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San Francisco, building the Venture community, helping early startups scale with legal, fundraising, & to GTM. ENTP. Host of Drinks with a VC.

[Forerunner @ForerunnerVC]

Humans in the Loop is back!

Join us on June 10th in SF. Space fills up fast. Apply to attend here!
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[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

@PsyshockGame @terryfahn @nickshirleyy "Press" is in reference to the printing press - anyone who has access to one has free speech through printing vs. spoken. Now we all do. It's just part of free speech.

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@CharCrtp @torriethepen @danielgothits You are not right. It's your subjective opinion that may be shared by others, but that doesn't make you"right". The only value we can measure is $, and she makes 500k a year. How does that work with your misogynist math?

[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

@theladymoose @LilaGraceRose Do you mind proving evidence of the escalating rapes and murders of children by MAGA men? I'm in the true crime community and this is the first I've heard of this horrific new trend.

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@CharCrtp @torriethepen @danielgothits God I hope you're single. I feel sorry for any woman in a relationship with you. I'm sure you'll give her a valuation at each birthday to let her know she's losing value.

[Aida Baradari @aidaxbaradari]

Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings.

We live in a world of always-on listening devices.

Smart devices and AI dominate our world in business and private conversations.

With Deveillance, you will @be_inaudible.

[C.C. Gong @CCgong]

I GOT TRICKED into rejecting startups live on screen
-and it ended up being one of the most clarifying exercises I’ve done.

The Consumer AI Accelerator had me and @katieruthmishra at @khoslaventures react in real time to cold inbound messages: pass or take the meeting.

Plot twist was every “example” was a founder sitting in the room.

After the public triage, we went deeper and surfaced a few patterns worth sharing:

1️⃣ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Founder > deck.
I'm looking for:
Depth on the problem and market
Clarity in how you frame the opportunity
Genuine obsession, not trend-chasing
Traction helps, but depth + clarity are what actually move us forward.

2️⃣ 𝐃𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?

Absolutely. For our last few Seed / Series A deals, 100% came through intros.

3️⃣ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫?

I always use the product/watch a live demo to do a taste/quality check. Is this a generational company, or just a feature? It's critical to have a concrete GTM plan with realistic CAC and a believable path to meaningful revenue (not “we’ll turn on ads later”) in the next few years. The moat against LLMs is a compounding loop of differentiated distribution, proprietary data, opinionated product/UX, deep integrations into workflows, and a team that can iterate faster than everyone else.

4️⃣ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Extremely. The best founders are talent and customer magnets. If exceptional people want to work with you early on, that’s good signal.

5️⃣ 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞?

Overreaching on price quietly kills companies. Know your metrics and your leverage. Raise enough to retire specific risks. Optimize for the right partner, not just the highest valuation.

If you’re building in consumer or AI, have a live product, and think deeply about distribution, my DMs are open.

Thanks @LTerpel for having us @MenloVentures

[Trace Cohen @Trace_Cohen]

VC Tools Hub - https://t.co/44c1Vq64gy

1. Fund Benchmarking
Compare your fund's TVPI, DPI, IRR, and MOIC against industry benchmarks from Carta, PitchBook, and Aduro Advisors by vintage year.

2. Fund Tracker ($200M)
Interactive dashboard tracking new VC funds at or below $200M in size. Explore fund launches by year, location, fund number, and capital raised.

3. Unicorn Tracker
Track billion-dollar startup unicorns in New York and San Francisco. Explore valuations, industries, funding data, and top investors. (108 unicorns, $1.6T+ total value)

4. SPV Calculator
Reality check for late-stage SPV investments. Understand how stacked management fees and carry impact your actual returns across multiple layers.

5. Liquidity Waterfall
Build your custom fund distribution calculator for LP and GP proceeds. Track progress to 1.0x DPI and model partner distributions.

6. Founder Due Diligence
AI-powered founder research tool. Generate comprehensive dossiers on founders in seconds with web search, GitHub analysis, and talking points.

7. VC Meeting OS (Coming Soon)
Transform meeting transcripts into actionable investment memos. Capture transcripts, generate structured memos, track follow-ups, and query your knowledge base.

[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

@chowtato @gracepace_ Isn't that their job?

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@Knesix Her tin foil hat can be seen from Mars. She's unhinged.

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@ericbahn We'd love to have you back on @DrinksWithAVC to discuss! I owe your team a zoom call...

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

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[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

@BN7953313043838 @MadelaineLucyH Sexual partners and loyalty are mutually exclusive? I didn't think someone's exploration behavior correlates with their ability to commit once they find someone they like. You have small penis logic.

[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

@msuster Glad you're able to rebuild, those pictures are worth 1,000 words. Such a huge loss.

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@SpaceGrenadier @Tenderloin94109 @greenbergnation @DanielLurie @HJTA might be interested in suing

[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

I've been to LA, Austin, Miami, Boston, NYC for their tech scene. There's no place like home. SF is like no other. The ecosystem is unparalleled & the quality of founders is unmatched. I understand why people want to move out due to politics or cost of living, but this is still the tech capital of the world.

[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

@TaliaGold Just had my first at 43 in SF. My daughter turns 6 months today! What was sad is OBGYN's denying me fertility care when I eventually did get pregnant naturally through functional medicine.

[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

Have you ever looked into Internal Family Systems? I've always believed many of our "parts" are physiological while others are thought patterns implanted by others (also foreign). Totally agree that we are many versions at different times based on environment and contextual situations, and what we eat and how we move.

[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

@PopsKulture @DefiantBaptist My aunt had one at 45 and one at 46. Both her children are now those ages and my aunt is still kicking it at 93! Average age expectancy is 85 so you're math is off! Merry Xmas!

[Hannahighpoint @hannahighpoint]

@empireones @jakeglmn It's the no sunscreen rule...