Avni Barman
@avnibarman_
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creating & investing @gensheinc | prev product/eng @Confluence @LinkedIn | @USCIovineYoung
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Joined October 2016
Overheard at @mercury spheres: . “ABCD ABCD — Always be connecting dots so you can always be connecting dots.”. Dave Meyer, Founder of @shakeshack . #ad
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RT @avnibarman_: @ShaanVP so is your advice to not listen to you on Twitter? Jkjk 🤭. @mercury Spheres had the most insane room of A-list fo….
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Definitely keep a lookout for @mercury’s founder conference next year in SF - you don’t want to miss it!.
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5. And lastly, my favorite one, sometimes it’s better to start over than pivot. Remember, it’s a lot easier to feel motivated when you’re winning and sometimes the fastest path back to winning is when you rebuild.
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4. Storytelling is your business’s biggest superpower, no matter what industry you’re in, but you still gotta tailer the story to your audience: customers care about benefits, investors care about growth, and employees care about the mission.
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3. If you’re selling a product, you shouldn’t be spending a single dollar on ads until your organic social posts are already taking off - paid ads only work if it’s amplifying a story that’s already working.
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2. For the founders raising money, give investors 30 days. If no one writes a check, stop asking and go get more proof that your idea works—more users, sales, or buzz. Staying in ‘maybe’ land after that just wastes time.
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1. When people truly love your product, aka having product market fit, it feels like an orgasm - you don’t know what it feels like before u have it but when u do have it YOU KNOW. If you’re still guessing, you don’t have it yet—time to change direction.
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I just slipped into Silicon Valley’s most exclusive room of founders —. Here are the 5 best tips I heard from Mercury’s first ever founder conference:.#ad.
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RT @carryhq_: Last night we took over Soho for our 3rd annual Tech Week event, and this year focused on one of the most slept-on growth lev….
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RT @MassaroTra16895: Loved seeing Shopify join the fun this year at @Techweek_ . Co-hosting 9 events this week in their incredible space!….
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RT @carryhq_: Customer-acquisition costs are up and attention spans are down, but one thing still moves the needle: real community. On T….
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RT @jaiyagill: CAC is up and attention spans are down, but one thing still moves the needle? real community. that's why we're back hosting….
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This mom defied every odd—and I had to give her a special shoutout this Mother’s Day! . @ZarnaGarg I’m obsessed with you ❤️. My favorite part? She only started because her daughter @zoyagarg_ believed in her before anyone else did. Sometimes, the smartest thing you can do is
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RT @ArjunMahadevan: I'm personally hiring for a Director of Influencer Marketing, in-person in NYC. If you're tired of feeling like a cog i….
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Failure is impossible if you’re willing to be the last one standing! . On that note, I just recorded and published by 55th podcast episode on the @gensheinc podcast! Many more episodes to come, check it out in my link in bio! ✨
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RT @joygph: hosting a fireside chat in SF on 5/1 with @avnibarman_ to talk about all things media, content & startups. mostly for pear's FF….
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Tired of people hating on Alix Earle and just generally being condescending and negative towards influencers by not taking the profession seriously…sorry but the world is rapidly changing and power and success is about to look very different!
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RT @mmlightcap: Come work with me, @lessin, and @billyfilm on the Slow Creator Fund! Link to apply below.
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