What I learnt after 1 year: the reality of @virtuals_io, and why I'm leaving @virtuals_vc How it started: > be me, Nov 2024, euphoric from agent trenches, held runners like Luna and Aixbt from 7 fig to 9 fig FDV > our fund @LongHashVC had invested in Virtuals in March 2024, up big > @everythingempt0 calls, says bro, you've run an accelerator for 7 years, come run Agentstarter, and i want you to run it personally > say yes, we run it as collab with @LongHashX How it went: > I said, we will build the Navy Seals unit within Virtuals > recruited big brain crypto degens who are ex-McKinsey, Bain, UBS, etc. > these guys ended up leading the robotics arm, the ecosystem team, US/ insti arm > evaluated ~1500 deals, insane screentime on telegram, hit limit on multiple tg folders > signed a check every 2 weeks, top teams from MIT, Stanford, Tesla, and lots of dark talent > started investing in robotics 6 months ago, doubled down on SF to solidify a long term network > started functions that are now formalised: first agent demo day, weekly spaces, agent thesis What I learnt: > the secret sauce is insecurity > culture is: execute NOW, execute FAST, @ethermage and @everythingempt0 constantly pushing > talent is the biggest leverage, good balance of degen energy with professional training, young and hungry team, with aligned incentives > have the balls to build in public, fail fast, iterate, be early, speak to community -- practice what we preach to agent builders > always a clear North Star metric, total agent market cap, now aGDP > through ups and downs, the vibes were always immaculate What now: > the time has come for me to lock in and cook for @LongHashVC and @LongHashX next chapter > I remain as advisor to @virtuals_vc and $VIRTUAL bagholder > I have more time to bullpost and write nerdsnipe theses > the reins are passed to.. nvm will let him post sorry did you expect an expose? the one complaint i have is that while we were hosting the first agent demo day at ETH Denver, the whole team was skiiing in Niseko. to be honest loved every minute and would do it all over again virtuals is one of the few teams that has achieved synthesis between the dialectic of the degen and the mission-driven builder. many could retire but still going for the love of the game and the agentic promised land that awaits us all. up.

sending 🫡 to legends @0xbury @IntoPurpleMoon @ExcelMaxi @0xalevator @dolylupec and presume i get to keep my virtuals angels title alongside lionesses @sal_hotpot666 @celesteanglm @miratisu_ps @hananyss_ tks and shoutout to Sean with no X Virgenity