Drake Goodman

Redefining finance

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

@ananyachdh Let’s go!

[Ananya Chadha @ananyachdh]

It's official — I'm excited to announce Quander and our $3M pre-seed led by Accel.

Quander is the optimists' AI Product lab, to turn
ideas -> businesses.

We’re building AI tools for a "company factory" with 3 core products to:
- Validate
- Build and
- Distribute businesses.

To allow people around the world, no matter their backgrounds, to build real wealth for themselves and their families.

Check out our thesis at https://t.co/goyD5Y2TKK and tag your friends, we're hiring!

[Poke @interaction]

Say hi to the new Poke! 🌴

Now officially approved by Apple to text on Apple Messages.

As the first and only AI agent. Chat now: https://t.co/VIWYU64dUI

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

Am I missing any? Which have you found to be the best to take folks to in this area?

#golf #investmentbanking #privateequity #banking #nyc

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

I’ve closed nearly twice the number of deals over golf than Zoom. The quality of conversation is not even close.

These have been my favorite courses in NYC so far:
- Bethpage Black
- Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point
- Pound Ridge Golf Club
- Rock Spring Golf Club
- Split Rock

[Shreshth Rajan @shreshthrajan]

I built Visdep, a navigable map over your codebase to cut onboarding time for humans and agents.

Try it for free with any GitHub URL: https://t.co/XznIRVR2ZE

[Navexus @Navexus]

Proud to announce @Navexus.

Most "AI SDRs" send 10,000 emails and pray.

Navexus sends one when 3 signals line up.

Watch what happens to Marcus

[Jon Xu @xuster]

The YC application deadline is today. If you're working with AI to close the scientific discovery loop, drop an application and tell us about it.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

Today is the deadline to apply for YC Summer 2026.

If you're still hesitating: the companies that change the world don't wait until they're 100% ready. Applying is sometimes literally the first step.

[Maywood @MaywoodAI]

Most investment banks and PE firms still use AI like it’s 2023.

Copilots.
Note-takers.
First drafts.

Winners will be defined by orchestration, institutional memory, and execution.

The firms that rebuild execution around AI will outperform the firms that just stack more tools.

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

@MaywoodAI Excited for what MDs and partners can do here!

[Maywood @MaywoodAI]

Announcing Signal by Maywood.
Imagine knowing when a company is going to sell and getting to the table before anyone else.

Signal gives deal teams the edge in automatically sourcing deal flow, finding and screening buyers, etc.

Comment “Signal” for early access.

[Anna Monaco @annarmonaco]

Today we’re launching the newest version of @paradigmai

When we started Paradigm, the goal was never to tack AI onto existing spreadsheets. It was to build a new type of interface that does the work for you.

Now we’re pushing that vision much further.

Workflows turn Paradigm into a system that runs research processes for you.

Connect your CRM, existing spreadsheets, Slack, email, and internal data, and let Paradigm continuously run the research workflows your team already does.

Same intuitive interface. But now a system of action.

If you tried Paradigm before, try it again.

Manual research is now a competitive liability.

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

@annarmonaco @paradigmai Super pumped!

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

@interaction Let’s go!

[Poke @interaction]

Starting today, personal superintelligence is just one tap away.

No download, no signup.

Text Poke for free now:

https://t.co/x9ipMywiNU 🌴

—
0:00 – What's Poke?
0:50 – Introducing Poke Recipes
1:25 –  Create a Recipe in 10 seconds
1:43 – Earn on Poke
2:44 – Build with npx poke
12:58 – Recap
13:36 – Parisian Love

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

My filter for AI tools in dealmaking:

1. Does it talk across CRM, VDR, email, Excel, PowerPoint?
2. Does it turn today’s work into reusable precedent where everything is source-linked, versioned, and approval-safe?

If not, it’s just another tool.

https://t.co/qKnjbJ0dpd

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

@EYakoby @ycombinator @MaywoodAI @KentGoodman4 Thank you Eyal!

[Drake Goodman @DrakeAGoodman]

@ycombinator @MaywoodAI @KentGoodman4 Super excited for the future - you can book a demo here: https://t.co/vb6UdYDtid

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

.@MaywoodAI automates deal execution for investment banks, from decks to diligence. Dealmakers can focus on what they're best at: closing deals.

Congrats on the launch @DrakeAGoodman, @KentGoodman4, and Esteban!

https://t.co/x1Oyrp8NLT