I hate that the startup world puts investors on a pedestal. As a startup founder, it distracted me from serving my users. As an investor, it distracts my companies from serving their users. Investors aren’t the heroes of the startup world.

Lost my dad 2 years ago today. I’ve been feeling it.

But the biggest thing I regularly feel is joy, at remembering just how funny my dad always was. Jokes were his way of making things less serious in life; the way it should be. Love my dad forever till my last breath & beyond

Today is the 8th anniversary of Act One Ventures, but it is also my boy Kushy’s 10th birthday. For 10 years, he and I have been inseparable. Not only did he change my life, he also saved it. I hope we are together for many, many more years to come.

Sprinkles pupcakes to help us…

“No task is beneath me — because, remember: I used to wash dishes. I used to clean toilets. I cleaned a LOT of toilets. I’ve cleaned more toilets than all of you combined.” - Jensen Huang

Right now, 'mistakes were made' is a hot topic of discussion in the startup ecosystem.

Here are a few common learnings I'm hearing from Investors who don't want to repeat the mistakes they made during 'peak madness'.

Theme 1
Paying crazy prices was just playing the game on the…

the quality of the founders we've been seeing has been 📈📈📈

i am (finally) living my best life. all the time, work and decisions are legit paying off in orders of magnitude. excited for the continuation of doubling down on all of this

Our port co @Finix is now live in Canada! 1 single integration gets any business all the payments features & functionality needed to transact in both the US and Canada. Less than 5 companies globally who can do payments in these countries with a single API/platform

🎉Congrats to Alejandro Guerrero and his team at Act One Ventures for raising $73M for their 3rd fund!
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Thank you to ⁦Bloomberg⁩ ⁦Bloomberg TV⁩ for inviting me on their platform to speak about the work I’ve done with the diversity rider.

Building great companies should involve diverse networks. It is really that simple.

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wow the Los Angeles Chargers did it they actually got Coach Harbaugh as their new head coach! unbelievable #boltup ⚡️

My partner Michael Silton and I are humbled to share the closing of Act One Ventures Fund III with $73mm in committed capital this past December, 3X the size of our prior fund. This fund took us three brutal years to raise. I was caretaker for my father Alfredo Guerrero Alarcon as he…

What are venture fund portfolios worth today?

WSJ Venture Capital’s Yuliya Chernova shares expert LP insights on the topic, revealing potential shifts in portfolio valuations, heightened LP scrutiny & a record proportion of down rounds.

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Boaz Arbel is a co-founder in our Act One Ventures family. He and his wife Naomi met in the Israel Defense Forces as teens. They have 4 daughters who are currently serving in IDF. He has reenlisted to be there for his family/country.

God bless the Arbels. #StandWithIsrael 🇮🇱

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i haven’t had chicken or red meat in over a week. keeping it going. #healthiswealth

excited to be in NYC this week!

Congrats Andrew Riesen, Victoria Li & team ⁦Heard 💸⁩ for another milestone helping therapists run their practices with back office ease!

⁦Footwork⁩ ⁦Headline⁩ ⁦@GGVCapital⁩ ⁦Founders Co-op⁩ ⁦⁦Act One Ventures⁩ techcrunch.com/2023/06/22/hea…

Some people cry not because they are weak… but because they have been strong for too long.

In NYC! Excited and happy for a great trip 😃

when customer reference calls are even better than you imagined the impact of possibilities becomes that must larger ✅✅✅