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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

Thanks @recode for publishing my views on this milestone #bitcoin #btc #cryptocurrency

Recode

@Recode

7 years

Bitcoin is at $10K — and that’s just the beginning of how it will revolutionize money

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

What a great kickoff to #crypto week. Thanks ⁦ @FrancisSuarez ⁩ ⁦⁦ @saif305 ⁩ for hosting lunch #miamitech

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

@AmyChanta When we moved to the US I had so much trouble picking up English that the teachers told my parents that we should only speak English at home. I stopped being able to speak Gujarati, which was my first language, can still understand it but can’t speak it anymore. 1976 rural NJ.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

Thanks to SEC commissioner ⁦ @HesterPeirce ⁩ for coming by our ⁦ @_CryptoConnect_ ⁩ event in Miami. We’re lucky to have her candor and leadership

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

1 year

@basic1_basic @TheTennisLetter How is that disrespectful when Shelton’s same reaction was celebrated?

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

1 year

This is fifty-one. No filters other than my own, refined over many years and only getting better. Feeling incredibly blessed 😍

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

9 years

Inspiring evening at #GEMS gala. Stopping trafficking of girls in #NYC & providing them new opps. @Sia was amazing. http://t.co/zmssFEx6Ym

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

India 1982. Prelude to my Vespa. The original sneakers with midi dress thing. My dad is converting slides to digital during the quarantine so you may see more

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

#Bitcoin corrected 30% tonight before heading back up. Media headlines talking of "crash". Perspective - this was the fifth 30% correction this year.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

2 years

First day of #fifty walking the streets of #NYC , feel great! 🥰

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

gm. What a beautiful day start my 49th year, and spend the day with the two people who gave me life. Filled with gratitude 🙏🏽🥰🎉🥳

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

9 years

Hear me talk on VC, diversity, globalization, immigration, #NYC =>Behind the Investment #womeninvest #femalefounders

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

An incredible weekend with #blockchain female leaders at the #FPVWomen 1st Annual Summit @futurepvc

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

9 years

"It is ridiculous to assume that 85% of women have personality problems and that only 2% of men do"

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

Nice to be back in the Grove to have a #cafecito with @francissuarez and reminisce about the North American Bitcoin Conference in #miami #btc

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

8 years

Honored to make this list with so many mentors and friends: Fintech’s Most Powerful Dealmakers of 2016 via @iimag

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

1 year

Loved being on a panel with these powerhouse VCs in #crypto ⁦ @_MinTeo ⁩ ⁦ @VanessaGrellet_ ⁩ ⁦ @MariaShen ⁩ #shefisummit ⁦ @She__Fi ⁩ ⁦ @EthCC ⁩

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

Such a great @Wharton #MiamiTech event last night with @francissuarez in attendance - loved the energy in the room and met lots of fantastic fellow alums. Miami is booming!

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

Little known fact....thank you @francissuarez for your dedication to inclusive innovation and inclusive growth in Miami

Mayor Francis Suarez

@FrancisSuarez

4 years

As the first US city with a female founder, Julia Tuttle, Miami is proud to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay . Miami understands the values of equality, justice, and democracy for all.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Finished book #4 over the past week. The views don’t hurt! #economics #crypto #bitcoin

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

Thanks for the wonderful welcome @francissuarez ! Look forward to expanding the @futurepvc team in #miami and growing the #crypto #bitcoin #blockchain #fintech sectors here

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Thanks to @Microsoft @TerezaN for the recognition. So thrilled to see how far the #blockchain tech world has come since I started @futurepvc in 2013! #womeninblockchain @CollectiveFtr

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

So great to see two @futurepvc portfolio companies mentioned for bringing more equal access and connectivity to emerging markets @blockstream @BitPesa

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@jalak

6 years

A #diwali surprise... winning the woman in #fintech award in #Lisboa , truly honored and inspired to make a difference

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

“10 years from now everyone will be using #crypto , even you” - @TimDraper to @Nouriel at #WEF2019 #Davos

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

What a ride it’s been from our initial seed investment in 2014, congrats to the team! raised a $120M strategic growth round led by macro investors | by Peter Smith | @blockchain | Feb, 2021 #btc #crypto #fintech

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

5 year old niece: is a #bitcoin a coin that you eat or a coin someone took a bite of?

