🌶Super spicy finale from Del Johnson, Brian Brackeen Black Tech Week and Gary Stewart at #RISEInVC organised by INCLUDED VC

It's been an amazing 3 days. Ended with a bang!! The most undiluted and no-bullshit conversations on VC I've ever listened to. Thank you! Brian Brackeen Del Johnson Gary Stewart Not forgetting the amazing @Hope_N_D for moderating! 👑🙌🏽 #RISEInVC INCLUDED VC

.IT'S A WRAP! In Charnez Jacobs(He/Him)'s words, #RiseInVC's mission was to democratize access to VC knowledge. Thank you all for RTs & attending💎 INCLUDED VC leadership: Niki & Anu. ❤️ #RiseInVC co-chairs: Charnez & Julie; exec committee: Angela, Tony, Mo, Seb, Vanessa & yours truly. 🫂

That's a wrap! The end of INCLUDED VC RISE summit. It's been such a ride man: 🗣 42 speakers. 🚀 40 funds represented.  🎓 20 sessions.  🌏 3 days.  🔥 The best global VCs. It's a good-bye from the Exec Committee and IncludedVC management team for this year! #venturecapital

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Care about the product, not about the outcome.

1 week since #RiseInVC INCLUDED VC Thanks to the team! Most importantly special thanks to each one of our speakers who made the event great with their authenticity and pure excellence!!! I had fun talks with Taj Ahmad Eldridge عائلة أحمد ,Mia Diawara ,Sydney & Mercedes Bent 🔥

It takes time to develop your gut, but once it’s developed, don’t listen to anything else.

A society that doesn't admire people attempting big things but coming up short is a society in trouble.

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The one thing this SVB bank run taught me is that most VCs know nothing about finance

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"for every dollar and every minute we invest in improving artificial intelligence, it would be wise to invest a dollar and a minute in advancing human consciousness." #21lessonsforthe21stcentury

Bet Microsoft ships a phone built around AI by the end of the year. (Look out, Apple / Google).

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Friend who is a Principal at a multi-billion dollar venture fund (series A-growth) just gave notice. Had not been able to do a deal since Q1 2022. Venture is an apprentice business and if you can’t invest, hard to continue to learn and build a track record. Felt like he had no

Diligence your investors.