Rory O'Reilly
@RoryOReilly
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CEO of @KnotAPIs, @Millions, @XPN (Formerly @Gems) and https://t.co/EEDImnAP0c. Left @Harvard - #KnotAProblem
Joined November 2012
The future is bright! I spent this past Saturday volunteering at the @HSFNews Finance Conference, an event designed to help college students learn more about careers in finance. The energy in the room was incredible, with more than 120 Scholars ready to learn and grow. Full
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You can’t teach this kind of hunger. We’ve had 20,000+ people apply to work at @KnotAPIs. At the bottom of the application, it says: “Differentiate yourself.” Today, someone took that to an extreme. Charles took a 13-hour redeye train to surprise us at the office. He waited
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The public: how frothy is the market? Me: we’re getting cold inbound for private jets
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And now @kieransoreilly owns https://t.co/6TinMqYTPz! Happy Birthday brotha 🎂
I finally did it. When you're a kid on the internet, the instinct is simple: type your name followed by .com. And suddenly you’re staring at someone else who has your name...and your domain! Who is this person? Why do they have it? What are they doing with it? And then the
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one of the underrated joys of being in office: pulling off a birthday surprise yes, that was me on park ave at bob’s gift shop picking up balloons for @kieransoreilly
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PMF feels like gravity flips. Suddenly, everyone’s chasing you. Demos turn into deals rapidly, your inbox catches fire, and the product stops needing to be “sold.”
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Conference season is here and I’m officially on the road! The next couple of weeks are stacked with stops in: -Las Vegas (first up, catch me and the team at @money2020) -Denver -SF / SJ -Texas (basically the whole state) If you’re around and want to grab coffee, hit a workout
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It’s @RoryOReilly’s birthday - and as my only follower, I know he’ll see this. Rory inspires me and everyone at Knot. A phenomenal leader, visionary, and one of the most driven people I know. Happy 31, Unc. Here’s to a big year for us and @KnotAPIs ahead!
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Highest talent density of any HH I went to last year-
Excited to announce @KnotAPIs's VIP Happy Hour at @money2020. Knot is now powering the vast majority of leading fintechs (including many not announced), so this exclusive event will bring together some of the brightest minds for an evening of feasting, highly curated
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Quick, how long does it take to walk from Wakuda to Smith & Wollensky?
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Excited to announce @KnotAPIs's VIP Happy Hour at @money2020. Knot is now powering the vast majority of leading fintechs (including many not announced), so this exclusive event will bring together some of the brightest minds for an evening of feasting, highly curated
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I may be the luckiest person in the world. When @kieransoreilly and I we were in elementary school, we set up lemonade stands and handed out flyers for our parents’ business during summers. In high school, it was FBLA and Model UN. Early mornings competing, always side by side.
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In March, I shared @KnotAPIs growth rate, which at the time looked like a hockey stick, and now it’s even steeper! 🏒 The secret behind our growth: 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬. While imitators are still stuck in the starting blocks, Knot is miles ahead. We've executed
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I’m thrilled to have finished 6th at the USA Catan Nationals this weekend! @settlersofcatan is a game of inches. Trading, negotiating, blocking, planning many turns ahead, all while calculating how one dice roll can change the board position. In my semifinal, I was holding a
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We’re throwing a farewell party for our interns this Friday 🎉 - there will be snacks, maybe games, but definitely good vibes. If you're interning in NYC and want to join, shoot a message - would love to have you!
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