Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, the man who killed Jordan Neely on an NYC subway. He was studying architecture before the killing. - ThreadSky

phillewis.bsky.social • 72 days ago

Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, the man who killed Jordan Neely on an NYC subway.

He was studying architecture before the killing.

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libraryanna.bsky.social•72 days ago

Hope it destroys the company.

woodcider.bsky.social•54 days ago

I hope they quietly let him go after 2 years.

libraryanna.bsky.social•54 days ago

Or during probation

woodcider.bsky.social•54 days ago

I wonder how badly he could fuck things up before he goes. I hope he loses them millions of dollars.

nattiecat.bsky.social•72 days ago

I have no words.

gooner63.bsky.social•72 days ago

Really feeling themselves. Gross

maddie-says.bsky.social•72 days ago

If a person of color had killed someone on the subway, do you think they would be offered a "learn on the job" role?

piratesandpoets.bsky.social•72 days ago

The Nazi company hired another racist killer.

havfree.bsky.social•72 days ago

Gross. Really gross.

denitiodeltoro.bsky.social•72 days ago

gotta train him for the grift

warsanddolls.bsky.social•72 days ago

jprensky.bsky.social•72 days ago

Was Kyle Rittenhouse busy?

pshivonne.bsky.social•72 days ago

I really hate this world.

kilnkindred.bsky.social•72 days ago

It aligns.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/las-vegas-sheriff-tells-a16z-partners-whats-next-on-his-wish-list-ai-for-bodycams/

kilocharlie237.bsky.social•71 days ago

Horowitz motto: "Every time someone dies at our hands, another door OPENS."

jennycohn.bsky.social•71 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/jennycohn.bsky.social/post/3lhh7hgmnhk2r

melshade.bsky.social•71 days ago

We all know meritocracy is not the goal… it’s full on cleansing of opposition

sabasmw.bsky.social•71 days ago

Disgusting.

jayzeeee.bsky.social•72 days ago

Somebody close the hell portal.

colorfulvision.bsky.social•72 days ago

WTF

addisonsmithesq.bsky.social•72 days ago

I genuinely want to know what his co-workers who put in the work that didn’t involve killing someone to land at a premier VC fund think.

I’m sure everyone’s loving their new teammate.

asherlangton.bsky.social•71 days ago

"he only had to kill *one* person to get this job? I had to cause the deaths of hundreds!"

honeywildchild.bsky.social•71 days ago

One black person. Spoke it out loud. 😠😡🤬

mattexx.bsky.social•72 days ago

TBF they don't usually publish the body counts in a16z ascensions, so we don't really know if one is a little or a lot

meekon.bsky.social•72 days ago

They'd better. Or else....

acitrano.bsky.social•72 days ago

“Penny does not have a background in investing, but a16z plans to train him”

It's *that* important.

nickel76.bsky.social•72 days ago

Yea because there are a shortage of highly qualified people that don’t need training to get one of the most ought after positions in finance and banking

popularrevoltmedia.bsky.social•71 days ago

Weird af but also so on brand. Architecture to investing... that's quiet the career shift for this ugly duckling. Unrelated but - Daniel Penny is not a 'good-looking' man. That's my highly respected opinion. Just had to put that out there....

webrant.bsky.social•72 days ago

Andreessen has been working to normalize the violence fascism requires for some time now.

https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.bsky.social/post/3lhffndm7ps2p

mfuhhhsanwich.bsky.social•72 days ago

DEI but just for murderers

nousername007.bsky.social•72 days ago

White people always get of scotch free- is anyone else surprised 😱 …I’m not!

sherribells.bsky.social•72 days ago

😑😑😑

silkcircuits.bsky.social•71 days ago

The literal murderer? Great.

kelonwheelz46.bsky.social•72 days ago

🖕🏻

jojo-mar.bsky.social•72 days ago

Lmao, this should end well for everyone involved 🤣

davisdudepdx.bsky.social•72 days ago

No we can boycott any company who gets funding from them.

schauer.bsky.social•72 days ago

They hired him as an investor? And he was a student before?

