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Mercedes Bent
@mercebent
Building smthng new. Run Surreal (eng/research community) & SciFi Club. Past: @Lightspeedvp Invested @Moonlake @SuperMeAI @hyperspell @Stori_MX @getHoneylove
San Francisco, CA
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Apr 6
    one of the most common frustrations i hear from founders crafting a fundraising narrative is: "VCs want to hear this grand future vision, but i'm only at the preseed stage. I see a big customer need that i can solve right now. But i don't know exactly what it becomes in 10
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Mar 13, 2022
    the longer i am in VC the more i realize so few people actually know what they are talking about
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Sep 26, 2022
    VCs have so much dry powder. In 2022 funds didn’t deploy at expected rates at all. Pressure to invest will increase in 2023. So founders - sounds crazy, but now is a very smart time to start a company.
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Sep 17, 2020
    Shoutout to Mercedes-Benz SF for holding it down. I appreciate you!
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Oct 5, 2021
    the most important management skill is emotional intelligence
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Aug 31, 2021
    cohort-based learning was a great rebrand for school
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Oct 11, 2021
    web3, crypto & blockchain are making waves in art, music, and fintech today How will web3, crypto, and blockchain affect edtech & learning? Here's what I'm seeing so far 🧵
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Nov 2, 2022
    remembering that time a founder sent a investor update (email merge) but instead of the name field, they inserted their CRM notes. Mine: “Hi Has deck. Seems kinda stuck up. Didn’t accept my LI request but boss did. Stanford grad. Paints a picture, Updating you on a few.…”
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Jan 22, 2021
    i don’t know who needs to hear this but....we can see the screens you’re shifting between in your glasses reflection 🤓
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Sep 26, 2023
    I turn 35 today! What do you wish you knew when you entered your late 30s? (🥲)
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Jan 5, 2021
    Was on a call w/a 16-yr old talking career advice. The best advice i shared (& have not 100% followed) was: Don't email someone asking for a job. Start doing the job and email asking for feedback on what you built. (more👇🏾)
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Jul 28, 2021
    Benz has driven off the lot!!! Here’s to I do & forever with my love 💍🥰
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    Mercedes Bent
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    May 23, 2022
    9 crypto native consumer products of today + tomorrow medium.com/@mercebent/the…
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    Mercedes Bent
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    Dec 21, 2021
    You've heard a ton about web3/crypto + wonder where to get started. Or like us, you've spent days, weekends, nights diving down the rabbithole Here's what we've been reading + how we're immersing ourselves in this incredibly vibrant ecosystem
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    The Web3/Crypto/Metaverse Ecosystem Guide — From the Minds of Lightspeed
    Here’s how to get up to speed in web3/crypto/metaverse