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Founder @OfflineVentures @Slow @Path • Chairman @Esalen • Board @OpenClaw • Early @Apple @Facebook • Podcast @MoreOrLessPod • Skier • Dad of 3

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A serial founder and community-builder who lives at the intersection of tech, culture, and real-world retreat. He shepherds projects that give people ownership and human connection while skiing, podcasting, and parenting three kids. His feed mixes big-idea takes, behind-the-scenes builder energy, and an unmistakable lobster emoji vibe.

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You promote unplugging from the internet while launching companies and podcasts that make us follow you into deeper rabbit holes, basically advising a digital detox from a Slack thread you started at 2 a.m. Also, the lobster emoji has more committed branding than half the startups in Silicon Valley.

Built a rare combination of product and cultural influence: early roles at Apple and Facebook, founding Path and Offline Ventures, and now helping seed and steward powerful community-first projects like OpenClaw and Esalen leadership.

To create and protect communities and platforms that return agency and humanity to people, building places (and companies) where ideas, privacy, and relationships flourish offline and online.

Believes open source and data ownership are moral and practical imperatives; that technology should serve human flourishing, not trap it; and that meaningful connection is worth slowing down for. Values stewardship, thoughtful leadership, and the power of convening talented people around shared purpose.

Massive network and credibility from early wins, gifted at convening people and amplifying projects; combines practical startup chops with cultural sensibility; excellent at turning ideas into communities and institutions.

Can get spread across many boards and projects, which risks diluting attention; tendency toward nostalgic takes that sometimes read as wistful rather than actionable; occasionally trades nuance for pithy aphorisms.

On X, lean into short, high-value threads that unpack the story behind projects (OpenClaw, Esalen, Offline Ventures) and repurpose podcast clips as snackable video/audio. Host regular Spaces or AMAs with founders you back, pin a clear mission tweet, and use behind-the-scenes images (skiing, family, retreats) to humanize posts. Collaborate with high-profile guests for cross-pollination and turn signature ideas into recurring thread series to build predictable discovery and conversation.

Fun fact: Dave is not just a builder, he's a skier, dad of three, podcaster (@MoreOrLessPod), early team member at Apple and Facebook, and the lobster emoji is basically his brand crest. He chairs Esalen, backs startups via Offline Ventures, and is a founding board member of OpenClaw.

Top tweets of Dave Morin 🦞

🦞 Been working with Peter Steinberger (@steipete) on the OpenClaw Foundation structure for weeks. A home for thinkers and hackers and those that want to own their data. Honored to serve as the founding independent board member. This community built something extraordinary, our job is to protect it. Open source forever. Excited to share more soon.

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You are a legend @steipete. Grateful for all that you have created with @openclaw and the resulting good energy in the world. First ClawCon a smashing success. Love to all who came.🦞

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The @nvidia effect...

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Been working in a super fun group chat with @nikil the last 1.5 months to help him think through ClawFlows. Rad he decided to open source it today. If you want a workflow system for your @openclaw this one is great and full of smart ideas.

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This AI research tool @mvanhorn built is really good. I use it every day.

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Great piece by @om nails our mission at @openclaw: Bring people closer to AI. Give people hope. Have fun. Make AI personal. Power to the people.

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First day with @Apple Vision Pro. It is the future of computing. Zero question in my mind.

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The legend @SusanKare made amazing logo and merch designs for @openclaw ClawCon tomorrow. Hope to see you all there. 🦞

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“Every company needs an @OpenClaw strategy.” - Jensen Huang @nvidia GTC

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We really appreciate @nvidia jumping in and helping out.

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We are proud to lead the @trysunflower seed with the brilliant @rsg and team to start a quiet (ai) revolution in email.

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So much amazing technology lore and history in my inbox and group chats because of @openclaw. This is so fun every day. You all are awesome, I love this community.

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Most engaged tweets of Dave Morin 🦞

🦞 Been working with Peter Steinberger (@steipete) on the OpenClaw Foundation structure for weeks. A home for thinkers and hackers and those that want to own their data. Honored to serve as the founding independent board member. This community built something extraordinary, our job is to protect it. Open source forever. Excited to share more soon.

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You are a legend @steipete. Grateful for all that you have created with @openclaw and the resulting good energy in the world. First ClawCon a smashing success. Love to all who came.🦞

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The legend @SusanKare made amazing logo and merch designs for @openclaw ClawCon tomorrow. Hope to see you all there. 🦞

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The @nvidia effect...

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Our @AlaskaAir flight on another plane from @BoeingAirplanes just violently pulled up from the runway right before landing at @flySFO. Pilots did not communicate for 15 minutes, when they did, it was so soft on the radio no passengers could hear what they said and everyone is looking around at each other in a panic. Flight attendants came on and said “sorry everyone, we have no information other than that we are now landing in Palm Springs.” Passengers still have no idea what is going on.

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This AI research tool @mvanhorn built is really good. I use it every day.

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Great piece by @om nails our mission at @openclaw: Bring people closer to AI. Give people hope. Have fun. Make AI personal. Power to the people.

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So much amazing technology lore and history in my inbox and group chats because of @openclaw. This is so fun every day. You all are awesome, I love this community.

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First day with @Apple Vision Pro. It is the future of computing. Zero question in my mind.

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Been working in a super fun group chat with @nikil the last 1.5 months to help him think through ClawFlows. Rad he decided to open source it today. If you want a workflow system for your @openclaw this one is great and full of smart ideas.

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