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First check investor @Stride_VC | I hate coriander 🌱
Nov 24, 2019 11 tweets 6 min read
0/ Thread: The 10 most interesting VC/startup-related tweetstorms I've read in the last couple months and one key lesson for each 🎲 3rd ed., featuring @paraschopra @aprildunford @briannekimmel @dunkhippo33 @micahjay1 @dafrankel @lpolovets @andrewchen @epaley @gregisenberg 1/ As a product manager or designer, there's a lot of biases that may lead to poorly designed products. Identifying these early could save you a significant amount of time along your product journey
Nov 12, 2019 11 tweets 3 min read
0/ Thread: After constantly being asked what really changes between raising Seed & Series A, I just published my 9 reasons why Series A is not "just a big Seed round" ♠️ medium.com/the-family-aaa… 1/ Series A is about the future… & the past

While previously your role was to promote your founding team & sell a vision for the future, now your pitch will be about the past, too: how well did you spend the $ you raised before? How good have you been at hiring? etc.
Apr 30, 2019 11 tweets 6 min read
0/ Thread: The 10 most interesting VC/startup-related tweetstorms I've read in the last couple months and one key lesson for each ⚡️ 2nd ed., featuring @conniechan @aprildunford @ljin18 @dunkhippo33 @epaley @DCoolican @ericbahn @lpolovets @micahjay1 @wolfejosh 1/ As a future founder (/team) evaluating what to build, go through the exercise of brainstorming what sources of revenue are possible beyond the traditional ad- or subscription- based models. The potential going forward is huge
Dec 17, 2018 27 tweets 16 min read
0/ Thread: 25 traits of the ideal early stage VC 🔥 My ideas of best practices based on what I’ve seen + read. Anything to add / argue? cc @andrewchen @ArlanWasHere @eriktorenberg @fdestin @cyantist @ryan_caldbeck @sknthla @garrytan @TZhongg @hunterwalk 1/ The ideal EARLY stage VC is high conviction. They make risky bets and are comfortable investing at the edges and when data is ambiguous (but do so on the basis of a rigorous process that appreciates the risk) cc @sonalidr @cyantist @2lr
Oct 24, 2018 13 tweets 5 min read
0/ Thread: 11 tips on international expansion for growing startups 🌎 based on last night's conversation with @scott_sage & @daedalium at @_TheFamily 1/ Mindset: Someone from NYC won't think about it twice before taking a 6h flight to the Valley for business. Why do Europeans perceive a 2-hour flight / train ride as such a big deal? Travel more, there's plenty of opportunities around the corner you know nothing about ✈️
Sep 25, 2018 11 tweets 6 min read
0/ Thread: The 10 most interesting VC/startup-related tweetstorms I've read in the last couple months and one key lesson for each 🌪 Featuring @eriktorenberg @mwseibel @justinkan @Suhail @DCoolican @eladgil @Samirkaji @fdestin @dhaber @andrewchen 1/ As a young adult evaluating career paths, you may think building a startup is incredibly risky. Whilst risky, it's not crazy: on top of disproportionate $ upside vs regular employment, the network you'll build can help your next thing if the co implodes
Jul 5, 2018 13 tweets 6 min read
0/ Thread: I just published "Humble founders will rule the world" 🕊 salon.thefamily.co/humble-founder… 1/ As I've written before, every organisation dedicated to supporting startups emphasises the importance of people / founders in their mission statement. Here is a snapshot of what they tend to look for 🔎
Jun 27, 2018 13 tweets 7 min read
0/ Thread: Tweetstorms can be a great way to convey a message: easier to read than long posts & more engaging than single tweets. This is my tweetstorm about successful tweetstorms (a meta-tweetstorm! 🌩), featuring recent ones by @naval @Suhail @briannekimmel @andrewchen & more 1/ Similar to successful articles, many successful tweetstorms give guidance (directly or indirectly) on how to do something. They cater to people’s longing for meaning and achievement — formulas to become a better version of yourself