Hot off the presses 🔥 This data has literally changed people's lives in VC: Every single year I've shared it. 💰 2022 VC Salary Survey Results 💰 $3 billion+ in AUM repped 500+ responses Let's go!!!! 👇🏻🧵 (yup, a thread)

Today we're announcing our debut $55 million fund dedicated to the creative act of building companies. Read Nick's founding letter at asylum.vc. And read the full story from erin griffith at The New York Times: nytimes.com/2024/09/05/tec…

Today I'm launching asylumventures, a new venture firm dedicated to the creative act of building companies. Asylum's first $55 million fund is an embodiment of my belief that founders are artists, not assets:

Big week for small funds.

Let’s be honest, most venture podcasts are fricking hollow. This one has more bangers than a Taylor Swift Eras tour. ⚠️ Why venture is now just a Ponzi scheme 🏦 Why VCs have been reduced to bankers 🗑️ How the big funds kill startups My 7 lessons from Nicholas Chirls 👇

When was the last time a VC launched a brand that actually got your attention? I brought my guy Nicholas Chirls on the newsletter to talk about how he & his partners (Jon Wu mackenzie regent) went about building asylumventures from first principles. From his early days at Betaworks to

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I’m so excited to share that I’ve moved to NYC to join asylumventures, a new venture firm dedicated to founders who just can’t help but create lola.substack.com/p/asylum

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If you’re a European or European-adjacent (?) techie (?) in NYC, drop me a line and I’ll send you an invite to the happy hours we’re hosting in the asylum (Williamsburg)

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if i text you this just know you’re cooked

We're hosting a demo night / happy hour at the Asylum. If you're a hacker, painter, startup artist, come hang with us March 4th: lu.ma/f2bfltzx

We're thinking about creating a 3-6 month residency at asylumventures for folks in-between things to explore and create new things. What features should we consider? Who should we talk to that would be interested this spring / summer? cc Jon Wu Lola Wajskop mackenzie regent

The factory is producing NOAT right now. Bunch of new flavours. Good things come to those who wait.

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🎉 Some very exciting news: Clay has been acquired by Automattic! Clay will live on as a standalone product and continue to grow—with our entire team remaining at the helm, more resources, and broader reach. Automattic is the parent company of WordPress (which powers

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