Ali Partovi

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Sway: a plan to reimagine democracy I’m starting the most ambitious project of my life: a tech platform to reimagine democracy.

I’m starting the most ambitious project of my life: Sway, a tech platform to reimagine democracy.

I know you've probably got opinions on this – please give feedback and maybe join us!

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I love this. 😍

In venture investing, identifying great entrepreneurs early is the most critical step; @alip.bsky.social and Neo have nailed it. Equally important is how well they nurture and mentor young future-entrepreneurs, connecting them to opportunities. techcrunch.com/2025/04/27/f...

Great profile on Neo.

Neo Neo supports the next generation of tech leaders with the industry's best startup accelerator, recruiting platform, and diverse mentorship community.

These opportunities are available to everyone, regardless of background.

Anybody can apply at Neo.com.

Bluesky’s logo, a trusted verifier’s scalloped checkmark, and a standard verified blue check mark.

We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check.

In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.

This is a terrific profile of Bluesky and Jay Graber. 💙 Is it just me, or does the cover pic evoke The Matrix vibes?

What a wild coincidence that Jay's given name is Lantian, or Mandarin for "blue sky." 🤯

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

@jay.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team

Are you in NY next week?

Join me at the first commercial production of "Siblings"!

This moving play by 21yo Soli Partovi is an intense story about children growing up against the backdrop of a divorce.

Buy tickets now: SiblingsPlay.com. ❤️ I'll be at all 7 showings!

Thank you to Michael Truell (Cursor cofounder) -- we loved hosting you at the Neo office-warming party. 🤩❤️

The wait is over for thousands of software engineers!

Running a startup means learning to live with a certain background level of uncertainty all the time.

(From mentor session with Britton O'Daly of Treater, a Neo-backed startup).

I was 20yo the first time I hired someone older than myself. It was intimidating!

I shared my advice with 20yo Ron Nachum, CEO of Sapien, backed by Neo.

Last night I started making the pizza dough from scratch for hosting 25-30 Neo Scholars and founders this weekend. 🍕

Mentor session: how long should you wait before nudging a prospective customer to reply?

(With Gavin Lifrieri of Koi, a Neo-backed startup) #startups #vc

BOMBSHELL: "He first told Joint Chiefs of Staff about a lab leak in China in Oct 2019." 🤯

www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...

I loved visiting Penn today to speak with so many inspiring students interested in startups!

Thanks to Connor Ling and Neo Scholar Angela Zhang for hosting and interviewing me!

I can't wait till my next visit! 💙

YouTube video by Silicon Curtain Rose Wang - Bluesky Social Aims to Help Users Escape the Tyranny and Toxicity of Social Algorithms

Interesting interview by @siliconcurtain.bsky.social
#NAFO #Fellas #Bluesky

Where a Top Venture Capitalist Turns for Help and Inspiration Alfred Lin, the co-head of Sequoia’s venture business, leans on colleagues and the founders he’s backed to continue growing and learning.

Two of the people I admire most in one article. 🤩🤩🤩

@hadip.bsky.social and Alfred Lin.

www.wsj.com/tech/sequoia...

We loved hosting Sam Altman for an intimate gathering with Neo Scholars.

Thank you Alfred Lin for offering your home! ❤️

Mentor session: what to consider when bringing on a board member.

With Edward Ge of Aethero, backed by Neo #startups #vc

This electric mini-truck is the length of a Mini Cooper—but can carry as much as a bigger truck Telo's new EV can haul lumber or surfboards—and it starts at just $41,250.

TELO Trucks pre-orders are "EV-ailable"! 😂

www.fastcompany.com/91236969/thi...

Time to give @bluesky props. As I write this, there are 560 quotes and replies to the post below.

Of those only 4 call me names and give me shit. About 15 do the same towards Trump.

The remaining 541 are on topic and add value.

👏👏👏👏👏

Wow.

NEW video series: Watch short clips from my mentor sessions with Neo startup founders.

In this 44-sec episode, Lillie and I debate whether to pivot after her latest push had mixed results.

whiteboard with MUST: - 10k user signups - view post on web - app store - other pds federate - 3p labels/services etc

A whiteboard from our Jan 2023 team retreat where I wrote down our goals, and the top one was “10k user signups.”

We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.

Check out Neo-backed startups hitting #1 on the App Store both last week and this week.

Last week it was Kalshi. Both are Neo-backed startups.

Check it out: Bluesky is #1 on the App Store. 🔥🔥🔥

13M Users and Growing: Our investment in Bluesky's re-imagined social network Blockchain Capital invests in Bluesky’s Series A - Bluesky is revolutionizing the social media ecosystem by empowering users to curate their own feeds and take control of their data

We led Bluesky's $15M Series A 🦋

We’re excited to support @bsky.app in their mission to build an open foundation for the social internet and give power back to users.

More on our thesis ↓
www.blockchaincapital.com/blog/bluesky...