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@British_Airways She has, and she authorized me with your airline to inquire about her bag on her behalf. I've been speaking with your reps. Claire, it is utterly unfathomable how we've been treated by your airline. I have never treated anyone as y'all have treated us.

@Austin_VC Hi Joe. We're so sorry to hear this. As we can only assist the affected customer for data protection reasons, please ask your wife to contact us directly and we can take a further look at her baggage details. Claire

@British_Airways never loaded my wife's bag on her flight. Then told us it was being sent to our hotel. Nope again. 21 days later, home, no bag. I've been yelled at by their baggage team in Spain (Carmen), and never, ever treated anyone as I've been treated. #CustomerServiceFail

Frankly, after Carmela on their Spain lost bag team yelled at us and wouldn't let us ask questions, everything derailed. I wonder if she did something to hurt finding the bag. We were never abusive, angry, or rude. I've never treated anyone like I was treated by her. What a mess.

And here's part III on how to save VC in the US: econtrepreneur.com/2025/01/13/ven…

@JDaviesPhD Started picking up trash as I went about my day. Very life changing.

During a very dark period, what was the best thing you ever did for your mental health?

It's tough investing in staples... Here's why Private equity investment volume in consumer staples to reach 5-year low spglobal.com/marketintellig…

Did you know #Texas is the largest exporting state? We're a tech outlier and global at the same time. It is always a pleasure to talk about international business and #startups, especially how #Austin can do both! Thanks Jason Scharf for having me on @AustinNxPodcast

How should startups navigate the macro environment whether they be international markets, talent pools, or global events? Just a few of the topics Joe Merrill (@austin_VC), @SputnikATX's co-founder, and I discuss on tomorrow's Austin Next.

@jefielding Texas

Caught up with a French founder in Paris today. He’s thinking about leaving the country based on the gloomy election sentiment. Same feeling in the US. Some of the best and brightest talent are not planning to stick around. I’m just curious tho…where is everyone going??

Watch and learn @Athletics Report: White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf offers OWN MONEY to help finance proposed new ballpark in the South Loop, AS OPPOSED TO MOVING TO VEGAS @Oakland68s @lastdivebar wgntv.com/news/chicago-n…

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dear followers, who do I need to meet who's just starting out / working on something cool in: - AI/agents - gamified consumer apps - 3D tools - B2B/infra - AR/VR/spatial - avatars - game studios Please @ mention them in the replies! a16z is investing in dozens of startups in the next 45 days -- $30M with $750k checks -- via our SPEEDRUN program I think of the list above as sitting in the intersection of TECH x GAMING which is where we focus Here's a thread with more about the program we're running later this year: x.com/andrewchen/sta…

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Congrats to @Vertalo_ for this huge customer acquisition! @davehendricks and his team getting it done and growing fast! #CryptoNews

If you're travelling this holiday season, take care of your cats! @Meowtel is one of our first investments. They've proven that cat care can be awesome. #CatsOnTwitter #CatsOfTwitter #CatsOfX #catcare

A friend of mine, Rick Erekson, developed this communication game that founders need to be great leaders. I just backed Pro Talk - The Gamification of Communication on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/prota…

@chinmay @SputnikATX @ReutersMomentum Our process is pretty straightforward and based upon economic and psychographic screens that we've developed over the years. It's not for everyone. If it doesn't work for you, cool. 😀

@SputnikATX @ReutersMomentum @Austin_VC your application is very invasive. asking founders to state what salary they would make and sending you all the documents that any other accelerator asks after selection. What's going on?

Join us for the Responsible AI Revolution with @reutersMOMENTUM on July 11-12. We're thrilled to have @Austin_VC moderating "An Inconvenient Truth: AI vs Net Zero?" panel. Don't miss out! Register now: events.reutersevents.com/momentum?utm_s… #AI #ResponsibleAI #NetZero

@StephNass This is only a negative signal if the friends and family round was tiny. How much did daddy put in?

Seen in a pitch deck just now: "I come from a family of tech. My father built and sold 2 companies (one to XXX) and is currently the CTO of YYY". Not sure what to think of it...

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Join us in prioritizing mental wellness as #startupfounders!🧠 Discover practical strategies to prevent burnout, optimize performance, and nurture relationships in this eye-opening video w/@Oksana_ATX. 💪 #StartupFounder #MentalHealthAwareness youtu.be/fdizAlAA9Ec