The path so far (a thread):
Over the past couple of years, my company @Uni__ke has expanded from just providing brands access to manufacturers/events to allowing them to extend their reach into 3D assets and the metaverse.
My biggest surprises from researching how 50 of today's biggest consumer companies came up with their startup idea:
1. Only 1 company came up with their idea by talking to customers (@DoorDash)
2. Only ~30% of ideas came from founders trying to solve their own problem
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@buzzsteiner1 @zinoharo @ufoundjennifer @GuntherEagleman@POTUS From evidence in other comments, we can see that you blocked the person after being unable to provide responses based on reason and facts.
You instead resort to name-calling, which puts you at the lowest tier of Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement.
That alone is sufficient.
Spoke to two different enterprise SaaS founders that are raising a series A, with similar traction ($750K-$1MM ARR) & growth rates. On valuation expectation:
Midwest company - $20MM-$30MM pre-money expectation.
SV company - $50MM-$70MM pre-money expectation
I sold my startup 2 years ago
I knew nothing about personal finance when I set up my business
But at acquisition, I realized there were lots of things I *should* have done from a tax & estate planning perspective
This is what I would do today (aka learn from my mistakes)
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How to launch a startup in a day:
Create simple landing page that outlines the problem you solve, specifically for who, the outcome, and start sharing with customers for validation and feedback.
Keep it simple and start building.
💰 Active investors (those not pausing & deploying capital despite the market), share your details below so founders can pitch you!
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We built @OneRiseorg in 2021 to help immigrant and first gen founders get access to the funds, knowledge, and connections they might need.
We would like to be considered for the Forbes 30 under 30 social impact track this coming period.
Submit here:
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Considering becoming a full time immigration rights activist after 48 hours of dealing with the system.
If you’ve got a startup that improves this process I will fund you
Law firms are striving to find the perfect balance between legal billing automation and manual human-driven billing. We discuss the ways to achieve this in our latest blog: https://t.co/Gk3tz3zpx1