Jon Lai @Tocelot
GP @a16z @speedrun 🌱 | former PM @RiotGames @TencentGames | dark souls fan & dad to 3 zerglings jonlai.co San Francisco, CA Joined September 2008-
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🚨big news: i’m officially a scout for a16z @speedrun that means I’m on the lookout for bold, ambitious founders building the next global companies. if you're building a company or know anyone who is, and interested in @speedrun , feel free to DM me!
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A16Z SPEEDRUN 2026 UPDATE: I think most people secretly know if they’re founders or not. Some of you can never be happy working inside a giant company, writing docs, in endless meetings. Deep down, you know you’re supposed to build. we're opening up a16z speedrun today! We are…
just wrapped an amazing week in Israel - huge thank you to the @speedrun alumni, founders, and investors who hosted us! a few takeaways: - entrepreneurship is in the water - despite the times, almost every person i met was optimistic, future-looking, and wanted to build new…
Best meal in Tel Aviv was at Hakosem Key learning this trip: skip the fancy restaurants and grab the street falafel!
Jon Lai retweeted
✨ STARLIGHT RE:VOLVER IS AVAILABLE TO PLAY NOW ✨ Starlight Re:Volver is officially out in Early Access 💫 SEE YOU DIVERS IN NIM!
Wrapped an amazing Israel founders dinner in Tel Aviv with @tkexpress11 @DigitalPAB @NVoitenkov & more The level of talent here is unreal 🔥
Just touched down in Israel! Flew over Jerusalem on the approach - beautiful country
Jon Lai retweeted
the @nijijourney team now has some unprecedented resources to make anime real hiring researchers & engineers of all kinds, please reach out!
the @nijijourney team now has some unprecedented resources to make anime real hiring researchers & engineers of all kinds, please reach out!
Jon Lai retweeted
📢 We’re hiring at @speedrun! We’re looking for someone to own and expand our global investor ecosystem. This is a role that blends network-building, program design, and data-driven strategy all in one. You'll be working with me, @ndrewlee, @andrewchen, @DigitalPAB,…
“Today, AI is the new computer. A probabilistic rather than deterministic computer… and when you have a new type of computer you can solve problems you couldn’t solve before” @bhorowitz and @andrewchen comparing the current AI super cycle to the Internet cycle @speedrun
Excited for the future of AI-native accounting! automated data ingestion, reconciliation, posting led by agentic systems. Massive opportunity, amazing team - and best of all they’re hiring!
Excited for the future of AI-native accounting! automated data ingestion, reconciliation, posting led by agentic systems. Massive opportunity, amazing team - and best of all they’re hiring!
most founders underestimate the number of investors they need to pitch in order to successfully fundraise, as well as how to manage their time while fundraising 📆 let's say you're raising a seed round - an (anecdotal) rule of thumb is that seed firms promote the top 10% of…
i've seen a few start-up founders panic at the sight of a well-funded competitor launching into their space. but the counter-intuitive thing is - more competition is good for you! here's why 1) competition validates the market - many other (presumably) smart hard working people…
We’re excited to visit Israel soon to talk a16z @speedrun and meet early-stage startups & investors in one of the great tech ecosystems! Let us know if you’ll be in town 🙌
We’re excited to visit Israel soon to talk a16z @speedrun and meet early-stage startups & investors in one of the great tech ecosystems! Let us know if you’ll be in town 🙌
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