Tag: Founders
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You’re about to start a fundraise. How can you make the process smooth, raise millions, and get back to building? Here are my three best tips… 1. Get Calendly. You cold message an investor and, miraculously, he responds! It’s time to set up a meeting. Just drop your Calendly link…
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Is your startup slowly killing you? Are you constantly short of time? Here are three simple ways to save yourself hours every day… Don’t Type — Dictate! These days, I’m writing every blog post with Wispr Flow. This awesome dictation software has massively increased my productivity and it can increase…
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Are you starting a fundraise soon? Here are three great tools that will help you close your round faster… Fast Round. It’s way easier to get a check from a warm intro than a cold message. What if you could get dozens or even hundreds of warm intros all at…
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I fed every deal I’ve ever done to an AI — 38 bets, 400+ pages of deal memos. Here’s what my best investments have in common… So far, two companies out of my 38 investments have broken out: Micro1 and Rilla. What made these bets so much more successful than…
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An investor passes on your startup. You can change their mind, right? Wrong. Here’s why trying to change investors’ minds is a waste of time… Minds Don’t Change Investors are interested right away or not at all. When they pass, the chance of you ever getting a dime is minimal.…
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I’m scouring the world for startups in 3 areas right now. If you’re building here, DM me… AI Data for Construction — I dream of a world where robots make our houses. Houses will be cheaper and better-built than ever. But to get there, we need data. Lots of data.…
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Ever feel lost on how to improve your product? Here are three ways to get the customer feedback you need… Wrap-Up Sending gift cards and swag to a few dozen customers will probably only cost you a couple thousand dollars. The feedback they give you could be worth millions. Your…
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Foreign founders raising money in America make the same mistakes over and over. Here are 5 things you need to get right to raise in the US… Humility Doesn’t Play in America “We’ll see how it goes.” I was at a demo day in NYC a while back, listening to…
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I tried to sell software to an AI simulator. I wound up crushing my quota and getting promoted! My biggest lesson: you can’t sell to every buyer the same way. Every day, I’m evaluating founders’ sales skills. The founder is the first salesman for the startup. If they’re good at…
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My entire job is making decisions. If I want to make good ones, I need sleep. Here’s how I make sure I get it… Cut the Lights When evening rolls around, it’s all about winding down. One of the best ways to do that is to lower the lights. Come…
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