Huge thanks to HBCUvc for recognizing me as an Emerging Leader in Venture Capital. Great to see some of my peers highlighted on the list too such as JeanClaude, @VPinVC, Maya Matthews! blog.hbcu.vc/hbcuvcs-2021-e…

Truly an incredible summary. Highly recommend.

Super interesting tool I came across this week: NocoDB : a free open source #Airtable alternative. Turns any #MySQL, #Postgres, #SQLite, #MSSQL into a collaborative spreadsheet. github.com/nocodb/nocodb

What’s interesting about this is that the automated SW solutions that stand apart from their competition all have a human-in-the-loop solution, and on commercial flights, autopilot does most of the work, but pilots (the human in the loop) are necessary. Coincidence?...I think not

Exciting! Use this link to register for the upcoming NSBW Learning Lab Workshop, where Nikolai Spence, Josiane Ishimwe and I will be talking about all things venture. #intelcapital

#NikolaiSpence, Maya Matthews and myself as getting together to discuss venture capital, entrepreneurship, and startups. Join us by registering for the upcoming #NSBE Learning Lab Workshop below! #intelcapital #iamIntel

We ask potential Kleiner Perkins Fellows "What impact do you want to have?" Getting the chills because, after 11 years, the KP Fellows are doing exactly what they set out to do. They're changing the 🌏 Apply 👇

Love this thread. I can’t even imagine how many cold emails I’ve sent to former strangers who became my boss, my mentor, my friend, etc. One cold email really can change your life.

Hot take: Everyone is wrong about the Metaverse. here's my 3 part theory..

Such sad news. I met Tyson at the GV office in SF in 2018, and he was just the pinnacle of “excellence” in every meaning of the word. The first black VC I met external to Intel, and one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met. Praying for his family, friends and colleagues ❤️

Honestly just stunned by these Ghibli-style SF images generated by Stable Diffusion

Welcome 7 VC firms into the Alphabet family as recipients of the previously announced $100 million commitment to invest in Black founders and funders: Black Tech Nation Ventures @concreterosevc Share Ventures @CollideCap Serena Ventures Heirloom Capital Partners Zeal Capital Partners goo.gle/3RLXcVp

The candor in these kinds of threads gives me hope 🥹

Anyone know someone who knows someone who will be at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas? Trying to meet any B2B Fintech companies and investors esp. in fraud / ID verification, Fintech data infra, AI/ML dev platforms, etc. 👀 #money2020 Money20/20 #fintech

Not sure why I’m up at 5a on a Sunday — but this is a hilarious headline. 😂

i actually had an awesome time at this event last night, makes me sad we don’t have more of these in LA! 😭

Hate to be one of those “Long SF” people but I can’t deny I had a super awesome day tuning into the #OctoAI launch from a coworking space in SF. This city is truly buzzing with builders 24/7. No better place to host the launch event tonight OctoAI techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/techcrunch…

Here are 8 trends we shared with LPs that we are seeing in this market 1) Down rounds: ~20% of VC investments are down rounds 2) Bridge rounds: ~40% of Series A & B are bridge rounds 3) Round velocity: Time between rounds has increased to 24+ months across stages 4) Lower