Andrew Yeung
@andruyeung
throwing tech parties @meetfibe + investing in early-stage founders | fmr @google @meta
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The Gatsby of Silicon Alley: Meet the 27-year-old Google employee who's throwing tech's hottest parties trib.al/qgm1V4W
We’re planning our most ambitious project to date. It’s like nothing we’ve ever tried. Dropping in a few months… stay tuned. And maybe we’ll drop a few hints 👀
The truth is you can only do one thing well. It is almost impossible to go 0→1 on multiple pursuits at the same time.
Hosted 40 incredible people for dinner tonight. We brought together founders, artists, and creators — each one a misfit in their own way. I call them extraordinary misfits. People stayed for almost four hours… just talking, connecting, sharing stories. By far my favorite part…
I barely read my emails anymore. I use an AI tool called Cora, which reads and triages my emails, sending me an update on what I missed, twice a day. It summarizes all my newsletters and puts them in bullet points so I can easily skim. It's too good. Everyone I know is…
From now until the end of the year, we’re going all out. One of the first stops: A series of tech events at a private beach mansion in SF with @wefunder After that, back to NYC for Lumos House. Finally ... we're doing something we've never done before (to be announced). It's…
I'm at the point where I speak to my phone/laptop more than I type. Emails, texts, LinkedIn posts and even long-form newsletter drafts. Speaking is so much more natural. It’s faster, and just feels like a better way to get your thoughts out.
The highest status people I know give the most nonchalant answers. The founders I know will usually answer with “I just work in tech”, and I once met a billionaire who introduced himself as “unemployed”
If someone asks you “what do you do?” within seconds of meeting you — don’t be annoyed. Smile. You’ve just identified a transactional player. Instead, give them the lowest status answer. Then drop your highest IQ insights for the rest of the conversation. This breaks brains.
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I've been using AI less for writing. I felt like I was overrelying on it and outsourcing too much of my creativity and critical thinking. But after using AI for two years, I've found that my natural writing style is starting to sound like ChatGPT. Sentence structure, grammar,…
We're coming to SF on August 13–14! Hosting founder dinners / workouts / talks in a stunning private mansion. Looking for 1–2 more sponsors. DM me. More details to come soon 👀
Tomorrow I'll be teaming up with the inimitable @andruyeung to chat all things startup fundraising, link in the comments. Here at @a16z @speedrun we've funded hundreds of companies and seen many raises go down. If you want to: - Run a tight process in a few weeks - Learn how to…