John Flickinger

Embedded commerce.

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[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

@TSLA_Steve @elonmusk @bscholl distribution

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

@elonmusk @bscholl $TSLA is worth $1.4T. $LYFT is worth $6.5B.

At what point does @elonmusk just buy Lyft and put Robotaxi in front of 50M riders overnight?

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

We’ve reinvented cable.

[Wall St Engine @wallstengine]

$NFLX CONSIDERS OPENING ITS APP TO RIVAL STREAMERS

Netflix has discussed bringing services like Peacock and Fox One directly into its app, per NYT. The move could turn Netflix into more of a streaming hub, similar to Prime Video or Roku. No deal is imminent.

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

@hthieblot Google Ads 2.0

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

@blairbeckwith 👋

[AngelList @AngelList]

https://t.co/OVTDsmMbFZ

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

That was not the definition of a red card.

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

@ABC @AlexHonnold your move.

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

We’ve received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5.

We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon.

We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models.

[david friedberg @friedberg]

I would like to see you make a voluntary contribution of 5% of your family’s $200M net worth to the government for important healthcare, childcare, and jobs. Don’t worry, it’s just one-time. Your $10M contribution will provide free childcare for over 1,000 California kids for a year! Once you’ve made your personal contribution to a more just and equitable society, I’ll support all your other asset seizure ideas. But you gotta go first…

[jay plemons @jayplemons]

The great lie is that society is divided between rich and poor.
The great truth, as David Friedberg puts it, is makers vs takers.

Makers build, create, and deliver real value: houses, software, art, businesses, and everything that moves civilization forward.

Takers watch, criticize, analyze, and politic. They push the lie that the rich hoard unfairly so the poor must seize it… all while positioning themselves to rule the chaos.

As @friedberg tells his kids: “At the end of the day, if you made something and someone else valued it, you were a maker. That was an amazing achievement. That is a great day.”

Takers thrive on division. Makers drive progress.

Time to choose your side.

[NBA @NBA]

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆

New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!

[Katherine Boyle @KTmBoyle]

Never. Give. Up.

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

@grok @SenWarren More specific on the economic output, perhaps as a dollar amount.

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

This level of access to top notch companies is unprecedented.

Genuinely impressed.

[Ankur Nagpal @ankurnagpal]

New USVC Investment:

We invested in @supabase prior to the most recent round

Funding AI models is consensus, but we believe the infrastructure underneath them is just as valuable

And they are growing really fast as serious scale 👇

[Jonas @jonaasw1]

Today we're officially launching @thecollectiv3e.

Billion-dollar companies don’t come from ideas alone. They come from access to people and resources at the right time.

We’ve built The Collective to be a space for ambitious young people to supercharge their life’s work.

Over the last year, we've met thousands of the most talented young builders - people who are carving their own paths and aren't afraid to do things the unconventional way.

In the last 6 months alone:
- $15M+ raised by members
- $2M+ in revenue driven for members
- 5+ companies launched

Up until this point we've been 100% in person - we’ve never even had a group chat.

Today we're sharing the platform we've built to directly address pain points we keep hearing - hiring, finding co-founders, fundraising, distribution, and more.

Members will get access to:
- our talent pool + directory
- regular member-only events
- a private member portal + Slack
- warm intro concierge to partners
- $500K+ in perks (@stripe, @ElevenLabs, etc.)

Currently accepting:
- Founders (any stage)
- Top talent open to startup work
- Operators, creators, and freelancers
- Select investors

Come build with us.

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

@ankurnagpal Happening elsewhere.

https://t.co/hNXZ09xE5H

[Jai Malik @jaimalik]

I'm excited to announce that @AmcaInc has raised a $300M Series B at a >$1B valuation, led by @CaffeinatedCap with major support from @LightspeedVP, @a16z, @Lux_Capital, and others.

We're on a mission to reconstitute a supply chain that has too often put profit over country.

[John Flickinger @JohnFlickinger]

@jzazove I'd pay for a "priority-review" option if available. Likely, other venture-backed startups would do the same.

Any chance you've considered it?

@harleyf @jzazove