1/15 Talking about decks yesterday I figured it was worth putting down what I look for in a deck -Intro -Problem -Solution -Market Size -Business Model -Traction -Pipeline -3-5 Year Projections -Go-to-Market Strategy -Competition -Team -Ask -Closing #vc #startup #funding #pitch

Identify any group of people who feel like they dont belong or aren’t included in their environment, and you have a perfect opportunity to build a thriving community.

Fact: If you took Amy Jo Kim's "Community Building on the Web" (2000) or rafaela souza rocha's "Design for Community" (2001), updated some screenshots, removed some references to AOL, and published them today, you'd still have two great books with most of the content still relevant in 2020.

You came into this world as an answer to a prayer, a solution to a problem. The fact that you were born is the guarantee that you have a reason for being here, a gift to give, a message to deliver. The world needs you to be you.

Your values represent what you stand for and what you believe is most important

True Belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and Belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most Authentic self with the world Brené Brown

What are the risks of not knowing who you are/your personal identity?

Living true to yourself and in-line with your values is what will give you happiness and fulfillment. Just doing what others expect of you is a pathway to boredom, feeling lost and becoming depressed

"What is it for?" helps you decide your strategy & tactics. Example: You want to start a podcast. Is the podcast mainly for: (A) generating leads (B) keeping in touch w/existing customers (C) expanding your network (D) establishing credibility

As COVID-19 continues to force us into a new normal, we simultaneously see rapid acceleration of software adoption & consumers forced across the chasm. Our co-founder Nweke Okike describes 645 Ventures view of this trend in this post: Behavioral Change Economy 645ventures.com/introducing-th…

📚Founders: Y Combinator just launched the YC Startup Library for you! It includes +15 years worth of: 📹videos 🎙podcasts 📝essays ycombinator.com/library

This is possibly the least expensive way to fix a car dent x.com/EngineringVids…

To increase the response rate for a cold email, try this exercise: 1. How much of this note is about what benefits me? --> Remove 2. What about this benefits the other person? --> Focus on this 3. Why would they eagerly say yes to this? --> Make sure there's a reason or two

Nobody's experiences match yours. Nobody's seen the world you've seen. Your experiences - good, bad, or otherwise - are your competitive advantage. Use them. Be inspired by them. Milk them for all they're worth.

Most founders struggle with how to acquire their first 100 beta sign ups for a new idea. I’ve done it for 2 products in the last few months (one has 1500+ beta sign ups and the other has 500+) without even going on Product Hunt 😸 Here’s how I did it: 👇🏽 (a thread) 🧵

Management principles that have always served me well: - people rise to the level of your expectations of them - public recognition is a free and limitless resource - it’s more important to motivate people than direct them

With the onset of working from home, Loneliness will increase in society, and the key to ending Loneliness will be for us ( as humanity) to creates Circles ( An environment where you feel understood and valued for who you are, and not for your inauthenticity)

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.—Steve Jobs

Bootstrapping a nine-figure exit in five years, by the numbers: Year 1: $150k revenue Year 2: $500k Year 3: $1.5M Year 4: $6M Year 5: $25M 300-400% YOY growth. Lean and profitable. Big enough to impinge on acquirer’s market share and warrant 4-5x multiple. Outcome: $100M+ exit