When I was a founder, I thought that pretty much all VCs were lazy.
Their lives seemed easy--just sit around a conference room, say yes or no to a bunch of founders, and maybe leave work early to play some golf.
That might be true for some VCs, but since joining this side of the table 8 years ago, I've learned that most VCs are actually hustling quite hard. Especially if you are starting your own fund from scratch.
I did something I've never done before--invite a filmmaker into my home to follow me for an entire day of work at @HustleFundVC. I'm so grateful to @willsclips_ for documenting this day-in-the-life video.
We had a full 14-hour-day, and Will did an exceptional job showing highlights of what life as an emerging manager actually looks like.
This job I have is relentless, and it's also the most purpose-driven role I've ever had. Grateful to my team, founders, investors, angels, and ecosystem partners for the community we've built at Hustle Fund.
Hope you can check out the full documentary. Thank you again @willsclips_, you are so good at what you do!
Full video in reply.
Amazing milestone, congrats to Team @joinforage on the successful Series B! Absolutely proud that @HustleFundVC has been part of this journey early on. I grew up near many food-insecure communities, and this team is doing a lot of good to make healthy nutrition options accessible to all. Go team!
We just raised $40M to solve Americaβs affordability crisis.
Groceries are the #1 financial stressor in America. Food prices are up 30% since the pandemic. For the 100 million Americans earning under $50K, the money runs out before the month does.
To fix it, Forage is building a network for affordability:
1. For families, weβre building a suite of products to expand financial access
2. For partners, weβre building a revenue growth engine by helping them win on affordability
Today, our technology is used in over 100,000 stores across all 50 states. Our payments volume is up 13x YoY. When grocers switch to Forage, they see a 15% lift in EBT revenue.
We also launched the Forage app, a free tool that helps cost-conscious families check their EBT balances, save on groceries, and earn rewards on every purchases.
US grocery is a $1.5T market. We're just getting started.
Onwards! π
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The laptop hasn't changed in 30 years. NVIDIA just changed it
RTX Spark is their first PC chip ever.
- RTX 5070 level GPU
- 128GB unified memory
- 1 petaflop of local AI
- thin, light, barely throttles unplugged
Your AI agent lives on the machine. 24/7. No cloud.
This is step one of the agentic AI PC, and everyone else is about to copy it.
We're happy to announce that Flex has officially reached $9.1B in annualized payment volume.
We've come a long way from starting off as a business credit card provider to now becoming an all-in-one financial suite for modern business owners.
$100B in annualized TPV is the next goal.
See you there soon.
Chaperoned my daughter's class camping trip this weekend, and learned that my back absolutely cannot handle sleeping on the ground anymore. I'm absolutely wrecked.
But that pain is offset by one of the best memories I'll have of my family in the woods with other great families. We had a blast.
I can't believe there was a long time in my life where I didn't really want kids. They ended up being 10,000X more fun and fulfilling than I could have imagined.
Memories I'll treasure until my last day.
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Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pending completion of SEC review, this gives us the option to pursue an initial public offering.
Read more: https://t.co/onGZAhRLvD