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This is going to be BIG!: First Round Capital, NYC, and Our “Born Again” Startup

  • jeremystein · 2 months ago
    awesome. congrats.
  • Yaron · 2 months ago
    Congrats Charlie and FRC. Great move all around. Really happy to have you in NYC.
  • bijan · 2 months ago
    Congrats!!
  • DonRyan · 2 months ago
    Congrats on the move.
  • tkane · 2 months ago
    Excellent news; good luck with the new gig!
  • earwood · 2 months ago
    Congratulations Charlie! Sounds like everyone wins on this deal.
  • John Gannon · 2 months ago
    Seems like a perfect fit - congrats Charlie and FRC
  • jedc · 2 months ago
    Congrats! Sounds like a great move.

    Definitely interested in hearing more about your lessons learned and the continuing evolution of Path101.
  • ErikSchwartz · 2 months ago
    Congrats Charlie!

    If VC is where you end up in your career your experience with Path 101 will make you a much better one.
  • andrewparker · 2 months ago
    Congrats Charlie, what a great gig, and a perfect fit!
  • David Semeria · 2 months ago
    Good luck Charlie, good to see the trend of entrepreneurs moving across the table (cf @msuster). Can only be a good thing, imo.
  • John Maloney · 2 months ago
    Congrats, Charlie. This is a big win for the NYC startup community.
  • aripap · 2 months ago
    Congratulations, sounds like a great gig.
  • kipsteele · 2 months ago
    Congrats on the new role Charlie
  • allimooney · 2 months ago
    CONGRATS CHARLIE! We will come by and tape an episode of GMI at your new digs.
  • ceonyc · 2 months ago
    That would be pure awesomeness.
  • Danny Moon · 2 months ago
    Congrats Charlie. I imagine your inbox is full already.
  • Robert Tsai · 2 months ago
    Great news Charlie! Congratulations.
  • ceonyc · 2 months ago
    Thanks!
  • gregory · 2 months ago
    Congrats on the new gig! But I thought the Ticktock Diner was already FRC's NYC office.
  • Jitle · 2 months ago
    This is fantastic news for NY and the New York startup environment. Congratulations on your new role, I'm sure its difficult to leave less time for Path 101 bur you must be excited for all the new businesses you will have a hand in.
  • William Mougayar · 2 months ago
    Hey Charlie,
    Congratulations. Looking forward to your contributions.
  • David Noël · 2 months ago
    Congrats, Charlie. Very cool. Nice to see NYC keeps on rockin! All the best of success.
  • davidsrose · 2 months ago
    What spectacular news! It couldn't happen to a better guy, a better fund, or a better city. This combination is gonna ROCK, and you had better damn well include me in on all these hot deals you're planing to do! :-)

    Many, many congratulations to Charlie, Howard, Josh, Chris and everyone involved, and best wishes on an eventually profitable future for Path101!
  • ceonyc · 2 months ago
    Thanks David! I'm really excited. We better be your first port of call for deal sharing as well!
  • Jim Hirshfield · 2 months ago
    Congrats Charlie! An exciting time ahead.
  • Trevor Leb · 2 months ago
    Congrats on your new gig! Looking forward to seeing the NYC startup community become even better.
  • hud · 2 months ago
    pure awesomeness. congrats!
  • ceonyc · 2 months ago
    thx!
  • ArtChang · 2 months ago
    Congrats, Charlie, and congrats to Howard, Josh, Chris and everyone else at First Round! What a great fit for you and they couldn't have picked a better person for the role. Look forward to working with you in your new capacity.
  • Ryan Graves · 2 months ago
    It's always a little bit of a let down to realize that your project won't "hit it out of the park" but congrats for such an awesome opportunity going forward.

    Definitely keep pushing along (nights & weekends).

    Looking forward to the lessons learned and we' should def setup a time to chat!
    Best of luck.
  • littty · 2 months ago
    Congrats and good stuff. Excited to see the damage you can when it's your job to network and connect...
  • darose · 2 months ago
    Wow - great news, Charlie, on both counts!

    1) Major congrats to you on the new position with First Round! Sounds like a great fit to me. It's certainly a well-deserved step on your part, as well as a big coup on their part to gain access to your talents. I think combining your NYC connections and vision for the future of the NY startup scene with their vision for the future of the VC industry will bring about great things for the NYC startup scene!

    2) As an employee of an FRC portofolio company here in NYC, it's great to hear about them spending more time in town. I think it'll be a huge plus for all of us in the FRC family to have closer access to them.

    Great move, Charlie! Congrats again, and best of luck with the new gig!

    DR
  • nikiscevak · 2 months ago
    Well done Charlie and hope you are able to keep the Path101 dream alive, it is a fantastic idea at its core.

    On the EIR title, are you planning on starting something new? It sounds like you're role is more semi-permanent/permanent than a usual EIR?
  • ceonyc · 2 months ago
    Yes, I think it will probably be more deal-focused than company
    building--but I've been wrong lots of times before. :)
  • sethbesmertnik · 2 months ago
    Congratulations Charlie! This sounds like an amazing opportunity and a great fit. I am very happy for you.
  • WayneMulligan · 2 months ago
    A little late to the party on this one but congrats, Charlie! Looking forward to reading the "Lessons Learned" posts.
  • Philip James · 2 months ago
    Charlie - congratulations. You guys seemed deep in conversation when I walked over.
  • ceonyc · 2 months ago
    haha... yeah... kind of awkward moment.. but now you know what it was
    about. That was our first conversation about it.
  • aarondelcohen · 2 months ago
    Great fit man. Happy for you. See you on the 13th. Josh is one of my favorite people.