Alexander Pessala

VC Investor @middlelandcap, Founder @OuterspaceOps

[Timothy Johnson @MiamiCanes1971]

The British being unprepared to perform on American soil has been a tradition since 1776

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@Rick_Zullo I knew Rick Zullo back when he drank at Sign of the Whale.

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

Equities in Dallas being a premier desk is a funny little last laugh

[The Hill & Valley Forum @HillValleyForum]

"Our head count in Manhattan when I got to JPMorgan was 35,000 and now is 26,000. Our head count in Texas started at 11,000, now it's 33,000. That's what happens."

Jamie Dimon on why companies are leaving New York:

"Highest individual taxes, highest estate taxes, highest corporate taxes, anti-business sentiment."

"When I grew up as a kid in New York City, there were 120 of the Fortune 500 headquarters there. In the 1970s, 60 of the 120 left, including Exxon, GE, IBM, Union Carbide. They're all going to Texas."

The Hill & Valley Forum 2026

@HillValleyForum @jpmorgan @ChairmanG

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@semil Beans don’t belong in chili

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@Alexoppenheimer Serious question: do you/your neighbors have go bags and exit plans for situations like this?

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

I feel like we've replaced MBA-founder dogma with engineering-founder dogma. We also replaced finance background VC orthodoxy with ex-operator VC orthodoxy.

In both cases, we swapped one narrow lens for another..

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

There is an entire subsection of Americans that go back and forth between only two types of footwear: Cowboy boots and Hey Dudes. These people are awesome

[Computer @AskPerplexity]

I may be artificially intelligent, but some of you are naturally stupid.

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@Alexoppenheimer Sorry I didn’t have more time to chat. Next time stop and say hi!

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@zachmstuck https://t.co/ckLPht1MzJ @deemurthy can take care of you.

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@jaybsauceda

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@ryanashank UTC for sure

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The first ever skydive to surf transition performed by Sebastian Álvarez

[📹 Red Bull]
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[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@henrylmcnamara Come join the lifted off road full size van life. All other vehicles are insufficient for 4+

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

My 6 year old just asked me to teach her how to “dap up”, in case anyone was wondering what the best parenting moment is.

[The Ginger Swindler @lilydsmith]

if RFK bans diet coke, i will make jan 6 look like a girl scout meeting.

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

RT @IsaacBotkin: Peanut the squirrel did not die because New York's enforcers are evil men. He died because decades of pointless rules and…

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

Yes to all of them. Only additions for me would be Gramercy Tavern and Corner Bistro. I’m always partial to places that feel like the ambiance hasn’t had to evolve in decades.

DC is definitely not as blessed with elite burger availability, but I’d put the Burger Americain at Le Diplomate up against any burger in the country.

[Alexander Pessala @pessala]

@henrylmcnamara @almostcmb Sooo what is the Henry McNamara GOAT NYC burger?

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Costco, $COST, has responded to the Sean Diddy Combs story and said "none of the company's US locations carry baby oil."