Serial venture capitalist and unapologetic futurist who backs bold, borderless ideas, from startups to Bitcoin. Founder of DFJ, Draper University, and Meet the Drapers, Tim mixes grand optimism with blunt takes that get people talking.
You back both candidates because why pick a single inauguration party when you can VIP-pass both? Tim treats politics like portfolio diversification, just hope the dividends come with better PR than your occasional hot takes.
Built a cross-generational venture platform (DFJ/Draper VC), launched Draper University and Meet the Drapers, and became an early, loud evangelist for Bitcoin, turning bold bets into influential platforms and a nearly 300k-strong audience on X.
To fund and accelerate transformational technologies and founders that reshape industries and expand individual freedom, whether through decentralization, education, or bold policy bets.
He believes in entrepreneurial freedom, low barriers to innovation, decentralization (especially crypto), market incentives for long-term value creation, and the power of bold, contrarian bets to move the world forward.
Big-picture thinker with deep capital and an enormous network; comfortable making provocative, attention-grabbing statements; proven track record founding VCs, a university for founders, and media that amplifies startups.
Can be polarizing and occasionally tactless on sensitive topics, which fuels backlash; a tendency to reduce complex issues to punchy one-liners that alienate some audiences.
Build structured content pillars: short video explainers on crypto and startup economics, regular founder highlight threads, and behind-the-scenes look at investments. Use Twitter Spaces/AMAs to convert skeptics, pin a recurring educational thread, engage selectively with high-value replies, and pair bold commentary with context so controversy drives curiosity instead of cancellations. Collaborate with founders and creators for cross-pollination and use short clips to drive followers to longer-form content off-platform.
Fun fact: Tim has publicly donated to and endorsed candidates from both major U.S. parties to stay close to decision-makers, and yes, he once declared âGold is deadâ while evangelizing Bitcoin.
I do not like the label @Bitcoin maximalist.
I'm an innovation maximalist.
Bitcoin is incredible. Itâs transparent, keeps perfect records, immutable, transparent, global, accepted everywhere and has a 63% market share in crypto.
One thing people donât focus on is that Bitcoin is a tool that allows for innovation.
Bitcoin is about investing in a great future where:
âą Artists get paid instantly for their work
âą Small businesses access global markets without banks
âą Creators own their audiences directly without having to pay platforms 30%
âą Innovation moves at the speed of code, not committees
Innovation/Progress is the goal.
I do not like the label @Bitcoin maximalist.
I'm an innovation maximalist.
Bitcoin is incredible. Itâs transparent, keeps perfect records, immutable, transparent, global, accepted everywhere and has a 63% market share in crypto.
One thing people donât focus on is that Bitcoin is a tool that allows for innovation.
Bitcoin is about investing in a great future where:
âą Artists get paid instantly for their work
âą Small businesses access global markets without banks
âą Creators own their audiences directly without having to pay platforms 30%
âą Innovation moves at the speed of code, not committees
Innovation/Progress is the goal.
Going live on @streamdraperTV with @a1lon9 to dive into decentralized media, internet capital markets, and the future of startup fundraising!
Weâll also be hearing live pitches from teams coming out of the @pumpfun Hackathon.
Tune in nowđ
I've backed some incredible founders over the years.
But watching my son @AdamDraper raise $87,654,321 for Boost VC's fourth fund?
That hits different.
VC is our family trade. It's what we do.
And Adam? He's not riding coattails.
He dropped out of UCLA. Built his own thing. Pivoted when it didn't work. Started @BoostVC from scratch.
13 years later:
- First two funds returning 2.15x and 4.35x DPI
- Portfolio includes @Coinbase and @Colossal Biosciences
- Averaging a deal a week with a 90% referral rate
- Seeded @RadiantNuclear in a 20-minute first meeting (they just closed $165M Series C)
Four generations now. From my grandfather William in 1959 to Adam today.
