Social•Nov 28, 2025
Seeking Your Top Picks for 2026 Founder Event Locations
In 2026, we will be doubling down on our events. Where is a location that you think we should bring one of our founder events to?
By Elizabeth Yin
Social•Nov 28, 2025
Repeatable Vertical SaaS Exits: Build, Sell, Repeat
Stuart Faught has been acquired 18 times on @acquiredotcom. No plans to build a unicorn. Just trying to escape a corporate job that felt like Office Space. One tiny product at a time. Dentists. Orthodontists. HVAC. Med spas. Home care. Build vertical SaaS....
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Nov 27, 2025
AI Multiplies Startup Productivity, Saving Ten Hires
I talked to a startup that's not a software company but uses AI quite a lot. They currently have 6 employees. I asked how many more people they'd need to hire if they didn't use AI, and they said about...
By Paul Graham
Social•Nov 27, 2025
Use Thanksgiving Break to Plan 2026, Not Fundraise
Although in most cases, I would not recommend to my founders to fundraise between U.S. Thanksgiving and the year end, it is a really good time to reflect and think about 2026 plans. It's also a great time to plan...
By Elizabeth Yin
Social•Nov 27, 2025
Over 1,000 Employees Earn $1M+ From Equity
THIS is what startup success looks like - when the team wins too "According to Stewart Butterfield and Allen, 700 employees made $1M or more from their equity. This number would eventually climb to over 1000 people by 2021 as...
By Hunter Walk
Social•Nov 27, 2025
AI Funding Frenzy: Anthropic, NVIDIA, and $10B Valuations
The only podcast you have to listen to every week. No politics. Just tech. - Anthropic Raises $30BN from Microsoft and NVIDIA - NVIDIA Core Business Threatened by TPU - Sam Altman's "War Mode" Analysed - Sierra Hits $100M ARR: Justifies $10BN Price? Spotify 👉 https://t.co/6JKLLkgQVA Youtube...
By Harry Stebbings
Social•Nov 27, 2025
Solve the Problem only You Can, Not Any Problem
Figuring out the problem that *you* are uniquely the person to solve as a founder is a big part of the battle in finding product-market fit. Don't force picking a problem to solve just because you want to start a...
By Elizabeth Yin
Social•Nov 26, 2025
AI Boosts Student Engagement While Freeing Teachers for Personalized Support
Can AI actually help kids learn, or is it just good at giving them the answers? When we think of using AI for education, many people get visions of young people lazily using ChatGPT to do their homework or write...
By Jason Calacanis
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Arriving in Startup Hub, Ready to Invest
Just landed in the most powerful startup city on earth. Eager to make some new investments! https://t.co/IoVBJ2W8J2
By Niko Bonatsos
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Profitable 10‑Year DTC Swimwear Brand Hits Market
You don't see DTC startups like this up for sale often! Shopify DTC swimwear brand built over 10 years on @acquiredotcom. > $1.21M TTM revenue > $179K TTM profit > 120K+ social following > 46K+ customers Full listing: https://t.co/O02iOV89uE https://t.co/fUU6KzOgcv
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Tech's a Commodity; Win with Distribution, Brand, Experience
Unless you are absolutely on the bleeding edge, technology for many startups is largely a commodity now. It is so important to differentiate on distribution, brand, and customer experience.
By Elizabeth Yin
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Adapt or Risk Obsolescence in AI-Driven Sales
AI may not take your job in sales like it has take so many jobs in support already. But if you’re not at least a little worried it will, I think your career is at serious risk. We will still...
By Jason Lemkin
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Build the Right Team DNA Early for Success
The team you build is the company you build, so getting the DNA right early on is critical. I wrote a three part series on how to get it right. Here’s Part 1. Parts 2 & 3 are exclusive for KV...
By Vinod Khosla
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Skip the Fluff—Just Build a Prototype and Relocate
You don’t need a notable cofounder. You don’t need a warm intro. You don’t need a perfect pitch deck. You need a prototype that works and a one-way ticket to SF. Everything else is noise :). Happy Thanksgiving!
By Niko Bonatsos
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Avoid 50/50 Cap Table Deadlocks: They're Dangerous
From a lot of experience with lots of founding teams: 50/50 deadlock cap tables are considered harmful
By Garry Tan
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Robots & Vertical Farms Bring Staples Back Home
Our food system is broken. We deserve better. And yes, robots can help. That’s why I’m excited about @area2farms ( @sevensevensix co). They’re rethinking vertical farming to bring staple crops back into the places people actually live. Drop your top veggie in...
