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May 16 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
The #allinsummit Day 1 recap a 🧵

QOTD: “When you’re the CEO of a company the chore level is very high. I hate doing chores.” @elonmusk /1
Best presentation:
how to make entrepreneurs by @MarHershenson from @pearvc

Well researched, actionable, visually pleasing, and optimistic.
Worst presentation:
Jon Lonsdale giving a rambling, disconnected recap of Ayn Rand inspired Newsmax headlines while failing to consider he might not be the best informed person on the topic of educational reform.
Best question:
@jason asking Elon Musk flat out if he was going to buy Twitter
Weirdest moment:
@chamath & @jason talking about @greg16676935420 without remembering his handle
Best idea:
@NateSilver538 explaining risk in VC investing is just being 6m ahead of the real value of the company (eg next round)
Best interview:
@altcap and Bill Gurley talking about investing into recessions
Most endearing:
The genuine affection @jason @chamath @DavidSacks & @friedberg have for each other

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May 17
Per @PalmerLuckey @anduriltech : “the defense industry in the US is broken, there is better AI in John Deere tractors than in any US military vehicle.”

“Those who build tech for military can’t build adv software. Those who build adv software won’t for military.”
#allinsummit
His thesis is Silicon Valley cares more about “mattress unicorns” than useful military solutions do to their political beliefs. Despite the fact that SV was built on military $.

“Most SV engineers don’t remember any great (military) power competition (among nations).”
Asserts tech co use their staff’s opposition to military as “a smokescreen to enter China” and access foreign funding.

“This is like GE in the build up to WWII refusing to work in the US bc they’re bullish on Japan’s economy.”

Slide reads: TOO LATE
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May 16
Watching @elonmusk beam in to #allinsummit discussing if Twitter users are 5% “or 50%” bots & advocating for open sourcing the algorithm

“I’m a moderate… It’s not a right wing takeover, it’s a moderate takeover.”
“The Democratic Party is over controlled by the unions… which is just another form of a monopoly and trial lawyers…

On the Republican side (the evil) is from corporate and religious zealotry.”
Also @jason asked if it hurt that, having voted democratic, he was snubbed from events at the Biden White House

“Yes. It doesn’t seem right.” @elonmusk
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May 11
How to woo an LP
or, advice on what to say / not say in fundraising

a 🧵for GPs & Founders
0/ I just listened to 30+ fund managers pitch today.

I can remember about 3 of them.

You want to be top 10% & stand out?

Some free form advice between meetings 👇
1/ Assume your audience is smart🧠

No one likes being talked down to, so just assume your audience is as smart as you are.

You don't need to sell me that you're the smartest person here, you need to sell me you've got a unique opportunity I can't find elsewhere.
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Apr 20
Many ppl have asked, so what makes a GOOD pitch deck? I wrote one.

Here's the step-by-step structure I teach MBA students on making a 5 min or less business pitch to execs, a semi-helpful🧵& brazen attempt to further cash in on my 15min of fame
0/ Background:

I critiqued a terrible pitch deck yesterday & it went viral. But folks asked for something good in comparison.

Today, I'll provide you with the 5+1 components of a great pitch.
1/ Overview

I believe all you need to convince an executive is 5 slides + 1 executive summary. This is the heart of a great pitch deck. It's concise, complete.

This structure works in a variety of settings, but is really for when you're asking for funding.
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Apr 19
Jared Kushner's VC pitch deck is 100% mid & as afwul as you'd expect, a 🧵critique from an LP of Affinity Partners PPT
Background: Jared Kushner, the walking equiv of the Dunning-Kruger effect, is fund-raising for his $2B VC firm which is bankrolled by Saudi Prince MBS.

This deck is fairly awful. Let's discuss.
theintercept.com/2022/04/18/sau…
1:The mission

Kushner & Co paid some consulting firm for this word salad of nonsense. What's the market? What's the focus? Why your capital?

Oh c'mon, we know that - it's the ex-President son-in-law. That should have been the mission statement.

1/5 stars Image
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Apr 17
⏲️How many times has a friend or loved one given you totally worthless advice? Far. Too. Often.

Why not bring your problem to a panel of "experts" who will attempt to tell you THE WORST solution to your conundrum?
TERRIBLE LIFE ADVICE is a game show where panelists compete to provide really, really awful advice to semi-serious problems. As a contestant, YOU can come with a problem the panelists will debate.

The best part? YOU decide THE WORST advice and which panelist wins the round.
Apply to be our out first (only?) show on April 27th below 👇

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