @jimprosser]

I ran comms for Google during Oracle v. Google in 2012, tech's last big trial of the century. Watching Musk v. Altman has me flashing back hard.

Fifteen observations on the trial comms war so far, in no particular order:

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

Yo. Have done a lot of events! Can capture keynotes and also do the interview stuff you’ve been doing with other Lobster enthusiasts and other fun stuff.

Some examples:

https://t.co/jFE0O1RXlc

https://t.co/5CxGqXIZWa

https://t.co/ckEY8i3PNn

Dave has my number but will also DM you!

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

Learned a lot from filming @handotdev and researching Mintlify.

If context is everything, Mintlify is the gateway to the future.

TL,DW: It so much more than just docs folks...

[Bain Capital Ventures @BainCapVC]

After 7 failed ideas, Han hit “pivot hell”—a week of no sleep, staring at the ceiling, trying to make something work. Then Mintlify clicked.

Today it powers docs for 20K+ companies, reaching 150M+ people and, increasingly, AI agents.

~15% of doc traffic was AI a year ago. Now it’s ~50%. Soon, maybe 90%.

Docs aren’t pages anymore. They’re context. The companies that win will be the ones that manage it best.

Watch the full story ↓

@handotdev @hahnbeelee @mintlify @kevinzhang

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

@Bencera Me and my partner made videos for Webflow that were distinctly not corporate. Would love to help!

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

If you're going to do a funding-specific video, this is the kind of energy you bring to it.

Hats off to @gumloop and the crew that made this.

[Max Brodeur-Urbas @MaxBrodeurUrbas]

gumloop raised a $50m series b led by benchmark

here's a video we had fun making about the journey

back to work.

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

Another video filmed with @BainCapVC:

Featuring @marty_kausas talking to @merritthummer about Pylon's B2B support platform.

[Bain Capital Ventures @BainCapVC]

Before @usePylon had customers, it had an air mattress.

@marty_kausas had left Airbnb, heard the market was “crowded,” and was told to get a normal job.

The problem wouldn’t let go.

B2B support isn’t ticketing — it’s sales, success, and finance working in the same thread. Legacy tools weren’t built for that.

Today: 1,500+ customers. $51M raised.

Still happy. Still grinding.

cc: @merritthummer @Abby__Meyers

[Mischa Vaughn @mischa]

Made a fun video with @BainCapVC!

Congrats to the @cogent_security on raising your Series A!

[Bain Capital Ventures @BainCapVC]

Cogent Security is building autonomous AI agents to replace broken vulnerability management with machine-speed defense. That’s why we’re proud to lead their $42M Series A round.

Co-Founders Vineet Edupuganti, Geng Sng, and Thanos Baskous are building autonomous agents that close the execution gap in cybersecurity. They run as an applied AI lab, constantly improving with the models.

Watch Cogent CEO Vineet Edupuganti and Rak Garg breakdown what has changed in security and how Cogent is helping security teams solve for what’s next with AI.

@cogent_security @vineete_5 @snggeng @ThanosBaskous @rak_garg @EnriqueSalem