Collin Wallace

I really like juice...but I mostly spend my time trying to find innovative ways to solve interesting problems. Currently CEO of ZeroStorefront.

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

@stopachka I can't wait to start building with this! Awesome news!

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

https://t.co/hCE3MVztzl

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

I think @United upgrades are basically like the claw machine at the arcade. You come close to getting the prize, but never actually get it.

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

Prediction Markets Are Digital OxyContin https://t.co/XIlmaVluQF

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

Is it me, or are demo days only good for meeting other investors?🤔

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

"No one can sit back silently and watch this and think it is OK."

My partner @davidhornik, speaking to the The New York Times yesterday about what's happening in our industry right now.

This weekend, while some tech leaders attended a White House screening, federal agents killed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, in Minneapolis. The split screen says everything.

Over 500 tech workers—engineers, VCs, researchers—signed an open letter demanding accountability. David was clear about what got us here:

"They helped get this administration elected and then they helped this administration to decimate the norms of the U.S. democratic government."

Here's what founders should know: Not every VC firm thinks the same way.

Not every investor will ask you to compromise your values for access or advantage.

At @lobby_vc, we are not perfect, but we are clear on where we stand.

We believe you can build great companies AND live your values. Those two things shouldn't be in tension.

Read David's full comments: https://t.co/k4S0mr9Ckz

#venturecapital #minnesota #values

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

@friedberg I don't agree with the California wealth tax, but I also don't think we are discussing the real issue.

I wrote about it on LinkedIn and it seemed to resonate.

Sharing it here to add to the conversation.

https://t.co/CZhjO4EzQb

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

Telling Your Startup Story with ABS https://t.co/XUjLJ3l1cv

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

The Two Essential Elements of a Great Pitch https://t.co/AnFbHmZYKA

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

@JoeAverbukh Not too many graphs that look like that! ✨✨🚀 Great job @JoeAverbukh

[Joe @JoeAverbukh]

This is what happens when you spend the day as #1 on HN

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

@dsiroker I love this product and the form factor. I wish I could sync more than one email account, maybe even Microsoft/Outlook accounts? 🤔

[Sasha Earnheart-Gold @EarnheartGold]

Did you ever want to know the answers to these questions?:

🚀 Are startup accelerators really worth it for founders?

🚀 What are the differences between startup accelerators?

🚀 How much funding do startup accelerators give? And how much equity do they take for it? And what are the financing terms?

🚀 Why SAFEs (simple agreement for future equity) can be dangerous.

🚀 How do you know if a startup would benefit from participating in an accelerator?

🚀 What kinds of problems are accelerators good at helping startups solve?

If you want to find out the answers to those questions, and more, then check out this episode of Next Unicorn podcast!

In this episode, I interview Collin Wallace @collinwallace , former Head of Techstars @Techstars Silicon Valley (one of the top startup accelerators - led globally by CEO @MaelleGavet ).

Collin also co-teaches the Startup Garage accelerator class at the Stanford Graduate School of Business @StanfordGSB , and is a partner at Lobby Capital (formerly August Capital), a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. (Lobby Capital’s founding partners include: David Hornik @davidhornik , Eric Carlborg, and Buddy Arnheim.)

Previously, as a repeat founder, Collin also was a participant in @Techstars and @ycombinator (currently led by CEO @garrytan ). One of Collin’s companies merged with @Grubhub pre-IPO, where he became Head of Innovation.

Collin has invested in over 80 early-stage companies, including Payjoy, Landed, Mosaic Voice, Postscript, and Vellum. He has a BS from @GeorgiaTech , and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business @StanfordGSB . In addition, he speaks Mandarin Chinese.

🎙️ Search any podcast platform for “Next Unicorn,” or press the link in my bio.

🎥 Video version is available on the Next Unicorn YouTube channel.

#startups #founders

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

#Ticketmaster is only going to get worse and make seeing concerts an impossible luxury for most fans. There is no world where it makes sense for 80-90% of face value inventory to go to resellers first instead of fans. To make matters worse artists like @taylorswift13 … 🧵1/3

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

Anxiety is when you think too much and don’t act enough.

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

Austin has so much road debris. I should have brought a mountain bike, not a road bike.

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

It’s strange that one of the big benefits of the blockchain is that it is trustless, but it seems like no one on the crypto community trust anyone.

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

32:48 minutes to go from this to this. ���🏾‍♂️->🧳

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

Bright #stakeandrelax

[Collin Wallace @collinwallace]

What if we force home insurance to cover damages from crimes committed with guns?