Adam was asked about nepotism. He said, âIt is not nepotism. If my dad was a farmer, I would be a farmer, maybe a better one.â That's a craft being refined and passed down through the generations. In addition to son Adam Draper, @JesseDraper runs @HalogenVC. @Billy_Draper runs Path Ventures.
The trade continues.
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Co-founder of Anduril and partner at Founders Fund, he shapes conversations on technology, national power, and where ambitious talent should live. His tweets land like briefing notes â blunt, directional, and unapologetically American.","purpose":"To build and fund technologies and organizations that shift the balance of power, protect national interests, and catalyze new industries â while steering talent and capital to where they have the most strategic impact.","beliefs":"Believes in American exceptionalism in tech and defense, meritocratic concentration of talent in a few power centers, bold decision-making over endless deliberation, and that building practical tools matters more than theory. Values directness, decisive action, and measurable outcomes.","facts":"Fun fact: his controversial thread declaring there are only four U.S. tier-1 cities drew over 3 million views â proof he doesn't just talk, he provokes. Profile highlights: Partner at Founders Fund; Co-founder of Anduril and Sol; ~46k followers and ~2.9k tweets â a loud, influential voice at the intersection of venture, defense, and culture.","strength":"Decisive, credible founder-investor with deep networks in tech and national security; clear, punchy messaging that commands attention; ability to move capital and talent to execute big bets.","weakness":"Tends to be polarizing and blunt, which can alienate potential allies; strong convictions sometimes read as dismissive of nuance; a preference for binary takes over subtle engagement can amplify controversy.","roast":"Buys the future of autonomous defense systems and then tweets like heâs handing out city rankings at a high school reunion â loud, confident, and still offended if you went to the wrong college.","win":"Co-founding Anduril and turning it into a leading defense-tech company that reframed how Silicon Valley builds for national security â a rare blend of startup speed and strategic impact.","recommendation":"Lean into short, high-value threads that mix technical insight, behind-the-scenes founder stories, and clear calls-to-action; pin a flagship thread explaining Andurilâs mission and investment thesis; host occasional X Spaces with policymakers and engineers to broaden credibility; use video clips from demos and site visits to turn attention into trust; and when you drop a contrarian take, follow it with a calm explainer thread so your signal converts followers into advocates rather than just sparks."},"created":1774578190036,"type":"the visionary","id":"traestephens"},{"user":{"id":"1023014000","name":"Toby Pohlen","description":"Sleeping. 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His feed mixes mission-level thinking about 'understanding the universe' with sharp, practical notes for builders.","purpose":"To build powerful AI tools that advance human understanding and to turn ambitious, universe-sized ideas into well-engineered, shipped products that actually help people learn and do more.","beliefs":"Believes in ruthless focus on execution, minimal internal politics, engineering rigor, and that AI should expand human knowledge rather than just automate tasks. Trusts shipping and feedback over endless discussion.","facts":"Bio literally says 'Sleeping.' â after three years and thousands of PRs Toby left xAI and is prioritizing sleep, reflection, and capturing lessons learned. RWTH alumnus, ex-Google DeepMind engineer, founding team @xAI, ~87.7k followers, ~895 tweets.","strength":"Exceptional at shipping complex engineering work, setting and defending a crisp mission, attracting top talent and attention, and distilling big ideas into pithy, high-impact tweets.","weakness":"Perfectionism and extreme focus can lead to burnout (hence the sleep subplot), occasional terseness that can alienate non-engineer audiences, and a tendency to prioritize code over community-building rituals.","roast":"Toby's bio reads 'Sleeping.' â the most honest product roadmap I've seen: feature backlog, sprint planning, and now finally shipping 8 hours of sleep. Don't worry â he'll ship the nap in v2.0 with better docs.","win":"Built and shipped at the founding team level of xAI, contributed thousands of PRs, helped shape an audacious mission ('understand the universe'), and converted that credibility into a ~87k-strong audience.","recommendation":"To grow on X, lean into short technical threads and 'lessons learned' posts from your thousand-PR journey (pin one). Mix one deep thread/week (design decisions, postmortems) with casual takes and hiring posts. Use behind-the-scenes clips or diagrams, host occasional Spaces/AMAs to convert passive followers to engaged fans, and retweet/quote key community replies to reward contributors â all while batching drafts so you can actually keep sleeping."