Olga Kogan

Venture Partner at Emerge VC. Mother of Abigail and Dan and a couple of AI agents. Love books and travel.

[Olga Kogan @OlgaOlgit]

@Michaelgrosber2 @DannyLeshem חח האמת שכתוב במפורש בספר שהם החליטו שלא יהיה להם זמן לבדוק את כל מקרי הקצה של רשת נוירונים לא דטרמיניסטית

[Olga Kogan @OlgaOlgit]

@assaf_elovic Super useful!

[Olga Kogan @OlgaOlgit]

@jessethanley @herokustatus @heroku same here for the last hour, please help @heroku @herokustatus @HerokuDevCenter

[Olga Kogan @OlgaOlgit]

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[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

As Charlie Munger of blessed memory advised: “Invert, always invert,” i.e, turn a situation or a problem upside down to better understand and solve it.

So, let’s assume Presidents Gay, Kornbluth, and Magill were available, would any university in the world hire them as president?

The answer of course is no.

Why then should they remain presidents of the most prestigious universities in America?

With this simple thought experiment, we have the answer.

They all have to go.

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

I was shocked at the refusal to condemn calls for genocide during yesterday's Congressional testimony from the presidents of MIT, Harvard, and Penn. I ended up watching a few hours of the hearing, and the answers were shamefully evasive and equivocal throughout. As an alum (albeit fleeting) of the first of those institutions, it appears that something is very broken.

https://t.co/SXL7aIvpT6

(More from the White House, @AlbertBourla, and @tylercowen:
• https://t.co/xbrt2cDE75
• https://t.co/EUbnW3Hv2A
• https://t.co/dQK8nnoT8o.)

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Let me help them out here: “Calling for the genocide [death] of anyone obviously constitutes harassment.”

[Rep. Elise Stefanik @RepStefanik]

At today’s hearing, Harvard’s President shamefully refused to say whether the calling for the mass violence and genocide of the Jewish people is considered harassment or bullying according to Harvard’s own code of conduct.

Claudine Gay should resign immediately.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism:

Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?

The answers they gave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth.

Representative @EliseStefanik was so shocked with the answers that she asked each of them the same question over and over again, and they gave the same answers over and over again.

In short, they said:

It ‘depends on the context’ and ‘whether the speech turns into conduct,’ that is, actually killing Jews.

This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress, certainly on the topic of genocide, which to remind us all is:

“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”

The presidents’ answers reflect the profound educational, moral and ethical failures that pervade certain of our elite educational institutions due in large part to their failed leadership.

Don’t take my word for it.

You must watch the following three minutes. By the end, you will be where I am.

They must all resign in disgrace.

If a CEO of one of our companies gave a similar answer, he or she would be toast within the hour.

Why has antisemitism exploded on campus and around the world?

Because of leaders like Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth who believe genocide depends on the context.

To think that these are the leaders of Ivy League institutions that are charged with the responsibility to educate our best and brightest.

On the bright side, our congressional leaders deserve accolades for showing tremendous leadership and moral clarity in their statements, by the questions they asked, and the respectfulness with which they conducted the hearing.

It was a masterclass of how our government and democracy should operate.

If you have time, please watch the entire hearing. Throughout the hearing, the three behaved like hostile witnesses, exhibiting a profound disdain for the Congress with their smiles and smirks, and their outright refusal to answer basic questions with a yes or no answer.

[Arsen Ostrovsky @Ostrov_A]

“I carried a beheaded baby in my hands.”

This is Col. Golan Vach, who is heading up IDF’s Search & Rescue in southern Israel.

What he showed was so gruesome, I had to blur out the image. Just the most unimaginable evil, and yet there are still sick souls who would deny this!

[Elica Le Bon الیکا‌ ل بن @elicalebon]

I have to say something right now because I won’t be able to live with myself if I don’t. For years, I spoke up for the people of Palestine and their right to self-determination and to live in peace. For years, nobody cared. For years, Iranians have spoken up against their terrorism and brutality at the hands of the IRGC. For years, nobody cared. For years I had felt we shared the same unnerving struggle, which is the world’s indifference to the loss of our lives. Over the past week, however, I’ve seen something that I’m ashamed to say I had never seen before and I can’t believe what it took for me to see it. When Jews are murdered, the world is not just indifferent. Instead, the world rejoices. It celebrates. This is a type of depravity no people should ever have to endure, especially given the barbaric history of persecution since time immemorial. To the Jewish community, you are my brothers and sisters. I am so sorry that I let you down. I am so sorry that you screamed about it for years and I didn’t hear you. I am so sorry I didn’t stand up with you. I am so sorry I pretended not to see the flagrant and hateful anti-semitism. But my eyes are open and I see you now. I hear you. I’m with you, and I promise to never let you down again.

[Rob Lalonde @HPC_Cloud_Rob]

We are loving this AWS DataSync @jeffbarr Our team has tested and it works as advertised! @Univa_Corp

[Olga Kogan @OlgaOlgit]

Our new dashboard is now available to everyone! Check it out! https://t.co/zvM4glnjMc

[Fundbox @fundbox]

Can’t wait for you all to see the new Fundbox dashboard. It’s live now! Go check it out: http://t.co/JuuVe4cP4k

[Fundbox @fundbox]

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[Olga Kogan @OlgaOlgit]

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[NG-CONF Israel @ngconfil]

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[Olga Kogan @OlgaOlgit]

@gilfink @ngconfil Awesome!!

[NG-CONF Israel @ngconfil]

Team #ngconfil, see you soon on May 17! https://t.co/78xmYV9hGZ

[gilfink @gilfink]

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[Olga Kogan @OlgaOlgit]

Don't miss the opportunity to give a talk in the biggest angular conference in Israel!
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[NG-CONF Israel @ngconfil]

NG-CONF Israel is almost here! Only a few more days left to submit papers
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