Sean Moran

Use well the days

[Sean Moran @seanrmoran]

solid squad
https://t.co/GELmkj0L13

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

Argentina is speedrunning competence, rationality, and dynamism. Setting a model for the whole world. 🇦🇷🫡🚀

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Let that sink in

[Sean Moran @seanrmoran]

@chrismanfrank Nine year old loves Synthesis (especially big Teams update this week), just started LOTR

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@wholemars The government is the DMV at scale.

How much DMV do you want? That’s the question people should ask themselves.

[Dominic Frisby @DominicFrisby]

I would have thought the more important story is that a child was murdered

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

Jerry West is a basketball icon.

◻️NBA champ as player
◻️Finals MVP despite team losing
◻️14x All-Star (every year)
◻️9 Finals appearances
◻️Highest series PPG (46.3)
◻️Scoring and assist title
◻️12x All-NBA
◻️5x All-Defense
◻️2x Exec of the Year
◻️8 rings as exec
◻️Helped build Shaq/Kobe and Showtime Lakers teams
◻️Helped build Warriors dynasty

RIP to The Logo 🙏

[Earvin Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson]

I met Jerry West for the first time in 1979 at the Forum where he introduced me to Bill Sharman, Chick Hearn, and then Laker owner Jack Kent Cooke. My father, agent and I negotiated over lunch then Jerry took me to the locker room to show me my Lakers jersey. I started to cry and Jerry explained to me the expectation of wearing the purple and gold, how he saw my role, and how he envisioned me fitting into the organization. I’ll never forget that moment.

When training camp began, he gave me so many golden nuggets and really critiqued every facet of my game. After every practice he would give me notes on how I could get better and those sessions carried over to the regular season. Once a week we went over what I needed to improve and how I could dominate in the league. Those meetings meant everything to me because I learned so much from him.

We had a basketball camp in Hawaii called the Jerry West Magic Johnson Fantasy Camp for 20 years. At the camp we shared every meal together and that’s when we really bonded and solidified our great friendship outside of the Lakers. Jerry West was more than a general manager, he was a great friend and confidante. He was there in my highest moments, winning 5 NBA Championships, and in my lowest moment when I announced my HIV diagnosis and we cried together for hours in his office.

Every time I achieved a goal or crossed a milestone, one of the first calls I received was from Jerry West. When I started my business, was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame, was named Lakers President of Basketball Operations – he would always pick up the phone and give me a personalized call to congratulate me. 

Beyond his basketball accolades as a basketball player and NBA executive, Jerry West was a great man, a leader of men, fiercely loved his family and friends, and despite holding jobs with other franchises, he was a Lakers fan for life. Laker Nation, the only reason we have 17 NBA championships is because of Jerry West and his expertise drafting players, trading for players, and hiring the right coaches. Today is a sad day for basketball fans and sports fans across the globe.

Cookie and I are just devastated and continue to lift up his beautiful wife Karen; sons David, Mark, Michael, Ryan and Jonnie, extended family, and loved ones in prayer.

[Patrick OShaughnessy @patrick_oshag]

We think Passthrough will ultimately power the interfaces between LPs and GPs, providing a true system of record and making everyone’s lives so much easier. Built by an ex-Carta team that absolutely CRANKS

[Passthrough @PassthroughInc]

Today, @PassthroughInc announces a $10M Series A led by @samcates and @patrick_oshag from @psumvc to continue building fund workflow automation.

Read this @TechCrunch @KyleWiggers article to learn about the raise and our newest product, KYC AML.

https://t.co/pG84sOfRMz

[Sean Moran @seanrmoran]

“If you can’t standardize processes, normalize data.” Important insight from @_timflannery and the @PassthroughInc team. Congrats on the $10M Series A raise and continued customer growth and product execution!

[Tim Flannery @_timflannery]

Standard forms exist where there's an authority enforcing it (like the IRS with W8s and W9s). Standardization doesn't work in private markets because there's no authority and requirements vary.

So if you can't standardize processes, normalize data.

2/7

[Steven Schmatz @schmatzarella]

This is one of my favorites we've published. Shows how the process of finding a co-founder is not as simple as finding a skill fit and checking off a box; it's a process of building trust, which is unique and messy and fascinating

[Equi @Join_Equi]

Equi just raised a $15M Series A and is on track to become one of the fastest invest-tech platforms to reach $100M in AUM.

Axios Coverage: https://t.co/cNCLHxYNYl
Blog Post: https://t.co/jzNucNo5Ff

We believe our rapid growth can be tied to these three things 👇🧵(1/n)

[Carta @cartainc]

Calling all crypto enthusiasts: You can now manage all of your assets on one platform. Introducing: crypto fund administration from Carta. https://t.co/BAPzBO4Qv6

[Rob Henderson @robkhenderson]

Lee Kuan Yew on American decline:

[Sean Moran @seanrmoran]

@TomJWhiteIV @Stonks_dot_com Congrats Tom!

[Ty Walrod @tywalrod]

Applications for the next On Deck Scale (ODS) cohort starting in August – ODS4 – are now open. 🚀

While it has never been easier to start a company, it has never been harder to scale one. If you're a venture-scale founder, the @beondeck Scale community can help.

[ODF @joinodf]

Our mission has always been to help ambitious people build companies & careers.

Today, we're excited to double down on our core with a reboot of 3 programs that exemplify what makes On Deck unique:

• Founders (ODF)
• Scale (ODS)
• Climate Tech (ODCT)

[Sean Moran @seanrmoran]

Congrats to @Samirkaji @hanayang and the @joinallocate team on raising your Series A! From "insular and inefficient" to "inclusive, transparent, and intuitive" - thanks for starting to change venture for the better and look forward to what's next
https://t.co/iiSGLbpeDq

[samir kaji @Samirkaji]

📢Big news at @joinallocate - We just closed our Series A!
cc: @hanayang
https://t.co/K5coXF6taH