I have never used Swift and never written a Mac app but ChatGPT somehow got me to a working real-time monitor of my house energy usage in ~90 minutes. Mind-blowing experience.
Mike Vernal
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Mike Vernal
@mvernal
Investor + Engineer @ @Conviction
- I got into my @lyft this morning and making small talk said “big day for Lyft!” My driver responded “Nah, Monday through Thursday are much busier. It’s slow enough that I might go home.”
- I’m joining @saranormous, @pranavreddy and the team at @conviction! The past two years have been the best. I’ve enjoyed the freedom to travel with my family and (assistant) coach my son’s Little League teams, all while continuing to try to help some of the founders and companies
- Pro tip: Never use a cumulative graph in a pitch deck. You destroy your credibility. It's the data-equivalent of using Comic Sans.
- Today brings both wonderful but also bittersweet news – @OpenAI has announced its intent to acquire @statsig. @vijayeraji will become the CTO of OpenAI applications, reuniting with @fidjissimo. 1/
- On the heels of raising our third Scout Seed fund, we wanted to share @sequoia’s approach to seed investing. It’s never too early to come talk with us! medium.com/@mvernal/sequo…
- TIL: "A large-scale playroll engine to process payroll on a global scale ... likely cannot actually be built without significant advances in ..." *checks notes* "... quantum computing."
Replying to @maxclarkWait, WTF? Deel is claiming you need quantum computers to run payroll... - The market you serve is arguably the most important factor for an early-stage startup. We've found that many product-oriented founders struggle with framing it. We wanted to share one way to think about a market and the "Market Size" slide.
- One of the most badass things I have witnessed is the Rippling team rallying to navigate the SVB crises a week ago. First, the team completed a heroic transition from SVB to JPMC for funds flow in less than 24 hours. 1/
- This week we (@Sequoia) announced Seed Fund V and the return of our seed-stage catalyst, Arc. There are so many opportunities for innovation right now. Here are a few of the things I'm most excited about. 1/
- Today, we are excited to share that Sequoia Capital Global Equities and Global Growth have led the Series C in @Rippling. 1/
- Very excited to partner with @ivanhzhao, @akothari and the team at @NotionHQ! Notion has become a global phenomenon and is on its way to becoming the operating system for work across teams and enterprises. 1/
