Nick Chirls

Selecting, sourcing, and servicing in that order. Why? Why? From a selection perspective, I think that I've 12 or 13 years of data now of hands played that I can go back to. And I think I've learned a thing or two there. And I also think I'm just more patient than 90% of VCs in the market. What's been your biggest miss, Nick?

Selecting, sourcing, and servicing in that order. Why? Why? From a selection perspective, I think that I've 12 or 13 years of data now of hands played that I can go back to. And I think I've learned a thing or two there. And I also think I'm just more patient than 90% of VCs in the market. What's been your biggest miss, Nick?

Right now, because they're so hot, I miss both Hugging Face and Runway at Pre-Seed, which is painful that both New York companies absolutely represent the thing I'm describing, which is they were building things before anyone actually cared. Great teams. To be fair on Hugging Face, it was like a very different business. I met them when they were a avatar app. So that one was a pivot.

Right now, because they're so hot, I miss both Hugging Face and Runway at Pre-Seed, which is painful that both New York companies absolutely represent the thing I'm describing, which is they were building things before anyone actually cared. Great teams. To be fair on Hugging Face, it was like a very different business. I met them when they were a avatar app. So that one was a pivot.

Right now, because they're so hot, I miss both Hugging Face and Runway at Pre-Seed, which is painful that both New York companies absolutely represent the thing I'm describing, which is they were building things before anyone actually cared. Great teams. To be fair on Hugging Face, it was like a very different business. I met them when they were a avatar app. So that one was a pivot.

Runway was also a little bit of a pivot. I mean, they were both sort of pivots, but they were poking around a market that was genuinely interesting. Like AI had been rapidly evolving even before LLMs. And those would have represented, I think, really interesting bets on how AI might evolve in the years to come.

Runway was also a little bit of a pivot. I mean, they were both sort of pivots, but they were poking around a market that was genuinely interesting. Like AI had been rapidly evolving even before LLMs. And those would have represented, I think, really interesting bets on how AI might evolve in the years to come.

Runway was also a little bit of a pivot. I mean, they were both sort of pivots, but they were poking around a market that was genuinely interesting. Like AI had been rapidly evolving even before LLMs. And those would have represented, I think, really interesting bets on how AI might evolve in the years to come.

Like, why do I hate banks so much? Why do you hate banks so much? There's actually a very, really personal story here. Yeah, go on. I grew up in New York City and my mother worked at an investment bank. She passed away actually when I was a teenager. And I think in many ways I went to go work at Lehman Brothers to feel closer to her. And ultimately what I walked away with

Like, why do I hate banks so much? Why do you hate banks so much? There's actually a very, really personal story here. Yeah, go on. I grew up in New York City and my mother worked at an investment bank. She passed away actually when I was a teenager. And I think in many ways I went to go work at Lehman Brothers to feel closer to her. And ultimately what I walked away with

Like, why do I hate banks so much? Why do you hate banks so much? There's actually a very, really personal story here. Yeah, go on. I grew up in New York City and my mother worked at an investment bank. She passed away actually when I was a teenager. And I think in many ways I went to go work at Lehman Brothers to feel closer to her. And ultimately what I walked away with

is I couldn't help but think that there was no possible way she wasn't mistreated or dehumanized over the course of her career at these places. And ultimately, I was obviously deeply disappointed. I went there to be closer to her and I actually came away feeling like in some ways we both must have been mistreated. And I think that has likely led to my 20-year revenge arc.

is I couldn't help but think that there was no possible way she wasn't mistreated or dehumanized over the course of her career at these places. And ultimately, I was obviously deeply disappointed. I went there to be closer to her and I actually came away feeling like in some ways we both must have been mistreated. And I think that has likely led to my 20-year revenge arc.

is I couldn't help but think that there was no possible way she wasn't mistreated or dehumanized over the course of her career at these places. And ultimately, I was obviously deeply disappointed. I went there to be closer to her and I actually came away feeling like in some ways we both must have been mistreated. And I think that has likely led to my 20-year revenge arc.

Now, against bankers and these big banking firms, because I think ultimately they do a disservice to the people working in these places.

Now, against bankers and these big banking firms, because I think ultimately they do a disservice to the people working in these places.

Now, against bankers and these big banking firms, because I think ultimately they do a disservice to the people working in these places.

Sorry I went a little dark for a few years there as I was sort of planning my new thing. But it's been so good to reconnect. And I'm so grateful that you offered me the opportunity to do this.

Sorry I went a little dark for a few years there as I was sort of planning my new thing. But it's been so good to reconnect. And I'm so grateful that you offered me the opportunity to do this.

Sorry I went a little dark for a few years there as I was sort of planning my new thing. But it's been so good to reconnect. And I'm so grateful that you offered me the opportunity to do this.