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13 Asian Americans in #blockchain you should follow on Twitter: @intenex @robertjcho @Catheryne_N @SatoshiLite @ericxtang @jcp @laurashin @lindaxie @matthuang @matthewliu @mikekarnj @veradittakit @SimonYuSEA nextshark.com/17-influential…

@suzannexie @shacheng Any founder would be lucky to be able to work with you 👏🏾

1/ Exciting news: I’ve left Neo to join forces with a team of career military special operators and intelligence professionals to launch a new National Security focused venture fund with Strider Capital: stridercapital.com

"So You Want to be a VC" Im enjoying this week in Boston visiting students promoting my new book - Runnin Down a Dream. Not surprisingly, many ask me about trying to break into venture capital. I wrote a letter answering this question 15 years ago. I would send it out when people inquired. I'm making it public for the first time - with zero modifications. 1) I think it holds up well 2) make sure and read my new book also 3) I probably can't help with followups (as suggested in the letter) Hope you find it useful. Good luck!

Congrats to @patlytics Paul Lee & Arthur Jen on raising your Series B and this incredible milestone! businesswire.com/news/home/2026…

@bksun Amazing news! Congrats to you and the entire Primary team!

Ten years ago, we made a bet: that seed-stage founders deserved more than capital. They deserved partners. People who would help them build from day one. Today, I’m proud to share that we’ve raised Primary Fund V, a $625 million fund to back the next generation of founders who see what the world is missing and have the conviction to build it. This video captures what we’ve learned from being in the trenches with iconic founders, and where we’re headed next. Being a partner to early-stage founders has been the privilege of my career. If you're building something that matters, I’d love to hear from you.

🚨 GIVEAWAY 🚨 RT to win this Tatsuya Imai City Connect jersey with Kanji lettering! Winner will be picked at 5pm CST.

@HoustonTexans @JJWatt H is up H Town 🐂

LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW WHO THE 🤬 THE TEXANS ARE!

There’s only one thing I’m jealous of. Yesterday, I picked up a friend at his house. It was chaos — toys scattered everywhere, two toddlers running wild, remodeling in progress. I told my friend’s wife: “I know life feels hard right now, but you’ll look back on today as the best of times.” If you have kids at home, you’re living the golden years right now. Savor every moment.

@kirbyman01 Happy Birthday to your mom 🎂 and sorry to hear about your loss 💔. It’s strange to lose your number one fan. To have her there the day before and then gone all of a sudden the next. Hard to put into words.

Happy birthday in heaven! Mom would have been 68 years old today. She passed away a bit more than 2 months ago, suddenly and without any signs. I don’t know if I really understand the circumstances of her death or that I ever will. I was dreading today. Like any human, mom was imperfect, but I never doubted that she loved my brother and I. Or that she was proud of how we grew up. I remembered reading a tweet about a parent who passed away that helped me. So I wanted to return the favor to those who may have lost someone near and dear to their heart recently. She was born into a humble family in Korea with insanely high achieving three brothers, under loving and stern parents. Married my dad and they soon moved to San Diego. I don’t think it was easy for her to adjust and we ultimately moved back to Korea. My mom was well educated and proud. She worked as an English tutor to make the ends meet, and encouraged us to study hard. She would stand in line from 4am so that I could attend the best after school programs. I never skipped school and when I was very sick one day and thought I should stay home, she asked me to sit up from the bed. Then she told me if I can sit up in bed, I can sit in a classroom. I never skipped school.  I know she was the happiest when she lived with or around her sons. Years in New York and San Francisco with me and years in Seattle with my brother. I know she was the happiest then. And I am so glad that we loved and treated her the best we could. I’m glad that she got to live in a blue house of her own in San Francisco, with a beautiful garden. I’m glad she traveled many parts of the world, and that we were able to be there for her.  Yet I am regretful about my last conversation with mom. I am regretful that maybe I could have, should have done much more. I am regretful that I didn’t tell her how much I loved her and how much her support meant to me. What  my therapist said after my mom passed away continues to hit me like a brick. This is the first time that I am living my life, motherless. Obvious, but hard hitting.  I miss her. Because she lived in Korea during her last fee years of her life, it doesn’t hit me that she’s gone on a daily basis. But I miss her. Persistent. Ever present. At random times - on a plane, walking to work, late at night. I hope she is happy somewhere. I hope that she is finally resting. Away from it all.  All I can do is to carry her memory with me. And make sure that I am a better person for the world because of her. Kinder, softer and gentler. And remind folks to tell their parents that you love them. Often.  Happy birthday, 엄마. 사랑해요.

