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Paul Murphy

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#96
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19,432 followers

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Recent Posts

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Since the start of the mobile game business, Ilkka has been one of the industry's best leaders. I have full confidence they'll be one of the first to find fun in the new AI era as well.

Thought Leadership & Future Outlook Gaming Artificial Intelligence Feb 10, 2026 View on X
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My secret to being a happy investor is to spend as much time as possible with founders. My secret to being a happy founder was to spend as much time as possible on product.

Founder & Startup Advice Founder Journey Product Development Feb 10, 2026 View on X
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We're leading TEM Energy's $75M round. TEM replaces the $1T wholesale energy market, cutting costs by 30% and delivering 100% supply traceability. This is one of the most impressive and focussed ...

Investment Announcements Climate Tech Fundraising Board Governance Feb 10, 2026 View on X
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as i've gotten older and entered more of these 'rooms' i 100% agree with this

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Common post-exit arc (last gen founder/employee) 1/ 12 months of freedom 2/ angel→microfund→VC 3/ missing purpose 4/ start again (smaller team, more craft) 5/ obsessive fitness & bioh...

Personal Journey & Reflections Founder Journey Angel Investing Fund Management Artificial Intelligence Industry Trends Feb 06, 2026 View on X
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Fusion. Deep tech. Long-term returns. Looking forward to a great panel on Fusion & Investment at FusionX:Global in Munich with an excellent group of investors ⚡️ @FusionX #fusionxglobal https:...

Events & Speaking Engagements Nuclear & Fusion Deep Tech Venture Returns Feb 03, 2026 View on X
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maybe the best time to explain why you had contact with Epstein was literally any time before now

Political & Regulatory Commentary N/A Feb 02, 2026 View on X
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We're backing Mito AI! Video creation is happening faster than ever with AI.. collaboration, orchestration, and management of complex video projects are the new bottlenecks. @Lightspeedvp is thri...

Investment Announcements Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Media & Entertainment Fundraising Jan 29, 2026 View on X
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congrats on the new fund!

Fund News & Milestones Fund Management Jan 26, 2026 View on X
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One of the best parts of being a founder that VCs want to back - you almost always have choice. One of the best parts of this website - many of the loudest VCs make their values very clear. Value...

Founder & Startup Advice Fundraising Founder Journey Company Culture Jan 26, 2026 View on X
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not sure how one heals this wound https://t.co/2JTWRESjPK

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I don’t think it’s X’s fault, but opening your feed first thing feels a bit like getting punched in the face 🤕 “Don’t punch me” button @nikitabier ?

Tech Commentary & Product Takes Social Media Consumer Tech Jan 20, 2026 View on X
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The mistake founders (including me) have and will continue to make is assuming the best technology wins.

Founder & Startup Advice Competitive Advantage Go-to-Market Jan 20, 2026 View on X
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In case it's helpful, I analysed 5 yrs of emails to spot trends that lead me to set up founder meeting vs passing: 1/ elite technical background 2/ deep founder-market fit w/ lived experience 3/ cl...

Investment Thesis & Strategy Investment Thesis Due Diligence Jan 20, 2026 View on X
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anyone ever feel like their macbook is (electric) shocking them? always thought it was some strange thing in my head but i just got a legit electric current 😲

Tech Commentary & Product Takes Hardware Consumer Tech Jan 19, 2026 View on X
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I want to communicate all the time when im not at my desk but I never want to look at or type on my phone. This is the consumer AI experience I think everyone wants

Tech Commentary & Product Takes Artificial Intelligence Consumer Tech AI Agents Jan 16, 2026 View on X
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wow this is impressive.. https://t.co/KUTRgLCz6T

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So what? Heat is the new default, not the exception.. and it changes everything from cities to supply chains https://t.co/oAJITHiffw

Market Analysis & Trends Climate Tech Supply Chain Sustainability Jan 15, 2026 View on X
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Couldn’t be more excited that Neko Health is launching in NYC this spring! A completely new preventive healthcare experience is coming to the city I love. NYC waitlist now open → https://t.co/Ay9...

Portfolio Company Wins Digital Health Diagnostics Jan 14, 2026 View on X
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Writing this made me realise how much of parenting is just calibrated uncertainty. Genuinely interested in views from other AI-savvy parents trying to figure out how / when to expose to their chil...

Personal Journey & Reflections Artificial Intelligence AI Safety & Ethics Jan 09, 2026 View on X
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Rank History

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#127

Content Categories

N/A 4
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Tech Commentary & Product Takes 3
Personal Journey & Reflections 2
Fund News & Milestones 2

Topics & Themes

Artificial Intelligence Fundraising Founder Journey Consumer Tech Climate Tech Fund Management Gaming Product Development Board Governance Angel Investing Industry Trends Nuclear & Fusion Deep Tech Venture Returns Generative AI Media & Entertainment Company Culture Social Media Competitive Advantage Go-to-Market

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