Chris Hester

Consultant @bainalerts / Founding Angel Investor @vitalizevc / MBA @BerkeleyHaas. Passionate about equitable outcomes in Health & Ed

[Chris Hester @Utilman04]

@Codie_Sanchez SMB

[Julian Shapiro @Julian]

It's done! I read 3,000 startup pitch decks.

I wanted to find what the incredible pitches had in common.

Was there a "secret ingredient" unifying them?

YES. The 4 best (that VCs wanted intros to) had the same talking point:

[Ben Smith @bensmithlive]

This is Peter Attia.

The world’s leading longevity expert.

His message? Exercise is by far the most potent longevity drug.

Here’s his scientifically proven workout routine to stay young forever:

[Sean Kelly @seanpk]

I'm convinced everyone aged 30+ needs to watch this exchange between longevity experts Peter Attia & Andrew Huberman.

Understanding this may extend your lifespan by 10 years.

Let me explain in simple language 👇:

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

Valuation of startups is such a mystifying concept and certainly something I didn't understand as a founder. What makes one startup "more valuable" than another?

Today's tweet thread is about the relationship between valuation and milestones.

Read on >>

[Brian Feroldi @BrianFeroldi]

Buffett. Lynch. Munger. Fischer.

All of these legendary investors use checklists.

I spent hours researching their criteria.

Here’s the ultimate list of questions for creating an investing checklist (all yours for free):

[MATT GRAY @matt_gray_]

If you want to give yourself a personal MBA, read these 10 books:

[Brian Feroldi @BrianFeroldi]

15 images that will make you a better investor:

1:

[Steph from OpenVC @StephNass]

We've built THE list of VC lists.

23 databases. 220k+ investors. 100% free.

Please like + RT this tweet to help a founder out.

Aaaand... here we go 👇

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

Just get an interview for a VC role? Congrats! Now it’s prep time.

Here are some questions you should have answered about the firm’s thesis before stepping foot in the interview👇🏼

[Easlo @heyeaslo]

I gathered design resources every startup should know.

Save 100+ hours researching.

A thread:

[Chris Hladczuk @chrishlad]

So I asked "What's your single best piece of career advice"?

I got 1,300+ answers.

Here are the 12 best you wish you knew yesterday👇

[Zev @ZevLapin]

1/ I've raised over $500k in venture capital via cold emails.

Lots has been written about the art of the cold email, but not much on the crucial step of actually getting email addresses.

📨 Here's how to get anyone's email address 👇

[Joe Speiser ⚡️ @jspeiser]

I've launched over 10 startups in the past 10 years.

Here's how to get your startup off the ground in 15 days

It will be intense, but doable.

Let me show you exactly how 🧵

[Sam Gordon @7flashgordon]

One of the best ways I learn is through podcasts.

Within startups and VC, there’s a lot of great content out there, but it's hard to find the best shows.

I've listened to hundreds of hours of podcasts.

Here are my top 7 podcasts for venture:

[Chris Hester @Utilman04]

@miaannguyen 👋🏻

[Suhail @Suhail]

I think I’ve done 2,000 interviews. I've seen things.

AMA

[Hassan W. Bhatti @hwbhatti]

8 mental models to master startups: