Ben Lang
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Wired my 30th angel investment last week 🔥 reach out if you're building something new!
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My wife and I use Notion religiously to manage our day-to-day life. Here's a screenshot of our set-up.
I turned this into a template, let me know if you'd like to see it!
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Every startup should incorporate the “no hello” rule internally.
We had this rule in Notion’s first internal communication guidelines. This may be one of the easiest ways to make Slack usage ten times better and have asynchronous communication that actually works. Share…
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Notion's office circa 2018. This was the first time I had ever stepped into an office that felt like an extension of the software itself. It was like being in Notion’s app, but in real life. I later learned that Ivan, founder/ceo of Notion, had designed the office himself,…
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The internet asked for it. Here’s the next iteration of my Notion template for couples.
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Snapchat 📷
Instagram 📸
Messenger 📹
Hard to tell the difference at this point.
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I just heard about someone selling Notion templates for high school coaches to manage their cheerleading teams. The template goes for $1,000. She’s sold to 85 coaches in the past few months. All of her sales have come from cold calling.
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Buy Israeli-made technology as you plan 2024 budgets. Here's a shortlist to help you get started. Share with founders, operators, and investors.
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Here's a list of 40 fast-growing Series B-Series C startups on a breakout trajectory. All of these companies are hiring. They all have at least $5 million in run-rate revenue and 50-100% year-over-year growth.
1. Alloy (NYC)
2. Anomalo…
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Here's a list of 25 early-stage startups with less than 50 employees, all with significant traction, and backed by top-tier investors like Sequoia, Index, Kleiner Perkins, and Khosla. All are hiring.
1) Magic
@magicailabs
(remote / Bay Area)
2) Luma
@lumalabsai
(Bay Area)
3)…
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How I joined Notion early (< 15 person team) with no job description
People often ask me how I started working at Notion early on. I love sharing this story. It’s a pretty unique path and a testament to how special the team is at Notion.
In 2018, I came across Notion on Product…
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Some personal news: After nearly 5 magical years at Notion, I’ve decided it’s time for my next chapter ✨ Working with the Notion team has been an absolute honor. I’m immensely grateful to
@ivanhzhao
,
@akothari
,
@camillericketts
for this opportunity and to the mighty Community…
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3 years at Notion! ✨ So grateful to be working with such an incredible team and community 🙏
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This is definitely the best performance review I’ve ever gotten from a former boss
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Product Hunt is one of my favorite communities on the internet ✨ I've hunted more than 400 products over the past few years, would love to help more folks.
DM me if you're launching something 👋
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Unprecedented level of love between ALL of the Jewish people. Never seen anything like it before. Deeply moving.
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$1M (!) selling two Notion templates.
Big opportunity ahead, great time to start building!
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Working on something cool for folks who are The Notion person at their company 📚
Sound like you? Drop a comment and I'll reach out 🙌
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Relationship goal unlocked ✅ my wife drew herself a Notion portrait.
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.
@stripe
in past *week*
- launches
@atlas
- acquires
@IndieHackers
- launches
@IncrementMag
Next level execution there.
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We're now 40 people in our angel investing group of current/former Notion team members 💪 reach out if you're working on something new, love to share more opportunities with the group.
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4 years at Notion! ✨ So grateful to be working with such an incredible team and the kindest community out there 🙏
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I had to cancel an upcoming trip to Berlin out of fears for my own safety as an observant Jew. In Berlin, Synagogues are being firebombed, Jews are being targeted, mass violent protests in support of wiping out Jews. Even after the horrifying atrocities committed by Hamas,…
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At the supermarket buying food for hungry civilians/soldiers in the South - DM if you'd like to match this cart in any capacity (PayPal, Bit, etc)
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The Notion community is full of kind, generous people. Warms my heart seeing this every day 🖤
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Joining a breakout company at the right time is not easy. Here's a list with 27 of the fastest growing Series-A startups in the world. Still early enough to get in at the right time, with clear product-market fit, and substantial revenue/funding.
