Matt Olivo

Recommended by people who recommend things. Partner @C2_Ventures, In The Trenches with @c2cunningham | @superpowerspod.

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@gokulr @KateClarkTweets @theinformation AMEN (if I could make that 56-pt font I would). We run 8.5M & 20M funds and our median company only needs a ~$450mm exit to return the fund by itself. And if you can’t find sub-$20M seed companies, you’re not looking very hard.

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@mattturck This is incredible. I have a new second favorite Matt (just a hair behind motivational speaker Matt Foley and well ahead of myself).

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@hpierrejacques Yes. This is what "you make your own luck" means (for all you kids out there still puzzling over that one).

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@davidu Yes, but also, don't delude me either. If you hide the problems, I can't help (and I very much want to help)

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@HarryStebbings @rabois @wolfejosh Nailed it. This is why we coach founders: 1) it's mostly a numbers game (i.e. finding those who're already sold), 2) your deck is not for closing, it's for opening; clearly convey info needed to get a meeting from the potential "yesses" & a quick pass from the "no's" (& no more)

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@BillSimmons You may have already heard this question, but just in case:
Has anyone ever had a Ewing Theory impact on two teams in the same season? And could Rodgers be the first (assuming the Jets find an anyone-but-Zach-Wilson alternative at QB)?

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

Here is my full old man “get off my lawn” post (rant?), I firmly believe this is too important an issue to let pass without comment.
https://t.co/KO0sZgwal4

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

I recently listened to a podcast interview with the founder of a company building AI "girlfriends" and "boyfriends," with which customers can go on "dates" for $1/minute.

The real threat to humanity is not AI; it's still humanity, and here's why 👇

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

The product is appalling, but even more so, the tone-deaf founder’s refusal to exhibit even a shred of social responsibility, going so far in the interview as to willfully dismiss the negative repercussions he acknowledges this product will have.

[C2 Ventures @C2_Ventures]

Contrary to what you may hear and think - this is really what VCs think about each other👇 full video here: https://t.co/3pYWcwK9qB

[C2 Ventures @C2_Ventures]

The best strategy tech founders can take right now:
1. Get clear on your vision and make sure all goals align with the vision.
2. Recognize your weak areas and hire people better than you in those areas.
3. Keep raising as much as you can.

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

The spiraling cost of higher education in the USA has a clear tie-in to how and why it matters to the future of startups/tech innovation in America.
https://t.co/9bkC0jPHTg

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

(A)I’m Scared Part II
Is an enterprising young Matt-Bot gunning for my job?
https://t.co/oNy1MxczGU

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

Web3 Funding Continues to Crater!
Be honest, how many people do you know who can smoothly weave a 48-year-old movie reference into a blurb on Web3? 

That alone justifies a 6-minute read, no?
https://t.co/kghwjF4Rer

[C2 Ventures @C2_Ventures]

This week, @earlystagehand is checking in on the Bubble Fallout.

Commentary on (and maybe some light mockery of) the latest post-bubble fallout news from four different parts of the venture universe.

https://t.co/SMRp1HarIo
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[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

At the risk of drawing the ire of a future Robot Ministry of Truth, I'm sharing why I think everyone's fears of waking up in the Matrix any day now might be overblown.
https://t.co/cbSmqCKYe7

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

It's really good, I promise. https://t.co/uhAL5h4P7x

[C2 Ventures @C2_Ventures]

If you've never experienced @earlystagehand's playful but honest quips in the C2V newsletter, then you need to check out his brand new weekly transmission here: https://t.co/uhJLPhStvL
You won't regret it!

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@roshanpateI A+ flex right there

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

Looking forward to Sequoia's letter to founder's next week warning them to diversify their SVB exposure

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@nateobrienn or... is there a Meta Monty Python Black Knight out there?
https://t.co/kWkzzvtjVc

[Matt Olivo @earlystagehand]

@TotalSoccerShow @TotalSoccerShow - wouldn’t offside rule make more sense if it was based only on the feet of the attacker/defender? Being offside because you’re leaning slightly towards the goal seems against the spirit of the rule. Can you please have this fixed? Thx. 🙂