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Rising voice in Venture Capital

Out of 376 in Venture Capital

Top 13.3%

Michael Seibel

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Y Combinator

Venture Capital LinkedIn Twitter/X

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LinkedIn (4) X (26)

#50

X Rank

9,500

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Posts

7,724

Likes

592

Comments

297

Avg Likes

Avg Comments

8,316

Total Engagement

320

Engagement Rate

1.4

Posts/Week

Every few days

Posting Regularity

Metrics are based on tracked posts and calculated averages. Actual performance may vary.

278,640 followers

Data last refreshed: February 16, 2026

Engagement metrics shown below reflect data as of this date. Current X stats may differ.

Recent Posts

20 posts

When the typical outcome for a post seed, post series A, and post series B startup is death. Perhaps the best strategy is to be careful how much you copy the startups around you. Are you brave en...

Founder & Startup Advice Startup Failures Competitive Advantage Founder Journey Feb 09, 2026 View on X

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Post seed funding, the pursuit of sales and fundraising over learning and delivering great product to customers is the biggest midwit tarpit for most founders.

Founder & Startup Advice Product Development Product-Market Fit Fundraising Seed Stage Feb 05, 2026 View on X

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Times in CA are changing:

N/A N/A Feb 02, 2026 View on X

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https://t.co/b31OS1lAKg

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Matt is the right person to lead California. I’m with him 100%.

Political & Regulatory Commentary Regulation & Policy Jan 30, 2026 View on X

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This Startup Is Putting an Accent Coach in Your Pocket https://t.co/WB6DxldgEC

Portfolio Company Wins Artificial Intelligence EdTech Jan 29, 2026 View on X

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When I was younger I assumed everyone wanted everything to be more efficient. That iteration and improvement was something all people could get behind. As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized this is ...

Personal Journey & Reflections Founder Journey Operational Excellence Agile & Lean Jan 26, 2026 View on X

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Amazing work @EquipmentShare

Portfolio Company Wins Portfolio Management Jan 23, 2026 View on X

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Congrats! One of the all time greatest pivots :)

Portfolio Company Wins Pivoting Jan 23, 2026 View on X

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New Dalton+Michael video on what it takes to win post product market fit https://t.co/igtot64So3

Founder & Startup Advice Product-Market Fit Scaling Challenges Jan 20, 2026 View on X

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Agree

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Some people who you try to help will resent you. That’s life. Don’t cry about it - just keep trying to do good work.

Founder & Startup Advice Mentorship Leadership Jan 19, 2026 View on X

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Almost did it but giving twitter my cc on mobile web was too painful. I wish they supported Apple Pay :)

Tech Commentary & Product Takes Fintech Social Media Jan 17, 2026 View on X

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I think we’ve reached the point where convincing people of your point of view is far easier / cheaper by running online ads than it is arguing here, talking to reporters, or producing content. Fur...

Market Analysis & Trends Advertising Marketing Brand Building Industry Trends Jan 17, 2026 View on X

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Read something alarming on Twitter the consult Manus to learn actual facts. Doesn’t Twitter have an AI product? Can’t fact checking just be part of this product? Or would that reduce the outrage...

Tech Commentary & Product Takes Artificial Intelligence Social Media Jan 14, 2026 View on X

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What if our California politicians were just smart and reasonable: https://t.co/5BZ8jMT0jT

Political & Regulatory Commentary Regulation & Policy Jan 09, 2026 View on X

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Thinking about raising a Series A - get your application in before the deadline today.

Founder & Startup Advice Fundraising Series A Jan 07, 2026 View on X

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I don’t know what it means to be liberal vs conservative anymore. It seems like both groups are more interested in desperately preserving the status quo. Is that what the average voter wants?

Political & Regulatory Commentary Regulation & Policy Jan 06, 2026 View on X

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We need more of this in the Democratic Party.

Political & Regulatory Commentary Regulation & Policy Jan 05, 2026 View on X

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Dalton + Michael 2025 year in review: https://t.co/Ws1NT8nOVJ

Personal Journey & Reflections N/A Dec 30, 2025 View on X

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Rank History

16 Feb 2026

#73

24 Jan 2026

#98

24 Jan 2026

#98

Content Categories

Founder & Startup Advice 6

N/A 6

Portfolio Company Wins 4

Political & Regulatory Commentary 4

Tech Commentary & Product Takes 3

Topics & Themes

Regulation & Policy Social Media Founder Journey Product-Market Fit Fundraising Artificial Intelligence Startup Failures Competitive Advantage Product Development Seed Stage EdTech Operational Excellence Agile & Lean Portfolio Management Pivoting Scaling Challenges Mentorship Leadership Fintech Advertising

Top Quartile Benchmarks

Based on top 94 of 375 in Venture Capital

Posts

Michael: 30 ↓

Likes

20,660

Michael: 8,081 ↓

Comments

1,510

Michael: 615 ↓

Avg Likes

303.6

Michael: 269.4 ↓

Avg Comments

21.7

Michael: 20.5 ↓

Benchmarker Score

25,190

Michael: 9,926 ↓

Posts/Week

2.9

Michael: 1.4 ↓

Avg Post Length

405 chars

Michael: 126 ↓