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Julie Bort
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Julie Bort
@Julie188
Startups and VC desk editor, TechCrunch. Formerly Business Insider, IDG, author of two books. I'm a mom, skier and mountain biker.
- Replying to @marcatracy"The film literally makes things up and adds to misunderstandings about how serious news organizations work,” said Riley. “It’s ironic that the film commits the same sins that it accuses the media of committing.”
- Thrilled that I’ve joined @TechCrunch as editor of the Startups/VC desk working with some of the best startups reporters in the business! @alex @rebecca_szkutak @DominicMadori @bayareawriter @jacqmelinek @ChristineMHall; all under the fab @Cookie; & I’m reunited with @MattRosoff
- Personal news! After 12 years at @BusinessInsider I have moved on to another opportunity that I'm incredibly excited about. Ty to colleagues like @nichcarlson @lexnfx @ajs @ashannstew @LeenaRao @alistairmbarr so many more! ty for all you've done for me. Stay tuned for details.
- Replying to @sarahcprWith my experience as a startup CEO operator, I've just landed a job as a VC.
- Sure. But there's the little part about the 95% of their income they get from his daddy that they plan to keep for now and the house from granny. The boundaries didn't include giving up all the money from the toxic family ... yet.
- Replying to @KhanStopMeA tip from a woman: I always check a bag on direct flights. It’s expensive and it means waiting at bag claim but it also means bringing whatever makeup, hair care products, shoes and home comfort items u need. Plus, room to bring gifts back.
- Replying to @sarahcprI’m available to be hired as a CEO I’ll sign terrible term sheets that give the startup an insane valuation, do some shady things at parties and then get fired giving myself a $10m Golden parachute package.
- My news: I will be interviewing @Benioff and @parkerharris on stage at Salesforce's #TrailheaDX dev conference on Wednesday. What would you like to find out about them, their company, their opinions?
- Replying to @juliettekayyemI also want to know why recipe bloggers think anyone wants to read 1,000 words, often about random other stuff, before/after the recipe.
- Replying to @JakeShermanGrassley is upset over being interrupted, not by the content of the interruption. Sigh.
- Kristin Beck, transgender Navy SEAL: 'Let's meet face to face & you tell me I'm not worthy' read.bi/2tJjiBH via @PaulSzoldra
- After weeks of research, meet Business Insider's 100 rising-star VCs of 2020 who represent the future of venture capital and don't work for the big firms businessinsider.com/rising-stars-v… via @businessinsider
