Brian Breslin @brianbreslin Twitter profile

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 months

@ChrisJBakke How about the people who wait 20 minutes in line to save $3 on their gas fill up at the same costco?

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Brian Breslin

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4 months

@SpiritofPines I feel ya. My wife’s dad said all he wanted before he died was a grandson. He has seen our son 3x in 2.5 years, says he doesn’t want to leave his vegetable garden unattended.

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Brian Breslin

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3 years

Woah, just saw Miami startups raised over $425M in vc funding in the last 5 weeks. That used to be more than our annual total. #miamitech @refreshmiami

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Brian Breslin

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1 year

Imagine 17 years of paying into Florida Pre-paid college tuition, only to find out your kid can't study what they want due to the governor's fear of free speech? Then having to pay out-of-state tuition fees for safety reasons? SMH what a disgrace

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Desantis today says if students want to study “niche majors” they can go to schools like Berkeley, but FL colleges are now going to solely focus on “the basics.”

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Brian Breslin

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2 months

@shervin Had he not been prosecuted for his crimes it would be more representative of a banana republic

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Brian Breslin

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2 years

@justindross Pied piper obviously.

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Brian Breslin

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1 year

@Camp4 There is another component to all this which is a healthy ecosystem needs to have a mix of affordability options. I can afford to live in my city, but the teachers at my local school can't. How can a city survive if the people who make a city run, can't live there?

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

7 months

@ramit My parents financial advisor was the only person who could convince my boomer parents to not keep everything in cash. He paid for his cost 10x over in the last 2 years.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Had a founder from Silicon Valley dm me about coming to Miami to raise VC funds for his startup. NEVER did I think Miami would be a destination for folks to come to raise money in. #miamitech @MiamiTechPod

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

6 months

I don't think local elected officials in Miami understand the widespread economic catastrophe that is being caused by our traffic sh*tshow. I had a DREAM the other night I lived in another state where my commute was 10 minutes. People are going to leave Miami over this.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 months

@typesfast Honestly you’ll probably kill fewer people doing it this way. Americans are not good at getting out of the way of trains (see: Brightline Florida)

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 months

@realEstateTrent My wife’s single female friends who are 38-41 professionals say the guys you’re referring to only want 25-30 year olds. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

If any locals feel this way, please let me know. I didn’t invest 15 years of my life building a community so that anyone here gets left behind. So raise your hand. We are ALL in this together. Dale!

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Curious how many new to Miami investors will end up spending more on bottle service than on startups this year?

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

11 months

@terronk @anothercohen Most of the guys using that app have a zero body count too.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

1 month

@thesamparr Get @goodr they are great for running as they don’t slip and are polarized. If you’ve got a wide head they sell wide versions too.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

I think I've heard about roughly 5k NEW tech jobs being announced in Miami in the last 3 months. If they get filled, that's a sizeable boost to local GDP. #miamitech

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 months

@BomilcarBarca @SpiritofPines yeah, these are the same people that didn't want a dog when you were growing up.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 months

@markt_in_az @SpiritofPines isn't it easier to move 2 people than 3+ with little kids and all the accoutrements they have. + the olds are retired.

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Brian Breslin

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1 year

@johnbuilds This is so annoying I told two non technical people to move their domains there

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Been quite a blur these last two months, but wouldn’t want to have been on this adventure with anyone other than @jujubean305 bringing our son Bowen Roy into the world. —

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

If you're trying to raise money for your Miami/SFL startup or looking to invest in early-stage startups @JaredSchwitzke & I are launching @dealflowmiami this week. First issue goes out Friday. Dm us to get added to the list.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Thank you to @marceloclaure for coming and dropping some knowledge on our students today at @TheLaunchPad at @univmiami

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

@JohnAllenBain @GuyDealership Wasn’t the reason they sold a ton because they weigh over 6000lbs and qualify for section 179 deduction? My volvo xc90 plug-in qualified for that weight based deduction

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

1 year

@adamislucky @chrisxmunn @nathanbaugh27 I am starting to think this is why AI gets so much stuff wrong if this is its training data…

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

8 months

Who are the most interesting people in tech in Miami? Don't care if they are the founder of a company or just have a cool back story. I want to talk to more of these people on the @MiamiTechPod

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

@mlipsitch What's the "notable cost" ?

