Jules

@chrislevan24 Chris bro u gonna catch heat with these takes 😭

every tech company is moving to toronto.

@frrohaannn we’re birthday twins bro

25 is the new 18

@SumnerLN i did a whole 30min zoom call on a qatar airways flight no issues thanks to starlink... super impressive

I will never stop believing in accomplishing a week’s worth of work on a single 5 hr flight. Never.

@chrislevan im a charitable guy what can I say

@julessdep nice dawgs bro for free?

@chrislevan Should’ve started the season on the right footing. #COYG!!!

ideal saturday morning.

@cadenomics @GenesisFundBOS 😭😭😭😭 no way

@julessdep @GenesisFundBOS Was just there, seems like they left it for the “growth guys” to clean 🤧

@andwesgarcia @GenesisFundBOS Fr

@julessdep @GenesisFundBOS best bathroom in town

@austinxwalker I would add: is the market big, if not, is it growing? If it doesn’t exist, is the predecessor market feeding into this growing/big? If there’s no predecessor market, founder should be someone you meet once in a lifetime

pre-seed investing is simple: do you believe this founder will figure it out? if yes = write the check. if no = pass. all the traction analysis at this stage is just insecurity dressed up as diligence.

@brucegaynorlong mr ownership right here

How I think about ownership in venture: Big ownership in maybes Any ownership in winners

@nic_detommaso Genesis Fund in Boston is the place for a first check. Pre-pre seed!!

Finding funds that 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 invest in pre-seed is hard. Here's a list of some I know do A LOT of pre-seed (add to comments): Hustle Fund Everywhere Ventures Pear VC Antler Wonder Ventures Forum Ventures Precursor Ventures Wischoff Ventures Nido Ventures Plug and Play Tech Center Gaingels Amplify LA Dorm Room Fund MBA Ventures Unshackled Ventures Torch Capital Rally Cap Cortado Ventures LvlUp Ventures Ganas Ventures Symphonic Capital Alpaca VC Deciens Capital Afore Capital The Council GoAhead Ventures Barrel Ventures Enzo Ventures Redbud VC Next Wave NYC f7 Ventures Recall Capital Launch Factory Kiplin Capital Better Tomorrow Ventures Incisive Ventures Boost VC Outlander VC XRC Ventures Basis Set BoxGroup What are others?

@richzou @bhalligan @lilylyman @Alfred_Lin @andrefkirby @andrefkirby is the goat

@bhalligan @lilylyman @Alfred_Lin worth chatting with @andrefkirby young vcs focusing on boston ecosystem

I’m starting to worry about Massachusetts 1. Biotech is way off from a few years ago 2. Only 1 of the top 50 ai companies are in MA 3. The Fed research funding cuts hitting MIT, Harvard, Whoi are brutal. 4. The millionaires tax is working in the short run, but I know a lot of wealthy folks preparing for a FL move. 5. A glut of empty condos 6. It’s not “cool” for young folks 7. It’s expensive as sh-t. I honestly don’t think the MA/Boston govt can do that much about it as they are kind of macro issues. I give them big credit for working on building more housing and fixing the T, which will help. I’m trying to help w HubSpot, partnering w WHOI, teaching at MIT. I’d like to help more. Specifically I’d like to encourage and help more ai and climate companies in the state. I think ai and climate should be our dual growth engines.

@reggitales xmas came early

@julessdep thanks jules!! enjoy the extra credits :)

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@PerrinMyerson 😭😭

@julessdep When yall hit the 4x DPI I expect one of these in the office for youseff

@iamfra5er rip if you're in the south east of iceland

Avoid building startups here - Cultural aversion to ambition - Insane regulation - Talent shortage - Out of control taxes The next generation will build their companies elsewhere!

@AlfieJCarter those 30 minute gaps in between your calls are productivity killers

linkedin outreach books me 20-30 calls per week its 100% automated and costs basically nothing to run just reply "system" + follow and I'll DM you the method

@omarwasm venture studio or movie studio?? fire production quality

Announcing our biggest project to date this Friday, featuring...

@brycent 100% agree. same goes to VCs. show everything to the people that put their faith in you. when hard time comes, they're the only ones that would've known your entire journey and they'll be the first to lend a hand

Founders, start writing up monthly investor updates Even if you’re startup hasn’t raised money Get in the habit of holding yourself accountable and documenting the journey

@PerrinMyerson "building star trek spaceships irl"

Best emerging fund managers in the game rn

@hthieblot beast

In 2009 we were running out of cash. I met our lead investor hoping to discuss a bridge. Instead: “Hubert, you need to step down. We need a professional CEO. You’ll always be remembered as the founder, don’t worry.” WOW. Nice, thank you. I walked out, raised $600k from angels in 2 weeks, and went on a 10-year run that ended in an acquisition by Twitch. Investors should never replace founders as CEO but instead support them. Founders will make operating mistakes, I absolutely did. I hired too many people and wasted cash. But only founders can truly lead a startup, hold the vision, and make the 50 bold decisions over 10 years that it takes to build a large company.