Mara Larson-Richard

global head of vc and startups practice @salesforce. Dedicated champion for human potential. Loves hyperbole so all views are my own.

[Jake Kozloski @jakozloski]

Dating apps are Google if you had to meet every result at a bar for $50, and the right one was on page 40.

[Salesforce @salesforce]

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[Mara Larson-Richard @mlarsonrichard]

SO proud to launch Launchpad with my incredible team and the most amazing founders and GTM leaders. https://t.co/D922lmEJJ6 to apply

[Salesforce News & Insights @SalesforceNews]

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[Mara Larson-Richard @mlarsonrichard]

Hate Elon. Hate twitters toxic red pill nonsense. Threads is literally a different universe so I'll be there until future notice.

[Balaji @balajis]

FROM MAGA TO CHINA
Here are four things MAGA is getting wrong, and why it's handing over the world to China.

(1) First, MAGA correctly understands that America’s economic position is in decline but thinks this is due to economic competition itself, rather than lack of competitiveness.

(2) Second, MAGA also understands that the US has wasted trillions abroad in foreign wars, but thinks the problem is global leadership itself rather than poor leadership.

(3) Third, MAGA knows that their Blue American enemies have allies abroad, but has incorrectly overreacted to this by treating every non-Red-American as an enemy.

(4) Fourth, MAGA sees the billions of dollars flowing from the US to foreign recipients, but isn't grasping that the US can only print those dollars in the first place so long as it's the hub of a global empire.

When you put these together you can both understand MAGA's actions and understand why they will not lead to the intended result.

Basically: MAGA is hyperfocused on cutting off any apparent flow of funds from Red Americans to Blue Americans and non-Americans. And they only have ~500 days in power. So they're trying to quickly shut off imports, close down institutions, and exit all wars.

OK.

Except the reason the imports exist in the first place is because US products aren't competitive relative to Chinese products (or Fed printing). The reason those institutions exist is because the US set them up to run the world. And the reason those wars are happening is not because of American leadership per se, but because of the absence of good leadership.

If you shut all of that down at once — if you abandon global competition and global leadership — you shut down American Empire, and with it the ability to print money. And then everyone in that empire has a very bad time.

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Obviously the Americans are not allowed to see this, so we have to spread it - protest against trump.

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

Anytime you read an insane viewpoint on X that seems like a lot of people are agreeing with (for example, invading a sovereign country can be justified):

Try and search their name on Linkedin or Instagram and see if they’re actually real people.

You will be surprised how much of your worldview is shaped by bots.

[Sebastian Siemiatkowski @klarnaseb]

Yes, we did shut down Salesforce a year ago, as we have many SaaS providers—an internal estimate is about 1,200 SaaS shut down.

Not the end of Salesforce; might be the opposite.

Here is what actually happened and how/why we originally intended to NOT share it publicly:

[Mara Larson-Richard @mlarsonrichard]

@nic_detommaso 👋 Angel Invest

[Adam Rifkin 🐼🌻 @ifindkarma]

1 Do not obey in advance.
2 Defend institutions.
…
15 Contribute to good causes.
16 Learn from peers…
17 Listen for dangerous words.
18 Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
19 Be a patriot.
20 Be as courageous as you can.
@TimothyDSnyder #OnTyranny

#DoNotObeyInAdvance #Resist

[Ricky Davila @TheRickyDavila]

Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.

[Ramit Sethi @ramit]

Now that Trump supporters are starting to lose their jobs, you’ll notice something very curious: Whenever they post about their lives being ruined, they always say, “I voted for Trump!”

This is classic cult dynamics. They’re unable and unwilling to make the connection that the Republican Party is the cause of their woes — it would be psychologically devastating to acknowledge they voted for their own demise.

To reduce the dissonance, they simply assume it must be some kind of mistake. You’ll see this over and over.

[Mara Larson-Richard @mlarsonrichard]

.... what the fuck @politico

[Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann]

Dear @politico your ethics have gradually eroded but this is utterly untenable

Your White House "Bureau Chief" @DashaBurns cannot be MC'ing an event at the CPAC Fascist Fest. Cannot. Cannot. Cannot. Disqualifying. She's done. You're done.

Apologize and atone

(H/t @atrupar)

[greg. @mistergeezy]

I am a big admirer of Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton’s troll game.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

One more time: Women aren't too emotional to lead.

Data: When men are anxious and stressed, they're more likely to be rude, hostile, and abusive. Women show respect regardless of their feelings.

The test of emotional intelligence is not how you feel. It's how you respond.

[Mara Larson-Richard @mlarsonrichard]

@willdepue https://t.co/m5axjbfZgg does this as a marriage bounty and they have insane results. Worth checking out

[Eloise Jarrett @EloiseJ_ARC]

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[Mara Larson-Richard @mlarsonrichard]

Yay! Love this! Awesome founders and super happy to have the chance to work with y'all! 🚀

[Pablo Palafox @pablorpalafox]

We just raised a $15.6M series A!

So grateful for what the team has built.

Here’s to building a future where logistics businesses can operate smarter, faster, and more efficiently!

[austin petersmith @awwstn]

happy silicon valley easter to those who celebrate