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@ericvishria And treat others as you would hope to be treated

As our kids have gotten a little bit older, I've been trying to find ways to talk to them about what it takes to be successful in any discipline - arts, academics, athletics, whatever... Here's where I'm at: You have to work really hard, work smart, and stick with it for a long time to give luck the best chance to find you. I think it captures all the core elements, and interestingly sparked reflections of the talented classmate that didn't apply themselves or the person who grinded but didn't work smart. Also the person who just got really lucky. Welcome feedback!

@garrytan @wolfejosh It’s an embarrassment and reprehensible

Ro Khanna is on the Armed Services Committee AND the Select Committee on China - while defending Iran's nuclear program on national TV and co-chairing Bernie Sanders' campaign. The guy who wants to tax Silicon Valley's unrealized gains is sitting on the committee overseeing defense tech made by his own constituents. Think about it: CA-17 companies build the chips, the Al, the defense tech, the cybersecurity infrastructure that the China committee is supposed to be protecting. And their congressman is: On the China committee while aligned with Iran (China's ally) On Armed Services while voting against military authorization Pushing policies that will drive tech out of California: the very tech his committees are supposed to champion for national competitiveness Advocating mass asset seizure taxes on the founders building the technology edge against China That's not just bad representation. It's a structural conflict of interest at the national security level. The Select Committee on China exists to counter the CCP's tech ambitions. The member representing the actual center of American tech innovation is simultaneously trying to break up and tax the companies building that edge. Ro Khanna wants to destroy Silicon Valley and destroy the competitiveness of Amerian technology companies. Literally killing the golden goose. His craven lack of leadership is not just local: it has American national defense implications. And we need to vote him out of office.

@RonConway Ron, you gave me my first chance in my career. I’m forever grateful and appreciative. No better seat to learn in SV than close to you. Praying for you and the whole family and know you’ll fight this like you do everything you champion.

I want to share some difficult news. I was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and I want you to hear it directly from me. Treatment is starting immediately and will include multiple strategies over the course of about a year. While I will be stepping back from some of my usual activities, I will continue to support SV Angel founders, who I love with a passion. SV Angel remains unchanged. Topher has made all of our investment decisions for the better part of the last decade, and Ronny joined as Managing Partner in 2024. They bring experience from nearly every major technology cycle in Silicon Valley and are now focused on partnering with founders building the future of AI. SV Angel has a deep, experienced team that remains fully focused on supporting exceptional founders. With a more focused and balanced schedule, I can prioritize treatments while helping SV Angel founders at inflection points like we always do! I’ve chosen not to share the specific type of cancer since I don't want speculation about my prognosis. I appreciate your understanding and respect for this. I am optimistic about my prognosis. I am fortunate to have the best/amazing team of UCSF doctors in San Francisco, and as you know, I never back down from a fight. Thank you for your support, it means a great deal to me.

@GovernorShapiro Calling @GavinNewsom

We took a hard look at our permitting, licensing, and certification processes — and we slashed red tape, cleared unnecessary backlogs, and fixed systems that hadn’t been looked at in years. Now it takes just 3 days to get a business license instead of 8 weeks. You can get a new barber license in the same day, instead of waiting 12. And we're processing permits faster than ever before. Time is money — and Pennsylvania is moving at the speed of business.

“Tonight, the WLL writes the next chapter.” 🥍📈 @PaulRabil shares opening remarks before tonight’s inaugural WLL game:

@JoePompliano Love it!

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨: I'm partnering with Yahoo to launch a new weekly sports business show! Each week, we'll cover the most important headlines in sports business along with an interview. The first episode drops on Thursday. See you all there!

Encouraging people to take a closer look at Mark Farrell. The most entrenched interests in San Francisco’s status quo, from former Mayors to captive local media, are all aligned and working together to take Mark down. That’s the first hint you need that he is for real change.

@MarkFarrellSF This is type of leadership we need. Exactly the right approach to challenge status quo and take risks to move faster and more aggressively. Show the world sf is committed to safety, clean streets, enforcing laws, empowering police = improved tourism and small biz growth/health

SF Standard: Farrell says he would have cleared tent encampments faster despite court order: “sue me” Me: Facts. sfstandard.com/2024/10/02/san…

Government corruption is like mold in a house. Once it’s in there, it takes a lot to get it out. Mayor Breed’s Dreamkeeper Initiative is looking pretty moldy right now. Clear out the corruption. Vote #YesOnPropD and elect @MarkFarrellSF this November. sfstandard.com/2024/09/12/san…

@garrytan Needs to be @MarkFarrellSF 1 and that’s it @garrytan

Please rank Daniel Lurie #3 His nonprofit ties mean he will find it very hard to implement the change needed. Tipping Point was a supporter of Coalition on Homelessness notorious for handing out tents and supporting policies that accelerated drug deaths on SF streets

Introducing our 2024 Indigenous Heritage Jerseys 🧡 Designed by Patrick Hunter, an Ojibwe artist. The PLL will be donating a portion of proceeds from every sale to the Anishinabe Baagaadowewin, a non-profit dedicated to sharing Anishinabe history and culture through lacrosse.

