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A thoughtful story from our own Hamza Choudery:

"The American Dream lingers in our rhetoric, but its building blocks — a home that shelters, food that nourishes, education that empowers — are drifting out of reach.

Was the promise that carried families like mine across oceans, like a prayer in folded palms, reaching the next generation exhausted?"
hamza Verified account @hamzachoudery Oct 20
my fam left a small village in Pakistan for the bright lights of NYC, only to be priced out and start over on a farm in rural Maryland.

an essay about that journey and how it shaped my belief that upward mobility is one of America's most sacred promises: x.com/i/article/2096…
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"Focal is a robotic electric heating system that comes with AI-enabled hardware to detect people in the room and rotate the heater to warm them directly. It can self-adjust heat levels based on weather and individual preference, and turn off when no one is present."—@TIME Best Inventions of 2026
Craig Shapiro ⚽️ Verified account @cshapiro Oct 19
Eight Collab portfolio companies made TIME's Best Inventions of 2026.

A landline for kids (Tin Can), a smartphone that does less (Dumbphone 2) and a bookmark that remembers (Mark II) among other gems.

Proud of the founders and amazing products.
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"Vanisher is a new sports performance fabric from @banditrunning that disperses and hides the appearance of sweat, while providing light compression and sun protection."—@TIME Best Inventions of 2026
Craig Shapiro ⚽️ Verified account @cshapiro Oct 19
Eight Collab portfolio companies made TIME's Best Inventions of 2026.

A landline for kids (Tin Can), a smartphone that does less (Dumbphone 2) and a bookmark that remembers (Mark II) among other gems.

Proud of the founders and amazing products.
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