@meganjewells OR. You have legions of women who have been asked…. for decades….to give up their aisle seats for men. Solidarity.
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Christa Quarles
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Christa Quarles
@cquarles
CEO @parallels; Former CEO @OpenTable, Former SVP-GM @Disney, #hockeymom, #laxmom, Jackson WY skier and Iyengar yoga devotee
Bay Area, CA Katılım Aralık 2008
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@bgurley So exciting. I feel like I’ve gotten so much wisdom from you over the years….i can’t wait to read the book!
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I have written my first book! A passion project of almost 10 years, Runnin' Down a Dream aims to give people both the motivation & the methods for thriving in a career they actually love. Put a lot of heart and soul into this - hope you ❤️ it. Pre-order: a.co/d/5APYleb
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@altcap I just scheduled a @Cleerlyhealth scan with my doc and your posts were my instigator! 🙏❤️
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Thx for sharing Karim. Many people have high cholesterol and no plaque. Data is power - and glad Calcium CT put u at ease - $75 and simple! Given family history - should do again in few yrs or take angiogram to make sure no uncalcified plaques as well! 🤍🙏🏼
Karim@Kooks55
I’ve never had the chance to meet either of my grandfathers—they both died from heart attacks in their fifties. As a 37 year old with high cholesterol (since my early 20’s), heart health was always at the back of my mind. After hearing about the calcium score test from Brad
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@jwalters1 How to say you’re a Terp fan without saying you’re a Terp fan…😂
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if liam entenmann does not win the tewaaraton, the award loses it’s validity
this performance is unreal. wow.
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@MartinGTobias And given that 10% of the companies generally return 100% of the fund, it’s even harder. Suppose this is your one winner out of 6 investments. You don’t return at all.
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For early investors like me to make 10X, the valuation has to be over 40X higher than our entry price.
It is much harder for VCs to get outlier returns than most understand. I hope this math helped.
Here is the spreadsheet.
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Making 10X in Venture is more complicated than most people think.
I recently invested in a $16M post, and the company just raised a $250M post. Up 15.6X? No, only up 5.5X. Here is the math.
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@ouraring customer support please stop failing me. I reported my issue on Feb 15 and you keep putting me into your customer support do-loop-of-death. I love your product but not if my ring won’t work properly.
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There should be some way for tech-savvy users to report *bugs* (not just get support) in applications/products.
Attn: @Uber and anyone I know who works there, the whole Uber Teens billing/reporting/editing is horribly, horribly broken
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@altcap @DavidSacks @theallinpod $GOOG is like a leg of prosciutto. Forget about cutting into the bone or even the muscle….or even the fat. They will have massive profit growth just by shaving off that outermost layer of mold.
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“The mission got hijacked dude - the mission got hijacked - the original mission was to index all the worlds information - now they are suppressing information. The culture IS the problem.” @DavidSacks 🎯🎯 this week on @theallinpod. #branddestruction
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The cultural mess at $GOOG which is NOW a product and business mess IS NOT surprising. See below my debate w @friedberg a yr ago. @sundarpichai may be a world class human being - but he appears 100% incapable of leading the Zuck / Elon reset this company desperately needs. Truth.
Brad Gerstner@altcap
E122 pod is grt especially @sacks on AI but @friedberg take on $GOOG was bad analysis / conclusion that makes him an apologist for the Age of Excess and the bloated culture at Google that just squandered their nearly unassailable lead to ChatGPT. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all…
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@bgurley Way more seasoned than her 18 years would suggest. Both are making the game sooo fun to watch!
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Lucky enough to see this live. USC freshman Juju Watkins had a record night. The announcer was inappropriately provocative. But JuJu was way too respectful and high class. Worth watching. Impressed by the game (obviously) but importantly this interview.
Tyler DeLuca@TylerDeLuca
"Caitlin Clark who?" "Ah nah don't do that. Don't do that. Much respect there" -JuJu Watkins after scoring 51, the most points so far this season.
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@mlevram Amazing run. We were all better served by your journalism. Looking forward to what’s next!!
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After 15 years, I'm stepping down from my full-time role at Fortune at the end of the day. I'll remain involved with the MPW Summit going forward, and stay on as a contributing writer, which I'm thrilled about. I'm also excited to venture into some new writing going forward, especially at the intersection of tech + geopolitics, and to stretch myself to learn new things.
