Sean Sternbach

Managing Partner and CIO of Cloud Capital

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@kirbywinfield @forwarddeploy @stahura @courtlorenzini @jgelsey Honored to be considered in the same list among such highly respected investors 🙏

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@adamsbj @aviel That will never get old 😂

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@adamsbj @aviel Pepper!

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omg techstars hired bots

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@lizgiorgi @Techstars 💯

[Liz Giorgi @lizgiorgi]

So I'm a: @techstars Boulder alumni, a Techstars LP, and I've "given first" to Techstars by doing 17 free speaking engagements for the programs since graduating in 2019.

I have a few things to say about the announcement. Buckle in.

1. Any leader undergoing the experience of Change Management 101 understands that you don't ask the people impacted by the change to do the communication and be the main point of contact for that change. The fact that senior leadership didn't communicate with alumni, but sent an army of MD's to go out and communicate this massive change is just a literal abdication of leadership.

2. If you are leaving the city that built you - you do that with care. And you take it seriously. If Ford was exiting Detroit, they wouldn't send the factory manager to do the announcement.

3. I've exited a market before (sorry, Seattle) and I know that it's not easy to make those calls. But the thing you don't do is call it "bittersweet." It's just bitter for those that are most closely impacted in the community.

4. If you are closing locations, be explicit what is closing and be explicit what is staying open.

5. Great leaders own their decisions with ALL stakeholders. Not just investors. It's shocking to me that alumni haven't heard from leadership directly, but investors did. (I got both comms.)

6. There is literally nothing dorkier on earth than calling something "2.0" in 2024. The fact that this was the best they could do and then they expect to compete in the largest markets in the world is fucking ridiculous.

Am I disappointed, sure. But am I mostly surprised by how poorly this was handled? That's the one.

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we need a serious, experienced chief of staff for @getclarity_ai. nyc based highly preferred. current volume of opportunities is overwhelming ceo. rare opp at a mission driven world changing co. dms open. https://t.co/NendWTonRR

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@aviel ❤️❤️❤️

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@Seattle_EQ Felt it in Ravenna!

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@adamsbj 🙌

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No metrics on the board just yet. Special spot

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@kirbywinfield @johnhcook Sonics!

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@ConnorPM 💪

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@aviel I remember that like it was yesterday (TS not the chickens)

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@jroycroft_davis Sounds great. Is there a time here that works for you? https://t.co/PfeMblw9D9