By Alexis Ohanian
Social•Nov 26, 2025
YC Becomes Crypto’s Premier Startup Accelerator
YC is the YC for crypto
By Garry Tan
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Secure Reliable Term Sheets by Leveraging Early Negotiation
Many first-time founders consider the signing of a term sheet as the signal that the deal is nearing its close and the majority of the terms are set in stone. These founders are then surprised when, during exclusivity, the buyer...
By Michael Lyon
Social•Nov 26, 2025
NYC AI Founders Gather; Eli Badgio Shares Key Insights
great NYC event for AI founders/engineers. Eli Badgio from extend knows what's up
By Hunter Walk
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Curated Daily Insights Cut Through Founder Noise
I’ve been thinking seriously about starting a daily newsletter for founders. I’ve written weekly newsletters for more than a decade. I’ve recorded hundreds of podcast episodes. I’ve done videos, interviews, and everything in between. None of that momentum prepared me...
By Hiten Shah
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Only a Few VC Funds Beat the Odds
New!! "How Hard It Is to Be a Great VC? Vencap’s Real Hard Numbers from 1,900+ Funds" https://t.co/3tte0v474Q
By Jason Lemkin
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Bet on Weird Outliers, Not Consensus Seed Rounds
@HarryStebbings Invest in things that are weirder and you won’t be so circumspect about these rounds. The outliers are rarely consensus at seed
By Garry Tan
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Gemini AI Solves Complex Business Problem Effortlessly
i just used geminiii on what i felt was a complicated business problem and it blew me away with its answer
By Chamath Palihapitiya
Social•Nov 26, 2025
Life After a Game‑Changing Exit: Founders Speak
Founders after a life changing exit on @acquiredotcom: https://t.co/xbmuxEeJqh
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Serial Founders Aren't Significantly More Successful than First‑timers
@GChen99729 100% - There is research on it. It's why second-time founders who are starting a brand new company again actually don't have that much more success than a first-time founder.
By Elizabeth Yin
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Complex Model, Powerful Results When Properly Applied
tough model but if you know how to do it, works really well great writeup from Marina Temkin, CFA https://lnkd.in/gbNsa-GK
By Hunter Walk
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Skipping 0‑to‑1 Isn't Laziness, It's Informed Decision‑Making
@RobertoCroci Sure, to be clear, avoiding the 0 to 1 phase does not imply laziness. It just means having that experience and knowledge to shape decision-making.
By Elizabeth Yin
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Investing Early: Lessons From Pre‑Seed, Pre‑Revenue Founders
@TheUtilizeApp We do invest pre-seed and pre-revenue. I'm talking about from the perspective of running a business and my learnings as a founder.
By Elizabeth Yin
Social•Nov 25, 2025
SaaS Offers Predictable Revenue Even when Bootstrapped
@excapite The multiples are higher on SaaS for sure. But even if you were bootstrapping the business, SaaS still gives you that predictability.
By Elizabeth Yin
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Focus on Function Over Form Signals Strong Startup
If a tech startup founder apologizes for their prototype looking ugly, yet their demo works perfectly then seriously consider it. They spent their time on the physics, not the paint.
By Niko Bonatsos
Social•Nov 25, 2025
YC Persisted Funding Startups Throughout 2023 Despite VC Slowdown
YC kept funding people through 2023 when many VCs scaled back
By Garry Tan
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Rethink GTM Pricing, Hiring, Compensation for AI Scale
Office Hours: GTM Leadership in the AI Era: Pricing, Hiring, and Compensation Thursday, December 11 5:30–7:30 PM PDT As AI-native companies scale, GTM leaders are being forced to rethink long-standing assumptions about pricing, hiring, incentives, and how revenue organizations should operate in a...
By Tomasz Tunguz
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Rethinking GTM Pricing, Hiring, Compensation for AI Scale
Office Hours: GTM Leadership in the AI Era: Pricing, Hiring, and Compensation Thursday, December 11 5:30–7:30 PM PDT As AI-native companies scale, GTM leaders are being forced to rethink long-standing assumptions about pricing, hiring, incentives, and how revenue organizations should...