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

GM NYC

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

5 years

Back from a week of intense hiking amidst incredible landscapes #Dolomites

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

Great news from @blockchain : Bitcoin's Biggest Software Wallet Blockchain Adds #Ethereum

Bitcoin's Biggest Software Wallet Blockchain Adds Ethereum

Bitcoin wallet startup Blockchain is expanding its service to support ether, the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network.

www.coindesk.com

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

10 years

http://t.co/OoVkKzhJzB: bootstrapped 17 years before VC, husband/wife founding team, acquired by LinkedIn for $1.5B http://t.co/FQDtpcLKrw

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

5 years

And it’s a wrap on an amazing birthday weekend. Lucky to celebrate tonight with the two who were there from the start, and who have always been by my side 🥰🙏🏼

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

Congrats to the rockstar @blockstream team who have done so much to get #btc to where it is today, and will be instrumental to its future

Adam Back

@adam3us

4 years

"Seetee would collaborate with Canada’s @Blockstream , focusing initially on bitcoin mining while also seeking to fuse blockchain technology with Aker’s industrial operations" new subsidiary @seetee_io bought 1170 BTC, keeps 100% balance sheet in #bitcoin

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

Hilarious #JohnOliver episode on #blockchain #bitcoin #cryptocurrency . He's obviously been reading my weekly newsletters 😉

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

2 years

Love this. One of our first investments out of @futurepvc Fund III last year and a great example of our 2014 thesis around the intersection of #AI and #blockchain

Laura Shin

@laurashin

2 years

In this week's Unchained Premium interview, I talk with Arif Kahn, CEO and founder of Alethea AI, the company behind Character GPT, a generative AI system that can create interactive AI Characters from a description in natural language. Subscribe here:

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Some of us remember 1999. And we are partnering with the entrepreneurs that will outlast the hype #blockchain @futurepvc

muneeb.btc

@muneeb

6 years

Snoop Dogg and Lambos. And I thought crypto was about building open protocols and stuff.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

2 years

A wonderful @futurepvc dinner at @sohohouse Miami discussing the future of blockchain and crypto.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

Another 2014 @futurepvc seed investment 🚀 @blockstream #BTC

Blockstream

@Blockstream

4 years

" @GalaxyDigitalHQ plans to continue expanding its mining operations, noting that it chose @Blockstream ’s facilities for 'operational excellence,' according to @_amanda_fab , Galaxy’s head of mining." ⛏️

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Spent an amazing weekend celebrating my parent’s 50th anniversary. They are my role models and rocks, feeling lots of #gratitude & #love for them. Thanks @TheLowellHotel , @IndianAccentNYC & a beautiful spring weekend in #NYC for helping celebrate them!

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

"We're going to be a #crypto friendly city" - it's been a pleasure interacting with @francissuarez , he gets it: #Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on push to accept #Bitcoin , attract Big Tech

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on push to accept bitcoin, attract Big Tech

CNBC's Jon Fortt talks with Miami, Florida, Mayor Francis Suarez (R) about the push to attract more Big Tech and to accept bitcoin.

www.cnbc.com

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

8 years

"She's a former refugee, a Muslim, a mom of three, and now the first Somali-American lawmaker in the United States."

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

Such an honor to meet and have dinner with ⁦ @MayorDaniella ⁩ #miamitech #bitcoin21

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

10 years

Nice! RT @AravinthUSA : Love this pic so much:when was last time u saw women scientists celebrate space mission? http://t.co/bjsmgSddko

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

India's heralded biometric ID database hacked. This is why we need #blockchain based decentralized identity: Rs 500, 10 minutes, and you have access to billion Aadhaar details via @thetribunechd

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

Bet @tylerwinklevoss and @winklevoss are enjoying this...

CNBC Tech

@CNBCtech

7 years

Mark Zuckerberg is 'studying' cryptocurrency, which could help Facebook catch Asian rivals

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

One of our first seed investments out of Fund I in 2014. This team has been building building building from day one. Can’t wait for what’s next! ⁦ @Blockstream ⁩ raises $210 million, increasing valuation to $3.2 billion #btc 🚀🚀🚀

Blockstream raises $210 million, increasing valuation to $3.2 billion

Leading Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has announced raising $210 million as part of a Series B financing on a valuation of $3.2 billion.

www.finextra.com

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

Proud to call Miami home. Thanks to @FrancisSuarez for his leadership.

