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I raised my seed round from legendary investor @joshk at @firstround (early investor in Uber, Square, Roblox and more).
Here's the framework he taught me that helped me grow Pinwheel into a 9-figure biz:
Kurtis Linx.comAll of my startup experience summed up:
The right person with the precise right focus and completely unshackled is 10x as effective as 10 pretty smart people working hard in a vague general direction
Austen Allredx.com- Level one: Nascent product-market fit. Likely a pre-seed or seed-stage company. The goal in this stage is to find three to five customers with a problem worth solving, engage with them, deliver a solution, and validate that solution. [examples: Vanta, L
Lenny Rachitsky • A framework for finding product-market fit | Todd Jackson (First Round Capital)
I sat down a second time with Keith Rabois (@rabois), General Partner at @khoslaventures and CEO at @OpenStore to talk operating.
We spoke about the Hollywood model of startups, picking co-founders, identifying, attracting and assessing talent, raising capital, building a board, delegating, metrics, and knowing what to... See more
Alex LaBossierex.com
Mike Speiser is one of the most unique investors who isn't as well known outside the valley.
At Sutter Hill, he incubates one startup at a time, acts as founding CEO and gets it off the ground.
His track record is insane, creating $70B of value from 5 companies over 15yrs! https://t.co/B4Gg4pGzmn
Mike Maples, Jr (@m2jr) is one of the most successful startup investors in history. He's worked with more early-stage startups than almost anyone alive, and with his fund, @FloodgateFund, helped pioneer seed-stage investing as a category. He's been on the Forbes Midas List eight times and has made early bets on transformative companies like @Twitte... See more
Lenny Rachitskyx.com
Marc Andreessen says, "Balaji has the highest 'good idea output rate' of anyone I know"
He built & sold multiple $100M+ companies (Counsyl $375M, Earn. com), was CTO of Coinbase & has a PhD from Stanford.
His startup idea maze framework is pure gold for aspiring founders 🧵 https://t.co/vAGRqRK8jw