
Pritika Mehta
@pritika_mehta
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Founder, https://t.co/GkbtGF7k6q | YC Alum | Angel investor
San Francisco
Joined August 2015
What an epic day for us : @ButternutAI got #1 Product of the Day on @ProductHunt! ๐ ๐ We're on a mission to help a billion humans code in natural language. Community is a core part of building Butternut AI. Thanks for all the support, feedback and love. We're shipping
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Startups in SF are spending $10k-$100k for a launch video. 2-3 agencies that shoot those vids have more revenue that 95% of startups in Bay Area.
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this is what #SFTechWeek should be all about. it's shouldn't about constant forced networking to raise, hire or sell for your next agentic ai saas idea sf is all about founders helping founders, helping them navigate uncertainty, and sharing notes from their own journeys.
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Excited to speak at this event at SF Tech Week. Link to register in comments
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sf is in its renaissance. with code. founders are building the next wave of AI products, the new art of our time. we've been hosting #GetYCReady all year. the biggest one yet hits #SFTechWeek. yc founders (@Robin_Choy @pritika_mehta Arko from @PipeshiftAI) live app teardowns
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AI is a double-edged sword. If you're technically sound and understand distribution well, you can build fast and get insane traction. But the bar is way higher. You are competing with the smartest and most determined folks. Models keep getting better and big companies are
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Whatโs going to happen with the $100k H1B announcement - Startups will struggle to hire talent. Big tech will pay ONLY for top talent. - Property prices will come down in Bay Area, Seattle and other hubs as people will have to leave - New grads from India will stop coming.
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Some unique use-cases of LLMs I've seen recently : - An introvert friend's dating game improved dramatically using Claude + GPT. He feeds all his chats and acts exactly as 'instructed'! - Another friend lost 30 pounds in 5 months using ChatGPT! Uses it daily as personal
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All my Indian relatives and acquaintances remember me on the new iPhone launch day. Theyโre more excited about it than even Apple employees. Btw, if I say yes to all requests, Iโd need to buy 100+ iPhones in one go ๐
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Why do immigrants founders succeed in Silicon Valley? - Cost : the cost of living is high. In your home country, you can live in parentsโ basement. Not here. Youโve to make the business work or go back to job/country of origin. - Selection bias : the people coming in the US
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"A developer charged me $25k for a Wordpress website and didn't deliver" ๐ณ Talked to a user today who told me this story. He hired someone on Upwork who promised to create a website in $5k. Weeks turned to months, project scope kept on increasing and the budget ballooned by
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We offered a beta portfolio website builder on @ButternutAI. Thousands took their websites live. Some lessons from our experiment : - Release early. Customers who are willing to try out your beta give great feedback. - Don't just ask for emails for a waitlist. Share a
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Every SF founder is dropping polished 4K launch videos these days. Hackers have become top marketers now. Grabbing attention has become a CORE skill for founders
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I offered a free AI portfolio website last week on @ButternutAI Expected a dozen people interested in beta version. Got thousands! Turns out, a lot of people want this. โ Upload your resume or text โ Get a full portfolio website in seconds โ No code. No drag-drop. Just
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Use your website to get hired, noticed and booked. Who should have a portfolio site? PMs, CEOs, founders, engineers, VCs, consultants, creators, designers, freelancers, public speakers, students/new grads and other professionals.
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๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ on @ButternutAI ๐ Built the world's first resume-to-website builder. Just upload your resume or few lines of text! The tool is in private beta. Drop PORTFOLIO in comments and I'll DM you the link to claim
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Smartphones were supposed to make everyone smart. People thought everyone will learn for free, become superhumans and build things that will make us masters of universe. What happened? - The rise of infinite content. TikTok, Insta reels that release constant dopamine. -
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