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Where “imagine if” gets to work. We've helped 500+ companies (like @NotionHQ, @Roblox, @Uber, @Square) take a straighter path from idea to product-market fit.
SF, NY, PHL
Joined July 2008
After @tobi published his now-famous AI memo, you probably saw similar posts from other founders and CEOs flood this platform. But most companies are still in the “memos and demos” phase — ambitious plans and mandates, “AI-first” roadmaps on board decks, flashy features and
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Everyone talks about how enterprise PMF means signing 7-figure deals overnight. The exciting part is you pull forward years of product learnings – often in the form of ‘table stakes’ features that customers were happy to forego because of other differentiating functionality.
Founder and CEO of @stedi, @zackkanter, says this is what product-market fit felt like: a snake swallowing a deer. Listen to the whole conversation on In Depth: https://t.co/53uA3mFp8c
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*Staff not pictured were busy shipping
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Founder and CEO of @stedi, @zackkanter, says this is what product-market fit felt like: a snake swallowing a deer. Listen to the whole conversation on In Depth: https://t.co/53uA3mFp8c
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One founder recently said this about @btrenchard "At every turn, Bill has shown up with help, guidance and loyalty. I have never doubted he was for me. More importantly, he wants us to win in the way that we are dreaming about. I have seen him work with other founders when their
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ABOUT FIRST ROUND First Round https://firstround.com/ is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an...
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Ok this was good Not just @zackkanter but also the interviewer. So many podcasts are aimless schmoozing, but this interviewer asked specific questions that drove clarity for me https://t.co/4pm3QKrHb9
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In Depth · Episode
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Startups are path dependent. The earliest choices define the foundation for everything that follows, which makes the formative stage really matter @paraga is a perfect example of a founder who took that phase seriously. Now he’s building something extraordinary on top of it.
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Executives: Your job is to fight with all your might against entropy. Even if that means nixing candidates at the finish line or saying no to a headcount request. It may not be popular, but it’s critical for maintaining a high bar. Listen to the full episode with Rippling COO
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2014: Working with @paraga on scaling Twitter 2025: Investing in his $100M Series A for @p0 Ever since we invested in his seed 2 years ago, the @firstround team has had the privilege of partnering closely with Parag as he’s built a stacked team that’s created world-class web
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When @wes_kao co-founded Maven, she thought leaders had to sound a certain way — serious, polished, formal. Then she realized her most effective communication came when she stopped trying to perform leadership, and started speaking in her own voice. That insight became her
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Tactical advice for founders on mastering “personality-message fit": leaning into your natural communication style.
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Where should an analytics org live in your startup? Is it different from data science? Business intelligence? Product analytics? Machine learning? BizOps? Long-time Doordash analytics leader Jessica Lachs advises early-stage startups not to sweat over the nomenclature. Instead,
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After working with @btrenchard for 2+ years, I can confidently say this role changed my career. I learned more about venture, investing & myself than I imagined. He became not just a manager but a lifelong mentor & friend. Apply now to this amazing apprenticeship!
I’m kicking off a search for a Chief of Staff to join me @firstround in San Francisco. This is a role we’ve had at First Round for more than a decade. It’s a rare opportunity for someone who’s interested in both startups and investing to learn about both from the inside. You’ll
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When we published our conversation with @stedi founder and CEO @zackkanter, the overwhelming response was: Zack is one of the clearest and most impressive thinkers (and founders) out there. Here’s his reading list — 10 of the most impactful things he’s read that have shaped his
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Bill is one of the best seed investors in the business. Incredible job opp for someone:
I’m kicking off a search for a Chief of Staff to join me @firstround in San Francisco. This is a role we’ve had at First Round for more than a decade. It’s a rare opportunity for someone who’s interested in both startups and investing to learn about both from the inside. You’ll
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I really like this framing from @zackkanter on what being a founder is about for him, "I want to spend my life working on hard problems with smart people, and I want to look in the mirror every day and ask myself how good am I really? I think that’s the ultimate dream for a
Four years to launch, eight rebuilds and a $70M Series B. @ZackKanter’s story of @Stedi: - Why bootstrapping is overrated - A snake swallowing a deer: what extreme PMF feels like - Build a company you want to run forever Zack Kanter started a wildly profitable auto-parts
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This is as good as it gets. Above all, Bill is just such a great human. Highly highly recommend teaming up with him!
I’m kicking off a search for a Chief of Staff to join me @firstround in San Francisco. This is a role we’ve had at First Round for more than a decade. It’s a rare opportunity for someone who’s interested in both startups and investing to learn about both from the inside. You’ll
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I’m kicking off a search for a Chief of Staff to join me @firstround in San Francisco. This is a role we’ve had at First Round for more than a decade. It’s a rare opportunity for someone who’s interested in both startups and investing to learn about both from the inside. You’ll
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ABOUT FIRST ROUND First Round https://firstround.com/ is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an...
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A new user has arrived. But agents are only as good as their context. What if they could access the entire web? With higher accuracy, fewer round trips, and at a fraction of the token cost? Introducing the Parallel Search API 👇 Congrats to the entire @p0 team on this launch!
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