This is money laundering right?

richardsweatjr.bsky.social•72 days ago

Hmmmmm

wowt.news•72 days ago

Well, that answers the question of who you have to kill to get seven figure bonuses in the world of venture capital.

bobloblahslawblag.bsky.social•72 days ago

wtf

claytonclent.bsky.social•72 days ago

Worst Brady Bunch ep EVER

clarlune.bsky.social•71 days ago

This is what Elon and the techbros are up to.

https://www.vcinfodocs.com/venture-capital-extremism

dbeeler.bsky.social•54 days ago

Nazis hire Nazis.

victorleefpv.bsky.social•72 days ago

He's an insider now and also a cultural icon of hope for the white... sorry, I mean the right (autocorrect got me again). With the help of wingnut welfare, we will build the best potemkin villages! 🤣😅😂😄😉😐🤐

nickel76.bsky.social•72 days ago

WTaF

smollestbunny2.bsky.social•72 days ago

There's a reason why they prefer racists and murderers among them. They've unfortunately been planning this for a while

https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=q22WkJ8p0A1zUOo-

Second thought
https://youtu.be/polC5C7M0M8?si=N6D_cupCAvzFUks0

https://youtu.be/mfXbyQ9KFdg?si=bwdMR6aE0X1KH6ao

blackenigma.bsky.social•72 days ago

Someone slip me the list of all the a16z things I know need to stop using/boycotting. At this rate - I ain’t buying shit in 2025

msbellaf.bsky.social•72 days ago

Substack is an active investment for them, sadly as is OpenAI. My guess is they are vice signaling to Elon in order to get some government contracts for their companies

racialjustice.bsky.social•71 days ago

Sucks

one-infinity.bsky.social•72 days ago

Notice how this was specifically done during BLACK HISTORY MONTH. IT WAS DONE TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY IN THE MOST EGREGIOUS WAY POSSIBLE. IT WAS DONE TO SEND A MESSAGE. This is known as "PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE". -ONE.💯

one-infinity.bsky.social•72 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/muiren.bsky.social/post/3lhfh2gjinc25 -ONE.

smollestbunny2.bsky.social•72 days ago

https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=q22WkJ8p0A1zUOo-

Second thought
https://youtu.be/polC5C7M0M8?si=N6D_cupCAvzFUks0

https://youtu.be/mfXbyQ9KFdg?si=bwdMR6aE0X1KH6ao

conroy.org•72 days ago

what a complete joke

diamondaries.bsky.social•72 days ago

LOOK at the page. Homogeneity Hires……absolutely NO surprise here

wisejones.bsky.social•72 days ago

Kill a black man get a new life. Just pure evil radiating from this

kimberrescuesdogs.bsky.social•72 days ago

Pure evil is right. It’s horrifying.

mar-see-uh.bsky.social•71 days ago

They are just doing any and everything cause why?!

sm444.bsky.social•72 days ago

Oh to be a yt men...

jessolpunkass.bsky.social•72 days ago

Not this DEI hire…

mystakak.bsky.social•72 days ago

Was Kyle not interested?

leftinfighter.bsky.social•72 days ago

I hope Ben Horowitz keeps his Black wife and kids away from the office

escapedisrock.bsky.social•71 days ago

Sounds about Yt.

thoughtnest.bsky.social•72 days ago

In case anyone was curious of what white privilege looks like 👆🏾

kezziejam.bsky.social•72 days ago

‪Epitome of failing up! It’s peak white privilege but they complain about every damn thing we do! Disgusting‬!

justhere4coffee.bsky.social•72 days ago

Is that the same Andreessen that's allegedly a "nice" billionaire? (looks it up) Yes, yes it is. Surprise, there are no nice billionaires - except MacKenzie Scott, the exception that proves the rule.

earlydeparture.bsky.social•72 days ago

Murderer to millionaire pipeline

thomasav.bsky.social•72 days ago

If I were a minority business owner working with Andreessen Horowitz, I would be asking a lot of questions right now.

ohgeejabari.bsky.social•72 days ago

“Penny does not have a background in investing, but a16z plans to train him, according to an internal statement.”

agora01619.bsky.social•72 days ago

Real merit there😬

ohgeejabari.bsky.social•72 days ago

Exactly. They either

1) posted this job, went through however many applicants, interviews, rounds, and landed on this guy who NEEDS TO BE TRAINED TO DO THE JOB; or

2) created a job to give him — A KILLER — out of the blue, one that he NEEDS TO BE TRAINED TO DO.

