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27 Oct, 12 tweets, 5 min read
There are 100s of threads on building and running startups.

Here are 10 that are pure gold:
Fund-raising is hard for all of us.

@justinkan shares some unique insights on how to do it well.

We rarely hear honest reflections from founders on what they messed up.

@apartovi shares his reflections on a deal that went wrong with Steve Jobs.

Some gems in this thread by @agazdecki on a wide variety of founder topics.

@ryantakesoff shares some solid principles learned from building a multi-billion dollar business.

If you are getting started with your product/start-up check out this thread by @gaganbiyani on how to validate it efficiently.

In today's funding climate it is very tempting to raise as much money as possible and scale.

But if you don't have real product-market fit, it is dangerous to scale the company.

Great thread by @andrewchen.

Marketing, when done right, is the gift that keeps on giving.

@heykahn shares some awesome tips on how to do stellar copywriting.

Good copywriting can be a massive growth lever for any start-up.

Hiring is a superpower that founders need to develop.

B2B sales are the bloodline of any enterprise business, but most founders struggle with it.

Here is an awesome thread by @lennysan on sales stories from companies like Figma, Airtable, and Dropbox.

I have been part of several early-stage companies.

Here are lessons to save you costly mistakes in the earliest days.

If you found this thread helpful:

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- Follow me at @hwbhatti

I write about building start-ups, crypto, and personal growth.

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14 Oct
Raising as a first-time founder is hard.

I have raised $15 million dollars and invested in multiple start-ups.

Here are 10 lessons to avoid costly mistakes and raise your next round:
1. Team > Idea.

Your idea matters.

Your team's ability to execute matters even more.

Investors see dozens of pitches.

What sets pitches apart is the team's ability to execute.

Showcase that by using traction & past track record.
2. Stop building investor relationships before you raise.

As a first-time founder, I was told to spend time building them.

But it is the wrong advice.

It feels fake, takes time away from building the company, and may negatively impact your valuation.
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9 Oct
Climate change is one of the biggest issues of our generation. 

KlimaDAO is trying to solve it by creating incentive structures that actually work. 🧵
What is KlimaDao?

The market is not valuing our climate properly today.

@KlimaDAO is creating a truly liquid market for carbon assets and forcing the market to value them efficiently.

They are specifically focusing on carbon offsets, which are used to offset emissions.
There is no good market for these offsets anywhere.
 
By creating an on-chain market and buying carbon offsets, Klima is using the liquidity of Defi to create an efficient market for them.

It is poised to become the connector between crypto and the real world.
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28 Sep
I made $0 from my first start-up.

I sold my second start-up to a $100 billion tech company.

Here are 12 things I learned through failure and success:
1. Figure out distribution early.

Building products is easy.

Finding distribution is hard.

If no one can find your product, no one will care about it.
2. Pick co-founders wisely.

Picking the right co-founder is as important as picking the right spouse.

You should know each other's fears, motivations, and goals inside out.

It is the only way to know that you both will make it to the finish line together.
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23 Sep
At 27, I was overweight, stressed, and burnt out.

At 29, I am:

• An exited founder.
• In my best physical shape.
• More productive than ever before.

The catalyst? I transformed my health habits.
I used to think I was invincible.

Everyone in their 20's feels the same way.

Your natural instinct is to push through and ignore burnout.

Then shit hits the fan and you’re forced to change.
The same happened with me.

I had to redesign my life.

The health habits that helped me:

• Sleeping 7+ hours a day

• Working out

• Eating well

• Long walks

• Spending time in healthy relationships

Basic stuff, but most people struggle with them.

Let’s dive in.
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16 Sep
B2B lead generation is hard.

I have generated multi-million dollars in pipeline at early stage start-ups.

Here are 7 tips on how to 2X your outbound sales efforts.
1. Target the right audience.

Most outbound prospecting fails because this does not happen.

Create ideal customer profiles before starting outreach.

You should know the challenges your customers face and how you can help.
2. Develop a framework to segment the right audience.

Different organizations may look at the same challenge differently.

You should know what makes an organization different.

Some variables to build your framework..
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9 Sep
Working at a startup is the wrong career choice for 90% of people.

I have worked at a:

• 20 person startup
• $100 billion company

Here's a framework for deciding between startups and big companies:
1. Money

If you want a boatload of cash with high certainty..

Pick a pre-IPO or Big Tech company.

Reality is that most start-ups fail.

So your motivation for working at a start-up should go beyond $$.
2. Stability.

80% of startups fail - stability is the rare exception.

The earlier the start-up, the higher your risk of not having a job in a year's time.

If you want the stability of a guaranteed paycheck, start-ups are not the right place to be.
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