},"created":1774578133787,"type":"the visionary","id":"tobyphln"},{"user":{"id":"14130366","name":"Sundar Pichai","description":"CEO, Google and Alphabet","followers_count":6103273,"friends_count":189,"statuses_count":2655,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1710036756731510784/FyfFgM-B_normal.jpg","screen_name":"sundarpichai","location":"","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]}}},"details":{"type":"The Visionary","description":"Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, is a calm, big-picture leader whose occasional posts pack enormous reach and resonance. He blends product-first thinking with personal touchesâcheering on Team India, celebrating space milestones, and noting global search trends. Quiet but impactful: when he speaks, millions listen.","purpose":"To steer technology toward useful, widely accessible innovationâbuilding products and platforms that empower billions, connect communities, and push the boundaries of what information and computing can do for humanity.","beliefs":"Believes in long-term product thinking, user-first design, inclusive global opportunity, collaboration across cultures and teams, and using technology as a force for positive societal impact.","facts":"Fun fact: With just ~2,655 tweets but 6.1M followers, his posts routinely generate huge engagementâproving he doesn't need to tweet often to break the internet. Top tweets show a mix of national pride (cricket, Chandrayaan3), celebration of milestones (FIFA search spikes), and warm holiday notes (Diwali).","strength":"Strategic vision, credibility, calm communicator, ability to unify engineers and public audiences, knack for turning big moments into simple, shareable messages that scale globally.","weakness":"Tends to be cautious and corporate in tone, tweets infrequently which limits sustained algorithmic reach, and can come across as reserved rather than personally relatable.","recommendation":"Post more regularly with a mix of short personal moments and concise thought-leadership threads. Use video clips or voice notes to add warmth, host occasional X Spaces with engineers or partners, pin a short thread outlining product vision, engage selectively in replies to humanize the feed, and tweet in timely moments (sports, science, launches) with local-language shoutouts to grow Indian and global audiences.","roast":"You have 6.1 million followers but tweet so rarely that when you do, it feels like spotting Halley's Cometâbeautiful, historic, and everyone takes a selfie with it. Try not to treat your feed like a company memo archive.","win":"Rising to CEO of Google and Alphabet and guiding products and platforms that touch billionsâplus presiding over moments when global search hit all-time records and celebrating landmark achievements like Chandrayaan-3 with a nation."},"created":1774577998981,"type":"the visionary","id":"sundarpichai"},{"user":{"id":"952921795316912133","name":"Stani.eth","description":"Founder & CEO @Aave","followers_count":294837,"friends_count":5610,"statuses_count":5717,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1980627311545253888/CG5sIYHu_normal.jpg","screen_name":"StaniKulechov","location":"","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"aave.com","expanded_url":"http://aave.com","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/MGMGcVnYQA"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Visionary","description":"Founder & CEO of Aave who builds permissionless rails for the next-generation internet and isn't afraid to call out bad policy. Data-driven, community-first, and always thinking several protocol-iterations ahead.","purpose":"To decentralize financial infrastructure and the social layer of the web, empowering users with resilient, permissionless systems that scale trustless interactions and human connection.","beliefs":"Believes in open, permissionless finance, transparency, and engineering-first solutions; trusts markets and on-chain data over opaque off-chain systems; favors user sovereignty but recognizes the need for smarter guardrails to protect users without sacrificing decentralization.","facts":"Fun fact: Stani.eth once pledged to return $600K in fees after a $50M swap produced extreme slippage; presides over Aaveâs $75B+ lending ecosystem which automatically liquidated $180M in collateral during a single stress test; 294,837 followers and 5,717 tweets.","strength":"Clear