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Adam Besvinick
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Founder @LookingGlassCap, a "first yes" pre-seed venture firm | Philly + Duke diehard | golf addict revitalizing @speybaygc
New York
lookingglass.vc
Born January 22
Joined March 2009
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Apr 29
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    Pre-seed Is Not Cheap Seed Investing
    Last week, @lucasbagnocvaz put out a thoughtful piece about the "Great Bifurcation" in venture. I agree with parts of it, and in some cases, I can't argue with any of it, but I think it fundamentally...
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Nov 21, 2017
    Thanksgiving family tech topics… 2009: What’s a Twitter? 2010: Groupon is the best 2011: I’m always on Pinterest 2012: Instagram is my life 2013: Snapchat turned down what?! 2014: Amazon bought Twitch? 2015: I want a hoverboard 2016: Alexa scares me 2017: How do I buy Bitcoin?
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Jan 10, 2017
    Putting Carl Bernstein on the byline of a presidential scandal investigation is the journalistic equivalent of dropping the mic
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Jan 16, 2018
    There are few things as overrated as getting to travel for work
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Feb 14, 2020
    This piece on Bill Simmons certainly didn’t age well…
    The Truth Is Bill Simmons Would Be Insane To Leave ESPN And His $5 Million Salary
    From businessinsider.com
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    Adam Besvinick
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    May 19, 2024
    Replying to @Daniel_Rapaport
    Or if he had Ted Scott yesterday
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Apr 18, 2020
    VC two weeks ago: I can’t see myself making an investment without meeting a founder in person. VC today: So, tell me more about this Clubhouse app…
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Nov 25, 2014
    Wow—Beliebers are already protesting potential Twitter purchase of @shots RT @kunaalarya: beliebers aren't having it pic.x.com/Hkh1DpIVko
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Sep 10, 2017
    Twitter’s decision to make favorites have same effect as retweets is mind-boggling to say the least — effectively nullifies that feature
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Apr 24, 2020
    Two trends I’m seeing at seed stage now: 1. Founders running dual process to raise $500-750k “pre-seed” or $2-3m “seed” to see which gets traction 2. Increased seed activity from large VCs who want to remain “open for biz” but can’t justify doing Series A/B deals fully remotely
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Aug 17, 2017
    Lots of investors say they want to find diamonds in the rough, but they often forget it means actually needing to spend time in the rough.
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Jun 8, 2025
    The @fried_egg_golf’s Oakmont overview is so insanely well done — one of my favorite pieces of golf content in a long time
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Jun 20, 2017
    1999: Add .com to your name then IPO 2017: Say you’re building on a blockchain then ICO
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    Adam Besvinick
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    Oct 16, 2017
    [Visit company’s site before meeting] Founder: All of our growth is organic. [Proceed to be retargeted by company’s ads for all eternity]