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Social•Feb 18, 2026
Entrepreneurial Mindset Now Essential for Venture Capital Success
Thrive just announced a new $10B fund. “[early on] a very prominent endowment passed on Thrive because they thought I was too much of an entrepreneur.” — @JoshuaKushner via @patrick_oshag’s pod I’m biased but believe an entrepreneurial mindset is increasingly important in VC.
By Ryan Hoover
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Seeking Weird Consumer Startups—DM Me Your Demo
I'd love to invest in more founders building something weird in consumer. If that's you, shoot me a demo or link to the product. My DMs are open. :)
By Ryan Hoover
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Early‑stage Funds Demand Belief in Future Exponential Growth
I like this trend line. To invest in an early-stage fund you have to believe the outcomes will be much larger in the next decade than they were in the prior. via @daveclark85 https://t.co/p6Njk2pxW0
By Ryan Hoover
Social•Feb 11, 2026
YC Still Accepts Late Applications After Deadline
Stumbled across this snap from 2014 in my camera roll. Founders, YC’s deadline just passed but they accept late applications. https://t.co/wp6gokGBi5
By Ryan Hoover
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Investors See AI as New Core Platform Layer
Pavel (@pavelprata) mapped predictions from 132 investors. Common themes: 1. Autonomous AI as the Next Platform Layer 2. AI Infrastructure 3. AI Meets the Real World 4. Rebuilding Payments for an AI-Native Economy 5. AI Economics & Pricing https://t.co/0jsLI8PbFk
By Ryan Hoover
Social•Feb 4, 2026
Seeking Founders Using AI Sales Agents for Collaboration
Any founders using AI sales agents creatively? Would love to connect you with a founder we backed to trade notes. DMs open. https://t.co/oPpD4IzGfC
By Ryan Hoover
Social•Jan 19, 2026
Find Investor Followers on X, DM, Get Funded
Introducing Fast Round. We built a tool to help founders fundraise. How it works: • Enter your X username • See which investors follow you • Send a DM • Get $$$ But seriously, I hope it's useful. If you want to give the beta a try, the...
By Ryan Hoover