technical credibility, crisis leadership, strong community trust, and the ability to turn complex on-chain events into teachable, actionable narratives that rally developers and users.","weakness":"Tends to be bluntâwhich sparks intense debate and reply storms; can lean heavily on permissionless ideology even when UX guardrails are needed; occasionally invites regulatory heat by publicly challenging authorities.","roast":"You preach permissionless finance like itâs a religionâcharmingly heroic until someone swaps $50M and you have to play saint with a $600K IOU. Still, at least your refunds have better PR than most protocolsâ audits.","win":"Led Aave through a record stress test where the protocol automatically liquidated $180M of collateral in one hour with no human interventionâproof that the system works under pressure.","recommendation":"Grow on X by combining technical credibility with storytelling: tweet short data-driven threads and post-mortems (with charts) explaining on-chain events; host regular Twitter Spaces for AMAs and policy pushbacks; pin high-value explainers and roadmap threads; spotlight community projects and Lens integrations to expand the network; use polls and CTAs to turn followers into contributors rather than just spectators."},"created":1774577958472,"type":"the visionary","id":"stanikulechov"},{"user":{"id":"46238620","name":"Sergey Nazarov","description":"Co-founder of @Chainlink: industry-standard for creating the verifiable web and bringing the whole world onchain. 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Communicates a future where institutions, regulators and blockchains all interoperate securely.","purpose":"To architect the infrastructure that makes off-chain data trustworthy on-chain, accelerate institutional adoption of blockchain technology, and rewire legacy financial systems so global value flows become verifiable, programmable and interoperable.","beliefs":"Believes in secure, reliable oracle infrastructure, the power of standards to scale technology, collaboration between industry and regulators, and that the path to mass adoption runs through institutions and clear policy. Values long-term systemic thinking over short-term hype.","facts":"Fun fact: Sergey has ~185k followers but follows only 48 accounts â extremely selective curation. He mixes technical visions with moments of philosophy (he once tweeted a Pythagoras quote about self-mastery), and heâs publicly engaged at high-level policy events like the White House Crypto Summit.","strength":"Sees and designs long-term system-level solutions, has credibility with both builders and policymakers, strong network in industry and government, and an ability to translate complex infrastructure needs into strategic narratives.","weakness":"Big-picture focus can come across as aloof or detached from grassroots community concerns; visible alignment with political figures risks polarizing parts of his audience; sometimes relies on sweeping futurism instead of tactical, bite-sized engagement.","recommendation":"On X, double down on short, high-value thread series (e.g., 'Onchain 101' and 'Policy Minutes') that break big ideas into digestible steps; host regular Spaces with engineers + regulators after major events; pin a founder thread that explains Chainlinkâs concrete wins; use short explainer videos and visuals to increase shareability; engage replies strategically (answer questions, not noise) and collaborate with other crypto leaders to amplify reach while avoiding partisan framing that can fragment your audience.","roast":"Youâre trying to put the entire financial system onchain while following 48 people â impressive vetting skills, Sergey. Itâs like ordering world domination but asking for the guest list first.","win":"Co-founding Chainlink and elevating it into the de facto industry standard for verifiable on-chain data â plus visibly helping bring crypto conversations into rooms like the White House Crypto Summit."},"created":1774577781410,"type":"the visionary","id":"sergeynazarov"},{"user":{"id":"244647486","name":"Michael Saylor","description":"Bitcoin is https://t.co/KbbYe745r3 | $BTC Hodler | @Strategy Founder & Chairman | bio https://t.co/9Zlq0oHqyh | free education https://t.co/4L1s0iwzQ6 | $MSTR $STRC","followers_count":4961651,"friends_count":799,"statuses_count":7317,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1485632175932383235/8t0DGo6V_normal.jpg","screen_name":"saylor","location":"Miami Beach, FL","entities":{"description":{"urls":[{"display_url":"Hope.com","expanded_url":"http://Hope.com","indices":[11,34],"url":"https://t.co/KbbYe745r3"},{"display_url":"michael.com","expanded_url":"http://michael.com","indices":[86,109],"url":"https://t.co/9Zlq0oHqyh"},{"display_url":"saylor.org","expanded_url":"http://saylor.org","indices":[127,150],"url":"https://t.co/4L1s0iwzQ6"}]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"strategy.com","expanded_url":"https://strategy.com","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/jJRaLehNkH"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Visionary","description":"A relentless Bitcoin evangelist and founder-chairman who turns corporate strategy into a crypto crusade. 