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 years

I feel like I’ve spent more time on Twitter following the #miamitech discussion in the last two weeks than at any time in the last 12+ years of being on Twitter.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 years

Miami's tech ecosystem is unique in that most of the startup orgs are led by amazing women: @claudiaduran71 @anapauglez @Lauragestefani @melmedina305 @MelissaKrinzman @MichelleAbbs @MariaDerchi @RebeccaDanta @rsm @FeleciaHatcher give them all a follow. #miamitech 1/X

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

@JaredSchwitzke Don’t forget their classic thread: “What I learned navigating the last recession when I was in middle school.”

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 months

@RockYou7777 @markt_in_az @SpiritofPines yeah totally get that. IF they weren't traveling to see friends and driving HOURS to save $5 on some stupid thing they don't need.🤷‍♂️

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

It’s starting to look a lot like Miami harvest season. #Mango

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Zoom has anchored us now on zero travel time to attend a meeting, so the idea of driving 45 minutes to get to a meeting makes the "cost" of attending even more challenging.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

So when @wework shuts down a location, they don’t even sell off the furniture, they just leave it there. Can we organize a garage sale for the two closed miami locations?

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

@hi_rankin Wtf is wrong with these dudes? Like would they ever speak that way to someone in person ? I swear these clowns were raised by wolves or something. Keep crushing it.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

Can someone explain how @JoeCarolloNow is still a commissioner after evidence of his abusing his power has come out and is no longer just rumors? #miamipolitics

Former Miami city manager testifies that the city was 'targeting' certain Little Havana businesses

In an explosive newly released court document, a former City of Miami manager testified under oath that he witnessed first-hand that City of Miami commissioner Joe Carollo was “targeting” code...

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 years

One unexpected side effect of more VCs flowing into Miami is more people likely to start a venture backed business because they think it’s now easier to raise the required $. I find myself considering starting something new, thinking no better time than present. #miamitech

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

I wish breakfast tacos were more of a thing in miami.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 years

I keep seeing New Yorkers and Bay Area folks moving to miami on Twitter. If any of you need recommendations on how to integrate into our #miamitech community here please reach out. Cc / @rmoas @bunsen @refreshmiami

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

If you’re coming to miami for @MiamiHackWeek please get vaxxed before you get here. It’s free, readily available, and last thing you want is to ruin yours or other peoples hack week by getting sick.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

9 months

Miami being named one of the 31 Tech Hubs by the Biden Administration is a big deal. The work @MayorDaniella & team are doing to drive this will create a ton of opportunities for federal dollars to support local programs & initiatives. more @refreshmiami

Federal government designates South Florida as one of 31 Tech Hubs, with focus on climate - Refresh...

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refreshmiami.com

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

8 years

Understanding why startups fail will help you succeed in yours. Great tips from @comcastbusiness #ad

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

@MayorDaniella @refreshmiami Happy to be of service Madam Mayor

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

If anyone is moving to miami to work in tech and looking for a house to buy, my house is on the market. Hmu #miamitech

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Brian Breslin

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3 months

@TooMuchMe Byproduct of living in a righteous bubble where you have no diversity of people you interact with regularly.

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Brian Breslin

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2 months

Coming Soon.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

8 years

See how Milkhouse is using @comcastbusiness wifi solutions to grow their biz. #ad

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 months

@NoRiskNoParty @bdsummerfield This “woke” administration is subsidizing the us manufacturing industry to replace these cranes. Will take years to build up the man power and factories. I would probably spend $50 million getting a local company to write new software for these Chinese cranes.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

1 year

Now that gpt and other AI tools can ingest larger character limits. Can we spin up a non-partisan transparency foundation that ingests all these bills and digests who is getting what and how much money is going where? A simplified laymen’s interface to govt could be possible.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

8 years

Tons of great resources for small business owners are free on @comcastbusiness website. #ad

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

So almost 9% of the entire batch is here in Miami? Let's do a local demo day at the new FF office in June.

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3 years

the highest geographic density of YC founders in the current batch is Miami... not the bay area... there are 25 YC founders in a single condo building... so please, tell me more about how only the old and rich are moving there

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 years

Who wants to chip in with me to buy the billboards all over Miami's urban core?

