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Rob Hayes
@robhayes
Father of two amazing daughters, curious about everything, good at trivia games, extroverted introvert. Likes dogs.

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This one hurts. RIP Croz
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David Crosby, the iconoclastic singer, songwriter and guitarist who helped shape the sound of Sixties rock and beyond, has died at the age of 81, a source close to the musician confirms. rollingstone.com/music/music-ne
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That the workaround for this is to lean on multiple of your friends to report the imposter is so frustrating, so lame, and so
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Hey @mosseri — not sure what I’m supposed to do here and the Instagram reporting function is stunningly poor. There’s someone pretending to be me. This has happened many times & it’s the same loop: They use my profile pic and my name but the account name is off. Then…
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Amazing opportunity alert!
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We are hiring our first Chief of Staff @xyz_vc working with my partner @fubini. We take the view that venture is an apprenticeship business and the best way to learn is by working 1:1 with an investor: xyz.vc/theorems/l004q
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The most poisonous mindset I ever fell prey to as a CEO was being the victim. No team members, investors or customers will follow someone who sees shadows everywhere and thinks the world is out to get them. Own the situation, ask for help, be decisive, and lead everyone.
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It’s fun to imagine what Mondrian would have created with today’s technology. “…he wanted to build an electronic music device…(to use as part of)…an artwork that would incorporate noise, music and color projections, almost like an early disco.”
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I often question the positive impact of "software eating the world" but never more so then when interacting with the the inane, byzantine, created-by-stupid-people software managing our inane, byzantine, created-by-stupid-people healthcare system
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One of the most destructive and delusional things a CEO does is that when a fantastic employee quits, they try to then explain how that employee wasn't actually that good or it's not a loss. Don't do that. It's so weak. Just figure out where you went wrong and fix that. 🤯🤯🤯
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Very solid thinking here
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As promised, an entire post on the implicit commitments I took on when deciding to be a VC! ellenchisa.substack.com/p/becoming-a-vc (Tbh this also contains most of the best stuff that I've learned in a year of investing).
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Just received my second cold call on my mobile in three days from a startup looking for investment. Said they received my number through “publicly available records.” This is bad form. Don’t do this. Instant no. With prejudice.
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Thrilled to announce that is 's Special Partner, focused on Decision Science. 👏 More details on how she's helping to improve our process, and coach founders in our community through big decisions as they build incredible companies:
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I can’t count the number of founders who have asked me how they should go about building their brand. If you want to do the same there is no one better to learn from then . Sign up now for her course!
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Applications are now open for the 3rd cohort of my @MavenHQ course on startup brand strategy! maven.com/arielle/startu Founders, join this 2-week crash course (5/9-5/20) to learn how to lay the foundation for a lasting brand – your purpose, position, and personality.
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The leader in a market always finds ways to accelerate growth and is doing exactly that by acquiring Traptic
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Excited to share that the Traptic team will be joining @BoweryFarming to further accelerate our efforts in fruiting crops and across our robotics and automation more broadly. More to come soon! techcrunch.com/2022/02/16/fol
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Super excited about Dynaboard. Reducing the time from concept to working code with multiple stakeholders in the mix is <chef's kiss>!
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Today we’re launching the private beta of Dynaboard! We're a new platform that reimagines web application development and extends it beyond the text editor. 🧵
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Hello Dynaboard with the Dynaboard editor.
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There's only one and only one role that gets to work with him this closely and I cannot overemphasize how special this opportunity is
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We're hiring a Chief of Staff in Philadelphia or NYC! We're looking for a curious and intuitive person to be @joshk's trusted right-hand and help support incredible entrepreneurs. Apply here (or help us spread the word) ⬇️ firstround.medium.com/were-looking-f
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