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David Samuel

@dsamuel

serial entrepreneur: co-founder of Freestyle.vc, Spinner, Brondell, Crackle. & 5 teenagers.

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linkhttp://freestyle.vc calendar_today29-11-2008 03:47:53

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Pro tip: The TSA “Premiere” line (aka take-your-shoes-off thnnel) is 5x shorter than TSA-Pre. Why? Because all Premiere flyers have TSA-Pre. The line agent warns me like I’m walking into danger—ma’am, I know. I like speed more than arch support.

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Wow. Just Wow. I sadly never got to see Prince perform live. On an X note, 🎸 Rock History 🎸 is my first $3/month subscription — a play from the Patreon game plan.

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Russ Hanneman (Tres Comma!) made his fortune by “putting radio on the Internet,” which is what I did with Spinner. His Silicon Valley character sold for $1B. I sold for $320M to AOL on my 27th birthday.

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Both my Wife & my Dad have had calls from supposedly Coinbase 🛡️ support reps that are extremely convincing. They start with your social, then address, your bank (these get your attention, yet are easily found on the web). Yet last night, the “support rep” knew the exact # of BTC

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This consumer is driving the best car manufactured in decades (yes, ChatGPT says so). I'm fine with protesting. Yet please set your car on fire or sell it. Don't ignorantly think anyone else on this earth could have built the car you are driving. Only Elon Musk

This consumer is driving the best car manufactured in decades (yes, ChatGPT says so). I'm fine with protesting. Yet please set your car on fire or sell it. Don't ignorantly think anyone else on this earth could have built the car you are driving. Only <a href="/elonmusk/">Elon Musk</a>
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It’s the 249th birthday of the United States. That seems worthy of a post. My 4th Trump post. On July 4th. As a reminder (Ha! Every friend knows this), I voted Trump — because I voted for the Bromance Ticket: Elon & Trump. We all knew that pairing two Type A execs had risk. But

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I’ve been sick to my stomach since the horrific killing of Charlie Kirk. Like many, I didn’t know how to process this, let alone write about it. I had never heard Charlie speak until after his death. The video of his assassination was shared with me—I watched it once, and will

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I totally agree! I never like to work with LA or NYC based lawyers — as they are trained to manage Assholes. I always choose Bay Area legal advice (when doing a tech deal!)

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Thank You Mayor! Bring Safety back to Market Street! (This Boulevard should be our Times Square — a safe & clean walk from the Castro to the Ferry Building)

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I definitely remember that time — Money was growing on Silicon Valley trees. Thankfully, we sold Spinner to AOL in June 1999. Many startup friends took the public path — and I initially second guessed that decision. Until April 2000 — and I knew selling before the crash was the

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One judge just triggered D’exit — the corporate version of a bank run. When Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick tore up the Tesla comp plan, she didn’t just smack Elon. She shattered the core promise that made Delaware the corporate home of America: predictability. Now?

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Who remembers that 1999 Bay Area 101 E-Trade billboard: “A penny saved is not a lot.” Well… yesterday, after 232 years, the U.S. finally struck its last penny — and the irony is brutal. Since 2006, Washington has spent more than 1¢ to make every 1¢, torching $1.3 BILLION

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Apple needs to buy some damn AI. Start with ElevenLabs! Other players will eventually catch up in audio—we all know that—but right now Apple/Siri is so embarrassingly behind it’s painful. It’s insane how bad it is. Apple: Time to open the checkbook! Wild fact: Apple’s