Nathan Barry

@nathanbarry

4 years

On Monday I wanted to help fight the racism & police brutality systemic in our country, but felt that another social media post would be inadequate. 36 hours later 2 Black Lives Matter billboards went up in Boise with more on the way. Here’s what I learned in the process:

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Brian Breslin

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3 years

I’ll repeat this for the millionth time: if you want to bring more women back into the workforce and boost the economy fund universal health care and pre-k child care. This shortage of available workers is not due to unemployment benefits.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

1 year

I need to find a league in miami for 40+ year olds to play soccer where everyone has bad knees/backs and no one would even consider slide tackling. Heck if some people are drinking booze during the games, even better.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Been seeing a lot of pitches/pitch decks lately. So much of what makes one effective or not is understanding the lingo. It's important to not overcomplicate stuff, and not treat it like it's a school contest. Concise telling of your story is key. Problem>Opportunity>Solution>ROI

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

5 years

@TraceeDash @SarahMPottratz @terrill Full swell bottle of wine is the way to go

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

Super impressed by the job @GianniDalerta & team did putting together @MiamiNFTweek . Thousands of people here to kick off #miamitechmonth

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Can we get a local team of tech-savvy folks to buy the @MiamiHerald and just replace all their CMS and membership system? Instantly would grow revenue by 25%.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 years

Say hi to the newest member of the Breslin Kim household “Teddy Rose” who we adopted today. —

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

This is incredible for the Miami community. FIU graduates more Hispanic students than any other University in the country.

Matt Haggman

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3 years

It's amazing how MacKenzie Scott continues to transform philanthropy. And even better to see @FIU be a recipient of this transformative giving.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 years

This is incredible news for #miamitech and big congrats to @bunsen of @QuikNode and Lumu for being the first tor raise from this fund.

Refresh Miami

@refreshmiami

4 years

#MiamiTech News: BOOM! SoftBank launching $100M fund to invest in Miami startups -

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

8 months

@thesamparr I used a google map and am 41, same same right? 🫠

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

Folks if you’re an employer and you get a reputation for ghosting candidates, your pipeline of applicants will dry up fast. Do better. I’ve been hearing too many reports of this in #miamitech ecosystem.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

1 month

@EzhmaarSul @GraduatedBen Wasn’t the former guy just playing golf every other day? That probably helped the white house function more than hindered it in hindsight

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

11 months

@StevenLoi @pitdesi @eric_young_1 My guess is their definition and yours of affordable are off by a zero.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Looking for beta testers for our new @refreshmiami site. Let me know if you want to help us identify some bugs before it goes live.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

@davidrgoldberg I look forward to seeing the before/after photos of the weird whales kid redecorating the place.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

I started this org 15 years ago with the idea that there were other startup geeks like me in my hometown. 13k+ people later, you’ve all shown me how a community can thrive. Please donate so we can build towards the next 15 years of #miamitech

Refresh Miami

@refreshmiami

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Early giving has begun! If you ❤️ the work we do to support & grow the #MiamiTech community, please make a donation and help spread the word - #GiveMiamiDay

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Latest #MiamiTech News: UM students win $100K prize from Elon Musk’s carbon-removal competition

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Can't wait to see if we can blow all previous #giveMiamiday records out of the water with the new influx of folks in the tech sector here now. How do we get this on their radar @rflipsey @MiamiFoundation ?

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Is anyone setting up a remote hacker house in miami for yc summer 21? An intrepid local real estate developer looking for tech deal flow should do this. Cc @zebulgar

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

How many folks are coming to Miami for @beondeck this coming week? Raise your hands so everyone can find you. cc @rabois #MiamiTech

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

1 year

Is the air fryer just this generation's George foreman grill?

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

9 times out of 10, your startup would be just fine with plain vanilla python, ruby, or php as it’s code base. Founders need to stop worrying about using the latest trendy tech stack and just ship.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Getting the itch to start a new company in 2022. What should I build?

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Downside of going back to in person meetings: factoring travel time in. The only positive of zoom is you can do back to back meetings easier.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

5 months

@mhp_guy Isn’t the move to order catering so you don’t have to wait 4 hours?

