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[@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/twitter/_Chris_Gonzales)
"Be wary technical debt (the cost to implement AI) can eat into your capital raise before a term sheet is even issued Estimated burden for 2025 AI-driven startups: Pre-seed: $75K$150K (1530 % of $500K raise) Seed: $450K$900K (1530 % of $3M) Series A: $2.7M$5.4M (1530 % of $18M) #startups #investing #startups"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1981055618589880356) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-22T17:50Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"Did you hear about the Amazon Web Services (AWS) shortage that just happened For hours I thought my Snap Inc. and Venmo were working lol Amazon Web Services or AWS just had a massive global outage starting early Monday October 20th. This isnt a small hiccup it took down major websites apps games and even financial services across the US Europe and beyond. Think Snapchat Fortnite Robinhood Venmo Canva and more all stopped working at the same time. The root cause A DNS issue and technical failures in AWSs primary data center region US-EAST-1 in Northern Virginia. This cascading failure exposed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1980376364567208376) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-20T20:51Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"Huge Texas guy we will be the nexus of innovation in middle America before you know it. Here are X emerging VC firms that are crushing it right now @SilentVentures (Dallas) Thesis: Focuses on early-stage investments in deep tech AI cybersecurity drones national security and industrial automation. Ticket Size: Seed convertible notes early-stage venture rounds (typically seed size). Goldcrest Capital (Dallas) Thesis: Multi-stage investor specializing in financial technology supporting startups from seed to late growth stages. Ticket Size: Seed to late stage. Perot Jain (Dallas) Thesis:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1981104205801681104) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-22T21:03Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"If you're a founder raising VC and you don't factor in an exit strategy then you will have a tough time It doesn't have to be complex because nobody can see 5-10 years in the future but its a key component in the due dilgence to analyze prowess an effective product road map and fund economics for your investor Food for thought"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1981449585148260652) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-23T19:56Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"Im sorry but @AskPerplexity comet is still better. If anyone wants the smoke let me know in the comments It had to be said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1981700050872098872) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-24T12:31Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"@realCoreyEngel God always provides"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1981793413134791010) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-24T18:42Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"Barack Obama out here still knocking out side quest and he hasnt been in office for years. Bravo sir"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1981122643802915202) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-22T22:17Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"Unpopular opinion but needed: VC/PE shops need to dramatically reduce their due diligence times or founders will go to other sources of financing. Especially in this market"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1981792468967600217) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-24T18:38Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"The gulf widens. Opulence ascends yet its reign yields peculiar outcomes beneficiaries clutch fortunes as inheritances steep in melancholy. After acquisition vigor shifts: affluence ceases to inoculate descendants against malaise. Each generation peels back layers confronting a paradox. Heirs shielded from privation navigate corridors saturated with anxiety disquiet and ennui. Anxiety pools beneath luxury unmoored from tangible hardship. Observe the mosaic outside these citadels: - Middle brackets dissolve squeezed by the pressure of tectonic shifts in capital. - Those dwelling on economic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/_Chris_Gonzales/status/1981830059838095409) [@_Chris_Gonzales](/creator/x/_Chris_Gonzales) 2025-10-24T21:08Z XXX followers, XX engagements