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Norgard
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Norgard
@BrianNorgard
Ex-CPO Tinder, Norgard Capital, SpaceX/Andruil/Lyft/Notion/AngelList/Airtable/eToro/StockTwits/Deel/ValarAtomics/DiDi/River/Alpaca/LiquidDeath/Sword
Joined September 2007
- My famous actor neighbor came by today after the looting gangs freaked him out to the point of exhaustion and whispered in my ear, “I guess I am a conservative now.”
- My neighbor saw a small fire start at 5:35 above our house in Hollywood Hills on the Runyon Canyon hiking trail. I asked him what he thought of it in the moment, “Arson. There’s no power lines up there. Someone started it intentionally.”
- These guys are casing the Sunset Fire houses looking for a score. I approached them and he said, “I don’t speak English—I live here.” He doesn’t live here. These are professional looting rings operated by an organized entity. Open your eyes to what’s happening in California.
- The smartest people in most every field have a physics backgrounds.
- Today I saw more than 10 crews of cartel organized looters tactically going from house-to-house in Hollywood Hills. They have spotters. SUVs full of young men in masks. Burner rental cars. It’s like a military operation. Do not put your guard down if you live in Los“There were like 100 men arriving in cars and on scooters trying to get into the houses.” I hope there is a special place in hell reserved for people who prey on situations like this. #LosAngelesFire #lafires #CaliforniaWildfires
00:00 - After being viciously robbed in Los Angeles, law enforcement came back to my house to advise me NOT to post on social media. When I asked why, they said they’re doing everything they can and don’t want to encourage more criminal behavior. Does that make sense to you? Or is this
- If I had to pick the “next” Silicon Valley in a physical location it would be in India.
- I’m speaking the truth today about what happened to my family in Los Angeles. Last year, I was brutally robbed by Chilean cartels in the Hollywood Hills. Now, after my house nearly burned to the ground in the Sunset Fire, the SAME crime syndicate returned, multiple times,
- You don't hire talented people to tell them what to do. You hire talented people to tell you what to do.
- I am on The 405 racing to get back to my house and there are cops everywhere with their lights on flying down the road. Something is not right. Encino and Sherman Oaks is at risk.
00:00 - A failed startup is not a failed entrepreneur.