CityCoins

@mineCityCoins

3 years

IT’S OFFICIAL! The Miami Commission voted YES to claim their $4.3M in MiamiCoin protocol contributions and use their funds for the city!! This landmark decision marks a major milestone for CityCoins and is a testament to Miami’s vision of the future.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

Had a solo sunset cocktail earlier pondering my fund/crypto journey - #EthCC was phenomenal as was #BTC Miami. Now looking forward to a few weeks of assimilating all that energy and those mind-blowing conversations. Introverts need to introvert (and go dancing once in awhile😊)

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

My @meta_angels could not describe me more perfectly. Thanks to the amazing team including @acav for this creation

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

5 years

Nothing compares to serendipity on a hot #NYC summer night...true when I moved here at 22 and even truer at 46 💕

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Fun to guest lecture with @cdixon at @StanfordGSB in @katie_haun & @Susan_Athey ‘s #cryptocurrency class! #Blockchain #VC

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

#blessed to spend an evening with the inspiring ladies of @CollectiveFtr , #BlockchainWeekNYC . Deals getting done left and right !

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

3 years

2021: Integrated into & loving Miami life, renovated my first house, sizable distribution to Fund I LPs, first close on Fund III, rest of world woke up to our 8 year old “Web3” thesis. Ready for an even better 2022. Wish all of you much ❤️💃🏽😄 in the new year #patience #gratitude

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

So proud of our @futurepvc portfolio -- THREE companies on the @WSJ 25 Tech Companies to Watch (including #2 , #3 spots!) Congrats to @blockstream @andela @abraglobal

WSJ Top 25 Tech Companies to Watch 2018

Three industries—AI, blockchain and cybersecurity—dominate the list of companies that look like emerging tech leaders.

www.wsj.com

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Amazed at the VC uproar over Warren Buffett’s bitcoin comments. He invests in cash flow, status quo businesses and also missed the tech boom. It’s a good sign that he doesn’t get it! #bitcoin #cryptocurrency

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@jalak

3 years

Denver was great but NGL, it is so awesome to be back home in the sun and warmth of Miami. 🏝🥰

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Live from the @NYSE talking #crypto #blockchain #bitcoin

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@jalak

5 years

Spent this weekend cooking my mom’s recipes for us as she recovers from another round of chemo. Tonight was falafel from scratch with homemade sauces and spiced carrots. #StaySafe and please #StayHome for my mom and all others whose lives depend on it 🙏🏽

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Thank you! Honored to receive the award. Thanks to the @Microsoft and the #blockchain community for the recognition

Paul Quigley

@PaulSQuigley

6 years

Shoutout to @cindylchin and congratulations to @jalak Microsoft Award for her pioneering work- Investing in Blockchain and Machine Learning. #womenontheBlock

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

5 years

I just had someone come up to me at a #NYCBlockchainWeek event and thank me for getting him interested in the sector in 2015 via a podcast I did. Makes the long days of starting the fund worth it #blockchain

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

9 years

Thx @nycfuture and @CapitalOne for your report on the topic: Female Startups in New York City Are Increasing - WSJ

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

#tbt meeting @Lagarde at a reception at the London Olympics. Love that she is now a #blockchain bull and has always been a supporter of other women @IMFNews #london2012

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

5 years

Big news out of @futurepvc portfolio company @Blockstream today...

Blockstream

@Blockstream

5 years

Today we're excited to reveal Blockstream Mining and Pool, providing enterprise-class mining equipment colocation in our US & Canada data centers, and the first-ever #BetterHash mining pool for a stronger, more decentralized #Bitcoin network. 🌎⛏️⛓️

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

How lucky am I to be surrounded by #blockchain #OGs who happen to be @futurepvc entrepreneurs. Thx to @blockchain for getting us together for dinner!

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

This #crypto correction is a good thing...prices were way ahead of reality

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

1 year

So grateful to know the queen of #miamitech and all around great person @MariaDerchi - thanks for hosting a dinner with @jpmorgan for women in VC

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

So proud of my niece - who grew out her hair during lockdown, got it cut short, and donated for cancer patient wigs

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

Above all, on this #InternationalWomensDay I am #grateful to my amazing mother, my ultimate role model - whose strength, support, independence, compassion and brilliance paved the way for everything I have done and hope to be.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

+1000. I am in the minority of VCs I know that went to public school and no family wealth. It made my journey a lot harder (but also very aligned with my investors). I wish this were discussed more, but like the diversity issue does not benefit the people in power to discuss

Nick Byrne

@ByrneNick

6 years

It’s important to recognise that our starting position in life does impact where we end up in our future. Healthy societies should account and design for this.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

This is incredibly exciting, it’s been an honor seeing @graphprotocol team deliver again and again on groundbreaking innovation in the #crypto #web3 space

Everclear (prev Connext)

