Ali Altaf
@_alialtaf
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Incredible story and awesome campaign by @travelwithatlys
We're celebrating immigrants who're changing the world. We commissioned street artists to spread these stories in anti-immigration hotbeds. @amasad came from Jordan and is building one of the most defining companies of our decade. Read his story at https://t.co/7UgjYTVs2s
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It has been an awesome experience working for the past year on @pin_angels and I'm excited for the year ahead!
One of the most rewarding experiences of 2020 was growing @pin_angels with @_alialtaf and all of the Pinployees that contribute to making it an awesome syndicate. Check out our 2020 retrospective below!
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1 of 21/ Thread: What does it look like on the inside of an AngelList syndicate? In 2020, PinAngels, a syndicate of current and former Pinterest employees, invested in ~15 companies. It was our first year in operation. Here's our 2020 retrospective:
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Us: Launching on @HackerNews today. Also us: Oh no, other developers are gonna see my work. https://t.co/LdMKdF869e
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Thanks for interviewing me! Great chatting about angel investing
I had fun interviewing @_alialtaf for All the Angels. Ali is a product manager at @Pinterest & started the Pinterest syndicate. He shared how he invests his time and the importance of market size, a founder's product intuition & effectiveness at execution
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Founders: Reach out to @_alialtaf if you're a startup founder looking to get support for Pinterest angel investors!
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Reach out if you want to work with @JeffChang30, @catleecatlee, @jpark683, @ffumarola, me and 200+ other ex/current Pinterest employees!
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6/9 @Rosebud_AI uses generative adversarial networks to synthesize photos and videos of people. CEO @lishali88: “4K+ creatives & marketing teams use us to replace models in photoshoots, helping them save time and $.” Hiring: Deep-learning Engineers https://t.co/uZ1YMyfGgd
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1/ Excited to share that the Pinterest / Lyft syndicates invested in @podia, a tool that offers a tech stack for content creators to manage & grow their online business (Podia's growth is 🔥). As far as I know, until now no two alumni syndicates have ever done a coordinated deal.
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Two early stage trends to follow 1. Stripe leading seed rounds: Beating seed funds & multi-stage with network & access to Stripe resources 2. Tech mafias combining forces: Airbnb, Pinterest, Lyft alumni collectively helping companies on Growth, GTM & Hiring (+ capital)
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Really excited to see alumni syndicates taking off! Thanks @b_nicks11 for all the advice on getting started. If you want to work with the PinAngels (100+ ex/current Pinterest employees and growing) reach out to me or @JeffChang30. We'd love to help!
1/ I’ve become the go-to guy for anyone starting a “tech mafia syndicate” -- and I’m not mad about it. Tech mafia syndicates are groups pulled together by current/former employees that invest together in startups where we think we can add value (all of us use @angellist).
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Super fun event today! So awesome to do a panel with @briannekimmel @lennysan @_alialtaf about how syndicates can help early-stage founders.
My favorite part of SaaS School is the ability to combine deep expertise w/ emerging trends to come Starting today with @DavidSacks who built the first bottom-up, viral workplace product after an incredible ride w/ the PayPal mafia Ending today w/ Airbnb, Lyft, Pinterest mafia
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Was fun hosting an event with @briannekimmel @JeffChang30 and @_alialtaf to bring together the Pin Angels community! If you’re interested in joining the next one, DM @_alialtaf or me.
📌 Calling all Pinterest peeps📌 I'm excited to join @catleecatlee & @JeffChang30 for tonight's PinAngels talk in SF! We'll be sharing best practices for operator angels Including controversial takes on projects you choose internally & how to build a personal brand externally
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Happy to add and incredibly proud of this community! ☺️ State of the Pinterest startup ecosystem 📌 - 25+ startup founders across enterprise & consumer - 70+ PinAngels w/ active Scouts - 6 in VC (50/50 F/M) - Many execs successfully scaling startups @sfjoanne, Li Fan & more
Would love to hear the state of other recent alumni ecosystems -- Airbnb? Dropbox? Anyone want to volunteer an update?
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📍Calling all Pinterest alum📍 I'm teaming up w/ @catleecatlee to share lessons learned as an operator angel turned fund manager 1. Becoming a triple threat: operator, angel, expert 2. Investing in friends vs. building a track record 3. Angel portfolio construction
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