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@karanortman

Partner . Founder Moonfrye. M&A @ IAC; worked w/ Urbanspoon . skier/runner/lover of chaos/mom of 3

Los Angeles, CA
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Joined April 2007
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 9

    The best long-term investors for an entrepreneur are: (1) Those who will still care a lot 6 months after the adrenaline of a competitive process is gone. (2) Those who bring you up from low ego moments and down from high ego moments. (3) Those who like to price rounds.

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  2. Sep 5

    Welcome ! Congrats on the new fund

    Thrilled to have focus her energies on Biotech in Los Angeles! $320 million fund.
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  3. Sep 5

    Mental health and nonproductive student debt = two of the biggest issues of our time. Let's celebrate the places tech can make a huge dent on both happiness and GDP

    Inspirational use of machine learning / AI
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  4. Sep 4

    VCs and futurists love to talk about "strong opinions weakly held." However, when evaluating an investment, I first focus on the opinions + values STRONGLY held, specifically those formed by a distinct difference or earned advantage. Then weakly held part comes second.

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  5. Aug 31

    I try not to take this morning work spot for granted. Come visit. – at Upfront Ventures

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  6. Aug 26

    Crazy Rich Asians is breaking records. And it deserves to - it put the com back in Rom-Com. So good, see it!

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  7. Retweeted
    Aug 25

    John McCain and Ted Kennedy—chief architects of a bipartisan immigration reform bill—died on the same day, August 25. The bill was imperfect, like all bills. Their lives were imperfect, like all lives. But they served their country w/ dignity, w/ integrity, and w/ love.

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  8. Aug 25

    Ditched listening to a microservices podcast on my run. Instead, I did an hour of Cher. Now, I believe! She is a great reminder that mindset drives creativity, relevance, entrepreneurship at any age.

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  9. Aug 22

    Identity is being disrupted. It’s more self-directed and less tied to fixed family/work/geo/gender labels. Virtual characters are emerging 1st in entertainment, but will evolve into mass market products that help each of us better express and manage identity across our worlds.

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  10. Aug 21

    Disney Cruises are 👌🏻: 1/Disney brand is unparalleled 2/Terrible coverage = forced disconnect 3/Low friction variety: ports, activities, meals 4/“Know Your Family Game” = great way to learn your weaknesses in front of a large audience 5/Salmon swimming upstream are cool

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  11. Aug 13

    In a world of stagnating wages and job displacement, the social welfare state needs a rebranding. Not sure “Luxury Communism” gets it done but it is an attention grabber.

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  12. Aug 9

    When I have time and higher levels than usual of angst, my go to blog post on how to improve my thinking: P.S. First principles thinking too easy to throw off as a buzz word. And well if everyone is doing that, move to the second principles to win

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  13. Aug 8

    I am tired of hearing Silicon Valley friends (largely women) who say I can’t be the CEO of big company X b/c I am not an engineer. When you build your identity to fit the puzzle, you replicate the past. When you try to expand what the puzzle looks like, you make history.

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  14. Aug 7

    Liberal men use emojis far more than conservative men and other gems as we begin to understand emoji’s anthropological impact. HT

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  15. Aug 7

    Yesterday jokingly accused me of subtweeting him verbally in a meeting. Anyone seen recent academic research or particularly good posts on socials, gifs, emojis impact on linguistics?

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  16. Aug 7

    Congratulations to my fearless, phenom friend on the new fund. You pave the way and can’t wait to see what next!

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  17. Aug 6

    After binging on , great founders have: 1/confidence verging on manifest destiny 2/truly unique insight that comes from family/geo/passion 3/you make your luck as much as your luck makes you Otherwise, fewer patterns than survivor bias leads us to believe

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  18. Aug 5

    VCs are always (perhaps annoyingly) trying to figure out where to spend more/less time. These days I try to help people where I have a legit personal connection + mutual respect. I don’t expect anything in return but it tends to happen in meaningful ways when I least expect.

    .’s Give and Take is one of the best books I‘ve read. “If we create networks with the sole intention of getting something, we won’t succeed. We can’t pursue the benefits of networks; the benefits ensue from investments in meaningful activities and relationships.”
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  19. Aug 1

    Love this team and this new release! Want to know what's going on with your fleet: Who's patched? OS updated? Drive encrypted? Whose drives are filling up? This is the first mass market solution 👇🏻

    You asked, we delivered! The world's first free device intelligence solution is here. Read more about our new Fleet Intelligence product from on 🍎:
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  20. Jul 31

    Compete fiercely, but never lose your love of the game (whatever the game may be). Thank you for the inspirational conversation and for hosting this wonderful event!

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  21. Jul 30

    Work with people who share your values. Also diligence not just your VC, but the entire venture partnership on how hard decisions are made. Thanks to

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