james

Ex-CoS Growth at Clickup | Growth & Strategy Exec | Entrepreneur & Investor
"if you can’t invent the future, the next best thing is to fund it" 🔮

[AtaiBeckley Inc @ataibeckley]

Excited to see our CEO @flobrand in the latest issue of @fortune after being recognized as a #40under40.

David Meyer (@Superglaze) sat down with Florian to learn more about his journey as a leader & atai’s founding story.

Proud of you, Flo!

https://t.co/LOQ0AyKG9t

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Only the paranoid survive. It was easy to forget this lesson in a bull market.

[james @jlabs222]

super excited to see @wetarynitup’s new project 🕺🏽🕺🏽

[Bill Gurley @bgurley]

Today it seems as if 90% of investor conversations are all about “macro.” My studying of some of the world’s best investors suggest that this activity is futile. @HowardMarksBook latest memo explains why in spectacular fashion. https://t.co/pGteTGUxtm

[Chris Bakke @ChrisJBakke]

ICs want to be managers

Managers want to be directors

Directors want to be VPs

VPs want to be CEOs

CEOs want to be VCs

VCs want to be LPs

LPs want to operate a small vineyard that produces $270/bottle Cabernet from their 4th home in Napa

Always strive for more.

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

Once center of the tech universe, last year <30% of VC dollars went to Bay Area startups (lowest level in 10+ yrs). Bad economic policies are pushing founders out of CA to cities like ATX & MIA. But dozens of US cities are still overlooked, underfunded, and under-allocated.

[james @jlabs222]

@ravisparikh 😍😍😍

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Biggest VC fund ever, except no reporting to LPs, no measurable IRR, and not one NYT or WSJ hit piece on how the fund managers failed to live up to expectations.

[Toplyne @Toplynehq]

The latest episode of Humans of PLG is out now!🚀

This week, we're talking to @zapier's first Sales hire: @steevevakees

Catch the lowdown on growing the Zapier PLG behemoth past $140M ARR - from the head of Sales & Expansion himself 👇

https://t.co/gbQRiJQgTH

[james @jlabs222]

@lucy_guo classic libra sun & sociopathic-scorpio-stellium combo 🖤

[james @jlabs222]

we love this esp, a lil more pink, err punk ~ or both 🤘🏽

[sarah guo @saranormous]

the venture industry could use a little more curiosity, a little more punk, and a lot more diversity

[james @jlabs222]

@nkrekow bn

[james @jlabs222]

Congratulations team @ToplyneHQ on your Series A raise. Here's to a product-led world🥂https://t.co/z4TANOnNop

[Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs]

Took note.

@Chime | #dALLasIN

[Keith Rabois @rabois]

The Forbes Midas List shows how difficult it is to scale a venture fund. Impressed w the very few funds on the planet that have demonstrated the ability of Sequoia, Benchmark, Index.

[james @jlabs222]

Rejection >>> Regret.

Rejection hurts, but is temporary. Regret can haunt a lifetime.

[Dallas Mavericks @dallasmavs]

M👀D

[Calley Means @calleymeans]

Exercising 150 minutes per week for four months straight is *equally effective* as a prescription antidepressant.

Dozens of peer-reviewed studies validate this...

Why isn't this discussed more?

[james @jlabs222]

@envisionaccel @wetarynitup @mathurahravi @elianaberger13 @jonathanpierree @gracenng @abrefa_william 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[james @jlabs222]

@Zecca_Lehn