Vanessa Castaneda

I am a wife, a mom of 3, and a social media junkie. I try to enjoy today because tomorrow is never promised.
My motto - Live - Love - Laugh!

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg

[MLB @MLB]

Dodgers, UTIL Kiké Hernández agree to a deal, per Hernández's Instagram.

[Bad Bunny France 🇫🇷 @BadBunnyFrance]

🤯🤣 Incroyable !! Un restaurant (cevicheria) met en honneur le show de Bad Bunny en le reproduisant dans son enseigne !! Quel talent !
📍Las Gaviotas, Pérou

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?

60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.

Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

My read on how A.I. companies view revenue sharing with publishers:
- Some just want our businesses to die.
- Some don’t want the hassle of dealing with us.
- Some want to pay us, but they don’t want to be the only ones.

We need to find a way to get all of them on board. It wouldn’t just be the right thing to do—it would be good business.

YouTube did this years ago. The platform is now worth half a trillion dollars.

I had a riveting chat with @Bill_Gross about how to fix A.I.’s fairness problem. Listen to our full convo here: https://t.co/dJ3aKO9frV

Produced by @atlanticrethink, The Atlantic's creative marketing studio, in collaboration with @PwC.

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

Love this!

[Cristian Rey @SoyCristianRey]

El corrido de los Dodgers quedó buenísimo.

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

Brilliant play by play breakdown of last few innings of Game 7 by @Jomboy_

[Jomboy @Jomboy_]

Dodgers stun Blue Jays to win Game 7 of the World Series, a breakdown

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

Hilarious

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

.@StephenNelson's play-by-play social media videos are iconic 🤣

[Dodgers Tailgate @DodgersTailgate]

This @Jomboy_ breakdown of the later innings from Game 7 of the #WorldSeries is gold!

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

You couldn’t make this stuff up. And fortunately, because baseball is awesome, you don't have to.

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

Let’s Go!!

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

A comeback win for NLDS Game 1.

[South Hills High School Football @SHHS_FB]

Come get your car washed! Support the South Hills Football Program! @SouthHillsSport #WithUsOrAgainstUs #RTL #SHFootball

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

@grok I want to understand what is the big deal with the Epstein controversy and Trump. Why is he going back on his word to be transparent?

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

@clairevo Excellent share. 💪🏼

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

"The most interesting clash is the one between two guys who thought they had bought each other off." https://t.co/eNfgVw9cUU

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

Best wishes to you. See you soon. 💕

[Daniel Alvarez @ImDanielAlvarez]

After nearly a decade in Los Angeles, I’m heading back home—to the Great State of Texas.

I moved to LA on December 18, 2015, my 28th birthday. I was “starting over.” Car packed, no job lined up, no fixed address, and not knowing a soul. Like many LA newcomers with stars in their eyes, I faced my share of challenges. But today, almost 10 years later, I’m leaving with so much gained.

I’ve had the privilege of working alongside and building lifelong relationships with amazing, inspiring, and thoughtful people. I’ve gained professional and entrepreneurial experience that—with continued grit—will shape my work and contribution for decades. And, importantly, I’ve had a helluva lot of fun here. Because what is life if not to be lived?

As I look to Texas, I’m eager to reconnect with family and old friends. I’m excited to grow PROTOSTAR’s footprint and contribute to Texas’s vibrant startup, technology, and energy landscape. I also look forward to staying engaged with SoCal and building on partnerships in California while expanding in Texas and beyond. At the heart of this work is a shared belief in the power of innovation. We live in an age of booming creativity, driven by talented people collaborating to create the technologies of tomorrow. My goal is to support them in telling their stories, advancing their businesses, and building the economies of the future—and a better world for all of us.

Thank you for reading, whether we know each other personally or not. I appreciate it—and you. Wishing you a holiday season full of love, connection, and self-reflection.

Here’s to starting anew. See y’all in the new year.

DA

PS—I’ll be splitting my time between Austin and Houston. If you’re in either city and want to connect, drop me a line.

#HookEm #LifeUpdate #TexasBound #CaliLove

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

Our 47th President: Donald Trump https://t.co/D4AEUIOYo1

[Vanessa Castaneda @VCastaneda]

💕

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

TOMORROW:

[Walker Buehler @buehlersdayoff]

Hahahahahha