
Derek Andersen
@DerekjAndersen
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Co-Founder @Bevyhq/@StartupGrind, host @Divotdotorg. Posting about startups, community, Bay Area, sports, 4 kids, Little League coach and caddy. Still grinding.
Palo Alto, CA
Joined February 2008
Today I’m launching a new weekly interview series called Divot (@Divotdotorg), featuring people making a mark on the world. Steve Jobs said, “We're here to put a dent in the universe.” A divot is a symbol of your impact. Episode 1 is with @sequoia's @dougleone. Full episodes will
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In a few weeks @Divotdotorg episodes will start again. Some pretty amazing moments already but I was reminded filming this morning with Atari/@ExoDexa/ Chuck E Cheese founder @NolanBushnell that life can feel truly special when you put all your creative energy into making a mark.
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I'm part of one of the best communities in the world @StartupGrind. This week I received a thoughtful gift from +40 people in the Cyprus Chapter. To me Startup Grind is still a fun side project and all these years later it's still giving me way more than I ever gave it.
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I have met hundreds of CEOs over the past 20-years many from the top Fortune 500 companies. I can easily say after meeting @TraegerGrills CEO Jeremy Andrus yesterday for @Divotdotorg he is one of the very best I have ever met. I wouldn’t sleep on anything he part of.
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Q2 just ended, and @BevyHQ had its best revenue growth quarter in 4-years. 2025 is also shaping up to be our best year on so many fronts: lowest churn, highest profitability, biggest product enhancements. Getting here has come with deep scars from very dark months and years.
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Whatever professional sadness you have on a missed opportunity, it pales in comparison to this guy.
After over a decade, James Howells has finally given up his search for the hard drive he accidentally threw away in 2013 that held 8,000 Bitcoin, now worth $950 million . By 2030, it could be valued at $8 billion
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RT @suffiyanmalikk: We The Builders EPISODE 1 is LIVE with @Farshchi at @Lux_Capital . Shahin has invested in companies manufacturing in sp….
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I feel so validated.
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Had my lack of experience not completely messed up the deal, I would have sold @StartupGrind and @BevyHQ to peak WeWork for mostly stock and it would have all been shutdown soon thereafter.
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The rise and fall - and rise - of Abercrombie & Fitch is absolutely f*- insane. The hottest brand of the 2000 spread double popped collars and the smell of Fierce across every high school and college campus. But then got canceled and plummeted by 80% with 450 stores worldwide
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