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April Underwood

@aunder

Managing Director and Cofounder, @adverbvc @hashtagangels. First CPO @slackhq; ex @twitter @google. BOD @zillow. Junkie for where culture and tech intersect.

Bay Area Katılım Nisan 2007
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April Underwood@aunder·
When @Jess & I were launching @Adverbvc, we were eager for a day we could proudly display the humans we’d backed on our website. This month, we’re celebrating our two-year anniversary as a firm. We've backed 22 incredible companies, added 2 new team members (@LizaGurtin & @gary_pesola) & have a new website to boot. Check out the companies we’ve backed, and subscribe to our Substack for updates. adverb.vc 🚀
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April Underwood@aunder·
LOVING the enthusiasm about my post seeking a part-time PM internship for the summer - both the companies that have reached out and the other experienced builders wanting to do the same. Have a fun week of conversations ahead on both fronts. Thanks, y’all — and stay tuned!
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Mehul@mehul·
@aunder definitely @maticrobots if you want to learn about consumer robotics... and IMHO, one of the most loved hw products in a long time. Come by and we will show you how we build all of them in our (relatively) tiny Mountain View office. :)
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April Underwood@aunder·
👋 I’m seeking a part-time PM internship for the summer. The PM role has changed a lot since I led product teams at Slack and Twitter, and I learn best by doing. Who needs an intern?
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Adrian Aoun@adrianaoun·
@aunder All for this. Finally April will feel the pain first hand of having to use Slack all day in a startup. #repentyoursins
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R/GA@RGA·
Hey I know this is a generalization based on one person's experience (mine), but I'm going to need you to accept it unquestioningly as a meaningful societal/cultural indicator
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Jessica Verrilli
Jessica Verrilli@jess·
The game on the field has so completely changed with AI the best way for us olds to keep up is to jump back in and humbly relearn the work. So, inspired by @aunder, count me in! Need a Corp Dev person on text / short notice to help? This is probably more of an in-the-moment need, but I’m game. Save this and DM me when you need me! 🙏
April Underwood@aunder

👋 I’m seeking a part-time PM internship for the summer. The PM role has changed a lot since I led product teams at Slack and Twitter, and I learn best by doing. Who needs an intern?

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Ashley Mayer
Ashley Mayer@ashleymayer·
@aunder Hah wait I kind of want to do this with comms...
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April Underwood@aunder·
@Alfred_Lin This is one of the many questions I’ll be able to answer more confidently and authentically through the act of doing the work. I’ll report back 😄
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April Underwood@aunder·
By the way, if anyone else in my cohort of operators wants to do the same, maybe we could have a Summer 2026 (Olds) Intern cohort and trade notes on what we learn…
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April Underwood@aunder·
No question the founder opportunity is huge right now, so that’s where my day job as a VC comes in. But I’m specifically interested in learning from others what it looks like to do great work on a team which has hit PMF and scaling. Both to serve our Adverb portfolio better and also out of curiosity :)
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Alfred Lin
Alfred Lin@Alfred_Lin·
@aunder The more interesting experiment: see if you can rebuild Slack in 2 months yourself. Starting from scratch vs joining an existing org may be more informative on what is possible today.
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Josh Elman@joshelman·
@aunder I love this idea. PM has changed more in the past 6 months than past 16 years
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Bill Clerico@billclerico·
Claude Code is Farmville for 40 year old former software engineers
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villi@villi·
I have spoken to 2 large VC firms in the past week, both of which have told me they are skipping the Series A. People say Series As are tough right now, but on the flip side, who is doing the Series As? Perhaps bc only hypey things are working atm. It seems like an opportunity.
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April Underwood
April Underwood@aunder·
@mmmpeck The right choice for the state of Texas, and for any of the 4 meals of the day
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