Jay Powell
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Well, I mean, Cyan and I fought in the Clone Wars together. It was a long time ago. But she's a technologist, self-made individual, who then decided she would start writing small angel checks about 14 years ago. Literally the same year I did. And myself, Cyan, of all... She's done profoundly better than you. She's done incredible, yes, of course. We'll get into it.
Well, I mean, Cyan and I fought in the Clone Wars together. It was a long time ago. But she's a technologist, self-made individual, who then decided she would start writing small angel checks about 14 years ago. Literally the same year I did. And myself, Cyan, of all... She's done profoundly better than you. She's done incredible, yes, of course. We'll get into it.
And Cyan and I would, 14 years ago, I guess, we would meet startup companies together and host little events where we get together and take pitches. And we invested in a couple of companies together, and it worked out very nicely for everyone involved. Yeah.
And Cyan and I would, 14 years ago, I guess, we would meet startup companies together and host little events where we get together and take pitches. And we invested in a couple of companies together, and it worked out very nicely for everyone involved. Yeah.
I got to check my... Yeah, and I don't think you're allowed to say them.
I got to check my... Yeah, and I don't think you're allowed to say them.
Let me check my Google sheet here. I didn't know I invested in Uber. Let me check. I have to confirm that. Oh, yeah, I did. But at one of these events, I introduced Cyan to Uber.
Let me check my Google sheet here. I didn't know I invested in Uber. Let me check. I have to confirm that. Oh, yeah, I did. But at one of these events, I introduced Cyan to Uber.
Yeah, it's been a good run. It's been a good run. And also, I'll just add, a wonderful human being. And if you ever had the chance to hang out and talk for a couple of hours, Cyan would be one of those people that you'd put right at the top of the list.
Yeah, it's been a good run. It's been a good run. And also, I'll just add, a wonderful human being. And if you ever had the chance to hang out and talk for a couple of hours, Cyan would be one of those people that you'd put right at the top of the list.
Why did it hit you so deeply?
Why did it hit you so deeply?
I love it. Yeah. Well, it's true. Cyan was voted most humble in our angel investing group, and I was a close second. So I almost won most humble. More work to do being humble. I'm going to get you a t-shirt called the humblest. No, you have to borrow it from Chamath. He's had it for the last 10 years.
I love it. Yeah. Well, it's true. Cyan was voted most humble in our angel investing group, and I was a close second. So I almost won most humble. More work to do being humble. I'm going to get you a t-shirt called the humblest. No, you have to borrow it from Chamath. He's had it for the last 10 years.
What is it called?
What is it called?
We taped the NBC pilot for The Accelerator or The Incubator. So I had been approached and did a pilot for NBC called... the accelerator and they spent like a half million dollars on this and you guys came on and it came out great. And it was just going to, you know, follow me around angel investing.
We taped the NBC pilot for The Accelerator or The Incubator. So I had been approached and did a pilot for NBC called... the accelerator and they spent like a half million dollars on this and you guys came on and it came out great. And it was just going to, you know, follow me around angel investing.
Exactly. I don't know if I ever told you guys the story, but literally, they were figuring out where to put this and what time slot. They were like, we're going to do it in the summer because we're trying to get some summer programming going. That's what we're going to test up. And then Harvey Weinstein turns out to be an horrible monster and the whole thing gets canceled.
Exactly. I don't know if I ever told you guys the story, but literally, they were figuring out where to put this and what time slot. They were like, we're going to do it in the summer because we're trying to get some summer programming going. That's what we're going to test up. And then Harvey Weinstein turns out to be an horrible monster and the whole thing gets canceled.