Founder and Partner at Kindred, a retained search firm working with great tech founders, execs and VCs.
New York, NY
Joined March 2009
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As a Jet fan, this is a truly terrifying feeling… the hope has always been there, but now to see actual evidence that the hope was warranted???
At this point, I can only try to fight back the awful sense of foreboding seeping into my football consciousness and enjoy the ride.
Sometimes, I feel that everything is terrible, people are horrible, and the world is going to implode any second now. And then I realize that Twitter just switched me over to the “For You” timeline.
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I’m excited to finally reveal Near Horizon to the world!
In early 2023, @mfk , @mjacobstein and I were frustrated at how great solo founders were told to “go find a co-founder” by traditional VC firms ...
...so set out to create a new kind of early stage venture firm!
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It’s World Diabetes Day, a great day to remind ourselves of the signs of Type 1 Diabetes. At age 5, my son experienced all 4 signs, starting with weight loss. #SeeTheSigns and ask healthcare provider immediately for a simple blood sugar check! @BeyondType1
Is Elon testing some kind of alternate twitter site already? The positivity and love in this thread is NOT something I'm used to! I need more of this on my feed...
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Some thoughts for leaders who are building teams/hiring right now ... medium.com/kindred-partners/…
For the meat-eaters out there… this is insanely great stuff, if you can get it. Brothers turn Hungarian Mangalitsa hogs into a national delicacy thehawkeye.com/story/news/20…
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“I think as a coaching staff, we probably didn’t anticipate him coming back,” Danowski said.
How @DukeMLAX's Wilson Stephenson overcame 8 surgeries to repair one of the most gruesome injuries the sport has ever seen and return to the Quarterfinal round: insidelacrosse.com/article/2…
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After 2️⃣0️⃣ months and multiple surgeries, @Wilson_S_16 was back in the starting lineup!
#GoDuke
Separate from the political... if you've ever lived, worked or went to school with a true narcissist (legit personality disorder), then you know what a tremendous gift we have all just received. The crushing mental noise of the last 4 years is going away.
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Working from home for the last 10 months has taught me that people in my neighborhood use leaf blowers for at least four hours a day
Congrats to the OG @shopkeep team!!!
Excited to announce the pending acquisition of @ShopKeep by @LightspeedHQ. Congrats to the spectacular teams at both companies for generating so much value and innovation for SMBs during one of the most difficult retail climates of our time.
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Ok @Nandi_Bushell....Round 2! Every superhero needs a theme song. Here’s one for you! Mad props to The Grohlettes for the background vocals.
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An American passport is worthless rn. It gets you into a few islands (the more uninhabited the better) and the Balkans. medium.com/@indica/the-plagu…