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Gina Gotthilf (@ginag) led early growth at @Duolingo, scaling the app from 3m to 200m users, led paid growth for the @MikeBloomberg presidential campaign, led international expansion for @Tumblr, and is now co-founder and COO of @LatitudLatAm, a startup platform supporting the next generation of iconic tech startups in Latin America.
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Lenny Rachitskyx.com
Picking the right startup is far more important than picking your initial role within it. If I could only evaluate three metrics to assess a startup's long term prospects, here is what they would be (none of them are topline growth):
User and revenue retention
By far the most important because it is both t... See more
Why now? This question has been floating around the Valley for a while, and the first time I heard it was from my friend, Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha—the venture capitalist who convinced me to become a “Scout” for their firm, which led to my two greatest investments to date: Uber and Thumbtack. If you unpack this question, you’re really asking,
... See moreJason Calacanis • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
He was Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's right-hand man.
Meet @emilmichael, Uber's former Chief Business Officer who helped the company raise $15B.
(00:00) Fighting the "Taxi Mafia" in Italy 🤬
(04:03) Tips for building on-the-ground teams
(09:56) Founders "going direct"... See more
Jason Levinx.comJessica Livingston (@jesslivingston) is the co-founder of @ycombinator, which has funded over 5,000 startups, 200 of which are now unicorns, including @Airbnb, @Dropbox, @DoorDash, @Stripe, @Coinbase, and @Reddit. Jessica played a crucial (and underappreciated) role in YC’s early success as "the social radar"—a nickname her co-founders gave her for... See more
Lenny Rachitskyx.comI just published The Hype Subsidy – Why Early Hype is Dangerous in Consumer Social https://t.co/Wfr7JC4P4T
Sarah Tavelx.com