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Famous for poetic lines like calling Bitcoin a 'swarm of cyber hornets' â yes, he really said that.","strength":"Unshakable conviction and clarity of message, institutional credibility as a public-company CEO, ability to move markets and attract massive attention, and a huge built-in audience for distribution and education.","weakness":"Tunnel-vision maximalism can be polarizing and alienate skeptics, messaging sometimes drifts into lofty metaphors that confuse newcomers, and heavy public concentration of BTC creates single-point risk that critics love to debate.","roast":"If conviction were calories he'd be a six-course meal â Michael will HODL you into next week and tweet a 12-step manifesto on why your savings are atheists without BTC.","win":"Turned MicroStrategy into a high-profile corporate Bitcoin treasury â publicly announcing the acquisition of 111,000 BTC and refusing to sell, making his firm a poster child for corporate crypto allocation.","recommendation":"Keep delivering the high-level vision but add more bite-sized, repeatable hooks: thread series that break down one Bitcoin concept per week, short explainer videos and charts for nontechnical audiences, regular X Spaces AMAs to humanize the message, and meme-friendly posts to widen reach. Pin clear educational threads, collaborate with other thought leaders and devs for cross-pollination, and use data-driven updates (timelines, treasury dashboards) to retain institutional trust while onboarding curious newcomers."},"created":1774577744345,"type":"the visionary","id":"saylor"},{"user":{"id":"394480074","name":"Robert Leshner","description":"CEO @superstateinc, Investor @robotventures, prev founded Compound; ardent capitalist; tweets are typically satire","followers_count":249672,"friends_count":1572,"statuses_count":8328,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1852061812578996224/LVXRgVJs_normal.jpg","screen_name":"rleshner","location":"New York","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"superstate.co","expanded_url":"https://superstate.co/","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/DtXdWAjlcK"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Visionary","description":"A DeFi pioneer and serial builder who turns big ideas about transparent, autonomous finance into working products and loud, witty takes. Robert blends startup chops (founder of Compound) with investor instincts and a satirical social voice that keeps followers entertained and provoked. Heâs as comfortable launching protocols as he is roasting regulators from the stage of X.","purpose":"To redesign financial infrastructure so capital flows with less opacity and more autonomy â empowering users to trust code over gatekeepers and accelerating the tokenization of real-world assets.","beliefs":"Believes in free markets, radical transparency, and technology-first solutions to systemic trust problems; skeptical of centralized gatekeepers, hostile regulatory overreach, and legal cultures that stifle innovation; optimistic that crypto and AI can meaningfully improve people's lives when deployed responsibly.","facts":"Fun fact: his tweets are typically satirical, he founded Compound, now runs Superstate and invests at Robot Ventures, and he reaches roughly 249,672 followers across 8,328 tweets â which means his jokes hit lots of inboxes.","strength":"Credibility born from real product success, clear subject-matter expertise in DeFi, a sharp, memorable voice, and a strong network of founders and investors that amplifies reach and deal flow.","weakness":"Satire and snappy takes can be polarizing or misread, sometimes alienating regulators, incumbents, or cautious users; strong opinions occasionally invite heated replies that distract from substantive messaging.","recommendation":"Double down on high-value threads that unpack a single idea (protocol mechanics, token economics, or regulation) followed by a punchy satirical TL;DR to keep tone. Host regular X Spaces with founders, regulators, and skeptics to humanize debates and capture clips for short-form video. Pin evergreen explainers, use polls to prompt interaction, collaborate with other crypto influencers for cross-pollination, and occasionally run subscriber-only deep dives or AMAs to monetize authority while preserving open, viral content.","roast":"He tweets like a DeFi Socratic seminar run by a stand-up comic â convinced that opaque banks are the problem while quietly whispering to his own smart contract that âautonomyâ also means âplease validate my edge-case.