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Travis Kalanick is one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time. The bad guys took his company. But they never broke his spirit. He rebuilt from scratch. And now he’s back.
I didn't start @ZoomInfo because I had some big entrepreneurial dream. I started it despite being EMBARRASSED that I'd have to tell people I ran my own small business. After college, when I decided to go to Law School, my close...
Shawn Lemon was doing everything in his business. Every task. Every decision. Every fire drill. He was the bottleneck and he knew it. The AI Business Lab® Mastermind didn’t just hand him tools—it put him in a room with peers who...
NanoClaw creator is living a dream right now. Such a cool developer success story, in large part because @karpathy took a look and had a convo. We'll see what the future holds. https://t.co/YXBhMn1WpS
The best pitch deck won’t save you if no one knows you exist. Fundraising starts 6+ months before you need the money. Visibility is the strategy.
Beyond having to make something you’re proud of, and that the market wants, business at its most essential is simply this: Make more than you spend. Most everything else is a distraction. Your only true competition are your costs.
A former Netflix exec is investing into our studio. The future of entertainment is live, and interactive.
Running a team of agents is interesting because any given agent can be CEO one moment, then the eng manager wagging the finger the next And as the orchestrator, you want this. https://t.co/xjhE4jwiGq
Who built eight companies from scratch—and turned six of them into public giants worth billions?
Founders, know your numbers inside and out. Be ready to answer detailed questions about your financials. Confidence in your data builds investor trust and shows you have a firm grasp on your business’s metrics.
Most solopreneurs are cosplaying success. They have the: • Website • Branding • Morning routine • Content calendar But they're missing the: • Offer • Sales • Clients • Revenue You're optimizing for looking successful instead of being profitable.
AI is shifting power from infrastructure to alignment. Scale no longer requires layers of management or massive teams; it requires clarity, taste, and strong judgement. Leadership is about directing systems while staying close to the creative core. This shift unlocks a...
If you build an automation machine, the way to monetize it is to sell it to as many people as possible -- anyone who has tasks to automate. But if what you build is an invention machine, then the best way...
seeng founders with sales pipeline problems masquerading as product problems you need to be stress testing messaging, positioning, pricing and packaging with the market just as much as you are stress testing the product final validation that the product works happens...
When Erum Khan asked me why 80% of biotech companies fail at execution, I replied: "The majority of synthetic biology founders have become enamored with the tool, the technology that they developed and then they went out there with that hammer...
Everyone when they get a customer complaint: Gets defensive. Ecom founders when they get a customer complaint: See it as free feedback to improve their business. Different mindset. Different brand loyalty.
Ant Group's LingGuang is enabling a "Hand-Crafted AI Economy" – and it feels like a pivotal moment for how we build software: Users are already building and selling DIY tools (think productivity trackers, travel planners) on social marketplaces – no coding...
Most founders wait too long to launch. YC says launch fast, talk to users, and ship the 90 percent solution instead of chasing perfect. Do things that do not scale, like Airbnb founders who took photos themselves to win early users. Focus on...
We are trying to build a startup aimed at modernizing local kirana stores by providing an optimized supply chain, marketing support, and operational efficiency. Our platform enables kiranas to increase margins, streamline inventory, and serve customers better, while creating a...
i invest in people for the long term. small teams that learn fast can now rival companies with hundreds of people. that’s what we’re building at @getjustpaid, daily iteration, daily launches, daily customer feedback. invest in your team. it always pays off.
New episode of Uncapped with Max Junestrand from Legora and my partner Chetan Puttagunta . Every time I'm with Max I come away thinking "this is what it takes to build an AI native software company." He's one of my...
Most entrepreneurs think funding starts with a bank loan. It usually doesn’t. There are 4 ways businesses actually secure funding before they ever walk into a bank.
AI UGC is a great example of an idea that was groundbreaking in 2023 when HeyGen pioneered it And then got commodified so fast with open AI models being able to do it That just 3 years later anyone can make an...
Scoop: Qualified Health, a health care AI evaluation and implementation startup, is raising around $100M in Series A funds from investors including NEA and SignalFire, sources tell me. https://t.co/F3fDXuYWTo
Rubric AI (@rubric_ai) converts expert judgment into training signals for AI models and agents. The human + computational layer for AI reasoning and verification. Congrats on the launch, @pragyasaboo_! https://t.co/PtNYv9KctX https://t.co/iF0bFGMtSL
One simple digital product idea: Find a problem people complain about. Write a guide explaining the solution. Package it. Sell it. One problem. One solution. One audience. That's the foundation of many online businesses. MoneyThreads
I’ve spent years building companies. Raised millions. Sold a company for $169M... Then you realize this is the thing you’ve been building for all along.... For most of my career, building meant companies. - Products - Teams - Revenue -...
