Shannon K. Wilsey

VC & Heathcare || REL 🩵 ‘17 || 🚫🍷’21

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

Phantom Neuro is taking off 🚀

[phantomneuro @phantom_neuro]

🇦🇺 We’re excited to announce the approval of our first-in-human #clinicalstudy, CYBORG, for Phantom X in #Australia. This is a key step toward restoring natural, intuitive prosthetic control for individuals with #limbloss.

Read more: https://t.co/MVukGB7LPN | @Connor_G_Glass

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

I’m in recovery from alcoholism; my expectations were what kept me drinking.

Expectations keep you limited. They cause unnecessary anxiety.

Founders: it took me years of therapy to leave all of my expectations behind.

Find the way 🌟 #startuplife #womeinbusiness

[Founder Mode @Founder_Mode_]

Jensen Huang: "People with really high expectations have very low resilience."

"I think one of my great advantages is that I have very low expectations. And I mean that.

Most of the Stanford graduates have very high expectations. And you deserve to have high expectations because you came from a great school.

You were very successful. You're top of your class.

Obviously, you were able to pay for tuition. And then you're graduating from one of the finest institutions on the planet.

You're surrounded by other kids that are just incredible. You naturally have very high expectations.

People with very high expectations have very low resilience. And unfortunately, resilience matters in success.

I don't know how to teach it to you except for I hope suffering happens to you. And I was fortunate that I grew up with my parents providing a condition for us to be successful on the one hand, but there were plenty of opportunities for setbacks and suffering.

And to this day, I use the phrase pain and suffering inside our company with great glee. And I mean that. Boy, this is going to cause a lot of pain and suffering.

And I mean that in a happy way, because you want to train, you want to refine the character of your company.

You want greatness out of them. And greatness is not intelligence.

Greatness comes from character, and character isn't formed out of smart people.

It's formed out of people who suffered.

And so if I could wish upon you, I don't know how to do it. For all of you Stanford students, I wish upon you ample doses of pain and suffering."

[Alex Konrad @alexrkonrad]

seeing a lot of you going viral by ripping this screenshot today 👀

you better be following the OG @N_Sportelli!

[S3 Ventures @S3ventures]

📣 Congratulations to @EmanNamati and the @SpectraWAVE_Med team on their acquisition by @Philips!

Read More: https://t.co/bLbieV7L4k

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

A huge and hearty congratulations to Austin native @S3ventures on their fund close news today!

Great way to end 2025 and kick off 2026! 💥 🚀

#startups #venturecapital #texas

[S3 Ventures @S3ventures]

On our 20th anniversary, we are thrilled to announce our latest venture fund to back the very best entrepreneurs in Texas and across the country!

With our $250M Fund VIII, we will continue to lead Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds in business and healthcare technology companies.

A huge THANK YOU to the visionary founders and teams with whom we have partnered over the last two decades. Their 75+ startups—spanning 13+ states—have raised $3.5B+ with 40+ currently active and 35+ exited for $3B+.

At a $1B+ AUM, we are the largest and longest-serving VC firm born in Texas and investing nationwide. More importantly, with our single LP model, we are structured to deliver what matters: patient capital, true resources, and big impacts!

Read more on our new website: https://t.co/CQIMCOiKol

Brian R. Smith, @charlieplauche, Eric Engineer, @aaronperman, @Joe_Curry, @nicole_a_bentz, Sarah Morgan, Anthony Marfisi, Will Omberg, Kevin Haley, @KDeebel, Shelley Graves

[Ross Leake @releake]

Austin - this is what gaslighting your voters looks like.

Maybe time to hire a new life coach, Vanessa?

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

So appreciative of your hype 🥹🫶🏼

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

It’s this guy’s actual birthday! 🎂🤩✨

Always in the midst of Session; keep up the hard work hoss @releake

[Jeremy Kahn @jeremyakahn]

This is a bombshell of a story from my @FortuneMagazine colleague @AmandaGerut: Thousands of North Korean IT workers have infiltrated the Fortune 500—and they keep getting hired for more jobs https://t.co/Qqep6hcvzG

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

🤭 Never wrong ☘️ 💴

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

He’s lucky, I think! But he’s also dogged, and we love to see passion 🔥🔥🍀

Happy St. Patrick’s Day #txlege ! cc @releake

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

@SteveBresnen This, dear Steve!

Also, a colorful aside from this collector of stories: the janitor’s experiences are way more fascinating than the CEO’s in many of my conversations.

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

@amy_bresnen @netflix 😂 this is why I stay out of consumer tech. Definitely opportunities for ‘get rich fast’ but you’re fighting everyone else for the chance. I like steady, thus my preference in slow growth lifesciences fields. That said, if you’re savvy, keep eyes open for next $GME 😉

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

@SteveBresnen He learned from watching all of y’all (ie the best ✨)

[capitol girl @txcapitolgirl]

the serve!! absolutely impeccable.

a serve this hard really makes me miss jarvis johnson 😩🙏

the iconic @releake continues to earn his best vibes #sevvie and he is making quite the case for my best dressed list and it’s only 2/140. keep up the indelible drip.

14/10 #txlege

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

@3SeveralDays @txcapitolgirl @releake ☠️ ⚰️ 😂

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

Session fashion! Arguably my favorite part of the past 4 sessions has been watching Ross’ career AND style evolve ♥️🥹😂 #txlege @releake

Love ya darling and congrats on your 3rd session in #sobriety !! #onedayatatime

[Shannon K. Wilsey @SWilsey11]

Congratulations Dustin! There is something to be said about the character of men from Lubbock. I look forward to what you do as Speaker.

I’d like to slip in a shout out to Elizabeth, because spouses 💪🏼💪🏼

[Dustin Burrows @Burrows4TX]

The duty bestowed upon me today as Speaker of the Texas House is one of immense responsibility and honor, and I thank each of my colleagues for their trust and vote of confidence. As Speaker, I stand ready to support every member as we collectively navigate the most pressing issues facing Texans today—issues ranging from improving education to providing additional property tax relief, bolstering water resources, fighting for safer communities, and everything in between. While the majority will guide our course, the House’s strength lies in its diversity, and my leadership will be dedicated to ensuring every voice is heard and every district represented this session.
#txlege