DEI, though…

agora01619.bsky.social•72 days ago

I go with #2

It's all very pathetic.

melshade.bsky.social•71 days ago

WTF! 🤬

modernjake.bsky.social•72 days ago

Cool! Next stop Trumpville.

suavexz.bsky.social•72 days ago

@kylekulinskishow.bsky.social the meritocracy is alive and well

timmis.bsky.social•71 days ago

Clearly being hired for his extensive investing background. What's that? He has no prior experience in investing? Huh, weird.

journey2dstars.bsky.social•72 days ago

Dunning-Kruger hire

kimberrescuesdogs.bsky.social•72 days ago

Unfuckingbelievable

chriswave.bsky.social•72 days ago

DEI hire.

And look at the absolute state of this...

smollestbunny2.bsky.social•72 days ago

https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=q22WkJ8p0A1zUOo-

Second thought
https://youtu.be/polC5C7M0M8?si=N6D_cupCAvzFUks0

https://youtu.be/mfXbyQ9KFdg?si=bwdMR6aE0X1KH6ao

Important

agora01619.bsky.social•72 days ago

Jeebus😲

jojo-mar.bsky.social•72 days ago

nancyshaggymoore.bsky.social•72 days ago

Like when "Christifuh" was managing the investment firm on The Sopranos.

jameka.bsky.social•72 days ago

This is insane

bkjwordplay.bsky.social•72 days ago

The way these white men continue to fail upward is just the whitest white of white. It’s so white there is not even a paint color for it. You know how white you gotta be that paint don’t even fuck with you?

jojo-mar.bsky.social•72 days ago

There is a Sherwin Williams paint color, #88-47. "Blinded by the White"

bkjwordplay.bsky.social•72 days ago

If that is the case, it's a pun. Sadly, nothing funny about this situation. But I will definitely give it a look see when next I'm in the paint store.

reallyjeffoconnor.bsky.social•72 days ago

My house is done in repose gray. I guess that makes us nuanced?

yuweiquan.bsky.social•72 days ago

Oh for fuck’s sake

stephfox.bsky.social•71 days ago

More of this meritocracy I keep hearing about

spanishspy.bsky.social•72 days ago

jesus christ

shelliblu.bsky.social•72 days ago

Before the murder.

unodos3.bsky.social•72 days ago

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

craigfis.bsky.social•72 days ago

If you needed any further evidence of how fucking evil and stupid A16Z is.

ingerw.bsky.social•72 days ago

White supremacy is a hell of a drug, best enjoyed in a group

battenkill.bsky.social•72 days ago

Well said.

lolalolajoaquin.bsky.social•72 days ago

Their HR sucks

carmenbwifemom.bsky.social•72 days ago

Lynching Black men getting rewarded…but..but…free Palestine 😐

cruiseshipdrummer.bsky.social•72 days ago

lovely

rhinovian.bsky.social•72 days ago

Andreessen’s driving principles are to put every human in America in the unemployment line. Literally every AI company he invests in has a mission statement on their website vowing to eliminate jobs.

brightmarsh.bsky.social•72 days ago

Like they don't have enough psychopaths in a16z. Theyre hiring a literal murderer.

mikusa.bsky.social•72 days ago

Moving on to a new level of PTSD while the homeless man reached Nirvana. Karma is beyond human understanding

real2roosters.bsky.social•72 days ago

Good career move. I mean if you can't get a job after choking out a black mental health victim on the subway then what's the Biden economic rebound all about?

