Juan Abundes
292 posts
@jmabundes
VC investor that likes to binge watch TV and eat good food!
1/ Venture capital was built by legends. Arthur Rock financed the Traitorous Eight and forged Silicon Valley. Don Valentine backed Apple and Cisco and built Sequoia. Marc Andreessen pioneered the full stack VC model. Peter Thiel wrote the first check into Facebook. They built enduring firms and became legends of venture capital.
Today is the LAST day to reserve your spot at my lending summit tomorrow. We have 20+ sensational speakers who are all seasoned experts in fintech and banking. Register here: bit.ly/3tYzA9x A few of the pros joining us: @PolicyPitts @nehanarkhede @EmaSpeaks @mikulaja
It's @money2020 week so it feels apropos to announce that we convinced @arfrank to join the fintech pirate ship we've been building @lightspeedvp. I've known Aaron for a long time & couldn't be more excited to have him joining us as a Venture Partner. When building our team at the senior levels, we've been focused on fintech expertise and depth of experience, both of which Aaron has in spades from his his time building @final before it was acquired by Goldman & became the AppleCard. Great read here from @LaurenLaCapra: theinformation.com/articles/apple… Here's more from the LSVP blog: lsvp.com/aaron-frank-jo…
