chrislyons 🆑

Amazing time hanging out with my brothers! Always good energy! ⚡️ ⚡️⚡️@chrislyons @magicjohnson

HUGE Congratulations to my brother @_corylyons — we are all proud beyond words watching you step into this next chapter! Welcome to the 🦁 family @fonsecaa.issa , we are fired up to have you officially with us! Let’s go!!! 💒🥂🤵🏾💍🦁

Had the privilege of chopping it up with my guy @chrislyons last week for Boardrooms Members Club. We laughed and we all learned. Always great energy amongst this community of founders, builders, execs, and talent. Join the club…

“There’s always a move” ♟️ Thank you @mondaydotcom for diving into my journey and covering a few gems I learned along the way 💎

Comment “Chris” and I’ll send you the full interview. Chris Lyons from a16z sits down with Magic Johnson and shares the story of how he helped bring Magic into Skydio early. Today the autonomous drone company is valued at ~$4.4B. But the real lesson isn’t the deal. It’s that venture capital is a long game of relationships. The same playbook Magic used building businesses like Starbucks partnerships and Magic Johnson Theaters. #venturecapital #startup #founder #a16z #siliconvalley

In 1979, Magic Johnson had the offer to take equity with Nike instead of cash. That decision would be worth $1B+ today.

Magic didn’t just win as a player. He’s got Chips as an owner across four major pro leagues (NBA, MLB, WNBA, MLS).⁠ ⁠ GOAT athlete turned sports team owner.⁠ ⁠ (🎥: @a16z , @chrislyons )

Earvin “Magic” Johnson and a16z’s Chris Lyons sat down for a conversation on Magic’s 30 year journey from athlete to billionaire businessman, including what Magic learned from Michael Ovitz, Magic’s investments in Silicon Valley and sports, why athletes should take equity over endorsements, and more. Stream now on the a16z podcast

Really enjoyed working on the @elevenlabsio album and spending time exploring where next-generation tools and human creativity come together. Building this song with their new Eleven Music model helped me as a producer understand how new technology is reshaping the creative workflow. What stood out to me most was how much friction these tools remove from the process. Ideas move faster. Experimentation feels lighter, and I spent way more time following intuition and curiosity. Instead of replacing the human element, the technology acts more like an amplifier — giving creators more space to focus on direction, feeling, and storytelling. It feels like an early glimpse into where the music AI space could go: more accessible creation, faster iteration, and entirely new ways of shaping sound that weren’t possible before. As these tools evolve, the real opportunity will lie in how artists use them to develop distinct voices, not just in producing new outputs. Lmk what you think of the record 🎧

A Frat so nice they named us twice! 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾 Happy Founders Day to the Good Brothers of @kapsi1911 Continue Achieving in EVERY FIELD ♦️♦️♦️

If life is a simulation, then awareness is the cheat code—and intention is how you level up 🔮

Everybody wants the platform but nobody wants the process. Everybody wants to be seen but nobody wants to do the work in the dark. Everybody wants the breakthrough but nobody wants to endure the breaking. Here’s what I need you to understand: God is not delaying you. He’s developing you. What looks like a setback is actually a setup. What feels like you’re moving too slow is God’s way of making sure you don’t build on a weak foundation. Stop rushing what God is still defining. You’re not behind. You’re right on time. The process you’re in right now is preparing you for the platform you’re praying for. So stay patient. Stay faithful. Stay blessed. Because, your time is coming. Click the link in my bio to witness why this was a truly transformational conversation with my brother, @chrislyons . #TheBlessedCode #TrustTheProcess #FaithOverFear #PatienceAndPersistence #GodsTiming #StayBlessed #ProcessOverPlatform #BlackExcellence #Entrepreneurship #BuildInSilence #MelvinRodriguez #ChrisLyons #StayFaithful #YourTimeIsComing #menleadingmen #MenOfFaith #TheStoryMustBeTold