Juney

Wow, I made 22 angel investments in 2021 (most I've made in a year by far): into fintech, travel, commerce, social, real estate, edtech, hardware, wellness, adtech, and future of work startups. My first investment of 2022 is in web3. Bullish. 🚀

@raymmar @Replit I wasn’t sure what to include in my video! I will do it for next week’s update if needed.

@juney @Replit No video? 😔

Creating a post to explain what I'm building for the @Replit Buildathon! A collaborative writing project where you can add story blobs (e.g., an action, an idea, a quote) as a node to our "great tree of narrative", with AI filling in the prose details.

Our story begins as follows: "An ash I know, Yggdrasil its name, With water white is the great tree wet; Thence come the dews that fall in the dales, Green by Urth’s well does it ever grow."

You can build upon the most recent node, or you can suggest an alternative by attaching your story blob to an upstream node. Over time, people can vote on the story blobs they like the best, and these will in turn "harden" and become the canonical branch.

@nchirls @asylumventures Congratulations! Such a thoughtful perspective on the state of startups, invention and creativity today, and where it might be headed. 🙌🙌🙌

Today I'm launching @asylumventures, a new venture firm dedicated to the creative act of building companies. Asylum's first $55 million fund is an embodiment of my belief that founders are artists, not assets:

@immad @mercury Haha, the savagery

Me in @mercury slack today...

@TheKofiAmpadu @ForbesBLK Congrats Kofi! 🎉

I’m excited to be joining the Advisory Council of @ForbesBLK, a global community of Black entrepreneurs, professionals, leaders & creators who are driving systematic change in business, culture and society. I’m looking forward to leveraging my experience to serve as a partner!

@immad @mercury Congrats! Well deserved! 🎉🎉🎉

Mercury’s new brand video is sick

@atShruti Ugh, so scary. Hope you’re okay and sorry to hear you had to go through that.

I moved to SF a decade ago & declared it my forever home. Days like today feel like a burden. How will I safely raise my kids here? A month ago someone jumped on me in broad daylight. The city wants to come back to life but it needs to feel safe at all hours.

Go @immad and @mercury! “It takes [many] years to make an overnight success.” — Eddie Cantor

@subes01 @mercury

So. What’s the best startup bank?

This is a hard day for the startup community. I’ve got a ton of respect for SVB and deeply understand how stressful this situation is for their customers and employees. We’ve been hard at work at Mercury to quickly onboard hundreds of customers and provide as much peace of mind as possible. I’ve gotten some questions today about Mercury and our partner banks that I want to address. Mercury is profitable and growing. We work with partner banks who operate sweep networks to spread deposits across other large, trusted banks (e.g. Goldman, Wells Fargo). This allows us to offer $1M in FDIC insurance, and reduces the risk of any single point of failure. Customers can also put money into Mercury Treasury to buy mutual funds, including US Gov-backed T-bills (accounts are SIPC-insured up to $500K). This is a great way to diversify where your excess funds are held. Our partner banks are diversified across multiple industries, not just startups. They've stayed disciplined on investing throughout the low-rate environment & have kept their bond portfolio with short durations, meaning there’s no big mark-to-market risk. We’re committed to giving all our customers, new and existing, an unparalleled banking experience that you can read more about here: mercury.com/how-mercury-wo… DM/comment me if you have any questions or feedback.

@immad Thanks for posting this Immad. It’s a tough time for our community & ecosystem right now — it’s great to see leadership and empathy from leadership at companies like @mercury.

Hosting an invite only Climate Tech event on the evening of 15th in SF. Let me know if you want an invite. Focused on Climate Tech investors+founders.

Awesome. Congratulations @NFX on five years. nfx.com/post/nfx-5-yea…

@ericbahn @kimskitchensink Haha totally. Ultimate Peter Cetera vibes.

@kimskitchensink I agree. Lost in the Woods is a power ballad banger.

Thanks to my daughter, I can now sing every song in Frozen 2 by heart.

@ericbahn INTO THE UNKNOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN

@Bosefina This. The serendipity (and resulting experience) is just one of many things that makes NYC so special! 🎉

I love NY so much. Sat next to a woman who was also eating solo. We chatted about life, biracial marriages, fertility, navigating the complexities of raising children in NY while having a career. She picked up my bill at the end as a gift and told me to “SHINE ✨” 🥰. Kismet!

@jspujji Congratulations my friend! 🎉🎉🎉

I just sold my company for life changing $$$. 13 years later, I'm an overnight success. Here are 13 lessons from the journey, by year: