2025 letter: The future of @matter
There are years that ask questions, and years that answer. For us, last year was both.
Rob and I founded Matter together in 2020. In 2022, we became fathers, only three weeks apart.
Then, last year, we were both diagnosed with cancer.
I had
2025 letter: The future of @matter There are years that ask questions, and years that answer. For us, last year was both. Rob and I founded Matter together in 2020. In 2022, we became fathers, only three weeks apart. Then, last year, we were both diagnosed with cancer. I had
I think we are trying to build a company that serves the people that use it rather than serves the company that we founded.
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I had a chat last night with a billion-dollar SaaS founder/CEO. He's raised $200M at a $2B valuation in 2021.
Living the high life in SF with a crazy house and a Porsche 911. On the surface, it seems like he has it all and living the dream.
But he called me out of the blue at 11p last night to vent.
It’s been 9 years since he started the compan... See more