First Star Ventures @FirstStarVC
Pre-seed VC. Investing with conviction in visionary, technical founders inventing the future. #ML #AI #Climate #techbio @DrewVolpe @MITMillieLiu @teddypowday firststar.vc Boston, MA Joined September 2016-
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We are always looking for the best talent! Start your journey into the future of trucking today! bot.auto/career
The most important thing on the road is safety. When talking autonomous transportation there is one huge key to that: redundancy. Bot Auto's Director of Autonomy Safety Dean Degazio how our autonomous trucks have "multiple eyes" pulling in and making sense of data all at once.
Education and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do at Bot Auto. Connecting with Texas law enforcement and transportation officials is key! This week at the headquarters of the Texas Trucking Association in Austin, we brought together representatives from the…
Bot Auto is on the road with continuous validation of our Level 4 autonomous trucking fleet! Bart Teeter is our Director of Fleet and Operational Safety and he spent decades in public safety with the Texas Department of Public Safety. He knows Texas Highways. What's Next? Bot…
At Bot Auto we believe that the adoption of Cost Per Mile as a key measurement is the only path to profitability in the autonomous trucking industry. We are not alone. Check out this Boston Consulting Group White Paper on "Measuring What Matters". linkedin.com/posts/bcg-on-i…
Jellyfish AI Impact now supports @windsurf, a leader in AI-powered coding solutions. Through this robust integration, Jellyfish AI Impact allows joint customers to: 🤖 Measure Windsurf’s impact on overall developer productivity. 📈 Scale Windsurf adoption across the…
The biggest thing we want to achieve with Turso is an Open Contribution version of SQLite, where developers are welcome. I'm so happy that today we crossed 128 contributors. And because it's a nice power of 2, I interviewed @shourya742 , our 128th contributor! Read more 👇
Our roads are shared - and safety is shared too. Today we’re releasing our First Responder Guide, built with public safety officials to ensure clear, safe AV interaction with police, fire, and EMS. drive.google.com/file/d/1x3JzcL… #AVSafety #AutonomousVehicles #BotAuto #Transparency…
Why do people choose to work at Parallel Wireless? We asked our team what they value most about working here and these are the top three reasons they shared. Explore our open roles here: jobs.lever.co/parallelwirele… #Telco #Hiring #JoinUs #TechJobs #OpenRan #ParallelWireless
Nomial is now live on @katana chain! Crosschain solvers can now borrow liquidity directly from Nomial pools on Katana, enabling fast, cheap, and seamless onboarding into the Katana ecosystem. Katana is a DeFi-focused L2 built for liquidity efficiency and productivity, a perfect…
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FWIW, this is not my experience and not what I encourage our founders to do. When there's a great exit, at a minimum, employees should get accelerated vesting.
FWIW, this is not my experience and not what I encourage our founders to do. When there's a great exit, at a minimum, employees should get accelerated vesting.
Shout out by the NYT Wirecutter! Yes, deleting yourself from the web is HARD. Most people have to balance exposure and safety. Can't just disappear👻
Shout out by the NYT Wirecutter! Yes, deleting yourself from the web is HARD. Most people have to balance exposure and safety. Can't just disappear👻
“We are so confident in our foundations, that we are offering you $1,000 if you find any data corruption bugs”
“We are so confident in our foundations, that we are offering you $1,000 if you find any data corruption bugs”
"I have been using Jellyfish for a year and can honestly say that I have yet to find anything else that provides the same level of insight." – Peter Barber, EVP of Engineering at Relay Network. Read their full story here👇 ow.ly/rolz50W0e9P
LLMs forget everything. Vector DBs are complex. @mastra_ai + Turso lets you build AI agents that remember. Link in reply 👇
My shittiest interview ever. But one that might save your life. @ScottHickle tells me about why we should put a camera on our excrement. ++++++ Here's what ChatGPT says after watching the video: Just had the sh*ttiest interview of my life—and I mean that in the best way.…
What’s next for engineering teams in the AI era? Our 2025 roadmap is built to help leaders: ✅ Make sense of AI’s impact ✅ Cut through noise with smart alerts ✅ Plan with clarity See what’s ahead at Jellyfish ⬇️ ow.ly/m4eg50VZs3n
Throne turned @Scobleizer from a skeptic into a believer.
Throne turned @Scobleizer from a skeptic into a believer.
Zanskar’s proof of concept couldn’t have gone better. More geothermal power is on the grid as of today!! Joel + team shared some great details behind drilling a banger well. Maybe the best ever drilled, many are saying (actually). My favorite graphic:
Zanskar’s proof of concept couldn’t have gone better. More geothermal power is on the grid as of today!! Joel + team shared some great details behind drilling a banger well. Maybe the best ever drilled, many are saying (actually). My favorite graphic: https://t.co/24kvUb29FG

Teddy Blank @teddypowday
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Alex Iskold | 2048.vc @alexiskold
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Drew Volpe @drewvolpe
5K Followers 3K Following coder / founder / investor. Founder @FirstStarVC Interests: AI/ML, bio, climate, energy, Bitcoin, crypto, and coffee. @Harvard @MIT
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Darrel Frater ✝️ @DarrelFrater
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Aaron Slodov @aphysicist
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Mac The VC @MacConwell
99K Followers 40K Following Managing Partner @RareBreedVC | underrepresented founders | Hacker turned Hustler | Entrepreneur | Vampire | Former Gamer | @inside | @KauffmanFellows class #26
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Teddy Blank @teddypowday
6K Followers 995 Following Investing in deep tech/energy/hard computing @FirstStarVC. Skiing, surfing, sneakers, Boston sports. “AAANNYYTHIIIINNNGG IS POOOSSSIIBBLLEEE!!!!” - KG
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Darrel Frater ✝️ @DarrelFrater
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99K Followers 40K Following Managing Partner @RareBreedVC | underrepresented founders | Hacker turned Hustler | Entrepreneur | Vampire | Former Gamer | @inside | @KauffmanFellows class #26
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846 Followers 100 Following Join the top #desci and #openscience builders and experience the future of science In partnership with @orangedaoxyz & @descilabs
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