Tim
@CitizenYvr
Engineer | VC | Not Investment Advice | Do Your Own DD | Pitches+Solicitations=Block | Follows + Likes + RTs ≠ Endorsement | Expressed Views My Own
Technology in general and AI, in particular, needs to be entrusted to sovereign nations, a healthy mix of private companies, and we the People. It can not and must not be gate kept. This leads to societal stagnation - economically and technologically. The path forward to a…
Machine learning can now estimate your brain’s biological age. And researchers just used it to test a question no sleep tracker can answer: What does disrupted midlife sleep do to our brains? Here’s what they found—and what it means for your 40s 🧵
"To teach someone a real skill, teach him how to take risk & fail. He will never learn this in school. No nonrisktaker can ever teach it. " - Nassim Taleb #risk
Send this chart to every Boomer who tells you that they “earned” their wealth and gaslight you by saying that you need to “toughen up”. They continued to vote for policies that helped them hyperinflate their assets, lower their taxes, and keep wages low through globalization.…
Can AI bring us closer together or is it going to divide us further? What does it mean to be human in this AI world? Let's unpack AI and Human Connection together. ✨The Future of Humanity & Culture in the Age of AI✨ Set Your Reminder ⬇️
Jack Dorsey says AI must be permissionless because constraint kills innovation. Five CEOs shouldn't dictate what brings humanity forward. Open source is the answer. To protect ourselves, we have to race ahead. Eliminating single points of failure before they become…
The most powerful detox tool in the world: Activated Charcoal. 99% of people ignore it… But this ancient black powder has been used for centuries to pull poisons from the body. Here’s what it is, how it works, and how to use it:
Respect the person, question the story. Authority is not the same thing as accuracy.
in life, we don’t always see the path ahead, but we still get to choose. every choice draws the road we walk. you don’t need to see the whole thing to take the next step. you just need to decide.
your network is a weapon. your knowledge is a weapon. your discipline is a weapon. choose yours wisely.
Values aren't values if one isn't willing to walk away from situations that cost us our integrity. Those aren't values - they're virtue signals of convenience.
If your values change based on your circumstances, they’re not values they’re preferences.
A clear, concise, and cogent problem statement can shed light on the solution set(s). That's why I'm a huge fan of problem-statement pairs - whether that's for VC due diligence or resolving general engineering problems.
A software engineering paradox: when you try to describe a problem, it sometimes just kind of solves itself.
The results are in: based on scrutinized data from 8 years of VC performance. Smaller VC funds tend to outperform larger ones.
Any founders interested in pitching my friends at Momo VC? They are an early stage venture capital fund for underrepresented founders at the Pre-Seed and Seed Stage. 💰 Check Size: $50K - $150K Comment "DM" below. Happy to get you connected.
Momentum & Flow States What can we learn from professional artists and athletes on how to achieve a "Flow State"? A flow state is being in the zone: - fully focused on the task at hand - energized by the progress - inner enjoyment of the activity 3 things you can do today to…
"This is to the givers, forgivers, and selfless lovers out there..." Credit: @another_adventure_gram via Instagram (posted May 20/25)