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Building AI infrastructure @NotedMarkAI | @fdotinc

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

Nobody talks about the 1% you're quietly bleeding in your data infrastructure.
I did - https://t.co/TMVPcFnvdo

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@hthieblot Data infrastructure for physical ai: automated labeling with agents.

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@kritikakodes You could try “Aldrix”

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@ionleu Data Infrastructure for Physical AI https://t.co/ZE3UBxjYoC

[Founders Inc @fdotinc]

how to operate a company: complete breakdown

00:00 The goal of operations
01:23 A product is not a company
03:25 Why US investors won't fund foreign companies
05:38 Why everyone uses a Delaware C Corp
06:47 The 10M shares / 10% option pool standard
07:28 Why your strike price has to be tiny
07:49 The 83(b) election (file in 30 days)
08:38 The mistake that costs founders millions
09:28 External GC vs Stripe Atlas vs Clerky
11:39 Don't grift your metrics on Twitter
12:36 What investors actually want to see
13:17 Founder breakups all start with one question
14:14 Financials tell a story, what does yours say?
14:38 Real dilution numbers: pre-seed to Series A
16:08 Why advisor shares are usually a scam
17:34 Most "advisors" disappear after they sign
19:05 Incentivized customers aren't real customers
20:30 The right way to actually pay yourself
21:58 Don't pay unauthorized personnel
23:22 When do you actually need a board?
25:17 Stop hiring expensive lawyers
26:17 The 100x rule for early hires
27:15 Never hire someone you can't learn from
28:08 Equity over cash signals real belief
29:11 How to poach a Meta engineers
29:53 "Ask for advice" hiring trick
30:55 What a real trial offer looks like
32:16 Why working with friends is a trap

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

Looking for video contributors @NotedMarkAI
Decent camera (phone is fine)
10+ hrs/week
You follow briefs. Precisely.
Paid per approved submission.

Apply here:
https://t.co/FaRtprIT2m

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@hthieblot @R3H8T Data Infrastructure for Physical AI

[Founders Inc @fdotinc]

this is a lecture on how to hunt for investors, cofounders & new hires

complete breakdown:

00:00 8 billion people don't know you exist
00:24 No one knows you. No one cares.
01:09 Stop being a farmer
01:51 The one thing all great hunters share
02:10 How I got my co-founder in 30 seconds
03:30 You + them = 3 people
05:36 Missionaries vs mercenaries
10:31 Why you have to be generous with equity
12:35 The right vesting schedule
13:17 Always trial before you commit
14:19 The 9-to-5 specialist red flag
15:05 Why logos mean nothing
17:46 Hunt them on GitHub
19:37 Niche Discords and subreddits
20:58 Why paid referrals work
22:10 Hiring friends: the trap
24:39 Why advisors are bullshit
31:29 Should you raise at all?
35:06 Investors only buy growth stories
35:58 Fundraising is running an auction
37:36 The luck factor (and Twitter lies)
39:33 Angels vs VCs
47:21 The hierarchy: inbound > warm > cold
48:00 Never ask a VC for intros if they pass
48:59 The double opt-in rule
52:32 Fundraising is a full-time job
53:33 Why a 4-week VC chat is a "no"
56:22 The leverage trick
01:00:24 Fundraising advisors = scam
01:02:21 The one trait of every great founder
01:03:18 Your homework: a list of 100

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@NotedMarkAI is now in the top 100 applications.

[South East Venture Capital Program @SEVCP_SEDC]

We’re getting closer.

We now have our Top 100 ventures from across the region.

Join us at the Grand Finale on May 25, 2026, followed by the Investment Ceremony on May 26, 2026.

Register to attend: https://t.co/pIm5PRBUmq

#SEVCP #SEDC #SEV2050 #RenewedHopeAgenda #Startups

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@AtereJeffrey @NotedMarkAI @SEVCP_SEDC @super8n @fdotinc @Oladipoisaac1 Thanks Veli. Fingers crossed 🤞

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@NotedMarkAI is in the top 82 out of 1,200+ applications for the @SEVCP_SEDC Pitch Competition 🎯

We’re building the data infrastructure for physical AI, and this is only the beginning.

Product launch video drops Friday @super8n 👀

Grateful for the support from @fdotinc @FurqanR @hthieblot 🙏

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@Victor18462907 @NotedMarkAI @SEVCP_SEDC @super8n @fdotinc @Oladipoisaac1 Thragggg😂💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@NotedMarkAI is in the top 82 out of 1,200+ applications for the @SEVCP_SEDC Pitch Competition 🎯

We’re building the data infrastructure for physical AI, and this is only the beginning.

Product launch video drops Friday @super8n 👀

Grateful for the support from @fdotinc @FurqanR @hthieblot 🙏

[Founders Inc @fdotinc]

https://t.co/Wucu7iZESW

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@KevGasp @youinreal_life @fdotinc @hthieblot Lfg

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@gching @fdotinc @Oladipoisaac1 Let me know when you have - we could review each other's.

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

Definitely refining my one liner @fdotinc

[ishaq @Horladimzzy]

@haileyhmt @fdotinc Great one @haileyhmt