You really never forget the people who bet on you early.
Kristina Simmons
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Kristina Simmons
@ksimm
Never a boring day. Founder and Managing Partner @overwatervc 👩💻 Previously @khoslaventures, @a16z @lululemon.
- Some personal news: after 3.5 years, today is my last day @khoslaventures. I’d like to say thank you to Vinod Khosla for taking a chance on me, truly. While I've learned enough to fill a library, here are just a few lessons from @vkhosla:
- Living in Palo Alto > SF.
- I’m excited to officially announce @OverwaterVC's Fund I, created to help founders turn breakthrough tech that better the health of people and the planet into scalable businesses that people love. overwater.vc overwater.vc
- A while back, @jessicakmathews and I were chatting about the importance of values and ethics in the diligence process, and today, our discussion made it to @FortuneMagazine's Term Sheet! bit.ly/41mhCJz
- "The two studies advance the idea that gut microbes play a role in turning the immune system against nerve cells"
- Thanks @alexrkonrad @forbes for telling the founding story @overwatervc, introducing some of our first portfolio companies, and sharing a bit about what's next! forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…
- Cashier: "Who are these flowers for?" Me: "Just me." Cashier: "Why?" Me: "Why not?"
- I really like reading S-1s. Just saying.
- Great post! Lessons In Hyper-Growth From The Man Who Scaled Engineering At Dropbox And Facebook fastcompany.com/3029699/hyper-… via @drewhouston