By Tomasz Tunguz
Social•Nov 25, 2025
SaaStr AI VC Secures 682+ Startup‑VC Matches This Month
Then ready to get funded? SaaStr AI VC will help connect you with top B2B + AI VCs We’ve already made 682+ matches this month! Check that our here -> https://t.co/ZgZ3zuf6hP https://t.co/0zbn4irJYL
By Jason Lemkin
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Find the Perfect B2B AI VC with One Prompt
And not sure which VCs are right for your start-up? Ask SaaStr AI. In one prompt, we’ll tell you which of 372+ top B2B+AI VCs are best for your startup -> https://t.co/3JyImX3jMX https://t.co/bUh3OE9DWf
By Jason Lemkin
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Considering Raising Over $1 Billion: A Serious Question
@lpolovets Serious question: what if you raised at $1B+?
By Jason Lemkin
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Launching Investor‑Focused Product Hunt, Seeking SF Early‑Stage Backers
Building a Product Hunt for investors. A few weeks ago we onboarded 100 beta users and sent the first digest. Opening space for a few more. If interested, DM if you're an: • Early-stage investor • Based in SF • Trust me ;) (will delete this tweet...
By Ryan Hoover
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Investors Don't Outnumber Founders in London, Claim Refuted
@BennettSiegel @endowment_eddie @maxaltman Except it’s not true that investors outnumber founders in London! Just wrong
By Harry Stebbings
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Early First and Second Close Signals a Bad Deal
The minute I hear first and second close for an early stage funding round; I am out. Never a good sign.
By Harry Stebbings
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Mel Williams on AI Cycle and VC Competitive Edge
Had an awesome time chatting with Mel Williams , cofounder of TrueBridge, an $8B AUM fund that invests in VC firms. We discussed how he thinks about the current AI cycle, what he looks for in venture managers, and what...
By Jack Altman
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Build a Dream Team Before Hiring an Investment Bank
What key things should founders look for when hiring an investment bank to help sell their business or raise capital? Most software founders don't know exactly who needs to be involved in order to pull off a successful sale or...
By Michael Lyon
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Venture Opportunities Are Bigger Than Ever, Despite Competition
Check out the full early-stage analysis in my LinkedIn article here + convo w @kirstenagreen (@ForerunnerVC) on how despite the competition, the opportunity in venture has never been greater. https://t.co/X5nmVC8dQU
By Beezer Clarkson
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Megas Dominate Series A Deals over $20M
Series A: Most priced A rounds cluster around $20M. Below this, dedicated A funds lead the majority of rounds. ~40% of priced A rounds land in the $20M+ bucket & this is where the megas come flooding, leading or co-leading more...
By Beezer Clarkson
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Mega-Funds Dominate Rare $20M+ Seed Rounds
New data on Seed & Series A: how many deals are getting done & at what check size👇 Seed: ~90% of priced Seed rounds are $20M: Though just a tiny fraction of the mkt, 70% of priced Seed rounds include mega-fund lead...
By Beezer Clarkson
Social•Nov 25, 2025
AI Time-Platform Report Exposes Broken Modern Work
Wild to think I first seeded @getlaurel almost a decade ago 🤯 Their new AI time-platform report shows just how broken modern work is. No wonder companies are lining up for Laurel. Love seeing this momentum… and we’re just getting started....
By Alexis Ohanian
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Stay Resilient—Download the Latest Private Company Benchmarks
Keep on keeping on (and download the new private company benchmarks): https://t.co/TzlGYFvqPm
By CJ Gustafson
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Growth Slows: Even $50M+ Firms Hit 17%
We’re seeing a structural reset: growth is simply harder now. Even $50M+ companies are growing at 17%, and public SaaS is stuck at 13%.
By CJ Gustafson
Social•Nov 25, 2025
40%+ Growth Is Rare; SaaS Growth Slows Significantly
I don't know who needs to hear this today... But if you're growing more than 40%... you're CRUSHING IT! I know we only hear about companies obliterating land and speed records, but the reality is most SaaS companies are lucky...
By CJ Gustafson
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Pre‑Christmas Podcast with Harry Stebbings and Rodricoll
Pre-Xmas pod with @HarryStebbings and @rodriscoll https://t.co/tEZBz0srjx
By Jason Lemkin
Social•Nov 25, 2025
Why SaaS Revenue Matters to VCs, Even If Overrated
As a founder, I used to think that SaaS revenue was overrated. Why did VCs care so much about that? Especially when it didn't make sense per the business More >>
By Elizabeth Yin