yoni rechtman
@yrechtman
digitally native vertical boy | taking things @slow | writing a weekly newsletter
We all see the same long arcs shaping the next decades: -AI will keep improving -We’re driving off a demographic cliff -The space boom is real -We need way more REM -Climate volatility is accelerating I’m hosting So What Dinners to ask “what happens next?” 🔗👇
this would be a really big deal for long tail/emerging venture funds, both directly through the LP limit and indirectly by allowing more FoF.
If these 2 bills pass Congress 👀 • 250 to 2,000 LPs in qualifying VC funds • $12M to $150M limit for VC funds • FoF & Secondaries=Qualifying Investments! Gov't tracker shows 1% prognosis but DC insiders say strong bipartisan support in today's committee h/t @OfficialBBrooks
Sorry @slow but I've been recruited away by YC to run a talent program. I'll be @tbpn later today to discuss the move.
One of the most insidious ways men take up space is by whistling.
One of the most insidious ways men take up space is by whistling.
Anyone in NY have a rug/carpet/upholstery cleaner they like? Need to get our rug and couch cleaned and as ever all home services companies feel like a scam from afar!
After a decade I think I have to close my DMs. It’s been so awesome to meet people through twitter but it’s now become completely unusable because of the most obvious spam tactics imaginable, which X refuses to address. Sad.
🚨Our investors don’t just believe in us. They fly with us. 🚀✈️ Thrilled to announce FlyFlat's $3M oversubscribed round led by @BessemerVP Participation includes @slow @FjLabs @Jeffreyw5000 @spetrossov @noahsfriedman Sign up below or dm to stay in touch for the next round!
This week in MAGA Maoism
the david sacks way: free enterprise for me but not for thee. no atheists in a foxhole. no libertarians in a bank run. no free marketers in a government job.
Candidates for NYC office across the spectrum are talking abundance because our city deserves more: more jobs, more housing, more subways. I'm co-hosting a Tech for Abundance event with @abundance_ny, @yrechtman, and more to explore all this! Join us! lu.ma/1iibc13y?tk=PQ…
Elite crew last night for Liberty v Fever in Brooklyn @helen_min @NatalieFratto @themollette @mattjweinberg @hayleybay @ashleymayer @toyinajayidoc and elana Berkowitz
Startups don’t compete with one another nearly as much as they compete with inertia, default bias, entropy, and incumbents. So VC conflicts of interest basically don't exist/don't matter. Posting for posterity/to send the next time this comes up.
Wrong. TV peaked in season 3 when Saddam Hussein defeated Pol Pot with his superior mental health and training.
Television peaked in 2009 when The Deadliest Warrior staged a fight between The IRA and The Taliban.