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Sep 22, 2021

Announcing Monochrome Capital! And our first investment!

Monochrome provides seed-stage capital to B2B startups building significant technical moats to real-world challenges.

Announcing Monochrome Capital! And our first investment!

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Apr 3, 2021

The liberal-leaning case for the recall of SF DA Chesa Boudin

For a while I have publicly support the efforts to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, including tweets which gained the…

The liberal-leaning case for the recall of SF DA Chesa Boudin

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Jul 11, 2020

Future of Work: ‘Work From Home’ Visas?

I’ve been thinking about the various ramifications from the inevitable work from home culture that will remain after COVID. I don’t…

Future of Work: ‘Work From Home’ Visas?

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Jan 30, 2020

Remembering Leila Janah, Founder & CEO of Samasource

Leila, who had bravely fought a rare form of cancer, Epithelioid Sarcoma, recently passed away at the age of 37.

Remembering Leila Janah, Founder & CEO of Samasource

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Sep 22, 2018

Forget about Dre, what about the double standard at Apple?

“It’s too violent”, Mr. Cook told Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine, said people familiar with Apple’s entertainment plans. “Apple can’t…

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May 17, 2018

“How much of my life is being effectively subsidized by investors?”

Kevin Roose in the NY Times has captured a question that’s been on my mind for a while — “How much of my life is being effectively…

“How much of my life is being effectively subsidized by investors?”

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May 15, 2018

From the mailbox: Tips for raising seed investment

In your experience, what is the most unforeseen misstep that new startups make when seeking funding at the angle or seed stage?

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Jul 16, 2017

A quick word to say that DJI Support is fantastic

(I have not been paid or incentivized to write this post, these are my own personal views)

A quick word to say that DJI Support is fantastic

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Apr 18, 2017

It’s time for a New Labour and Lib Dem shotgun marriage…

Theresa May has played an incredibly clever hand calling for this UK general election.

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Dec 16, 2016

Autonomous vehicles are our wake up call to negate the downsides of automation

This is the face of the American worker who has realized automation is on the cusp of ending his livelihood. His emotionally charged video…

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Ben Metcalfe

Founder & General Partner @Monochrome_VC • Co-Founder @WPEngine • Ex- @RidgeVC, @Uber, @BBCNews & @MySpace • Former Product-Focused Entrepreneur & Executive

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