My mom goes to elderly university for free in China. It is probably the best thing they have done for elderly. She likes it so much. You can take any subject you like, no exam, no certificate, just learning for fun. She’s now learning gardening, music, philosophy, and some geopolitics. There are farmers travelling all the way to the school everyday to learn. This is 1000x better than stupid elderly home which basically kill elderly quickly rather than care.

Hayden Christensen recalls going on a walk with George Lucas one evening while filming 'Revenge of the Sith' "George ended the conversation by saying to me, ‘Hayden, you can't change the world. It's not possible. All you can do is try to make your own world and then invite other people to be a part of it' ... It was one of the most profound things that anyone's ever said to me, and it has really informed the way I live my life"

When Musashi was young and about to embark on his quest for greatness, He went to the temple and prayed for two things. “One, please protect my little sister from harm.” “And two, please test the lowly Musashi with hardship. Let him become the greatest swordsman in all the land, or let him die.”

Auriga Space raises $6M to shoot rockets off an electromagnetic launch track | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/aur…

I’m hiring a product designer for Sudowrite. This is a dream job for a designer who loves to write. The beginning of the listing is… a mini therapy sesh for me. You’d think it’d be chill after that. But no, it goes on to talk about our company cult… sudowrite.com/jobs/designer

@stevenl @SevenStars_VC Incredible!! Congrats!! Excited to continue partnering with you 👏👏👏

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my $40M pre-seed and seed-stage fund, @SevenStars_VC, where I’ll be focused on partnering with visionary founders building enduring AI application companies across consumer and enterprise technology. Seven Stars is deeply personal. It’s named after my parents, who immigrated from South Korea and started a clothing small business in Downtown Los Angeles - Seven Star Fashion. Their tireless work ethic gave me a future and inspires me to show up for founders with that same dedication. I’m incredibly grateful to our founders, limited partners, co-investors, advisors, and my family for their unwavering support. Read more via @agarfinks in @FortuneMagazine! fortune.com/2025/06/11/ter…

@yuri_namikawa @OfflineVC @davemorin @brit @natebosshard @jameshiga @ventilla Congrats!! 👏👏👏

I’m excited to announce I’m joining as a Partner at @OfflineVC ! From the moment I met the team, I knew they were special. This team is a dream (@davemorin, @brit, @natebosshard, @jameshiga, @ventilla and more!) — I’ve already seen firsthand how they collaborate, each bringing their unique networks, expertise, and energy to the table. Their vision to pursue a world where technology lives harmoniously with humanity resonates with me deeply. And it’s clear the impact they bring, with portfolio companies that love working with them. Offline Ventures is redefining the VC model, with a studio and true builder-first mindset, just like the incredible entrepreneurs we back. I’ll continue to double down on seed investing, with a focus on AI, vertical SaaS, healthcare, and deep tech. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped me along this journey. To the founders I’ve been privileged to work with—you continue to inspire me with your vision, grit, and dedication. I hope I’ve contributed as much to your journeys as you have to mine. To the @expa team, who taught me what it takes to build from 0 to 1 and the power of beautiful, delightful design. To the @NorwestVP team, for sparking my love for venture and working with founders. And to the @udemy team, for showing me what hyperscale inside a startup really looks like. I’m also grateful for the past few months of sabbatical—time spent surfing, winging, skiing, sailing, and reflecting (including an executive coach training program). This reset left me refreshed, motivated, and more excited than ever to get back to investing. And let me know if you need recommendations for your next surf/wing/ski adventure! If you’re building, investing, or exploring new ideas, I’d love to chat

Today, we're launching Muse, an AI model specifically trained for fiction. We've been testing Muse with hundreds of authors for months, and we're excited to finally share it with the world.

Congrats to the entire @patlytics team! 🚀🚀🚀

This is community in Genoa that I've never seen, let alone, experienced in the US. This is the entire neighborhood turning out for the annual dinner. 1km long. Wealthy & poor eat together. Cause they live in close proximity, not apart. Drink wine. Everyone brings what they can.

Comfort is the worst addiction - Marcus Aurelius

Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers calls for more money to be spent on schools in response to the latest abysmal national test scores. I’ll just leave this chart here.