Niko Bonatsos

Hey LA! It's been too long.

Who said that acq-hires are not happening any longer?

Vindication >> Revenge in the tech startup world.

People don't care about what you told them (easy to forget), but they do remember how you made them feel (especially in front of others).

"September is coming up. Everybody & their mother will be fundraising. We need to staff up. Know any hungry associate candidates?" #vclogic

"We have a hard time communicating with our customers. Let's launch a chatbot to solve this problem quickly." Oh well...

"Everything sounds amazing about this tech startup. Is it one of one though?" #vclogic

Thank you and congratulations to Marc and the entire team at @jet ! @gcvp @walmart http://news.walmart.com/2016/08/08/walmart-agrees-to-acquire-jetcom-one-of-the-fastest-growing-e-commerce-companies-in-the-us …

I was eager to invest in an online community for teens. However, all such startups now have crappy # due to Pokemon GO becoming huge!

"The healthcare market is absolutely massive. Let's hire the president as a partner next year. He is an expert in Obamacare." #vclogic

"Are we all going to be using VR next year in Silicon Valley"?" Don't know about next year yet, but we all will this year for sure.

Given that so many startups have recently become "AI companies", we'll only invest in S(mart)AI or iAI companies from now on.

"I can't figure out Snapchat. I am probably too old for it." No problem, check out Instagram stories for some inspiration.

From Instagram to Instories: silly content won over "museum-grade" content!

Excited to be back to San Francisco! https://lnkd.in/e6N7K8i 

Harry Potter & Pokemon Go make me relive my teens again... If only Manchester United and the Chicago Bulls become powerhouses again!