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Is it just me or does it feel like Miami is STILL on spring break mode? Still seeing people driving slingshots like idiots, dancing in intersections, etc.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

I would venture to guess there are well over 1500+ open high-skilled jobs for people in tech in miami right now, and likely 10x that for other roles in those companies. #miamitech @refreshmiami

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Fascinating panel tonight discussing the future of miami and the economic impacts of #climatechange at the first #climatetech miami event.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

Are you early stage & fundraising and in Florida? DM @dealflowmiami for inclusion in an upcoming @dealflowmiami newsletter. Hundreds of investors from all over the globe.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

1 year

@arjunsethi @Bfaviero @soren_iverson Imagine your face being at fart level for a transcontinental flight

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

If you want to protect Florida from the kind of awful discriminatory anti-female legislation passing in Texas now, contact your local state senators and reps and voice your displeasure.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

@Nightpwner @GuyDealership An old acquaintance of mine used to disconnect his odometer somehow on his leased car, drive it for like 50k miles and return it claiming 15k miles. Made me never trust an off lease car if miles seem too low.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

10 months

@pabloecarvallo @FracSlap Leaving MIA airport the taxis are the best option. Takes 20 min to get an Uber to find you

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

I can't wait for people to stop publishing ridiculously long twitter threads and go back to blogging/proper longform content. Maybe cap yourselves at 3-4 tweet long threads? Just saw a 20+ long one. 🙄🙄🙄

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 years

I think we need to spend $100-250b on a Marshall style plan for Central America and the US to build an alternate supply chain for the US to wean itself from China dependence. Investing in latam would improve safety, migration, healthcare, and more for entire region.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

Happy 4 year anniversary to my partner in crime @jujubean305 cheers to many more! —

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

2 years

No one else has dedicated more time to supporting the miami tech community and women in tech over the last 7 years. Proud of you @MariaDerchi

Maria Derchi Russo

@MariaDerchi

2 years

Humbled to be included in @OceanDriveMag Women of Influence issue alongside such phenomenal and accomplished women making an impact on Miami. Thank you ladies for all you do for this city. @AWilkisWilson

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1 year

@Jason What moderate Republican Party are you looking at? Desantis & trump are trying to out-radicalize each other. There is no fiscal conservative small gov Republican Party anymore.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

5 months

There is an interesting generational shift going on in Miami’s old school Cuban bakeries. You can tell the kids are taking over and updating their interiors, adding online ordering, and expanding to multiple locations.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

😎 this is the type of energy we’ve been building towards for 15 years. #miamitech @refreshmiami

Channing Pear 🇺🇸

@channingpear

3 years

“Build Miami” is truly an infectious idea. It seems like every week a new tech meetup gets spawned. One week it’s founders, another deep tech, another SWE, another DS, ML/AI, etc. All it takes is announcing it, sharing on Twitter/Telegram/WhatsApp and soon you have 50+ members

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Brian Breslin

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1 year

@girdley This is a smart move. Also who cares what the outrage culture people think about how you spend $1600/month. Those same people would be horrified by hiring a cleaning person too. That probably nets out to not much more than a normal family of 4 spends on groceries.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

This dark pattern of not showing me a price anywhere and insisting on "try for free" and then showing 7-day free trial, yet still not showing pricing absolutely needs to die. #startups #badux

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

It genuinely feels like we are at a similar stage to Silicon Valley circa 2009 here in Miami now. Genuine enthusiasm towards building new stuff, feeling like new tech can be built, openness to help each other grow. A big piece is web3 opening up new lanes. #miamitech #wagmi

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

10 months

@bmahonthatsit @pabloecarvallo @FracSlap Wait your name is “masks are child abuse” but then you don’t want to breathe noxious stuff coming out of other people?? 🤔🤔🤔

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

3 years

I finally got to meet THE Livio. #miamitech

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

4 months

@ramit Did his brain just recently go to mush? Or has it always been this way and there were just fewer outlets for him to get exposed before when he got his first wave of popularity.

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Brian Breslin

@brianbreslin

1 year

I wonder how many people know that there already is a train that goes from Miami to Orlando? @amtrak has service (it takes 5+ hours), but it goes from Hialeah to Orlando. Next to a tri-rail and metrorail station. cc @GoBrightline

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Brian Breslin

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3 years

We've got a few exciting guests coming up on the @MiamiTechPod but need your help in finding sponsors to keep the pod going. Which local companies want to support the fastest-growing podcast about #miamitech ? @reeftechnology @eightsleep @swaguphq 😉

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