Krishan Allen

growth. ex-startups: @babbel, @bllocphone; ex-investing: @speedinvest & @iconiqcapital

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@HHaandr this save rate % overstates the impact, right?

because not all subs who view the retention offer actually take the offer

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@lessin do you feel a difference vs. April?

I've also been trying to get my vitamin d level up from ~20

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@nika_apt Any reccs on good editors you’ve found via https://t.co/E4BPzSjOcg?

Tough to figure out who’s best suited for app ads

[Nnamdi Iregbulem @whoisnnamdi]

https://t.co/ENR1Wq0icE

[signüll @signulll]

working for yourself is addictive in a way most people don’t anticipate & the stress that comes with it is genuinely difficult to manage. when you’re the principal, nothing happens without you. you set the tone, the structure, the culture, & the motivation. you are the foundational layer.

most ppl have never had to operate this way cuz they’ve always been embedded in a system & told what to do, when to do it, & what matters. aka the shawshank lifestyle. the human mind runs surprisingly well on prescription. strip that away & you discover pretty quickly whether you actually have an interior architecture or just a talent for compliance.

that’s what makes it so damn dichotomous. the freedom is so fucking real, but so is the weight. all i’m saying is that most ppl have never had to locate their own gravity before.

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@kasperwaterlake Awesome metrics

One thing: 30% of trials convert and it’s $9 CPT, so how is CAC $22?

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@kasperwaterlake Can't DM, would love to test your web onboarding tool

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@andrewxroas do you invest much time/effort/resources into tiktok ads?

or is meta just the better bet in your view (minus some exceptions dependent on product, target market, scale ambitions, etc.)

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

The AI supercluster's attempt to build a silicon god is driving GDP, and government spending on old people is driving the whole labor market.

Tapping the sign: "The US economy is a Friday church service: Mostly old people and the attempt to summon the divine."

[Tweets from Zach Weinberg @zachweinberg]

By far the #1 trait I've noticed in great startup hires is the quality of the questions they ask about the business during an interview.

How much do they dig in, do they ask clarifying questions when my explanation isn't good enough, do they push on second and third order problems etc.

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

Items #1-3 on that list could look like:
-signaling to stakeholders you have connectivity to innovation
-signaling to stakeholders that you provide access to exclusive managers
-“diversification”

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

For a solid % of global LP capital: this is intended behavior.

LP $ into venture comes with multiple priorities. And superior risk adjusted returns may be 4th or 5th on that list.

[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

https://t.co/qNAVuG3xsz

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@davidfigeira Fluent

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@NahFlo2n Pages

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@wearetheselect Meta

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@MobileAppBro X's feed needs to be more about this^

and less about attention grabbing charts that go up and to the right

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@alexolim_ Organic

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@MichaelAArouet "Yeah but I get free healthcare"

Mon ami, you are paying for that healthcare one way or another

[Krishan Allen @KrishanAllen]

@VCBrags @chadbyers First they ghosted my round said the vision’s too fuzzy
Same slides a year later, in at any pre-money

[Olivia Moore @omooretweets]

I see a lot of posts along the lines of: “X model launch just killed dozens of startups”

But IMO, figuring out how to “package” the model capabilities and build compelling UI is just as important.

And it’s something the model cos often don’t have the time (or expertise) for.