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Parker Thompson tells why he created @StartupLJackson, the popular Twitter persona

Mar 23, 20164:45Watch on YouTube

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Watch full episode: https://youtu.be/DbHjExb6ec0 In episode 632 of This Week in Startups, Jason sits down with Parker Thompson, creator of popular parody Twitter account @StartupLJackson, current partner at AngelList, and previous partner at 500 Startups. Topics of conversation range from the inspiration behind Startup L. Jackson to having ‘sharp elbows’ on the internet, from diversity in entrepreneurship and investment to how AngelList syndicates and equity crowdfunding rules are changing the venture capital landscape. Despite the fact that his former online persona has been known to bruise …