Pat Kinsel
@patk
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Founder & CEO @notarize & @proof. Restoring certainty in everything we authorize online & digitizing the 'last mile' of transactions. Aka "the notary guy."
Boston, MA
Joined January 2007
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I always tried to keep a good relationship with the CEOs of HubSpotâs competitors, like Salesforce, Zendesk, Marketo, Eloqua, Mailchimp, etc. It served us well. I recommend founders do the same.
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For @proof and the future of identity and securing transactions online, our collaboration with @Visa is a watershed moment. Thrilled to share more and am so grateful to @jackforestell, Dan Sanford and the Visa team for their vision and tireless effort.
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Letâs go! Psyched to announce @proof is solving cryptoâs biggest problem - identity. Leading the way with @lightspark and @davidmarcus. Blown away by their event last week and the energy to rewire the financial world.
Thrilled to partner with @proof to bring modern identity and trust to Bitcoinâs regulated payments era. https://t.co/f5Xczgci8Z
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I agree w @pmarca re the experience of being a founder/ceo
Marc Andreessen on why we shouldnât encourage people to be entrepreneurs âThe idea of being an entrepreneur has been a romanticized concept. There used to be TV shows talking about how fun it was. And people ask questions, âHow do we encourage more people to be entrepreneurs?â
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How do you prove a credential is real when AI can fake anything? Certify is the missing link. Itâs the cryptographic backbone of the Identity Authorization Network â signing every license, record, or compliance doc with a verified identity: https://t.co/bProh13fls
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Very much agree
Keith Rabois: âI tell founders not to worry about runway. Worry about lift.â âIf you think about lift in a plane context, a company is only valuable if you achieve lift. Runway is a tactic for achieving lift, and you may need to extend the runway so that you have more time to
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Aligns with my experience where ChatGPT planned a 5 day bike itinerary and had me riding 300 miles on the final day.
thetimes.com
Tech-driven itineraries may look appealing, but travellers have found their recommended destinations and activities exist only in AIâs imagination
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At @proof we're in the business of certainty. Notarizations hold up in court because it's proof of who you are and what you've done, with a record people can rely upon. Our mission is to deliver that level of certainty to EVERYTHING you do online - instantly. Drawing your name
You canât do business if you donât know whatâs real. AI can forge signatures, falsify records, and impersonate your customers. Certify restores trust in whatâs genuine. đ Introducing Certify: https://t.co/6ly3RjbmiB
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Gotta remember this line when I move to a ski town.
The optimal strategy for a builder is to be in the center of the action The optimal strategy for a thinker is to toil away in the monastery
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Deloitte! DAMN! âIt features more than a dozen deletions of nonexistent references and footnotes, a rewritten reference list, and corrections to multiple typographic errors.â
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Sure but what many ppl fail to understand is that coding (for some) is as enjoyable as playing music. Many are just grinding out a performance, but some are just passionately building what they see in their imagination.
Every week, Silicon Valley discovers performative work standards that IB Analysts & PE Associates have been doing for decades
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Iâm a huge fan of Opendoor but what does this even mean?
$OPEN has established $8.20 as its bottom. I believe it will rise to $16 initially, followed by $35. Meanwhile, the mice have fled from $OPEN, and now itâs the lionsâ time to shine. Letâs go $OPENđđ
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Startup Strategy: Building for Universal Business Needs @patk is the founder and CEO of @proof , a transaction security platform that helps businesses verify identities and prevent fraud in digital transactions. đ§ Show Notes: https://t.co/3wrHTOxy58
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đ§ New Pod: @patk, CEO of @proof đĄ Tested demand before writing code 𤯠Spent years questioning the idea đ¨ Learned spikes donât equal traction đď¸ Hosted by @omerkhan đ https://t.co/3wrHTOxy58
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I fear to know how much of my life has been spent finding transparent background customer logos for slides.
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Second, you should be able to make fundraising easier for the founder over time. If you drink the kool aid early and you have the ability to help the founder power through lilly pads in the growth and strategy over time, you're immensely valuable. Having LPs + SPVs behind you is
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