This week in Business Twitter: Paul Graham saves Amplitude, VC funding for female founders slips, and Udemy’s co-founder has a fake meat beef Paul Graham shares an email from the early days of Amplitude, which just went public on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, VCs celebrate record returns for college endowments. Ivan De Luce 10.1.21 8:11 PM People
This week in Business Twitter: A failed Y Combinator startup founder, BitGo’s tumultuous beginnings, remembering David Swensen The founder of Dating Ring tells the story of how her startup failed. Meanwhile, an early investor in BitGo explains how the company was born from the ashes of another failed startup. Ivan De Luce 5.7.21 5:15 PM People
This week in Business Twitter: Tesla officially accepts Bitcoin, Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, and Andrew Chen on Austin Y Combinator saw a whopping 350 startups for its latest Demo Day. Meanwhile, a16z partner Andrew Chen thinks Austin would have a long way to go to replace Silicon Valley. Ivan De Luce 3.26.21 9:00 PM People
A brief history of why Martin Shkreli got banned from Twitter The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com. Christie Smythe 11.23.22 12:25 AM Outcasts
Why Sam Altman says it’s the ‘best time in a long time' to move to Silicon Valley The former president of Y Combinator and current CEO of OpenAI tweeted about how San Francisco is still full of “competent, optimistic people in one place.” Ivan De Luce 12.23.20 8:55 PM People