Hope everyone is enjoying their Thanksgiving weekend. Feeling extremely blessed and grateful for family and friends, and for Xu Talent’s clients ($1B AUM funds) and supporters. As we head into the final month of the year, I’m hearing from many who are starting to pick up their heads. Terrific time in the market to explore something new! I’m currently working with several VC firms primarily Seed through Series B on Investor and Partner/GP searches across SF and NYC. The most common profiles include: - Founders who have exited or are winding down, and exploring potentially a transition into Venture. - Technical operators with strong business instincts who enjoy building relationships with founders and the broader ecosystem. - Current investors (Venture & Growth), or current/former scouts for a VC firm. If this sounds like you, I’d love to chat (link below).

The Board of Supervisors has voted 9 to 2 to remove Max Carter-Oberstone from the Police Commission. He stood in the way of common-sense reforms to make San Francisco safer. We need commissioners who prioritize public safety, not their political agenda.

We're calling these results: - Danny Sauter wins District 3 - Bilal Mahmood wins against incumbent Dean Preston in District 5 The Chronicle calls the Mayor: Daniel Lurie wins Congratulations, @DannySauter, @bilalmahmood, and @DanielLurie!

The fentanyl crisis is ravaging our streets. While 93% of San Franciscans support arresting and prosecuting fentanyl dealers, not all of the Supervisor candidates do. Check out our analysis on where the candidates stand on fentanyl policy 👇🏽 growsf.org/voter-guide/novem…

Hey @NBCOlympics why are American viewers being denied the naked blue dude in the opening ceremony???

Join us this Saturday morning for a fun, family friendly meeting with Mayor @LondonBreed and D7 supervisor candidate @Matt4D7 🍩☕️ politicsatplayground.splasht…

One of the fun things about flying Turkish Airlines is watching this delightful ad with Kerem Bursin's perfect American accent dropping "Türkiye" casually in conversation. I will only be saying "Türkiye" from now on whenever I refer to the country. youtube.com/watch?v=QhWw73jM…

Do you think for Croatians watching Games of Thrones is like us watching a fantasy series filmed by Chinese media on the Lincoln memorial?

Every taxi in Ljubljana plays euro dance music. This appears to be required by law.

You know, I have always been skeptical of there being so many pots around to be smashed in video game ruins, but I stand corrected.

I didn’t plan to get into politics, but I realized replacing our failed leadership was the only way to make San Francisco a liveable place to raise my family. We’ve accomplished a lot, but it won’t matter unless we win in November. 👇 growsf.org/blog/2024-06-buil…

The @GrowSF team got a tour of the Transamerica Pyramid including climbing up precarious ladders all the way to the very top. What an incredible experience! ❤️ SF.

Very interesting assignment to photograph! Beyond the Big Top: San Francisco’s Church of Clown by @thebolditalic in @thebolditalic thebolditalic.com/beyond-the…

My new post on Church of Clown, SF's newest comedy club and clown school, just went live on The Bold Italic!

Customer service on the phone fixed this, thank you!

What is with all the helicopters circling the west side of SF rn?

Props to the folks behind sfpursuit.org, who I genuinely hope are not some startup marketing team, because I'm having a great time and getting to see new places in SF! I've never enjoyed standing out on a street corner at night in the fog with strangers more!

What better way to celebrate our one-year anniversary than having a party! 🎉🎉 Get tickets here: bit.ly/westside-anniversary ...and read on for details ⬇️