brian wey 魏道遠

Building something new in fintech. Fmr payments lead @Airbnb, @Plaid @PayPal, @Zong.

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

"Public companies that were invested in by Forbes Midas list winners."

Trying out Thematic Assist by @go_thematic, which uses AI to help develop investment themes.

https://t.co/xvircviSSF
https://t.co/DLPON6Jx6a

#ForbesMidas

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

"Formula 1 Miami race sponsors"

Trying out Thematic Assist by @go_thematic, which uses AI to help develop investment themes.

https://t.co/r8OGiFkwzZ

#Formula1 #F1 #MiamiGrandPrix

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

"NBA team and stadium sponsors"

Trying out Thematic Assist by @go_thematic, which uses AI to help develop investment themes.

https://t.co/r8OGiFkwzZ

#NBAPlayoffs

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

"Companies that benefit from the growth of the Star Wars franchise"

Trying out Thematic Assist by @go_thematic, which uses AI to help develop investment themes.

https://t.co/xvircviSSF

#MayThe4thBeWithYou #MayTheFourthBeWithYou

[Thematic @go_thematic]

Exciting product news: Please meet Thematic Assist! Assist is our first version of AI-enabled index creation that combines Thematic’s institutional-quality platform with AI-assisted development for comprehensive and instant themes. Now live for all 👇

https://t.co/EIatpv6HyQ

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

I don't do enough angel investing to have investment theses, but I do know one thing: cockroaches survive. @jaylbird11 and team are cockroaches.

[John Li @jaylbird11]

Most people don't know this, but we launched @vimcal with 1.5 months of runway left and came within days of dying

We prepped one final Hail Mary while also prepping legal docs to shut down

But then, a $5K check saved Vimcal

Here's the story of how we barely escaped death:

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@davelu @WSJ Also, why the fuck would I want to read an article with that kind of headline?

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@mccabe @rod_mallo Also, tech company Christmas parties.

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

It must be so frustrating to be a House Democrat right now. How are y'all passing the time? Netflix? Settlers of Catan? @tedlieu @RepGraceMeng

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

More data for ya @davelu

[Christine Concepción @ChristineIsGood]

2020- 2.2% of VC 💵 went to women
2021- 2.0%
2022- 1.9% ‼️‼️🤬

75% of VC funds don’t have a single woman working at them. Not even admin. Any correlation?

Someone w some free time want to run a regression on this?

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@davelu C'monnnnnnn come to the G's!

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@shomikghosh21 @TwannsWorld Another thing to try: go find the biggest hill around you and just walk up and down it. After you see some weight loss, then start jogging on flat ground. The elevation will force you to engage your quads and hamstrings and prep you for running. Best of luck!

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@shomikghosh21 @TwannsWorld I had calf issues starting out running as well, turns out I was propelling myself with my calves and not my hamstrings/quads. Worked on stretching out my hips and focusing on longer stride lengths when running.

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@_ram_ @Biohazard3737 Mine says “bruh” in speech and over text. 🙄

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@mayli Oooo. What kind of noodles are those?

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@dvasishtha Don’t forget the post-Morten review tomorrow! 😉

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@shreyas I’ve had a few people ask me if it’s a good idea to join late stage private, and I generally say no. There’s potentially more job security, the next few years will be justifying the company’s 20-21 valuation, so it’ll be an uphill battle (in other words, starting under water).

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@shreyas At career:
• Show that you can operate well in wartime mode. Calm, steady, clear decision making. Managing the team well. Be realistic but optimistic.
• If looking for opportunities, focus on businesses that generate cash, even if well-funded.

[brian wey 魏道遠 @milhaus12]

@spikebrehm This has been the plan since he started thinking about buying Twitter.