a35mmlife.bsky.social•72 days ago

curiouskev.bsky.social•72 days ago

Wow

sherriab58.bsky.social•72 days ago

White men continue to fail up. No surprise here…

dontinnovate.bsky.social•72 days ago

Gotta be great for recruiting to have a right wing hero like that on board.

agora01619.bsky.social•72 days ago

The horror😳
Murder is apparently an excellent skill for white people.

captainblye.bsky.social•72 days ago

Seems like a DIE hire.

irwinfletcher.bsky.social•72 days ago

Is the "D" for "Death" ???

mcmurphyct.bsky.social•72 days ago

I guess gaining infamy is the way to get ahead these days, as long as you can dodge those pesky murder/manslaughter charges.

mamiet1939.bsky.social•72 days ago

Surely he was hired based on merit alone. 😂

substantion-igra.bsky.social•72 days ago

Are venture firms the incubators for facists?

rudeehuxtable.bsky.social•72 days ago

Eeewww. But also that firm loves controversy

solism.bsky.social•72 days ago

Just found out about the tragic death yesterday. This is beyond disgusting.

jeffreyclail.com•72 days ago

Marc andreesen needs a psych eval

frangsbo.bsky.social•72 days ago

Here it is: he's racist.

timanderson.bsky.social•72 days ago

DIE hire

3cardmolly.bsky.social•72 days ago

If we’re not going to put out the fire, then whats the point of being appalled at the flames?

timpranillo.bsky.social•72 days ago

Meritocracy!

itznelly.bsky.social•72 days ago

It’s considered badge of honor for certain folks…

distractedhermit.bsky.social•72 days ago

Saw some mentions of privilege, but this was beyond privilege. This was a hire of deliberately malicious intent to send an ideological message.

jojo-mar.bsky.social•72 days ago

Yep.

manoreza.bsky.social•72 days ago

Kill an unarmed black man, get hired. And they mad at DEI?

4seasonstl.bsky.social•72 days ago

FFS

sdrose.bsky.social•72 days ago

Proving yet again that there is no bottom

baja-hacker.bsky.social•71 days ago

Daniel Penny was hired into the team that invests in American defense tech with no investing experience or education. He’s there to shown off. “Look who we hired!” Clearly, a16z believes founders in that sector will lionize Penny.

Consider what that says about our defense industry.

danlooker.bsky.social•72 days ago

Literally a token hire. It's a token for, uhm, something.

denpeanug.bsky.social•72 days ago

Boycott

lucid-metta.bsky.social•71 days ago

Definitely has the “Brock Turner” vibe to me.

woodcider.bsky.social•54 days ago

Do you mean Brock Allen Turner who is now going by Allen Turner? That Brock Allen Turner?

franklinsmom.bsky.social•72 days ago

Our hero! 😏

disabilitymatters.bsky.social•72 days ago

Not qualified but hired:

"Penny does not have a background in investing, but a16z plans to train him, according to an internal statement obtained by The Free Press, which broke the news. Penny will work in the American Dynamism practice, which invests in government and defense tech."

anniegt.bsky.social•72 days ago

DEI (Deranged Evil Incel) hire

jennqueen.bsky.social•72 days ago

Proof they will train who they want to hire.

disabilitymatters.bsky.social•72 days ago

Exactly. It would be nice if everyone gets that opportunity, especially when that's all people need. #MelaninMatters.

diamondaries.bsky.social•72 days ago

WEI Hire- White Entitled Ineptitude

disabilitymatters.bsky.social•72 days ago

I have been trying to think of something comparable to DEI. This is a good one, except for the fact that anyone hired under a DEI initiative has to be QUALIFIED. Slurs only stick on marginalized communities when they are achieving things, while some may not be.

edon91.bsky.social•72 days ago

So he is a White Privilege hire. Unqualified, but chosen over deserving candidates.

nylgk.bsky.social•72 days ago

“Mr. Ulevitch said in the memo that the firm plans to TEACH Mr. Penny “the business of investing” and that he will support several of the firm’s portfolio companies.”

Andreessen Horowitz believes that murdering somebody is a good substitute for experience. Particularly if you’re a white “bro”

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