Manuela Zoninsein (she/her)

decentralized hydration @hellokadeya
frmr @Palantir, @Dell, @Newsweek // @MIT, @Oxford, @Harvard
Brazil born, Midwest bred China hand

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

Science as Culture, Not Department - using the scientific method throughout every decision point in a startup @HelloKadeya https://t.co/ZsLNMN74Sm

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@johnengtwit @jefielding Yes, and most of them can't explain what Physical AI is.

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@AriNewman @jefielding As a hardtech founder who's had to scrape by for several years while SaaSy VCs only followed the same ole' playbook, I'm at once excited and annoyed by these tourist investors.

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

@A_y_u_s_h_i_X @jefielding Sm/Med sized GPs are rethinking survival strategies as deals + LP funds increasingly concentrate in fewer hands. IMO the physical world has defensibility b/c AI drives step-change efficiencies (which will also improve via 1st party data generated in the real world). Symbiosis.

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

@jefielding @Beezer232 Too many tech entrepreneurs  and investors are focusing on the revolution that will happen in digital realms. By overlooking the physical world, they're going to miss the real value generation + capture opportunities that will ensue thanks to AI. Physical is the new moat.

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

@mattshumer_ Too many silicon valley entrepreneurs / investors are focusing on the revolution that will happen in digital realms. By overlooking the physical world, they're missing the real value generation + capture opportunity that will ensue as AI infiltrates our economy.

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

@dunn @Wefunder <3 <3 <3

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How I Took @HelloKadeya From an Idea to Early Execution - my new Substack

(or: how a passionate outsider with a wild idea, a few drawings, and a handful of committed collaborators willed a circular beverage system into the world)

https://t.co/ko7mambnJ8 @

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

@krassenstein @krassenstein that's a very leading / click-baity comment, given that Americans already learn Arabic numerals (Symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9)

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

What every founder needs to hear from a potential cofounder: "What's my value add?"

Announcing my @HelloKadeya cofounder, Denis Lussault, 5 years into building the business

https://t.co/UOF2WAUFC3

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@E_Bruxxx Chicago FTW

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@investorwilsons @ced_jayy I like the pearls in her hair

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@RepJerryNadler When has dignity ever mattered to this administration?

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@joni_askola That's what he wants

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@RBReich @GovPritzker @JBPritzker can we please? Oh pretty please with sugar on top?

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@Kasparov63 Brazil's verdict on Bolsonaro shows us the term "banana republic" is no longer a suitable description for the US.

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

@E_Bruxxx The next unicorn founder is welding in a machine shop and talking to his/her colleagues to understand their biggest challenges so s/he designs a solution for a real-world problem.

Don't overlook customer discovery ;)

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

@acnewsitics and you'll start asking logical questions that they can't answer

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

100% this ➡️ definition of grit/resilience/perseverance is getting up over + over + over again

When a VC gets their panties in a bunch because of the creative (wholly legal) ways I've gotten @HelloKadeya funded, it shows me they aren't thinking big enough

[Hubert Thieblot @hthieblot]

Most people think startups fail because they run out of cash.

Nah. After watching hundreds fail, I can tell you:

They die when founders lose hope and stop fighting.

The money's just the excuse. The real killer is giving up.

[Manuela Zoninsein (she/her) @ManuelasWeb]

Headed to #TechCrunchDisrupt - considering @HelloKadeya body armor heading into Startup Battlefield 200