â","win":"Founded Compound â a landmark DeFi protocol that helped define decentralized lending and token economics, turning an experimental idea into mainstream industry infrastructure."},"created":1774577635809,"type":"the visionary","id":"rleshner"},{"user":{"id":"941748610244530176","name":"RJ Scaringe","description":"Founder & CEO of @Rivian. Working to keep the world adventurous forever.","followers_count":118042,"friends_count":41,"statuses_count":530,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1983991340112474112/K1SvDP2x_normal.jpg","screen_name":"RJScaringe","location":"","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"rivian.com","expanded_url":"http://rivian.com","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/IMb2jipteL"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Visionary","description":"Founder & CEO of Rivian on a mission to âkeep the world adventurous foreverâ by building bold electric vehicles and scalable autonomy. RJ blends big-picture ambition with headline-making partnerships and product reveals, all delivered with a touch of founder-level charm. He tweets major milestones and occasional human moments that rally a passionate community.","purpose":"To redefine transportation so people can explore with less friction and more sustainabilityâbuilding the hardware, software, and partnerships that make adventure accessible at scale and steering the auto industry toward a cleaner, adventurous future.","beliefs":"Believes in mission-driven engineering, collaborative scaling through bold partnerships, safety-first autonomy, community-powered demand, and that great products create movementsânot just customers. Values transparency on progress, relentless iteration, and designing for real-world adventure.","facts":"Fun facts: announced Rivianâs 100,000th vehicle production; collected 68,000 R2 reservations in under 24 hours; inked a JV with Volkswagen and a strategic deal with Uber (up to $1.25B + 50,000 robotaxis); has ~118K followers while following only 41 people and has tweeted ~530 times.","strength":"Visionary product and platform thinking, strong partnership-building (VW, Uber), an ability to create viral product moments and reservations, compelling mission-driven messaging, and credibility on both hardware and software fronts.","weakness":"Big ambitions invite intense scrutinyâtiming and execution gaps can frustrate followers; founder-forward messaging can feel corporate at times; low social engagement habits (follows few, relatively infrequent conversational replies) miss opportunities to deepen community bonds.","roast":"RJ treats every product launch like a summit meeting of the futureâthrilling to watch, mildly terrifying if you were counting on a delivery date. Also follows only 41 people, which is either supreme focus or the worldâs chicest blocklist.","win":"Turning tens of thousands of reservations into momentum and locking strategic global scale through partnerships with Volkswagen and Uberâtransforming Rivian from startup wonder to a platform player with real-world deployment plans.","recommendation":"Lean into storytelling: post short behind-the-scenes videos and technical threads that translate complex autonomy wins into everyday impact; amplify customer/adventure content to humanize the brand; host regular X Spaces or AMAs after big announcements; reply more to high-value fans and critics to build trust; pin milestone threads (reservations, production, safety metrics) and use partner co-posts to tap broader audiences. Consistent, candid updates + visual adventure content will convert casual viewers into loyal community members."},"created":1774577620269,"type":"the visionary","id":"rjscaringe"},{"user":{"id":"10078","name":"Reid Hoffman","description":"Co-Founder, LinkedIn. Investor. MSFT Board Member. Building an LLM to discover cures for cancer: @manas_co. 