#Founders

Jelena Jansson

jelenajansson

There is nothing more infuriating in the VC & startup world then when investors use women for their little inclusion branding, but don't actually invest. Instead, they ghost, block &

Justin Kan

justinkan

My first company @twitch sold for a billion dollars.My second one lost $75 million in 36 months.People love talking about success, but today I'm going to talk about failure.It's time

Elizabeth Yin

dunkhippo33

Today's tweet thread is about Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS). At a high level, what is it? Why should you care? Who benefits? Thanks @gamingfordev for the topic!Note: I'm not

Jack Maizels

JackMaizels

I've seen this graphic doing the rounds and how bad having a child is for the climate - 60 tonnes of carbon a year - is really startling. The thing

Tim Royers

royers2020

Yes, let us talk about the full mailer that you sent out. I love that you think this will somehow come out as a win for you. I don't usually

Mostly Borrowed Ideas

borrowed_ideas

1/ Notes from @nickkokonas episode at @InvestLikeBest Nick Kokonas: A Philosophy major -> derivatives trader -> owner of some of the best restaurants in the world such as Alinea, Next,

samir kaji

Samirkaji

Over the years, there has been plenty of discussion around cold emails/outreaches to VCs. Some VCs have said they welcome it, and some say they will only take warm intros.

Justin Anderson

redeemJustin

Incentives are powerful drivers of behavior. Always pay attention to how an idea or philosophy incentivizes.Theological liberalism often incentivizes novelty and open-mindedness for its own sake.Theological conservatism often incentivizes s

Jarrid Tingle

jarridvtingle

We raised $174 million in 3 years for Harlem Capital.We started with no prior VC experience and a strategy many questioned.Here’s thread on what limited partners (LPs) are looking for

Paul Graham

paulg

Something I explained to 12 yo: The biggest startups are always where two basic forces meet. E.g. Facebook = social relationships + internet. But these ideas are rarely found by

Gagan Biyani

gaganbiyani

I’m biased but @udemy is a true underdog story + thought I’d share details we’ve never shared before.ICYMI, we announced a $50M raise at $2B valuation.Udemy almost died at least

Merci Victoria Grace

merci

A common piece of advice for founders that I disagree with is: "You need an idea you're passionate enough about to work on for 10 years."First of all, calm down.

Ben&Ben

BenAndBenMusic

ANNOUNCEMENT:it has been a good three years with all of you. we are forever thankful. so today, we are naming the official Ben&Ben Fandom, "Lights". @benandbenlightsyou have ALWAYS been the

Kioneki

pesa_africa

Nigeria's fintech bubble about to pop!BVN identity verifications for nonbanks have been shut downhttps://twitter.com/tosinolaseinde/status/1380263082631516162 It seems all founders and VCs assumed the biggest risk to their vision, Regul

Harry Hurst

harryhurst

Let’s talk about a new ratio CS:H(Check-Size:Helpfulness)Let’s assume your lead/largest investor is going to be motivated to help you win. What’s often underestimated though, is just how uncorrelated check size

Travis McElroy, The Internet's Best Friend

travismcelroy

Okay: My Thoughts on #Bioshock (A Thread) First, Bioshock (1) is the game that made me realize that videogames can be art. I will never forget standing (not sitting) in