Leo Polovets

@lpolovets

General Partner . Before: - 2nd non-founding engineer → → early engineer . Student of entrepreneurship.

Redwood City, CA
codingvc.com
Joined May 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 19

    I'm very excited about the release of my interview! Thanks for the great questions, .

    2 replies 6 retweets 49 likes
  2. 2 hours ago

    Good thread on HN about finding non-toxic tech companies to work at (esp. for underrepresented groups):

    1 reply 4 likes
  3. 3 hours ago

    I feel slightly hypocritical since I'm tweeting this, but: YES!

    life hack: sign out of facebook. and never sign back in.
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  4. Retweeted
    20 hours ago
    Replying to

    Stepped on a lego

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  5. 22 hours ago

    Caption contest.

    10 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
  6. Jun 4

    Fun paragraph about Airbnb's ambitiousness​ from The Upstarts by .

    2 replies 4 retweets 19 likes
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    Jun 2

    Formula for startup success: Find large highly fragmented industry w low NPS; vertically integrate a solution to simplify value product.

    57 replies 278 retweets 1,081 likes
  8. Jun 3
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    cc

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  9. Jun 3

    The power of talent + insane work ethic. "Climber Completes the Most Dangerous Rope-Free Ascent Ever"

    3 replies 4 retweets 17 likes
  10. Jun 2

    Insightful, tactical, 💯on point answer by : "What actually happens in a VC pitch meeting?"

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  11. Jun 2

    My answer on to "What actually happens in a pitch meeting?"

    1 retweet 14 likes
  12. Jun 1

    Anyone have recs for good (neutral) links on the pros and cons of pulling out of the Paris Agreement?

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    May 31
    Replying to and

    From Bezos' '97 annual letter: "You can work long, hard, or smart, but at Amazon you can't choose two out of three."

    2 replies 33 retweets 90 likes
  14. May 31

    Nice aspect of VC: it doesn't matter what you miss if you just pick a few good ones. Shitty aspect of VC: it's so hard to pick good ones!

    Replying to @lpolovets
    You should see the full list of companies I didn't get at the time. Not living on the streets and hopefully smarter now, so it's all good.
    2 replies 11 likes
  15. May 31

    Mary Meeker's annual report is out! I'm going to read it & spend 1 min thinking about each slide. Brb in 6 hours.

    1 reply 4 retweets 27 likes
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    May 30
    Replying to

    Reminded by (thanks!) of this Hamming anecdote from his spectacular You and Your Research:

    11 replies 82 retweets 265 likes
  17. May 30

    I would like to nominate a combination of public shaming and generous refresher grants. 😇

    What is the best tool to give feedback to developers? 🤔 – Check out 5 great recommendations:
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  18. May 30

    I was waiting on the sidewalk for a meeting just now. In 5 min, two Ubers pulled over to ask if I was the person they were picking​ up. 🤷‍♂️

    3 replies 8 likes
  19. May 30

    Good quote from on managing bad investments: "The first rule of holes is: stop digging." (from Masters of Biz podcast w/)

    1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
  20. May 30

    I, too, rarely open tracked links in cold pitches. Cold emails already have a low hit rate, so why add needless friction?

    Replying to @cdouvos
    I object to that kind of shit. I also won't click on links that are tracked in cold pitches.
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  21. May 29
    Replying to

    Also, is it farther or further? I Googled it and it seems like both could work

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