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Proud American who mixes moral clarity with Silicon Valley scale.","purpose":"To accelerate human flourishing by connecting people, capital, and technologyâusing platform-scale solutions and deep networks to solve societyâs hardest problems (health, justice, and the architecture of opportunity).","beliefs":"Believes in the power of networks, entrepreneurship, and evidence-driven technology to create outsized social impact; values transparency, accountability, and civic responsibility; trusts that ambitious technical projects (like LLMs for medicine) should be harnessed for public good.","facts":"Fun fact: Heâs actively building an LLM to discover cures for cancer with @manas_co â and he proudly labels himself a 'Proud American' in his bio.","strength":"Massive network and credibility, exceptional pattern-recognition for where technology and markets intersect, investor instincts, Board-level experience, and the ability to amplify ideas to millions.","weakness":"Can be polarizing and blunt on public platforms, occasionally mixes moral critique with insider maneuvering (which invites heated debate), and risks being spread thin across many high-stakes projects.","roast":"Reid will politely explain the ethics of your startup, introduce you to the investor whoâll fund it, and then quietly register the domain for your exitâbecause why settle for changing the world when you can monetize the moral high ground too?","win":"Co-founded LinkedIn and helped scale it into a platform-defining company (culminating in a major Microsoft acquisition), then parlayed that credibility into an influential investing and board careerânow applying that momentum to accelerating cures for cancer.","recommendation":"On X, double down on serialized storytelling: publish concise multi-tweet threads that break complex LLM/cancer work into human stories and milestones, pin a clear explainer on @manas_co progress, host regular Spaces with scientists and founders, post short video updates from lab/boardroom, engage thoughtfully in replies to convert debate into dialogue, and use your network for curated amplifications (guest threads, co-hosted AMAs) to broaden reach without sacrificing credibility."},"created":1774577552069,"type":"the visionary","id":"reidhoffman"},{"user":{"id":"13479","name":"Matt Mullenweg","description":"I can think. I can wait. I can fast.","followers_count":169275,"friends_count":4031,"statuses_count":22556,"profile_image_url_https":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1998201848008679424/OGHs2IoF_normal.png","screen_name":"photomatt","location":"The Future","entities":{"description":{"urls":[]},"url":{"urls":[{"display_url":"ma.tt/about","expanded_url":"https://ma.tt/about","indices":[0,23],"url":"https://t.co/Rza2AAxUBV"}]}}},"details":{"type":"The Visionary","description":"A calm, long-game builder of the open web who blends product craft with principled advocacy. Patient and strategic â he launches platforms, defends user freedom, and still finds time to recruit engineers with a single tweet. His feed mixes product wins, developer calls-to-action, and witty takes on internet culture.","purpose":"To democratize publishing and keep the web open and interoperable â building tools and communities so anyone can own their voice and data rather than be trapped in walled gardens.","beliefs":"Open source, decentralization, and long-term thinking are non-negotiable; communities and interoperable platforms beat closed ecosystems; patience, clarity, and engineering craftsmanship create durable products that empower others.","facts":"Fun fact: his pithy bio â \"I can think. I can wait. I can fast.\" â is basically a three-step product strategy. He has ~169k followers, ~22.5k tweets, and his tweets about the open web and WordPress regularly earn thousands of likes and hundreds of retweets (one plea for a Silicon Valley revival scored ~301k views).","strength":"Big-picture vision paired with technical credibility and community leadership; excellent at turning ideals into widely used products; high influence and the ability to rally engineers and users alike.","weakness":"Can come across as idealistic or blunt in public debates; deep principles sometimes clash with pragmatic business realities, and the devotion to long-term bets can slow rapid, opportunistic moves.","roast":"You built a platform that powers millions of sites and literally argues for the open web, yet you still beg Netflix for a Silicon Valley reboot â clearly the only thing you haven't disrupted is peak TV nostalgia.","win":"Creating WordPress and leading it into a platform that enabled millions of people and businesses to publish and own their content â a foundational win for the open internet.","recommendation":"Turn big ideas into snackable threads and short video explainers that show wins and how-tos; pin an evergreen thread about the open web and recent victories; host regular AMAs/Spaces to recruit and energize devs; repurpose long posts into multi-tweet stories with clear CTAs to drive signups and contributions; and engage top repliers to amplify reach."},"created":1774577324353,"type":"the visionary","id":"photomatt"}],"activities":{"nreplies":[],"nbookmarks":[],"nretweets":[],"nlikes":[],"nviews":[]},"interactions":null}},"settings":{},"session":null,"routeProps":{"/creators/:username":{}}}
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