#Startups

Walter Chen

smalter

yc's first ever batch, summer '05where are they now? the batch had 8 companies:reddit: frontpage of the internetmemamp: better desktop searchkiko: ajax-based calendarclickfacts: click fraud detectortextpayme: pay via smsloopt:

Benji Jones

BenjiSJones

New: @BillGates is now backing climate action in a big way. We chatted last month, ahead of his new book, about a strategy for slashing global emissions. To no surprise,

Brandon Gleklen

BrandonGleklen

1/ This is an exciting one.https://twitter.com/BatteryVentures/status/1359537282378854403 2/ @nobl9inc is the earliest stage company I've worked with as an investor (Battery originally invested with @CRV in 2019 when the company was

Dr. Manu Kumar

ManuKumar

1/ The story of The Hare & the Tortoise (http://read.gov/aesop/025.html ) is very relevant to startups. The moral of the story is: `The race is not always to the

GREG ISENBERG

gregisenberg

Life is crazy. Today is a good day to stop and reflect10 simple questions that CHANGED my life (startup life, personal life)Here they are: Q: Can you really control that?Smart

Justin Jackson

mijustin

A lot of bootstrappers are trying to avoid fitting into an existing category (because they don't want to be compared to competitors).That's actually what you want: a slow-moving incumbent, who's

Jordan Belonwu

JordanBelonwu

Easy explanation. (From a design point of view)Tech companies in their first year have more money than average companies. So it’s enough to instantly hire two to three very good

Ankur Warikoo

warikoo

Mistakes I made with my money.A thread... We grew up without any money.Perpetually in debt. Hand to mouth existence.Which is why I grew up hating money.I thought it was the

Dan Gillmor

dangillmor

We're about to lose Section 230, folks. Keep in mind that Biden also supports its repeal, and said so out loud. The Democrats are as indifferent to free speech --

Osaretin Victor Asemota

asemota

If startups understood how telcos use incentive marketing to their advantage, we would have had more unicorns. Whenever I see people trying to ”optimize” the informal sector without understanding that

Matti

mattigags

1/ Prominent VCs hyping up NFTs and former VCs starting their own NFT startups.It's a natural fit. The barriers between a pretend play profundity and fundamentals is an ability to

Faizan Siddiqi

faizansiddiqi

DIFM(Do It For Me) vs DIY(Do It Yourself). This is an un tapped opportunity. Fintechs/financial services startups listen up. Most people are really bad at managing personal finances till it's

Connie Chan

conniechan

One day we’ll see startups provide teachers with the best (potentially big budget) curriculum, we’ll better track student effort and progress, we’ll lower the price point of extracurriculars and tutoring,

Mat Sherman

Mat_Sherman

Almost every founder I talk to wants to join @ycombinator almost by default, not giving a thought to the implications of what that means on their company and cap table.

Arjun Krishna Vasisht

arjun_krishna94

(1/n) TapChief turns 5 today: How it started, how it’s going. A thread on the journey (2/n) In 2015, we were a bunch of 6 pointers in the final

José León

jrleonr

Don't let others tell you what you can't do.Around three years ago, I was living in London. I had pretty traumatic events while living there, so I decided to go

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