CTO @freestylevc βž• Expert in Residence @firstround βž• Operating Partner @ Virta Ventures βž• CTO Coach

San Francisco, CA
Joined September 2007
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At @freestylevc, we invest $1.5M+ in seed capital in each of our companies and as of today we will also invest directly in our founder's mental health. We want our founders to have the support we never had as founders. It's time! medium.com/@joshmedia/for-th…
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Freestyle is totally underwater BUT in this case it's just the visual theme of our brand, spanking new site. Please explore our new vibe and more importantly our stunning portfolio companies. You might even decide to pitch us your ideas, if we're lucky. freestyle.vc
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Just for fun, which of these four companies in the diabetes digital health space will be the largest five years from now?
41%Virta Health
23%Omada Health
24%Livongo
12%One Drop
1,023 votes β€’ Final results
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Congratulations to @virtahealth for being #4 on the 2018 Tech Companies to Watch List wsj.com/graphics/tech-compan… via @WSJGraphics
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Gotta run to clinic, but these 1 year @virtahealth results are spectacular. 80+% of group still in program at 1 year. That is remarkable even if non-randomized. And these results are unseen in any previous intervention save bariatric surgery link.springer.com/article/10…
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Top10 Co's using Artificial Intelligence to change the world @TeslaMotors @facebook @Google and @virtahealth - disruptordaily.com/top-10-ar…
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The average #digitalhealth deal size this year is the largest on record at $18.7M. Dive into the details: bit.ly/2u59bTu
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Continually impressed by @virtahealthβ€”congrats on being named a top new startup by @businessinsider! #proudinvestor read.bi/2tCO0Y9
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Forty hour workweeks are a relic of the Industrial Age. Knowledge workers function like athletes - train and sprint, then rest and reassess.
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Virta is thrilled to be featured in @newsweek's cover story, and even more excited for our patients who are reversing their #type2diabetes! xitter.cf/Newsweek/status/867374…
How artificial intelligence is going to cure America's sick health care system. Read this week's cover story. bit.ly/2rzMIAc
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A decentralized, blockchain-based Twitter would be a permanent bastion for free speech and human freedom.
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Tried handling this on my own for the past month, but now Whiskey and I need to ask for your help. tw.gofund.me/whiskey-tango-f… via @gofundme
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The @samiinkinen @virtahealth Mission Impossible that will redefine medical management of insulin-resistance related conditions after 2017. xitter.cf/DietDoctor1/status/861…
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.@virtahealth's mission? Reverse T2 diabetes in 100MM people by 2025. Founder & CEO @samiinkinen joins our podcast vnrk.co/2pmeX3H
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"Impact" is one of our core values @virtahealth ... this is what it can look like: xitter.cf/virtahealth/status/855…
Here's one example of what impact looks like - the average A1c improvement is life-changing for many patients. blog.virtahealth.com/from-in…
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Applications for our ninth batch are now open. What are you waiting for? Apply today! highway1.io/apply
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1) Over 3 years ago, sent tweet below. Having invested in OpenTable, Zillow, Grubhub, Uber, we felt same opportunity existed in healthcare. xitter.cf/bgurley/status/4217260…
100% convinced US healthcare market is really messed up & that means opportunity, 17% of GDP data.worldbank.org/indicator… [email protected]
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Here's the White House Easter party with Mad World as the soundtrack 😡😭😡
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