The PLL put up massive numbers for its season-opening weekend. • Ticket sales up 12% • Merch sales up 33% • Social impressions up 80% • Record app downloads The first game on ABC (421k viewers) was the PLL’s third-most-watched game in history. Let’s go @PremierLacrosse! 📈

@TheFP @SnoozyWeiss Wow. @SnoozyWeiss I’ll debate you any time any where on surrogacy/gestational carriers. @bariweiss I’ve got huge respect for you and your platform. Lfg.

Do we want to live in a society where [someone says], “I don’t want to stop taking my Adderall or my Zoloft. So hey, I’m gonna pay a woman who wasn’t born to be as lucky as me to do a job that I don’t want to do?” @snoozyweiss on the surrogacy boom: bit.ly/3LsdLpl

I am thrilled to announce TCG’s growth equity investment in Classic Football Shirts, the global destination for all things football shirts (soccer jerseys). Based in Manchester UK, CFS has largest collection of authentic club and country products for sale anywhere in the world.

@KateClarkTweets @margauxmaccoll Seems like we need a lot more of @shaunmmaguire type leadership in business and society not less

"On Oct. 17, several executives in tech contacted Sequoia Capital managing partner Roelof Botha, all making the same simple demand: Fire Shaun Maguire." Quite the lead in @margauxmaccoll's latest theinformation.com/articles/the-m…

@KevinEspiritu That is very cool !

One of our seed retailers sent us this pic. When you see this specific behavior, you have a SERIOUS gardener in your store This woman is planning her entire garden in her mind, shifting planting plans, visualizing how her beds will grow in, etc. Small but cool insight

@Stuckey2 @Tynan23 @BarstoolBigCat @bmead I’ll never forget that night

@Tynan23 @BarstoolBigCat Fun fact: Dan was the one who connected me with the legend @bmead and @mkerns to help start action network

GOTY - Alabama/Georgia Over 54.5 I’ll live stream Saturday and fight for every inch with anyone who comes along for the journey. Man in the Arena

@DanJohnsonCRE This is what the city needs. Daily for a year. Or more.

I was in SOMA today. It seemed cleaner with far less fentanyl addicts. Very positive. Then I see this video of the Feds arresting fentanyl dealers!! If we do this everyday for the next year we will be back to 2014 street conditions. Defund the homeless industrial complex. Let’s go!

@JoelEngardio @DavidChiu Great to see such common sense from an sf elected official!

I support City Attorney @DavidChiu's fight against a court injunction that won’t let San Francisco remove tent encampments when people reject offers of shelter. If someone refuses shelter, they shouldn’t get to camp anywhere they want indefinitely. And they shouldn’t get to do whatever they want. If someone repeatedly breaks the social contract, we can’t let “anything goes” become the new normal. San Francisco is a compassionate and generous city. We provide shelter and services to thousands of people every year. We’re committed to building affordable housing for unhoused people. But we can’t give up our streets to people who continually turn down our offers of shelter and services. We need the ability to enforce laws because San Franciscans deserve to live, work, and go to school in a functioning city. One decision by one judge has created chaos. The injunction conflicts with other judicial rulings. It holds us to an impossible standard. We’re expected to provide shelter to 100% of the people experiencing homelessness before we can tell one person who rejects shelter they’re not allowed to camp wherever they want. The injunction prolongs human suffering on our streets and it keeps us from helping people in need. Some people with severe mental illness and drug addiction require compelled treatment to save their lives. Successful treatment depends on a safe place to live — and that is not on our streets. We need to keep creating more housing of all types: shelter beds, subacute beds, community residential facilities. But for this housing to work, we must take “sleeping on the sidewalk” off the table. We also have to acknowledge the existence of “drug tourism.” It explains why some people set up camp in San Francisco and refuse shelter. Drugs are not allowed in shelters, but they’re easy to get on the sidewalk. That’s why we must shut down the open drug market on San Francisco’s streets. We must continue our compassionate approach to homelessness. But we will not sacrifice the social contract for a functioning city. Read news story about the injunction and a rally to overturn it: sfstandard.com/2023/08/17/dec…