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{"id":999278401121849300,"conversation_id":"999278401121849344","created_at":1527081511000,"date":"2018-05-23","time":"13:18:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"There’s something odd going on in UK seed venture market - third person I talk to telling me there’s too little “pre-metrics” capital to go around as many move upstream - yet large funds complain the series A market is overfished 🤔","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":6,"likes_count":49,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/999278401121849344","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":989048619876732900,"conversation_id":"989048619876732928","created_at":1524642541000,"date":"2018-04-25","time":"07:49:01","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"CoinBeach - no extradition islands for those who ran away with their ICO proceeds.  IG selfies a must.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":7,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/989048619876732928","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":987827375911120900,"conversation_id":"987827375911120896","created_at":1524351374000,"date":"2018-04-21","time":"22:56:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Much of the advice about VC and startups belongs in the category of (a) I’m working hard to post my 5-a-day and / or (b) award candidate for *this month’s least surprising insight / research* 👍","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":20,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/987827375911120896","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":986924281878675500,"conversation_id":"986924281878675456","created_at":1524136059000,"date":"2018-04-19","time":"11:07:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"OH blanket statement from a credible early BTC investor - “ICO’s are a complete fraud but they demonstrate strong appetite from entrepreneurs for alternatives modes of funding”.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":10,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/986924281878675456","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":981568423066062800,"conversation_id":"981565855854219264","created_at":1522859123000,"date":"2018-04-04","time":"16:25:23","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"7/ oh and did I mention blockchain :-). Anyway - market indexing “moonshots” is pretty much the opposite of “conviction investing”.   Another good concept we’ll soon be relegating to the cemetery of overused VC memes 🧟‍♂️","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":1,"likes_count":9,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/981568423066062849","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":977448834870710300,"conversation_id":"977448834870710272","created_at":1521876937000,"date":"2018-03-24","time":"07:35:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Family of Austin bomber and their whole paranoid homeschooling collective may want to do some soul searching right now.  They are clearly not a terrorist organisation ... yet they are clearly producing militants.  I know they won’t - they’ll send prayers 👍","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":3,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/977448834870710272","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":976936533742760000,"conversation_id":"976936533742759936","created_at":1521754794000,"date":"2018-03-22","time":"21:39:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Verdict - very impressed by #ef9 cohort - diverse industries, credible founders.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":2,"likes_count":17,"hashtags":["#ef9"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/976936533742759936","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":976845410688995300,"conversation_id":"976845410688995330","created_at":1521733069000,"date":"2018-03-22","time":"15:37:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Irony lost  - “Employee X at company insurance Y would *kill* to automate their work” 🤔 - Mimica wants to automate all repetitive jobs by watching humans work - #ef9","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":3,"hashtags":["#ef9"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/976845410688995330","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":976817610426904600,"conversation_id":"976817610426904576","created_at":1521726441000,"date":"2018-03-22","time":"13:47:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Pet peeve - VC websites that ask you to upload your deck to their site “to get into CRM so someone will get back to you”.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":12,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/976817610426904576","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":976458789967843300,"conversation_id":"975518113981747200","created_at":1521640891000,"date":"2018-03-21","time":"14:01:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"Hacked voter rolls would be a totally different ballgame for sure.  Let’s see!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":0,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":0,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/976458789967843328","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":975521617894957000,"conversation_id":"975518113981747200","created_at":1521417452000,"date":"2018-03-18","time":"23:57:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"9/ ... but every citizen makes choices when using these services.  These choices have now been well exposed and no one can claim ignorance.  Up to each of us to decide what to do about it.  We can vote with our clicks.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":10,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/975521617894957057","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":975521195507572700,"conversation_id":"975518113981747200","created_at":1521417351000,"date":"2018-03-18","time":"23:55:51","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"8/ way too easy to point the finger at Zuck or whoever else and pretend that suddenly they are evil.  They just design to optimise usage, engagement and monetisation.  It’s neither moral or immoral.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":7,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/975521195507572736","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":975520885795950600,"conversation_id":"975518113981747200","created_at":1521417278000,"date":"2018-03-18","time":"23:54:38","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"7/ so let’s get off our pedestals and start asking the real questions - how much data are YOU willing to give to benefit from entirely free services? And are Ok with the consequences...","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":9,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/975520885795950592","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":975520581197205500,"conversation_id":"975518113981747200","created_at":1521417205000,"date":"2018-03-18","time":"23:53:25","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"6/ from everything I read - Cambridge Analytics did some pretty mainstream harvesting and targeting.  The words data breach and theft smack of exaggeration.  The whole industry works like that.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":3,"likes_count":9,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/975520581197205505","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":975519866882003000,"conversation_id":"975518113981747200","created_at":1521417035000,"date":"2018-03-18","time":"23:50:35","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"5/ When Obama was elected, everyone applauded social fundraising.  Next wave : targeting, native content, personalisation.  These guys did it best.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":4,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/975519866882002947","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":975519700338782200,"conversation_id":"975518113981747200","created_at":1521416995000,"date":"2018-03-18","time":"23:49:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":7386292,"username":"fdestin","name":"Fred Destin","place":"","tweet":"4/ so now we somehow are appalled because this was used politically ?  People fill in profiles willingly, give away their data and feed the beast...","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":0,"likes_count":6,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/fdestin/status/975519700338782208","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"7386292","username":"fdestin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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