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Ann Bordetsky
@annbordetsky
Partnering technical founders & relentless pioneers | @factoryAI @elevenlabs @perplexity_AI @bluefish_AI @twelve_labs @rtp | Apps, Infra, Platforms, Frontier AI
San Francisco, CA
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Jan 6
    10 themes top of mind heading into 2026 The vibe is... world building in progress. Less sparkly research and more deploy, scale, execute on all fronts type of energy 🏗️ 1. Async, always-on agents 2. Personalization gets real 3. Consumer renaissance 4. AI wearables, this time
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    Oct 25, 2024
    criticizing is easy, building something people love is hard continue to be in awe of this team’s user obsession, focus and exceptional taste 🐐@AravSrinivas
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    Feb 28, 2020
    Just realized why VCs spend SOOO much time on Twitter. Not just for self promotion (there’s a lot of that, for sure) but for many it’s actually a lonely job (🤫 no one wants to admit it) and people need some friends and a water cooler. True or false?
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Jan 5, 2021
    What do you call someone who's really great at stitching together modular tools like Airtable + Notion + Zap + Slack + .... to build quasi-products? Not a PM. Not a Marketer. Not Ops per se. What are we calling it?
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    May 11, 2022
    I want Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations but for startups — dive into the messy inner world of a company, experience the wow-factor of whatever it has to offer, learn about the product and people… Keep it gritty and weird ✌️ Cc @karaswisher in case you’re into this idea
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Jan 17, 2021
    Damn, mayor @FrancisSuarez is doing an awesome job pitching his city on @joinClubhouse... No taxes Low cost of living Beach 70 degree winters Art Diversity International Short flight anywhere A+ (I’m not moving but still)
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Jan 18, 2020
    Are Venture Studios a thing? What are best examples? Big theme lately from friends w/ deep expertise in a specific field - they have unique insights, multiple startup ideas, but don’t want to go purely founder (pick just 1) or VC — What’s best model to unlock their potential?
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Mar 25, 2022
    Something very important happened in VC this year — not sure it’s gotten enough attention We normalized $1B+ women led and founded venture funds!!! Thanks to @kirstenagreen and @katie_haun, the bar has been raised higher and ripple effect is palpable…
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Apr 27, 2022
    The competitive game in VC has scared investors out of giving founders the critical feedback they need to hear, to be liked — I’ve never seen anything like it But Founders oughta know, the people who give it to you straight are the most valuable Seek out the honest brokers 👀
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Nov 21, 2023
    One thing that’s certain here… the OpenAI team will be bonded for LIFE after this experience moving through major crisis together breeds unity + social glue like no other this will be an unbelievably tight knit talent mafia in the years to come More than PayPal, Uber, FB,
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Apr 25, 2024
    it’s here! @rabbit_hmi
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Nov 23, 2021
    When we criticize women CEOs for being hard charging and not making EE's feel adequately cared for, what we're saying is we need women leaders to fulfill our stereotype of being caretakers and work moms It's the ultimate double bind, can be effective or admired but not both 🤨
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Jan 26, 2021
    1/ NEWS! 🧵 So last week was a REALLY good week in my world. We turned a new page as a country 🇺🇸, got our first female Vice President 💃🏾and with that awesome backdrop, I started off my new chapter too! I'm loving the parallel. 😁 nea.com/news/press-rel…
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    Ann Bordetsky
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    Jan 26, 2023
    Onwards!
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    NEA raises whopping $6.2 billion for a pair of new VC funds
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