1) AcuityMD…
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Just wired an investment into a pre-seed Israeli startup. Time to keep building 💪🇮🇱
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Notion AI has changed the way I work. Today, we're taking another big step forward in achieving our mission at Notion of making software toolmaking ubiquitous.
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A list of all VCs, investors & companies who are publicly condemning the attracious terror attack committed by Hamas in Israel. Please share.
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Two years at Notion 🥳 so grateful to be working with such an incredible team and community ✨
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Raised $12K from incredible people around the world - will continue buying more food/supplies tomorrow for those who need it most ❤️
At the supermarket buying food for hungry civilians/soldiers in the South - DM if you'd like to match this cart in any capacity (PayPal, Bit, etc)
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✈ Planning a trip to Israel? My sister and I put together a comprehensive guide with all the best spots.
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Dream job: working as a full time creator in the Notion ecosystem 🎨 incredible momentum and it's still early!
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The Notion community is full of kind, generous, and caring people. So grateful to be a part of it ❣️
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Cold emails work. Recently invested $100K in a pre-seed company via a cold email directly from the founder. Here’s a screenshot of his first message.
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Now that I've made some internet money from this template, my wife approved my request for an additional 30 minutes of daily Twitter usage.
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I kicked off a group for current/former Notion team members who angel invest in some capacity. We’re now 20 people! Let me know if you're building something we should share in the group, happy to take a look 🙌
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Doubling down on angel investing in early-stage Israeli startups in the coming months/years! 💪🇮🇱
#nomatterwhat
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The energy in Tel Aviv is unreal these days. Despite the ongoing war, there are so many new companies taking off. Resilience for the win. Great time to be investing in Israeli startups.
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Notion has one of the fastest growing communities out there, join us 🖤
→
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I'm in awe of everything
@RedGregory1
has accomplished 🌟
- 35K subscribers on YouTube, teaching Notion lessons
- 200+ Notion templates published + a Gumroad shop
- Dozens of articles/tutorials published on blog
- 400+ supporters on
@buymeacoffee
We met up
@NotionHQ
NYC ✨
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Wired my 50th angel investment last week! Reach out if you're building something new 👋
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Only took 7+ years. Finally sold a Notion template I made for the first time.
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In 2022, Notion was the
#1
searched keyword on
@ProductHunt
, BIG opportunity for makers 🙌
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Notion's engineering/product teams are on a roll, so much good stuff shipping (and coming!) ✨
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There has to be a better way to start Zoom conversations than asking, “where are you calling from”
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Time to publish the Notion dating CRM I used before I got married. Stay tuned for the template.
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Based on how many VCs and reporters are in my DMs, it must be time to raise a seed round for my Notion template.
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I love Twitter!
BREAKING: Divorce rate in San Francisco surpasses 70% after tens of thousands of Bay Area product managers shared a popular Notion template with their wives this weekend
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Come visit Tel Aviv next summer (or sooner!) tracking commitments here:
inspired by the great
@shaunmmaguire
&
@davidmarcus
Dear Israeli founder community, my wife and I will be spending next summer in Tel Aviv.
We’d go sooner but she’s pregnant.
It will be time to build.
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Notion's community is full of unbelievably dedicated, passionate people. So grateful to everyone building together with us 🙏
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After a brief stop in NYC, my wife and I are thrilled to be living in Israel once again. If you find yourself visiting Tel Aviv down the road, please reach out 👋
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Non-stop flow of people arriving at donation collection point near our apartment in Tel Aviv. Humanity at its best ❤️
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I met up with a Palestinian friend of mine in Jerusalem today. Thankful to have a real conversation off of Twitter, talking face to face makes all the difference. Sadly, I can't share a photo because it would put him and his family in danger.
Since we last met in person, we’ve…
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We're now 30+ strong in our angel investing group of current/former Notion team members, let us know if you're working on something we should share with the group 🙌
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