RT @nivi: There’s very little innovation in VC. I’m starting a new project to fix that and there’s room for one founding engineer. https://….

RT @nivi: “So all the agreements and such are only as solid as the performance of the business. They can all get torn up in a nanosecond if….

RT @LD103006: Just finished reading "Pitching Hacks" by @naval and @nivi .So many golden nuggets in here for founde….

RT @nivi: Formula for a successful entrepreneur. Can build or sell with the best. Doesn’t give up. Knows when to pivot. The end.

RT @nivi: Product, traction, team, social proof. There's no better résumé for a startup.

RT @nivi: The goal of the ‘How to Get Rich’ podcast is to make timeless material, not to sell ads or keep you listening. .

New post: A little behind the scenes of the ‘How to Get Rich’ podcast.

If you’re ready for a Series A, your seed investors will be begging to introduce you to VCs. That’s how’s they avoid getting boxed out of the round by the new investors. h/t @jake_zeller.

RT @nivi: If it’s not obvious by now, all but a handful of VCs are going to get crushed by operators like Andreessen, Sacks and Rabois.

Full post.

Writing is a design problem. Dieter Rams: “Indifference towards people and the reality in which they live is actually the one and only cardinal sin in design.”.

Kill your darlings. Delete beautiful ideas and phrases if they don’t help the reader.

Scrutinize every word for bias and rhetoric. Are they an ‘unruly mob’ or ‘patriots’? Perhaps neither—just call them by their name.

Avoid adjectives. Use numbers instead. An adjective is an admission that you don’t know the number.

Delete half the words. Say more with less. “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.”.

Writing is rewriting. Spend most of your time rewriting and reorganizing—sweat the details.

Start with a summary. A good summary absolves the reader from reading further. But they will still want to.

Don’t write your thought process. The final draft shouldn’t mimic the path you took to come up with the idea.

Email it to yourself and read it on your phone. You’ll see the words with fresh eyes.