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“It’s just incredible the way that one thing leads to another, especially in New York.” -B. Frisell

“Nothing’s weirder than coming to New York.” -J. Garcia

[btanen @btanen]

@neddyo "You miss 100% of the shows you don't put on the calendar."

[btanen @btanen]

Chapter 1, verse 1: Revenue kills the dream.

[Ed Sim @edsim]

When going from Inception to next round, know who you're speaking with...

Partners usually think in stories
Non-partners think about data rooms

If you're raise becomes a data room raise then the only thing non-partners look for 📈 - they want the inflection point NOW in data vs. looking at qualitative story around why you are hitting it or about to...

Yeah, it's a generality and also depends on the fund but something to ponder.

[btanen @btanen]

“They were famished for a big hit all night, and Francisco Lindor just provided a feast!”

[btanen @btanen]

@UnionChasersCEO @OMAStormChasers @Union_Omaha Congrats Gary. You might enjoy this photo I took when I walked to Eppley from downtown on the way home from the Berkshire meeting in May.

[btanen @btanen]

@nee_massey Hi Stu, long-time B&S fan from NYC, and I’m also in Tokyo right now, with my family. If your plans get typhooned out tomorrow, DM and maybe we can meet up somewhere dry.

[btanen @btanen]

@ethan_iverson This was very interesting. Also led me to realize that you quoted the beginning of Concord Sonata in a TBP song but I can’t quite place it right now.

[btanen @btanen]

Worth the wait, right? @drewphish

[Mike Beauvais @MikeBeauvais]

Donald Sutherland as Hollis Hurlbut in "Lisa the Iconoclast" from Season 7 of The Simpsons.

One of the great all-time guest performances. RIP

[Netflix UK & Ireland @NetflixUK]

What we *should* have called #UnderParis, according to the people in our comments... 🦈🇫🇷

[btanen @btanen]

Can’t we all just get along?

[btanen @btanen]

“Another thing I think should be avoided is extremely intense ideology because it cabbages up one’s mind.” -Charlie Munger

[Oli London @OliLondonTV]

Princeton student complains after the university refused to cave to protester demands on 8th day of Hunger Strike.

“The university has failed to actually engage with our demands…it has failed to allow the Hunger Strikers to end their strike by meeting our very simple requests.”

[btanen @btanen]

Surely the artists were the ones who “generated” the media and arts, no?

[Andy Weissman @aweissman]

most significant technological advancements have generated entirely new and very popular types of media and art:

*45 rpm "singles"
*FM radio
*electronic instruments/drum machines/casio keyboards
*talkies and color movies
*cameras
*cable tv
*the internet
*streaming services
*social media

[btanen @btanen]

@furrythug Don’t look behind you and you’ll never need to know one way or the other.

[btanen @btanen]

“FREE TRIAL ENDED” 😂 — among the people who need to see this are @rorysutherland and @aweissman

[Heer Shingala ✍️👩‍🍳🤹‍♀️ @noheeriye]

This PMM from Spain got laid off so she made this video to stand out in the job market and I loveeee itttt. It's broken LinkedIn!

[btanen @btanen]

Dale a la gente lo que quiere

[Phish @phish]

Watch Now in 4K HDR ☀️ "Chalk Dust Torture" from Phish's 2/23/2024 show at Moon Palace, Riviera Maya, MX. https://t.co/kUXM0eoest

[btanen @btanen]

🚨 touch-head alert 🚨

[Ethan Iverson @ethan_iverson]

I like the hit songs better than the epic jams 😂

[btanen @btanen]

Proposed new VC vanity metric: number of employees at portfolio companies who have won Grammy Awards

[btanen @btanen]

Proposed new VC vanity metric: highest ranking portfolio company on the Inc. 5000

[btanen @btanen]

I hope @rorysutherland is gearing up to win this next week https://t.co/ml1IaB7ZFT