David J Phillips

@davj

Founder & CEO @fondocom – accounting & tax on autopilot for 2,000+ startups. Angel: Flexport, LiquidDeath, Rippling, 100+. Host: @thestartpod

San Francisco, CA

Born May 6

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David J Phillips
@davj
Jan 8
Starting a startup completely changed the trajectory of my life Before: – 22 years old – $100k in debt – Skinny-fat – Hacker house After: – 25 years old – $350k in debt – Just fat – Homeless Here’s what I did after:
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David J Phillips
@davj
Aug 30
15 largest VC firms in the Bay Area: 1. Andreessen Horowitz (@a16z) - ~$90B 2. Sequoia Capital (@sequoia) - ~$56B 3. Lightspeed (@lightspeedvp) - ~$40B 4. Accel (@Accel) - ~$20-26B 5. Bessemer Venture Partners (@BessemerVP) - ~$20B 6. Khosla Ventures (@khoslaventures) - ~$17B 7.
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David J Phillips
@davj
Aug 29
Founders listening to 3 separate podcasts (Acquired, David Senra, All-in) at 4.5x speed while managing 73 separate agents each working on 15 separate story items, all while holding all-hands and taking the baby for a walk
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David J Phillips
@davj
Aug 28
12 largest venture capital firms in NYC: 1. Insight Partners (@insightpartners) - ~$90B 2. Tiger Global Management - ~$58B 3. Coatue Management (@coatuemgmt) - ~$50B+ 4. Thrive Capital (@JoshuaKushner) - ~$25-37B 5. OrbiMed - ~$20B 6. Deerfield Management - ~$19B 7. Lux Capital
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David J Phillips
@davj
Aug 27
POV you legally changed your name to Anthropic Secondaries and now desperate triple-layer SPVs are sending you checks to get exposure
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