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class="il x"><div class="m bb"><div class="x"><div class="m x"><div style="position:relative;display:flex" role="link" data-href="https://medium.com/root-ventures/why-facebook-cant-be-wechat-3fdb14d70cf9" tabindex="0"><div class="m ir is it iu"><div class="n"><div class="iv iw ix iy iz n o"><div class="ja x"><div><div class="x" aria-hidden="false"><a tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/@kane?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----4----------------------------"><div class="x dm"><img alt="Kane" class="x cg s jb jc dz" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:40:40/1*xCHgembb-tnuPRS9iBSE1g.jpeg" width="20" height="20" loading="lazy"/><div class="du s x jb jc dx z cv dy"></div></div></a></div></div></div><div><div class="x" aria-hidden="false"><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay jd n o" rel="noopener follow" href="/@kane?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----4----------------------------"><p class="ar b aq am hk je jf jg jh ji jj jk df">Kane</p></a></div></div></div></div><div class="n"><div class="x ek jl"><div class="jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv"><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/why-facebook-cant-be-wechat-3fdb14d70cf9?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----4----------------------------"><h2 class="ar jw jx jy jz ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv hk jf jg ji jk df">Why Facebook can鈥檛 be WeChat</h2><div class="kw"><h3 class="ar b hb am hk kx jf jg ky ji jk ao">Hint: liberty and greed</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li x"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Feb 9, 2018</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" 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Prepare to be disappointed.</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li x"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Jan 30, 2018</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/so-you-want-a-flamethrower-76289ad2338b?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----5----------------------------"></a></div></div></div><div class="n o ls lt"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="ch" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener follow" 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class="il x"><div class="m bb"><div class="x"><div class="m x"><div style="position:relative;display:flex" role="link" data-href="https://medium.com/root-ventures/the-best-office-coffee-youll-ever-have-6fe9e190c2d2" tabindex="0"><div class="m ir is it iu"><div class="n"><div class="iv iw ix iy iz n o"><div class="ja x"><div><div class="x" aria-hidden="false"><a tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/@root.vc?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----6----------------------------"><div class="x dm"><img alt="Avidan Ross" class="x cg s jb jc dz" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:40:40/0*VelptGRmrK6hws43.jpeg" width="20" height="20" loading="lazy"/><div class="du s x jb jc dx z cv dy"></div></div></a></div></div></div><div><div class="x" aria-hidden="false"><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay jd n o" rel="noopener follow" href="/@root.vc?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----6----------------------------"><p class="ar b aq am hk je jf jg jh ji jj jk df">Avidan Ross</p></a></div></div></div></div><div class="n"><div class="x ek jl"><div class="jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv"><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/the-best-office-coffee-youll-ever-have-6fe9e190c2d2?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----6----------------------------"><h2 class="ar jw jx jy jz ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv hk jf jg ji jk df">The best office coffee you鈥檒l ever have.</h2><div class="kw"><h3 class="ar b hb am hk kx jf jg ky ji jk ao">Engineering in pursuit of the perfect espresso shot.</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li x"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Dec 4, 2017</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/the-best-office-coffee-youll-ever-have-6fe9e190c2d2?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----6----------------------------"><div><div class="n" aria-hidden="false"><div class="n o lr"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>4</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="n o ls lt"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="ch" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener follow" 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mc" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:160:106/1*6fjz0foK50HJMjoytFg4kA.jpeg" width="80" height="53" loading="lazy"/></div><div class="h k"><img alt="The best office coffee you鈥檒l ever have." class="mb mc" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:320:214/1*6fjz0foK50HJMjoytFg4kA.jpeg" width="160" height="107" loading="lazy"/></div></div></div></div><div class="md j i d"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Dec 4, 2017</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/the-best-office-coffee-youll-ever-have-6fe9e190c2d2?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----6----------------------------"><div><div class="n" aria-hidden="false"><div class="n o lr"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" 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kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv hk jf jg ji jk df">Welcoming Chrissy Meyer to Root Ventures</h2><div class="kw"><h3 class="ar b hb am hk kx jf jg ky ji jk ao">Chrissy brings over a decade of hardware engineering experience to Root.