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David Chie

@davidjchie

Australian-born. Bay Area-living. Early adopter, recruiter, investor. Executive Search. Private Equity & Tech Founder Family Office.

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If teams of the future are smaller, the biggest win is time-saved recruiting more so than money-saved. Hiring is a massive time-suck.


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Very apropos that the original “luxury software” Superhuman got rolled into a euro-founded conglomerate (the house of Grammarly) which took the brand for its name


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Trust is the token of the realm


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When hiring, ask yourself: Will you look forward to having 1:1s with this person every week? We have lots of great, sophisticated hiring practices, but for me this question is the single best way to uncover your gut feeling and make a decision.


94 days left in 2025


heading to tokyo and kyoto next week, any tips?


Larry’s the GOAT

Larry Ellison is closing in on potentially controlling Paramount, Warner, TikTok, CBS and CNN.

AndrewCurran_'s tweet image. Larry Ellison is closing in on potentially controlling Paramount, Warner, TikTok, CBS and CNN.


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here comes Oracle HCM

Core HR systems (onboarding, job histories, org chart, benefits, etc.) are not consolidated in the federal workforce. From a March 2025 @USGSA survey of 29 agencies, there are 111 instances of 59 unique HR software products offered by 19 commercial vendors and 11 federal…



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Definitions of Chief of Staff in my replies: - promotion for an EA - equivalent to a COO - someone who enables communication between execs - someone who tracks strategic objectives of the CEO - someone who does people+marketing - someone who does biz ops / fin ops 🤷‍♂️🤔


wen @WisprFlow integration for BMW?


happy to report we are in the 5%

95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing, per MIT.



enjoying the view and return to the Bay

davidjchie's tweet image. enjoying the view and return to the Bay

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Wishing an excellent birthday to the best Treasury Secretary our country has ever had, @SecScottBessent.

jacobhelberg's tweet image. Wishing an excellent birthday to the best Treasury Secretary our country has ever had, @SecScottBessent.

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Everyone wants buy-side glory. These 10 misconceptions are exactly what’s holding them back.


but what’s the ROI?

Overheard at a party, “If your gf is a 10, she’s an asset”



self storage twitter is evolving

I've been micro-dosing psychedelic mushrooms for about 2 months now. Haven't felt anything. Except better mood, more excited and playful with my kids, more improvements in golf game, clearer head. I recommend it.



why are all these VC's flying commercial?


We keep automating with Asana AI Studio - upgraded our plan again Previous: 8 seats = $3K NOW: 8 seats + AI Studio credits = $20K Cheaper than hiring someone. Less busy work = happier employees

The future business model of software will likely be seats for the user and consumption for the AI. But seats have always been capped by the number of workers you can sell to, whereas AI Agent consumption is unbounded. So this will be the bigger component over time.



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