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We are officially in the Frontier Technology Era of venture capital
Jonathan Lacoste
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Jonathan Lacoste
@lacostejonathan
Frontier Tech VC | Backing founders at inception
- If you're in tech and not in the Bay Area, you lack either judgment or ambition.
- I really wish all VC returns were public and they had to do quarterly earnings calls to discuss the fundamentals of their portfolio companies would separate out a ton of pretenders from the real builders
- 23% of billion-dollar startups were founded by 20-24 yr-olds - that's why instead of dreaming about it you should stay up late & work for it
- The role of VC analysts & associates has permanently changed Access > Analysis AI can now handle majority of market research & memo writing The next generation will primarily win by bringing elite founder & talent networks to the firm
- “We’re in a race between technological & scientific acceleration vs. societal & political deterioration.” -@DavidSacks, dropping the mic at the end of the pod 👀🚨mid-week drop! E32: - Behind the scenes of @elonmusk hosting @nbcsnl - CDC skews data on outdoor transmission - America's real-time UBI experiment - Besties react to their first hit piece - @friedberg's science corner 🔊: rb.gy/hgotbb 📺: rb.gy/1fhag7
- The number of Blockbuster stores in US: (every 10 years) 1988: 400 stores 1998: 4,195 stores 2008: 4,855 stores 2018: 1 store <-- there's one store left in Oregon now
- Such a thoughtful & insightful episode. This is the future of media. I don't want clickbait, sensationalist headlines, or anchors that barely know the topics. The quality of research & discussion on podcasts like this one is unmatched. Kudos @Jason (& the mysterious Nick)besties are BACK after a multi-week hiatus 🚨 E44: -- Italy recap -- Afghanistan embarrassment -- China's new algo laws -- Robots, tattletale Bezos & more 🔊: bit.ly/alline44pod 📺: bit.ly/alline44
- Proud of the amazing event we held tonight for @PeteButtigieg w/ 160+ Bostonians packed into the office. The energy is peaking at just the right time — let’s go!! #TeamPete
- 🚨BREAKING🚨 New @EmersonCollege Poll just released, including post-debate reactions. Momentum since Emerson's last Nevada poll... @PeteButtigieg +12 @BernieSanders +11 @ewarren -10 @JoeBiden -14 #TeamPete
- Some exciting news to share
- Lots of new followers recently, if that’s you, quick intro! 👋🏼 I’m Jonathan Small town Ohio -> college dropout in Boston -> startup founder -> acquired by Vista Now based in Austin 🤠 I’m the solo GP at @TheSpaceVC backing pre-seed frontier tech: energy, defense, space,