</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li x"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Oct 20, 2017</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/welcoming-chrissy-meyer-to-root-ventures-56acf86383eb?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----7----------------------------"></a></div></div></div><div class="n o ls lt"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="ch" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener follow" 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mc" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:160:106/1*n-1jz79VvcFRPbgeLmw7ZA.jpeg" width="80" height="53" loading="lazy"/></div><div class="h k"><img alt="Welcoming Chrissy Meyer to Root Ventures" class="mb mc" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:320:214/1*n-1jz79VvcFRPbgeLmw7ZA.jpeg" width="160" height="107" loading="lazy"/></div></div></div></div><div class="md j i d"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Oct 20, 2017</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/welcoming-chrissy-meyer-to-root-ventures-56acf86383eb?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----7----------------------------"></a></div></div></div><div class="n o ls lt"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="ch" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener 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x"><article class=""><div class="il x"><div class="m bb"><div class="x"><div class="m x"><div style="position:relative;display:flex" role="link" data-href="https://medium.com/root-ventures/building-root-ventures-retro-power-mac-g5-hackintosh-e2cde5a3816e" tabindex="0"><div class="m ir is it iu"><div class="n"><div class="iv iw ix iy iz n o"><div class="ja x"><div><div class="x" aria-hidden="false"><a tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/@kane?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----8----------------------------"><div class="x dm"><img alt="Kane" class="x cg s jb jc dz" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:40:40/1*xCHgembb-tnuPRS9iBSE1g.jpeg" width="20" height="20" loading="lazy"/><div class="du s x jb jc dx z cv dy"></div></div></a></div></div></div><div><div class="x" aria-hidden="false"><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay jd n o" rel="noopener follow" href="/@kane?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----8----------------------------"><p class="ar b aq am hk je jf jg jh ji jj jk df">Kane</p></a></div></div></div></div><div class="n"><div class="x ek jl"><div class="jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv"><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/building-root-ventures-retro-power-mac-g5-hackintosh-e2cde5a3816e?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----8----------------------------"><h2 class="ar jw jx jy jz ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv hk jf jg ji jk df">Building Root Ventures: Retro Power Mac G5 Hackintosh</h2><div class="kw"><h3 class="ar b hb am hk kx jf jg ky ji jk ao">Rescuing a trashed retro Apple computer.</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li x"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Jul 10, 2017</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" 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kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv hk jf jg ji jk df">The Root Ventures Conference Cabin Part I</h2><div class="kw"><h3 class="ar b hb am hk kx jf jg ky ji jk ao">Building a conference room in a log cabin from scratch.</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li x"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Jun 26, 2017</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/building-root-ventures-conference-cabin-1-217681e91fa0?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----9----------------------------"><div><div class="n" aria-hidden="false"><div class="n o lr"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>1</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="n o ls lt"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="ch" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2F217681e91fa0&amp;operation=register&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Froot-ventures%2Fbuilding-root-ventures-conference-cabin-1-217681e91fa0&amp;source=----f0cad3410efa-----9-----------------bookmark_preview-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ao lu lv" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="lw lx ly lz ma x"><div aria-label="The Root Ventures Conference Cabin Part I"><div class="j i d"><img alt="The Root Ventures Conference Cabin Part I" class="mb mc" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:160:106/1*wnwpeCMcBoQomX2b2TO8vg.jpeg" width="80" height="53" loading="lazy"/></div><div class="h k"><img alt="The Root Ventures Conference Cabin Part I" class="mb mc" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:320:214/1*wnwpeCMcBoQomX2b2TO8vg.jpeg" width="160" height="107" loading="lazy"/></div></div></div></div><div class="md j i d"><span class="ar b aq am ao"><div class="lj n lk cr"><div class="n o lp"><span>Jun 26, 2017</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dm ll lm n o"><div class="dx ln lo n o lp"><div class="ck lm lq x dz"></div></div><a class="dx ic lo n o lp" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/root-ventures/building-root-ventures-conference-cabin-1-217681e91fa0?source=collection_home_page----f0cad3410efa-----9----------------------------"><div><div class="n" aria-hidden="false"><div class="n o lr"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>1</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="n o ls lt"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="ch" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="cl ap cm cn co as cp at au av aw ax ay az ba" rel="noopener follow" 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