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[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

I think there's a new type of investor that VC firms are going to be fighting to hire over the next few years.

And two hires this year at Lightspeed and a16z are a pretty good indication of where things are heading.

Lightspeed hired Claire Zau (@ zauey.talks on Instagram and TikTok), who spent years investing before building an audience of 350k followers.

a16z hired Gaby Goldberg as a Partner on its New Media team. She also spent years in the startup and investing world before building her own audience.

Both have something in common that I think is becoming incredibly valuable in VC. And very few people have it.

It can help firms:

- Get in front of founders long before they're fundraising
- Help portfolio companies attract customers and talent
- Stand out to LPs when raising their next fund

Having spent years on the investing and recruiting side of VC, I think we're going to see a lot more firms looking for this type of person.

I wrote about why this combination of skills is so rare, how media in VC has evolved over the years, and what I'd be doing right now if I were trying to break into the industry.

Full breakdown in this week's newsletter:
https://t.co/BoN6ES7YdW

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@Mdpack2222 @jjverdi Just is telling of your ignorance.

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@jjverdi @rodslifestories You are naive. Even Trump knows a landslide of this magnitude can’t be negated by a claim of voter fraud…..🤡

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@jjverdi @manubhatia_ And…that means nothing. If you did not know who she was, just means you were ignorant of the opposing candidate.🙄

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@AWOM00 @Macro_Harder @elonmusk I went to college never once did I ever hear a professor talk the politics you claim. This is Republican aka Evangelical Christian Nationalist propaganda. Men have never been chastised for not marrying. Women want that same choice. The propaganda never ceases.

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@Macro_Harder @elonmusk lol, that is the narrative pushed by media which was/is controlled by men. Feminism is supporting women who choose a different path. Many men choose not to marry yet I have never heard a negative propaganda push over that choice. You’re pushing republican propaganda.

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@GovDunleavy Maybe the republicans cooked up this scheme so they could claim election fraud if their incumbent Sullivan loses. Republicans have posed candidates registered as Democrats who are longtime Republicans. This chicanery is the dirtiness of politics. Is it illegal no, deceptive yes.

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

What's the difference between a venture studio, venture incubator, venture accelerator, and venture fund?

Here’s a breakdown with examples:

𝟏) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: Studios create startups from the ground up. They develop ideas in-house, then pair them with founders to build companies. Studios provide deep operational support and a strong network to help the startup scale. They also take significant equity in the business.

𝟐) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: Incubators focus on helping very early-stage startups develop their ideas (they do not usually provide the ideas like a studio). They provide resources like office workspace, mentorship, and community. These are usually longer, less structured programs.

𝟑) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: Accelerators work with early-stage startups over a fixed-term program to accelerate growth. They provide mentorship, small amounts of capital, and access to investors in exchange for equity. Accelerators are more structured than incubators and outline specific tracks to turn a startup into a scalable business.

𝟒) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝: Venture capital funds provide financial backing to startups at different stages in exchange for equity. While they invest, they don’t typically provide the hands-on support that studios, incubators, or accelerators do.

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

The high-signal accelerators every founder should know right now:

Y Combinator
South Park Commons
a16z speedrun
HF0
Neo
Pear VC (PearX)
Boost VC

If you're in one of these, VCs tend to take your calls and fundraising is easier.

This changes YoY depending on the quality of the startups coming out of the accelerator over time but right now these feel like the ones that are hot.

Add in any I missed 👇

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@lobodafarialima @yogaChris2k18 @zerohedge The Supreme Court ordered polling stations to remain open for 2 hrs. Lula's campaign, cited 40% of buses were pulled from service in Sao Paulo, & several cities in NE Brazil. Bolsonaro's campaign citing heavy rain in southern Brazil. One was targeted to affect turnout..sketchy.

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@BocaDuk3 @zerohedge They BOTH asked for an extension….so both clearly did not know the outcome. Now one wants to call foul over the extension they requested. Pure clown claim. This is becoming the new norm. If you lose claim fraud…lol The sore loser fled the country too!

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@luchicago @zerohedge Both campaigns asked for the time extension!🤡

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@HarshThoughtful @zerohedge Both Bolsonaro and Lula requested time extension! 🤡

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@betohhernandez @zerohedge @POTUS @SecRubio @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr Hey Beto, both candidates requested the time extension and both got it!🤡

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@x1Ler @zerohedge 🤡Bolsonaro requested time extension too!🤡

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@MongeInvestidor @zerohedge Bolsonaro asked for a time extension too!🤡

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@chronicparent @zerohedge 🤡Bolsonaro asked for a time extension too!🤡

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@MRellew @zerohedge Bolsonaro asked for a time extension too!🤡

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@BocaDuk3 @zerohedge Bolsonaro asked for time extension too!🤡

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@EdnewX @zerohedge Bolsonaro asked for a time extension too! 🤡