Hey! I’m Holyn, an investor and advisor based in NYC. I previously worked in venture capital with a focus on AI, healthcare, and crypto startups. Before that, I helped build Twitter’s content business (RIP) and worked with a few startups on GTM and product, which I still advise companies on today.
BIAS is a tech and business newsletter informed by my work as an investor, operator, and advisor in tech. Beyond Substack, BIAS has been featured in publications like Bloomberg and Coindesk, and lectures on campus at NYU and Columbia.
What you can expect from BIAS
Subscribers will receive a weekly essay on trends I’m noticing across tech and business. Because I work with startups and I’m terminally online, I catch things early … Sometimes I catch things too early, so you’ll be ahead of the curve compared to 99.99% of corporates and even Gen Z. Here are some of my earliest predictions:
2020 prediction | short-form, mobile-first scripted content will win
2025 | ReelShort and ShotShort are dominating the app store
2020 prediction | creators will use crypto to monetize
2025 | Zora and Coinbase are dedicated to creator capital markets
2020 prediction | live shopping will become common & creators will become sales associates
2025 | TikTok has successfully turned creators everywhere into Avon ladies
There are many others, but these immediately come to mind. This newsletter is meant to be an open conversation. If you care about how tech may influence our shared future, make sure you subscribe so you’re notified of the next drop.
