Tag: Finance
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“They said a $5 million valuation was way too high.” I was chatting with a great founder from Tokyo last night. And I could hardly believe what I was hearing… Dealing With Investors With Crazy Expectations We’ll call her Sarah. Sarah is raising for a SaaS company with some strong…
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“How did you know Instacart would be a big success?” I asked a VC who was one of the first investors. His answer surprised me… “I didn’t.” I sat there slack-jawed. “They had a good product, they were expanding quickly from neighborhood to neighborhood in San Francisco.” he continued. “It…
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Do you have a list of customers or prospects you want to monitor news for? Here’s how to build an easy automation with Grok Projects… For me, my founders are my customers. And since I’ve got 42 investments now, it’s hard to keep track of what’s going on with all…
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Ever have a great conversation with a VC and then…crickets? If a VC is ghosting you, here’s what to do… Nothing Is Real Until the Term Sheet Hits A founder on Reddit is having this problem right now. He had a good conversation with a VC who promised to get…
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“Who is Francis, and why is he in my DM’s?” I’m not waiting around for the next unicorn to fall in my lap. So you might be getting a message from me soon… Investing in one of the Top Engineers at SpaceX Last fall, I saw something wild: a former…
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I have something special for you guys today: a guest post by one of my favorite founders! This is the story of how Jesse Bray went from being an animator to the CTO of an AI startup, Hoplon. Hoplon helps construction companies automate timecards and track their workforce using geofencing.…
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I invested $10,000 in Verustruct last fall. $500,000 more came from my intros. Lesson: use your first investors to get more investors… How My $10,000 Helped Close Another $500,000 Last September, I invested $10,000 in a startup called Verustruct. Founder Nick Callegari is 3D printing houses out of concrete to…
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Is your landing page getting a little stale? I just built a beautiful new one in less than a minute with Grok 4.5, Elon’s new coding agent. Elon Challenges Dario On His Home Turf: Coding Claude has ruled the coding world for a long time now. But now that Elon…
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Public SaaS companies are trading at 3.2x revenues — the lowest in 14 years. Is SaaS finished? Some SaaS companies are slowly dying. But others are growing faster than they have in years. The difference: product velocity. The Good Bucket and the Bad Bucket I put SaaS companies into 2…
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A founder on Reddit just closed his $1 million pre-seed. Jealous? Don’t be. He’s waking up at 3:00am, panicking… Before he raised money, this was a fun project. Now, people are counting on him and there’s serious money at stake. He’s not alone. One of the most successful founders I’ve…
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