Tomio Geron
Reporter/editor: startups, VC, [email protected] DM for Signal.
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Here’s How to Crush the Virus Until Vaccines Arrive
Nytimes.com 39h 36 tweets
To save lives, and save the economy, we need another lockdown.
Tomio Geron Here’s How to Crush the Virus Until Vaccines Arrive 38h
Intel’s Head of Venture Investing, M&A Resigns
Tomio Geron - WSJ 3d 1 tweets
Wendell Brooks, Intel Corp.’s head of venture investing and mergers and acquisitions, has resigned from the company.
Tomio Geron Wendell Brooks has resigned as president at Intel Capital - via 3d
Former Trustify CEO’s Indictment Highlights Due Diligence Dilemma
Tomio Geron - WSJ 3d 2 tweets
The indictment of the former chief executive of Trustify, who is accused of misleading investors about the startup’s financial performance, underscores the challenges facing investors who conduct early-stage due diligence in competitive deals.
Tomio Geron Trustify CEO was indicted on fraud charges -He overstated revenues, customers and -Faked an email from new investor to existing VC to get existing VC to follow on - allegedly -VCs don't ask for verified financials in early stage/hot deals via 3d
Can You Form a School Pod Without Fueling Inequality? These Groups Are Trying
Yoree Koh - WSJ 5d 1 tweets
Pandemic pods—in which small groups of families pool resources to supplement or replace school learning—have become a flashpoint in the national debate around race and privilege.
Tomio Geron Parents and educators are trying to create inclusive and equitable pandemic pods, which have become a flashpoint in the national debate over race and privilege via 5d
Trump to Sign Order Demanding China’s ByteDance to Divest TikTok
WSJ 9d 6 tweets
President Trump will require Beijing-based ByteDance to sell its ownership in TikTok, the popular video sharing app that U.S. officials have deemed a national security risk, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Tomio Geron Fair to say this would be huge - Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok as President Trump says he is considering signing an order requiring that China’s ByteDance divest the app via 9d
Families File First Wave of Covid-19 Lawsuits Against Companies Over Worker Deaths
Janet Adamy - WSJ 9d 6 tweets
Coronavirus victims and their families allege workplaces failed to protect them, including Safeway, Walmart and Tyson; employers said they took appropriate steps to combat the virus. The cases are part of an unfolding liability threat facing U.S....
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Tomio Geron Grocers, retailers, nursing homes, meatpacking plants: All are being sued by the families of employees who died of Covid-19. via 9d
John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
Nytimes.com 10d 283 tweets
Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.
Tomio Geron John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation 10d
Jobless Workers Fuel Surge in Demand for Startups Offering Retraining
Tomio Geron - WSJ 11d 1 tweets
Startups that provide job retraining, such as SV Academy, Coursera Inc. and Nana Inc., are seeing a surge in demand as millions of unemployed seek new employment.
Tomio Geron With millions unemployed, startups are helping retrain people for jobs from tech sales to dishwasher repair to IT workers. via 11d
Rite Aid deployed facial recognition system in hundreds of U.S. stores
Reuters Investigates - Reuters 12d 13 tweets
Rite Aid used facial recognition in largely lower-income, non-white neighborhoods. The systems included one from a firm with links to China and its government
Tomio Geron Rite Aid deployed facial recognition system in hundreds of U.S. stores 12d
WSJ News Exclusive | Google to Keep Employees Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Rob Copeland - WSJ 13d 27 tweets
The tech giant will keep its employees home until at least next July, people familiar with the matter said, making the search-engine giant the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable.
Tomio Geron The move will affect the vast majority of the roughly 200,000 full-time and contract employees across Google parent Alphabet, and is sure to pressure other technology giants via 13d
Amazon Met With Startups About Investing, Then Launched Competing Products
Dana Mattioli - WSJ 17d 19 tweets
Some companies regret sharing information with the tech giant and its Alexa Fund. ‘We may have been naive in believing they weren’t competitive with us,’ said one executive.
Tomio Geron "corp dev" via 17d
Your 'Doomscrolling' Breeds Anxiety. Here's How To Stop The Cycle
NPR.org 20d 6 tweets
So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media before bed. A cognitive behavioral specialist offers advice on how to stop "doomscrolling" for the sake of your mental health.
Tomio Geron What about ragescrolling? 18d
WSJ Journalists Ask Publisher for Clearer Distinction Between News and Opinion Content
WSJ 19d 18 tweets
A group of journalists at The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Jones staffers sent a letter to the paper’s new publisher raising concerns about the Opinion section’s accuracy and transparency.
Tomio Geron A letter sent by employees to Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour cites concerns about the Opinion section’s accuracy and transparency 19d
WindowSwap
Window-swap.com 26d 16 tweets
Open a new window somewhere in the world
Coelius Capital Founder Is Latest AngelList Investor to Graduate to VC Fund
Tomio Geron - WSJ 25d 3 tweets
AngelList has become a popular website for startups to raise capital from investors without having to pitch to traditional venture firms. Now investors like Zach Coelius who have built a track record on the platform are raising their own traditional...
Tomio Geron Zach Coelius is the latest AngelList investor to 'graduate' to a VC fund - Industry Ventures, which backed 's early fund, is the sole LP - Coelius capital includes $15M early stage and $30M growth funds via 25d
Masks offer much more protection against coronavirus than many think
Ron Lin - Los Angeles Times 26d 20 tweets
Mask-wearing in public has become an increasingly pressing and politicized issue as the economy reopens and cases surge across the nation.
Tomio Geron Masks offer much more protection against coronavirus than many think 26d
Choke Point for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The Fax Machine
Margot Sanger-Katz - Nytimes.com 27d 54 tweets
Before public health officials can manage the pandemic, they must deal with a broken data system that sends incomplete results in formats they can’t easily use.
Tomio Geron They promised us flying cars instead we got the fax machine 27d
Sequoia Capital Sails Through Fundraising to Close on $7.2 billion
Yuliya Chernova - WSJ 33d 2 tweets
Unfazed by the recession, venture firm Sequoia Capital has raised $7.2 billion for new funds to deploy in China, India and the U.S., according to people familiar with the situation
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Tomio Geron Sequoia Capital sails through fundraising to close $7.2 billion for China, India and U.S. funds - by via 33d
Menten AI Adds Quantum Computing to Develop New Drugs
Tomio Geron - WSJ 40d 2 tweets
The startup, backed by Y Combinator among others, aims to develop biologics, or drugs made from organic rather than synthetic material.
Circadia Gets FDA Nod for AI-Powered Respiratory Monitor
Tomio Geron - WSJ 45d 2 tweets
Startup Circadia Technologies has received FDA approval for a bedside device that remotely monitors breathing using artificial intelligence and that has been shown to help detect Covid-19 symptoms such as breathlessness.
Tomio Geron Circadia gets FDA approval for device that remotely monitors breathing - which can assess coronavirus risk and reduce risk of infection for caregivers - my story via 45d