Julian Shapiro

Julian Shapiro

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Tactical guides and essays on marketing, growth, and startup building.

VCs Need Mentorship, Pattern Matching, and One Outlier
SocialApr 26, 2026

VCs Need Mentorship, Pattern Matching, and One Outlier

if you want to become a VC, here's what I've learned doing it myself: - it doesn't take a lot of skill nor intelligence, but there's tribal knowledge that's hard to assemble into a real sense for which startups to invest...

By Julian Shapiro
Top VCs Share Deeptech Investing Strategies at Summit
SocialApr 24, 2026

Top VCs Share Deeptech Investing Strategies at Summit

If you’re a VC who wants to be better at deeptech investing, join the biggest deeptech event with hundreds of VCs in a real-time Zoom conversation. It's our Deep Checks summit. Here’s who’s talking. They'll explain how they pick deeptech...

By Julian Shapiro
Four‑Minute Mile Proved Limits Are Mindset, Not Biology
SocialApr 21, 2026

Four‑Minute Mile Proved Limits Are Mindset, Not Biology

I think about this story a lot. Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, shattered one of athletics' most entrenched psychological barriers in 1954 by running a mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds despite widespread belief among doctors and coaches that...

By Julian Shapiro
Never Trust Inbound Calls—Verify Through Official Numbers
SocialApr 7, 2026

Never Trust Inbound Calls—Verify Through Official Numbers

Watch out. Scam calls are GOOD now. My info and yours is already on the web—phone, name, address. So just because they know your details, doesn't mean it's real. If anyone calls asking for a security verification or personal info, immediately...

By Julian Shapiro
Find Your Dream Hardware Startup via Reverse Job Board
SocialMar 31, 2026

Find Your Dream Hardware Startup via Reverse Job Board

Today, I built the coolest thing I've ever made. It's a reverse job board: Tell it what interests you most in life, and you'll match with the world's most exciting hardware startups (from robotics to lasers) that are a dream...

By Julian Shapiro
Aalo to Deploy Mass‑Produced, Safe Reactors This Year
SocialMar 12, 2026

Aalo to Deploy Mass‑Produced, Safe Reactors This Year

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....

By Julian Shapiro
Ranch Living Beats City Costs, Boosts Self‑Sufficiency
SocialMar 12, 2026

Ranch Living Beats City Costs, Boosts Self‑Sufficiency

i live on ranch, and it cost me less than buying an apartment in california. the downside is isolation from city life. if that doesn't bother you, quality of life shoots up. you'll become obsessed with animals 😂 i have...

By Julian Shapiro