I gave a guy his first $150k a year ago. Today he has over $150k ARR. has not raised more money. That is how you do it. Now he certainly can if he wants to and I will happily write a much larger check.

First who, then what. Jim Collins studied 1,435 companies to uncover why only a handful made the leap from good to great. Before strategy, before direction, get the right people on the bus. As a generalist investing at the earliest stages, we back people first, knowing that

SOFTWARE IS THE NEW CONTENT Traditional means of digital leadgen (cold email, SEO, etc.) are dying out. We've been experimenting with something new: vibe magnets. Mini-apps that deliver genuine, differentiated value to your company's audience. Read on:

Sorry for my absence I’ve been busy finding synergies and and adding value on LinkedIn

Rork is #4 in Dev Tools today Here's a crazy stat that we didn't expect >60% of Rork Agent messages are now sent from iPhone

Woot! #4!

Founders + investors — our fall lineup is here 🗓️ • Founder Friends SG – Oct 3 • Batter Up #SFTechWeek – Oct 6 • Breakouts: HF Office Hours #SFTechWeek – Oct 8 • Founder Friends #SFTechWeek – Oct 9 • Breakouts: HF Office Hours #LATechWeek – Oct 14 • Founder Friends

Very excited to announce Stations launch on product hunt this morning!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀 The first creator revenue assistant that helps you monetize your YouTube or podcast show. Would love some support!! Thank you! producthunt.com/products/stati…

#Hustle never dies, and apparently it never sleeps either :) #SFTechWeek #LATechWeek #startups Elizabeth Yin 💛 Eric Bahn 💛 🇸🇬🌈💛 Haley Bryant 💛

On pitching VCs these days:

Lua game dev course is OUT NOW! 🌙✨

HIRING: Throne Science 's First Marketing Lead 👇 Tag someone who should see this, repost to amplify... or reach out if it’s you. I’m Scott Hickle, co-founder and CEO of Throne, the first health wearable for your toilet. We’re building technology that turns waste into wisdom —

Deel added $300M in funding at a $17.3B valuation. When investing in early stage, it's a trap to judge v1 of a product. The co has evolved a ton since we invested. Here's Alex Bouaziz's intro to Deel on Product Hunt, six years ago.

The thing most advisors and mentors get wrong is that they try to tell founders what to say, and do. Usually bringing bias from own experiences which make it invalid. After helping three companies get to unicorn stage, and rolling up my sleeves for a few that are just weeks old

watching tennis but actually just AIs talking to each other on LI

Most people focus on executing because it's far easier to measure, but thinking is far more important. It's hard because thinking is not observable to the outside world. To others, it looks like you're doing nothing or wasting time. Thinking looks like sleeping well, carving

My Dad just launched on Product Hunt 😸 That’s it, that’s the post (Show him some love!) producthunt.com/products/bandl…

I had an incredible time speaking at DC Tech Week with with one of my favorite investors, Hustle Fund 🦛🌽💛, and with one of my favorite early-stage investors, Haley Bryant 💛!

PSA: PLEASE donate to a food bank if you can, ASAP. SNAP benefits (aka food stamps) are stopping in November due to the gov shutdown. 42M Americans rely on these benefits.

I’m speaking on stage Money20/20 in the Startup Hub at 10:30am today — I’ll be sharing “perspectives and insights on growing and scaling” a fintech startup.