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@SarahADowney

Interests of a 17 year-old boy in the guise of an adult female | VC | Founder | weights, gaming, AR/VR, scifi

Boston, MA
Joined June 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Aug 15

    I like this trend of people writing user guides on how to best interact and work with them ( has an awesome one), so here's mine. Only 10 things to keep it simple.

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  2. Me, thinking both “excuse me” and “sorry” at the same time to a woman coming out of a bathroom stall: “Scorry” 🤭

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  3. Sep 16

    ~19 years after my first 4x800m in freshman year of high school and I’m still doing relays 💪🏻 🏃🏻‍♀️

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  4. Sep 14

    Ten years of Team Chronic. This is the before pic because we’re all still standing 💪🏻

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  5. Sep 13

    As ready as we're going to be to run 's10th Reach the Beach tomorrow. This is a 200-mile, 12-person running relay starting in the White Mountains in New Hampshire and ending at Hampton Beach. It takes us ~26 hours. ~17 miles/person across 3 runs.

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  6. Retweeted
    Sep 12

    So proud of Sophia and the team . And this podcast is amazing - worth every minute!

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  7. Sep 12

    Great piece from of . "7 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in VC Pitches & How to Fix Them:" Number 7 is huge.

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  8. Sep 12
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  9. Retweeted
    Sep 12

    “Spearhead is transforming founders into angel investors:” ’s on ’s first cohort, the 50+ deals they’ve done so far, and what’s next: Applications for cohort 2 are open starting today at

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  10. Sep 10

    I put together all the most common (and *real*) reasons why VCs pass on startups, what they mean, and how to prepare for them: <-- sorry this post is a MONSTER but I wanted everything in one place

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  11. Sep 9

    “For an artist, greatness happens when you can take something organized and make it feel like it was improvised.” - Helena St. Rogers on

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  12. Sep 8

    Is it really a demo day if someone doesn’t say “but that’s not all” before a slide transition or “we’re changing the world with [insert business jargon]?”

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  13. Sep 5
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  14. Sep 4

    I'm on a true crime book spree, which is fascinating and helping me destroy my 100-book goal for the year, but is also skewing my world view & making me extremely paranoid & giving me existential dread ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  15. Sep 4

    . I love you and I wish you had an Apple Watch app. That is all.

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  16. Sep 4

    Next up in my series on why a VC passed on your startup: the fundraising-related reasons. E.g., you claim to have a term sheet when you don't, your valuation is crazy high (or low), & more: * Sorry for the crappiness of the stock photos; I don't pick them

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  17. Sep 3

    Anyone know a great head of talent to go in house at an early-stage startup in Toronto? This is a really important role--third hire, first non-cofounder, will really shape the entire company.

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  18. Sep 2
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  19. Sep 2

    We found MC Dalton! He walked through the world undefeatable...until now

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  20. Sep 1

    If someone is Team Rocket or House Slytherin, you know they can party

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  21. Aug 31

    Can someone tell me what the name of this godawful indie movie is on Dragoncon TV right now? I have never laughed so hard 😂 I must get a copy

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