Jonathan Swanson

Elon runs six multi billion-dollar companies simultaneously (SpaceX, Tesla, X, xAI, Neuralink, and Boring Company) Most founders can’t run one. Walter Isaacson (who spent a year shadowing Elon and wrote his biography) explains ‘How Elon does it’ on a podcast Thread 🧵

Exponential take off 🔥 First in code, coming soon to rest of economy

The power law of venture, open source edition: a16z > all other early-stage VCs combined

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: I've wanted to interview @swaaanson for YEARS. The dude has life figured out. He delegates everything from inboxes to baby monitors across six personal assistants. We talk about: - Founding and evolving vision for Athena - World-class delegation with personal examples - Unlocking time freedom

@jwmares @truemed Yeeeeees. LFG!

Today, 90%+ of healthcare spend (all $4.5T of it) goes towards treating chronic conditions after someone is sick. Less than 3% of that spend goes towards prevention. @Truemed exists to get more people investing in True Medicine. Exercise, food, supplements, movement, sleep, toxin removal… lifestyle interventions that help people treat and prevent disease, not just treat the symptoms of underlying sickness. We’re building tools that allow qualified individuals to unlock the $160B in tax-free HSA/FSA funds, and use them on these root-cause interventions. Since launching just 2.5 years ago, we’ve helped almost a million individuals pay for these interventions, and we’re just getting started. If we want to fix healthcare in America, we fundamentally have to help Americans get healthier. I’m extremely proud to announce our $34M Series A led by a16z, and am excited to continue our work to end the chronic disease crisis.

@a16z 🙏

How to master delegation w/ Jonathan Swanson Jonathan Swanson is the Founder of Athena, which pairs ambitious people with exceptional assistants. He's an expert on using delegation to work more effectively. He joined a16z GP Erik Torenberg for a deep dive on delegation, assistants, productivity, and more. They cover: - How delegation turns into leverage - What Jonathan learned from watching assistants in the West Wing - Why holding onto things you think you can do faster is the cardinal sin of delegation - The case for having many personal assistants - How to delegate by algorithm, not task - How AI will slot into people's productivity systems and more. @swaaanson @eriktorenberg

@APompliano Fun hanging Pomp!

What is the impact of foreign, remote labor on the US economy? Athena's @swaaanson explains his view, along with how people are using this labor to drive GDP growth in America.

@msmamet @bznotes @mashadrokova Time is the most valuable thing in the world :)

@bznotes @mashadrokova @swaaanson feels pricey

I won’t believe the AI revolution has properly begun until EAs stop earning over $200k in SF while founders scrape by on $120k salaries.

@mashadrokova Hahaha 100% 😂

@adamgries I want it AND I found this compelling re timelines

Imagine robots that can cook every recipe imaginable, at the tap of a button. No more non-delicious food. Ever. What will happen to the restaurant industry?

@WilsonGHung LFG!

After leaving Kettle & Fire almost six years ago, I’m coming back full circle to my CPG roots! I’m excited to share that I’ve joined QBRMedia[dot].com as a Partner! Since leaving K&F, I was on a series of side quests — from founding/exiting a SaaS startup, to attempting (and failing) a PE rollup, to building the growth team at Athena. I learned a lot across various business models -- but I always kept a foot in the Food & Bev CPG world. During that time, I stayed in touch with former K&F colleagues, including @niccogloazzo

@jessegenet Wise words

Imagine if co-founders split ALL responsibilities down the middle 50/50. Total dysfunction. So why do people strive for this is in marriage? Of course each person should play to their strengths, of course delegation and roles are helpful… how is this controversial?

@OCharnoff @stickerventures @DannyCohen @gileyal Yes! Pumped for you Oren

Pumped to share the public launch of @stickerventures - a new early-stage VC fund backing Israeli consumer founders building global companies. Proudly partnering with @dannycohen - one of Israel’s go-to consumer investors. Joining us: @GilEyal as our first Venture Partner + @opheerevan as Analyst. Why Sticker Ventures? 1. Consumer is back -AI is reshaping experience. Gen Z is reshaping demand. Ecommerce is growing and exiting. 2. Israel’s consumer wave is just starting - eToro, Oddity, SuperPlay, Resident are fresh big exits. Momentum’s here. 3. Focus matters - We only do B2C. That clarity helps us move fast, go deep, and stay relevant. Thanks to the early founders we have partnered with, first-close LPs, and the whole Sticker crew. Check us out @StickerVentures, Sticker.vc and articles on the announcement in the comments below

@gondixyz Congrats on the launch!

Today, we unveil the new GONDI. A full stack liquidity solution for NFTs. Collect, sell, borrow and lend. All in one place!

@ben_nashman Exciting!

Very excited to share that our latest clinical study has received ethics board approval and we are actively recruiting! Synex is developing a non-invasive glucose monitor that delivers the same accuracy as traditional devices, without the pain of needles. If you or a loved one has diabetes and are in the Toronto area, you may qualify for our study and help us shape the future of healthcare! Register at: study@synexresearch.com Or call: 1-888-562-4554 Learn more at synexresearch.com

@openlayerco Well deserved!

$14.5M Series A raised to scale AI evaluation & governance! Led by Race Capital & joined by NXTP, Mindset, YC, Quiet Capital, Telefonica, KPN Ventures, and Mento VC. Full details here: prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Silicon Valley cycle of life: Everyone wants to be a manager, until they manage Everyone wants to be VP, until they are VP Everyone wants to be CEO, until they are CEO Everyone wants to IPO, until they are public Seen it a hundred times 😂

@iKaustubhChavan Why do you think it's harmful?

@swaaanson Don’t they see how this is harmful for their relationship??

@vladciurca What would you ask, if you could ask your partner's journal?

@swaaanson What do they talk about? And what do they each ask the other GPT?

@EricJorgenson Couldn't happen to a better dude. So happy for you!

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