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I asked a bunch of founders: "Who were your 1-3 most helpful angel investors?"
The list:
1. Adam Smith - @asmith
2. Alex Adelman - @alexadelman
3. Alex Wu (CFO Advisors)
4. Alexandr Wang - @alexandr_wang
5. Ali Rowghani -... See more
Chris Barberx.com
This is Peter Thiel.
He's worth $7.1 billion after founding & investing in $1B startups.
From creating the "PayPal mafia" to hiring Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman, and partnered with Elon Musk...
He is also the greatest recruiter ever!
His... See more
Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
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Peter Thiel on viral marketing.
And how they built PayPal into a growth juggernaut. https://t.co/TzubiS4jtz
This college dropout became the world's youngest self-made billionaire at 24. His company:
+$7B valuation in <5 years
+$760M in ARR last yr.
+$350M contract with US army
I did a deep dive into his strategies for EXPLOSIVE startup growth: https://t.co/EWN8tiXbkO
Charlie Songhurst and I are drafting (pls spot errors) a list of investors who started funds without working in VC:
1. @ItzSuds: SF1 (2025)
2. @gefkovicz, @benmtaft: Genius Ventures (2024)
3. Fiona Leng: Xtal (2024)
4. @kokoxsu, @carloagostinel2: Nova (2024)
5.... See more
Chris Barberx.com
Blake (Boom) is getting some well-deserved hype (I can't wait for my first supersonic flight!), and lots of folks are discovering that he last worked at Groupon.
Kind of surprising now but Groupon was an awesome talent magnet, and a good place to learn - we were figuring out new categories with limited... See more
Sheel Mohnotx.com