MD of Philipps & Byrne, Tech Due Diligence worldwide for top VCs and startups. Author, Speaker & Trans Human Being 🏳️‍⚧️

Joined March 2009
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“It’s easy to stand up and speak out when there’s nothing at risk. The real test of values is when times are challenging and you have something to lose.” 💯🖤
17 Sep 2025
After 47 years, Jerry has made the difficult decision to step down from the company we built together. I’m sharing his words as he resigns from Ben & Jerry’s. His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by @MagnumGlobal #FreeBenAndJerrys
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Chart below gives you a sense of what it’s like to raise a VC fund in 2023… let alone raise a VC fund as a woman in 2023 🔘 Gray = male-led funds 🔴 Red = female-led funds
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I've developed a lot of plugin systems, and the OpenAI ChatGPT plugin interface might be the damn craziest and most impressive approach I've ever seen in computing in my entire life.
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Weiß gar nicht warum Schwarzer am Sonntag Polizeischutz hatte, wenn sie angegriffen wird kann sie doch einfach mit dem Angreifer verhandeln, um diese sinnlose Gewalt zu beenden.
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Bielefeld, I would have never thought I‘d say that, but: It was a blast! 🚀 #TechDD workshop at @HelloFounders #FoundersFoundation
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What a great evening! I did not expect such a diverse program. Still flashed from all this happening in the philharmonic which is one of my favorite buildings in Berlin and has awesome acoustic capabilities. Also, thank you, @Sampleconstruct for a great performance! #strom23
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The very least thing I was expecting at @BerlinPhil was computers on stage who are as old as me #strom2023 Robert Henke
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Anyone interested going tomorrow? I have one ticket left! x.com/berlinphil/status/1620…

Beim dieswöchigen (schon ausverkauften) ⚡️Strom-Festival in der Philharmonie Berlin sind auch Musiker der Berliner Philharmoniker vertreten: Gemeinsam mit dem Komponisten und Sound Designer Simon Stockhausen (@Sampleconstruct) treten sie als »transformed acoustix« auf.
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Beim dieswöchigen (schon ausverkauften) ⚡️Strom-Festival in der Philharmonie Berlin sind auch Musiker der Berliner Philharmoniker vertreten: Gemeinsam mit dem Komponisten und Sound Designer Simon Stockhausen (@Sampleconstruct) treten sie als »transformed acoustix« auf.
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So much looking forward to #bits22! Besides Arnie, my personal highlight is THIS: 😍
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Ach, fick dich doch, #SPD! SPD lässt Gegnerin von Trans-Rechten über Queerpolitik verhandeln - queer.de queer.de/detail.php?article_…

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RT @marga_owski: Weiße Feuilletonredakteure die seit 147 Jahren auf jeder Buchmesse waren und im Leben noch keinen Konflikt mit Nazis hatte…
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Talking to Investment Managers these days, some of them still wonder - what exactly is a #TechDueDiligence? What are the benefits? We get this question a lot! So in short: To Get Insights. Add Value. Manage Risk. If you have any questions & want to tal…lnkd.in/dGBghZ4

Leider hat Laschet damit unwiederbringlich erwiesen, dass er ein absolut unbelehrbarer Volltrottel ist. 😩
24 Jun 2021
Hab den Eindruck, Armin Laschet ist Spezialist dafür, den exakt gleichen Fehler immer wieder zu machen. x.com/juefried/status/140777…
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7 Nov 2020
Today is a good day. It’s easier to be a parent this morning. Character MATTERS. Being a good person MATTERS. This is a big deal. It’s easy to do it the cheap way and get away with stuff — but it comes back around. Today is a good day. #PresidentBiden #VotersDecided
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28 Aug 2020
I miss conferences, hallway discussions, conference parties, cities I don’t know, cities I know superficially, hotels and hotel bars, even airports and airport shopping and shitty WiFi connections.
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I fucking love @stevewoz’ talk SO MUCH! 💙 #GOTOcph
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Impressions from #weuceu2019
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5G muss vielleicht nicht an jeder Milchkanne verfügbar sein (doch!), aber so ein bisschen LTE in der Bahn zwischen Heilbronn und Stuttgart wär halt schon ganz geil....! Heute mal wieder Fremdschämen vor dem slowakischen Kollegen.
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