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I hate rollercoasters 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎢" title="Achterbahn" aria-label="Emoji: Achterbahn"> -- my kids got me to try one about 2 years ago and it was a good reminder for me to never get one one again. What started with my son holding my hand ended up with me holding his hand with my eyes shut and my teeth clenched https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😫" title="Müdes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Müdes Gesicht">
But I realized recently that however much I might hate roller coasters, I have been on one for more than half my living years! I started on the #StartupRollercoaster when I was 20, and I haven& #39;t gotten off yet.
In fact, I am now I am riding multiple rollercoasters at once - with @K9Ventures& #39; portfolio companies, @cartainc, and @HiHello, and more!
My thought of the day (which inspired this thread) was that: "The part of the roller coaster ride that makes you scream is when it& #39;s going downhill"
Think about that. For most startups, we worry about the struggle of making it up the hill. But once you make it up the hill, you have a few brief moments to celebrate the victory before the terrifying pace of the downhill kicks in to make you scream! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😱" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht">
And like a real roller coaster, the @StartupRollercoaster also has multiple hills to climb. Just because you& #39;re headed downhill and screaming right now doesn& #39;t mean you won& #39;t have another potentially higher hill to climb and slog through in the near future.
My current #StartupRollercoaster ride with @HiHello has clearly entered a downhill phase. We& #39;re scrambling to stay on top of things and build as fast as we can. Demand for what we& #39;ve built, and for what we have on our roadmap, is clearly strong. #MarketPull
To build momentum on this downhill ride, we need to add mass to our team -- and no I& #39;m not referring to the extra "19" I& #39;m carrying on my belly! I& #39;m referring to adding amazing people to our team so that we can scale, accelerate, and gain momentum for the next hill.
We& #39;re hiring people in every area possible:
Engineering: backend, frontend, Vision/Learning
Product: head of product, product manager, product design
Sales: SDRs, Account Execs, Head of Sales
Support: customer support/success
Engineering: backend, frontend, Vision/Learning
Product: head of product, product manager, product design
Sales: SDRs, Account Execs, Head of Sales
Support: customer support/success
Whether you love rollercoasters https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎢" title="Achterbahn" aria-label="Emoji: Achterbahn">, or you hate them (like me! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😱" title="Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Vor Angst schreiendes Gesicht">); if you are awesome, want to have a lot of fun, learn new things every single day, then reach out to me and I& #39;d love to chat. Or if you know other people who you think would love working with us, refer them to us.
My whole premise for @HiHello is that "Who you know is often more important than what you know."
So true to my premise -- I know YOU.
And I& #39;m asking for your help to help me find the best startup people, to ride this #StartupRollercoaster with me!
So true to my premise -- I know YOU.
And I& #39;m asking for your help to help me find the best startup people, to ride this #StartupRollercoaster with me!
If you made it this far into this thread... then take 10 seconds to think of "Manu should be talking to _____". And take another 10 seconds to DM me or email me their name or LinkedIn profile. I will thank you, and they will thank you.
And I will owe you one for helping me find awesome people who can help me turn this rollercoaster https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎢" title="Achterbahn" aria-label="Emoji: Achterbahn"> into a rocketship https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete">!
Thank you! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏽" title="Gefaltete Hände (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Gefaltete Hände (mittlerer Hautton)">