@EverclearOrg

4 years

Each query in the @graphprotocol network is attached to a microtransaction to a Graph indexer. At todays volume, that means over *600 million transfers per day* 😱 We're incredibly excited to unveil our 2 year collaboration to build Scalar: ultrascalable transfers in the Graph.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

4 years

@ilyasu So much is about stage of life. After 9/11 lots of people left nyc and many more moved in afterwards. It’s a cycle that will continue

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Full house judging the #SXSW Pitch 2019 competition. Great ideas in the mix #blockchain #AI

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

Thanks to @eringriffith for covering the launch of The Collective Future, a new organization to ensure that the nascent #crypto sector grows with inclusivity in mind: #blockchain #diversity #tech

For Women in Cryptocurrency, a New Effort to Grow Their Ranks

Signers of the Blockchain Inclusive and Diversity Pledge commit to seek out underrepresented groups for investment, hiring, and mentorship opportunities.

www.wired.com

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

5 years

Best Saturday, first time back on the rocks since I broke my foot and it felt great to be out there #rockclimbing

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

1 year

With mom and dad celebrating 55 years of marriage

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Awesome to see this partnership between @BitPesa and SBI #blockchain cc @futurepvc

Forbes Crypto

@ForbesCrypto

6 years

Bitcoin breakthrough? Japanese money transfer giant SBI Remit is now letting nearly half a million customers send money to Africa using the bitcoin blockchain: by @DelRayMan

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

Great list of colleagues: #femalevcs

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Bet they’re starting a #crypto company

BNO News

@BNONews

6 years

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the founders of Instagram, have resigned and plan to leave the company that is now owned by Facebook; reason unknown - NYT

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

7 years

This venture capitalist called bitcoin's correction in December — Here's how she knew

Jalak Jobanputra told CNBC that bitcoin was pricing ahead of reality.

www.cnbc.com

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@jalak

1 year

Ladies, ladies, ladies. You’re not getting old at 30. In fact you have not even BEGUN to realize your potential. It (sort of) pains me to read your tweets, I know that your best years are ahead…let go of the angst and live.

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

So excited to get my first @token ring. Great board meeting today in snowy Rochester! Cc @futurepvc

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@jalak

2 years

Stagflation, nuclear threats from Russia, recessionary times…welcome to the retro 70s and 90s that millennials and GenZ love to idealize (it wasn’t all turntables, great music and instagram-able phone booths, although there was that)

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

2 years

Spotted ⁦ @IGGYAZALEA ⁩ and ⁦ @diplo ⁩ Let’s go ⁦ @nyknicks ⁩ !

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

My life over the past 5 years in #crypto #blockchain 👇🏼

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@jalak

3 years

Planning a number of events before and during Basel in #Miami . DM if Interested

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@jalak

8 years

Great list (& thx for blog mention) What is bitcoin and the blockchain? – MIT Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

8 years

Four female judges were the heroes of the fight against Trump’s executive order:

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@jalak

3 years

What a treat seeing these legendary ladies #nftnyc

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@jalak

2 years

Beautiful day for a flight !

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@jalak

7 years

Such a great week for @futurepvc in #Mumbai , capped off by celebrating @everledgerio ’s recent round and office opening in India #blockchain

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

6 years

Thank you @davidzmorris for a great interview! We talk #bitcoin #data #privacy #internet1 .0 @Bitpesa and lots more

BREAKERMAG

@BreakerMag

6 years

Why one of #blockchain 's first VCs thinks the developing world will lead the way @futurepvc @jalak @davidzmorris

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@jalak

7 years

College kid next to me, train DC-NYC hears me on phone talking #crypto and admits surprise which became a good lesson in #unconsciousbias

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@jalak

3 years

A blip in their marketing budget, brilliant

Douglas A. Boneparth

@dougboneparth

3 years

Visa just spent $150,000 on an NFT to have you talk about them nonstop. Brilliant.

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@jalak

4 years

@ashleymayer Just wait until 40s, everything is better (spoken from someone who had a blast in her 20s and 30s too)

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@jalak

6 years

This is amazing #surfgoals

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@jalak

10 years

Fascinating history =>Punjabi Sikh-Mexican American community fading into history - The Washington Post http://t.co/T6naP3pQxK

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@jalak

3 years

Hiring cryptonative chief of staff to help with deal flow, presentations, portfolio reviews and market research. Salary + carry. DM why you’d be great 🙏🏽

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@jalak

7 years

Great to be recognized again this year by Institutional Investor mag: The Fintech Finance 40 #fintech #crypto #blockchain via @iimag

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