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I think about this stat at least once a week.

1 - As you raise bigger funds, VC investors make soooo much money regardless of how they do And since it can take a decade before anyone realizes how good you actually are, you can leverage the hype cycle to get phenomenally wealthy without driving real performance

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Does your pre-seed startup need a financial model? I think yes. A lightweight model showing the main cost/revenue drivers, key KPI assumptions, cash flows, and 2-3 scenarios. That's it. Don't do it for investors, do it for yourself.

The old narrative that founders need to pitch 50+ VCs to get a term sheet is stupid. The truth is there's a small world of VCs who will actually be a great fit. Spend your time finding those perfect fit investors, instead of wasting your time spraying and praying.

These kinds of investor updates make me so angry. "Our revenue is still $0... so we've agreed a more aggressive hiring plan with [our lead VC] which will mean that we will be around 15 people by Feb next year." Why do VCs push pre-PMF startups to do this? 🤬

To all the entrepreneurs out there wrestling with conviction and doubt, this one’s for you. I see you, I feel you, and I salute you.

Founder with a "super hot round" a year back. I asked where it went wrong - "we listened too much!" @ founders: No VC has the intuition of your customers; they don't spend as many waking hours talking with your customers as much as you do. The best thing you can do is speak

Just met another founder whose company almost died because they were led along by a “lead VC” who hadn’t actually closed their fund. Turned out they were just looking for logos to show potential LPs their deal flow. There’s a special place in hell for these assh*les. 🤬

Early-stage product development isn’t about having the perfect idea—it’s about spotting an insight others miss. Often the best products come from seeing a simple truth, then relentlessly building around that core opportunity. The “ah ha moment” is the problem, not the solution.

1. It's all about the People. Easy to say, Hard to practice. But ideas truly are a dime a dozen and it's all in the execution. Invest in the smartest, most inspiring people you know and you'll do well.

Wisdom for founding teams is "talk to users". Over the last 10 years this has become the playbook for doing 0 to 1 work. As the advice became dogma, some founders forgot why it exists, and a new failure mode emerged: "the blind walk to product-market fit". YC popularized "talk

In the world of startups, the most potent weapon at your disposal is not your technology or your capital, but your mindset. Begin with the unshakeable belief that you can learn & adapt to any challenge. This journey will test you, not to show your weaknesses, but to discover

Any founders interested in pitching a Family Office in my network? They are industry agnostic and actively write checks at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage. I'd be happy to get you connected.

I’m happy to accept the invitation to pitch at the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator investor/entrepreneurs event in Times Square on Tuesday, August 6th. Entrepreneurs Roundtable is a monthly event series that connects entrepreneurs and investors in New York City. If you’re

Everyone knows that burnout is treated with time, sleep, rest, slowing down, changing your schedule and lifestyle, etc... And it's near impossible for founders to make these changes if they don't first *forgive themselves* for not being at full capacity. Forgiving yourself

Quick thought on building consumer products (from a DM with a prelaunch founder)