Any country that can’t manufacture its own drones will be a vassal state.

Being "well-connected" is a major impact factor for VC Fund's venture returns. DM me for tomorrow's Norwest's VC partner breakfast in Menlo where we expect around 50 VC partners. Or want to join us next quarter in SF, LA, NYC, Chicago or Austin. pitchbook.com/news/articles/…

Great seeing the Norwest team and our VC tribe in Menlo, the first quarterly P2P breakfast down the peninsula. Thanks Dror Nahumi for making this happen and the insights on #israelitech

🚨 What separates the VCs who survive from those who thrive across market cycles? Matt McIlwain has been doing just that for 25 years—navigating the dot-com bust, the rise of cloud, and now the AI revolution. As Managing Director at Madrona, he’s backed giants like

Great idea Josh Kopelman a ChatGPT cartoon about Alpha Partners: chatgpt.com/share/67ff2336…

⏳ What’s the one skill that sets enduring investors apart? Matt McIlwain from Madrona shares his top life lesson from 25 years in VC: “Time arbitrage.” Taking the long-term view, even when everything feels uncertain, is how great investors and founders win. 🎧 In this

Remember when Yale was worried about students wearing sombreros or whatever for Halloween?

If backing operators it helps to have been one. Great pod with Eric Engineer of S3 Ventures.

The May Alpha Insider is here! 🚨 We’ve unveiled our new website, how Lime helped turn London into a cycling city, new #DrivingAlpha podcast episodes, upcoming events & more. Read the latest here: alphapartners.com/newsletters/th…

Kicking off #NYTechWeek right! Huge thanks to Greycroft for hosting this morning’s NYC #Partner2Partner Breakfast—great energy & conversations within the VC ecosystem. Ian Sigalow Steve Brotman Brian Smiga

🚀 On this episode of #DrivingAlpha, Manish Patel shares how his accidental path into VC turned into a passion for building. We dive deep into: 🔹 His journey from rural Kentucky → Google → founding Nava Ventures 🔹 How Nava wins at Series A with a high-conviction,

Alpha Partners How lucky are we? ... to work with such great founders and the pioneer VCs who backed them early. David Weisburd 🚀 Capital Factory ⚙️ x.com/alphaptrs/stat…

Grit. Love it.

Funny. In Europe you have pro-Iran demonstrations without a single Iranian in them and anti-Iran demonstrations composed almost entirely of Iranians.

Epic. Thanks for sharing youtu.be/cFIlta1GkiE?si… Gary Tan Elon Musk

Your unusual interests aren't distractions. They're your edge. Build what you desperately want that hasn't been built yet, and that's the stuff that other people will want too. Steve Jobs never thought of work and play as separate— and that made all the difference.

If Musk wants to balance the budget, he should work on getting 7 more states to pass a resolution for a balanced budget amendment. I map out how Elon Musk could help pass a balanced budget amendment for much less money than starting a third party natpop.substack.com/p/a-better-alt…