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Every company has a story. Learn the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies — and how you can apply them. Hosted by @gilbert and @djrosent.
Jul 1, 2021 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
We sat down with Superhuman founder @rahulvohra who gave a masterclass on his fundraising playbook.

Here are 12 strategies that enabled him to raise over $45M:

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acquired.fm/episodes/maste… /1 There are 2 types of fundraises:

1️⃣ pre-empted: investors actively seek out the founder to invest.
2️⃣ marketed: the founder signals they're raising & seeks out investors.

Rahul's advice: always try to be pre-empted. Don't be in the market for too long, not at all if you can. Image
Jun 22, 2021 • 26 tweets • 6 min read
After growing Amazon into a trillion-dollar empire, Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO next week.

In Prime Day spirit, let's look back on what made Amazon so successful - as shared by Bezos himself.

We read every shareholder letter since 1997. Here's 1 key insight from each 🧵 Image 1997

It's all about the long term.

Make investments with an eye toward long-term market leadership rather than short-term profitability considerations.

Be bold with your investment decisions. Some of these will pay off, others will not. You'll learn a lesson either way.
Jun 4, 2021 • 42 tweets • 12 min read
What does Warren Buffett say was his worst investment of all time?

Berkshire Hathaway...

You heard that right. He bought it (yes, he's not the founder), and claims that doing so cost him $200 billion dollars 🤯

Let’s dive in 👇 Image Last time we learned about Warren’s early years.

At this time in the 60s, he’s still looking for cigar butts: bad companies with assets worth more than their market cap.

This approach gave him the idea to buy a failing textile manufacturer in New England.
May 21, 2021 • 56 tweets • 17 min read
In 1956 Warren Buffett retired at the age of 26 with a net worth of $175k (~$1.7m today).

Why did Buffet retire so early and how did he return to become the greatest investor of all time?

Time for a story👇 Warren was born on August 30 1930, almost a year into the Great Depression, during which the market lost more than 90% of its value.

It took until 1954 for the Dow to return to its pre-crash levels.