I’ve spent years building companies. Raised millions. Sold a company for $169M... Then you realize this is the thing you’ve been building for all along.
Another harsh truth about product-market fit: It's not enough that customers see value. They need to see enough value to displace one of their current top-3 priorities. Which is isn’t, which means you need to already be one of those priorities. Here’s how. https://t.co/ZunSUrdwOP
An AI agent can now discover a tool on the internet, call it, and take action in production. Two years ago unthinkable, today that's a slow Tuesday night. Every enterprise will need a control plane for AI -- we backed...
When all is said and done, just make sure you had fun. Life is too short to do shit you’re not having fun doing. With all the ups and downs. Shit ain’t easy. But what if you manage to make it fun?...
Crazy story. A kid in Hampton just turned 20 and went from $13 in his checking account to $3M ARR in 8 months. Here's his story (shared w/permission): - Started a podcast at 15 in his closet during the pandemic and interviewed Mark...
The disruption is going on right now. Never a better time to be an entrepreneur and the worst time to believe you'll had security in your decades old job. Why would you want to quit your job? What if your...
in case you're unaware: matt started a company called aalo that's making nuclear reactors to provide unlimited energy. they turn on a reactor THIS YEAR. modern nuclear is almost here. they solve the problems of slow build times and safety....
Building a startup comes down to 2 things: 1. Keep going when nothing's working, because that's most of the journey. 2. Stay small enough to survive, but long enough for it to work. The year before true traction and growth might just be...
We raised $165M at a $1.15B valuation to stop doing demos. 2026 is about 1) deployment and 2) research. We will start shipping Memo with our new frontier models in a few months. Our series-B is led by Coatue, with Thomas Laffont...
Is a Dream a Lie if It Don't Come True? Founders, Aspirations, and Company Potential https://t.co/yEDCvfIafY
New episode of Uncapped with @MaxJunestrand from Legora and my partner @chetanp. Every time I'm with Max I come away thinking "this is what it takes to build an AI native software company." He's one of my favorite founders, hope you enjoy. (0:00)...
I backed a 25-year-old first-time founder who wanted to digitize music. This was 1988. I was excited by the prospect. I knew it was possible, but to most, the idea sounded insane. Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooke had started Digidesign, and I...
PSA to all new founders, start consolidating your tech stack before it's too late. I’ve launched multiple companies over the years. One on Google Sheets, one on SharePoint, one on Monday, another on Asana. At the time it didn't matter but now...
He spent 9 months building a better product than Square. Square launched with 3 buttons and crushed him on distribution. Zhong Xu learned the hard way: distribution defines who wins. Not your product. https://t.co/ewd90F7Gtr
I'm excited to annouce that @ximealeman is joining us at Camp Hustle this year. Her company, Prometeo, built open banking infrastructure across Latin America. Now they're scaling north. 🧵 https://t.co/FuTF4Xr1CS
I secretly started a software company. And I told absolutely no one. Why? Because I was convinced I'd fail. Better to fail privately than publicly—that was my thinking. It all started in May of 2023. I was listening to the book 10X is Easier Than...
okay, founders/VCs can test the alpha version now... https://t.co/AQNDNk7N2l some notes: - will extract startup details/VC interest (after call) - i have access to transcription/notes - you will be able to see your own - a verification steps checks to see if you're a VC/founder first,...
One course can't do three different jobs. Mike's was trying to funnel people into coaching, work as a standalone product, AND serve student athletes. How it started? Funneling people into coaching. How it went? Serving solopreneurs and a standalone and student athletes,...
We just changed Refindie’s pricing (affiliate management system) to support early stage businesses. I know how heavy monthly costs feel when you’re just starting. So we removed the barrier and introduced a one-time payment. Small businesses deserve to get affiliates too 🙏
#ThisDayInTechHistory. March 9, 2023. @ElonMusk founds xAI and officially announced the artificial intelligence company on July 12, 2023. (ABC 7 Chicago) #AI https://t.co/0JnnnqO4yT
Controversial opinion. Most coding bootcamps are preparing people for jobs that AI will automate in 3 years. The skill that matters now is not writing code. It's knowing what to build and for whom. Learn to talk to users. The rest is...
He maxed out $50K in credit cards to start a data company while in law school. He worked 7am to 3pm on the business, then sat in class until 10pm. For 3 years, he paid himself $24K and used each new customer...
Founder Friends is coming to San Francisco on March 23, 2026! This will be a great one. We'll hear from @alexmodon and @willsclips_ for a fireside chat. Learn more >> https://t.co/LIsjwWgOJW
