Luis Almanza

New York has hundreds of VCs. But do you know 10 who actually invest in your space? Probably not. That’s why we built Google Maps for Venture Capital. We call it OpenMap: 1️⃣ Go to OpenMap (link below) 2️⃣ Zoom into NYC 3️⃣ Filter by fintech, SaaS, pre-seed, or growth 4️⃣ See who’s active, where they’re based, and what they invest in Then go deeper: check their website, find warm intros, and understand your local ecosystem. If you’re a founder in NYC, you should know this map. If you’re a VC in NYC, you should be on it. 🗽 Explore 700+ investors in New York City here → openvc.app/to/recTlsUZPa9… PS: Not in NYC? You’ll probably find your city there too.

𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. Stagnation kills clarity and recycles old ideas. Growth means jumping, leaving, seeing, and choosing again.

𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. Recognizing which fishbowl you’re in, and which one you want to be in, changes the game. Awareness breaks the illusion of being trapped.

🧵 Thread: 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘀. Every stage, every network, every city, every role is a bowl: a space with its own rules, limits, and perceptions. Inside, it feels like the whole universe; from the outside, it’s just another tank.

Everyone is building AI agents. Very few understand the agentic frameworks that actually power them. In 2025, two frameworks dominate agent development — not as competitors, but as complementary layers: n8n — Visual Workflow Automation What it does • Visually connects AI agents with business tools and APIs • Flow: Trigger → AI Agent → Tools → Action • Removes integration complexity and speeds up deployment Think of it as: The orchestrator that plugs AI into your entire tech stack — LangGraph — Graph-based Agent Orchestration (LangChain) What it does • Enables stateful, cyclical, multi-step agent workflows • Flow: State → Agents → Conditional Logic → State (loops) • Designed for complex reasoning and coordination Think of it as: The brain managing advanced agent decision-making — When to use n8n • AI + business tool integrations • Customer support and ops automation • No-code or low-code workflows for teams • Fast shipping with 700+ integrations When to use LangGraph • Multi-agent reasoning systems • Enterprise-grade AI applications • Cyclical or long-running workflows • Fine-grained state control and memory — Ecosystem strengths n8n • Visual builder for non-developers • Self-hosted, open-source option • Strong business automation community LangGraph • Deep LangChain integration • LangSmith for observability and debugging • Advanced state persistence and control — The real insight 👇 The best AI systems use both. n8n → Visual orchestration and tool integration LangGraph → Agent logic, reasoning, and state Think in layers: business automation and intelligent decision-making — Your turn 👋 What would you build first? A visually simple, tool-connected agent (n8n)? Or a deeply orchestrated, reasoning-heavy agent (LangGraph)?

Every startup on here thinks they’re going to defy the odds and win Every VC thinks their new investment is a winner It’s the beauty of what we do as an industry and the giant companies of tomorrow are just starting Here’s to a great 2025 and an even better 2026 🥂

You're not burnt-out, you're under-recovered

Over the last year, I've secretly surveilled the Waymos alone at night, at some personal risk of injury. Enjoy this rare behind-the-scenes look at the strange goddess they worship, how their traffic flows, and most importantly ask yourself: who watches the Waymos? (I do)

“If the conditions don’t suit you, leave.” — Epictetus

Stop seeking the status of the Unicorn. Seek the liquidity of the Exit. We don't need more legends. We need more investors born from ex-founders. That is the real flywheel. End. 🔄 Read more on: @lmalmanza/can-a-region-dream-without-exits-the-venture-capital-test-in-latam-6240947d0b14" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@lmalmanza/can…

The "Valley of Death" in Latam is not a lack of talent. It is a lack of bridges. Venture Capital is not about money, it is about building the infrastructure for talent to cross from "dream" to "inevitability."

We are obsessed with Unicorns. But Latin America doesn't need more paper trophies. It needs recycling. It needs liquidity. I analyzed hundreds of exits in Latam and found an uncomfortable truth: We are optimizing for the wrong metric. Here is the "Circular Ecosystem" thesis 🧵