I realize I'm doing this at a very rough time in the media industry, but I remain bullish on the future of journalism. Why? Because the alternative is so scary, and too many (smart) people care too much about a free and viable press to let it die. What's more, there are more real avenues for journalists to make a living today than ever before. (Wish me luck in discovering them.)
Fortune has been home for almost my entire career, and it feels futile to try and put into words the many ways that it has shaped me. But I'll just say this: as someone who has perfected the art of a "Jewish goodbye" (ie saying goodbye and not actually leaving), you're not getting rid of me yet! Big ❤️ to all of my colleagues, past and present.
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A little experiment in open sourcing some of our convos & debates.💥💥
Bg2 Pod@BG2Pod
BG2 back in action…
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@eip1559 CEOs are very different person to person. Silicon Valley idolizes product-and-tech CEO, but there are amazing sales-CEOs, finance-CEO, etc. The unifying skill (to me) is less philosophy (as much as I love the subject), but psychology. CEOs are coaches first and foremost.
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110% true, and the more senior you are, the more storytelling is the primary part of your job.
Dylan@dylancasey
Top-tier product managers = Top-tier storytellers. It's not just about solving a problem for the customer; it's about creating a compelling narrative for your team and your entire company to rally beneath. Your job isn't just execution, it's inspiration.
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This Hanukkah was unlike any other. The simple act of lighting candles in the window felt monumental. But sharing the light from my son's handmade menorah still made me happy, bittersweet as this holiday has been. Chag Sameach to all. 🕎
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@altcap Public markets mean reverted a while ago. Private markets “usually” follow within 9 months. But private market valuations are still anchored at “2021 hope” levels. The balance sheet required to support unfit companies is bigger than VCs realize. I have to believe fear>greed soon.
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Disagree. IPO markets are wide open. We ❤️ the chance to buy fast growing, profitable, smaller companies. The hurdle to more IPOs are unfit companies & inflated price expectations by Boards unwisely anchored to a zero rate world. Get fit & get public. Price clears all markets. 🚀
Gokul Rajaram@gokulr
Investors and CEOs: The bar for technology companies to go public on US exchanges today is $500M of annualized high margin (75%+ GM) revenue. Klaviyo LTM revenue: $585M (80%+ GM) Instacart LTM ads revenue: $740M (80%+ GM) ARM LTM revenue: $2.68B (96% GM!) If you have a company doing $100M in annual revenue, growing 30% YoY, it's 6+ years away from hitting that $500M threshold. And if it's "only" growing 20% YoY at $100M, it's 9 years from hitting this milestone. Companies will need to stay patient for a VERY long period of time before tapping the public markets. Buckle down, execute, and figure out how to raise capital to get to the promised land, OR exit through M&A. Now, the bar might come down over time, as bankers + investors try to get lower scale companies out (or companies might be forced to test the markets since private markets are closed), but these micro / sub-scale IPOs will be painful for everyone - employees, founders and investors alike. Be realistic with yourself (and your LPs) about how many companies will really make it. Most will give up during this two decade march.
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@altcap @paulg @_clarktang Having been one of those “professionals” in my prior life, humans have a difficult time relating to exponential factors. I wonder if the AI will do better🧐
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Updated this $NVDA chart @paulg recently shared. Added red line = start of ‘23 “professional” estimates. Full year estimate moved from $17.7 B to $45.8B! Now big debate over sustainability. Never seen estimates this far off the actual mark. @_clarktang #variantperception
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Transitioning to a remote-first CEO at @helloalludo, I've embraced change and reimagined leadership. On the Dr. Zero Trust podcast, I discuss this shift and how @Parallels is revolutionizing secure remote work.
Tune in here: spoti.fi/49E6dty
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Flexibility isn't just a perk, it's a paradigm shift in work culture. Remote work is breaking barriers, especially for women. It's time to redefine success and inclusivity in our workplaces. nytimes.com/2023/11/12/bus…
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63% of U.S. workers prioritize remote work over salary and management. It's a clear signal: the allure of high-end office perks pales in comparison to the autonomy of working from anywhere. The office isn't obsolete, but its role is forever changed. fortune.com/2023/10/27/rem…
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