Ahmed Qureshi

5x Founder, JS, Big Data and cats.

[Dmytro Gerasymenko 🇺🇦 @botsbreeder]

Ahrefs' supercomputer is now up and running! Measured 20 petaFLOPS in LINPACK benchmark. It would rank somewhere around the 30th place in the recent top 500 supercomputers list. We are also just a few steps away from releasing cool AI features. And it's not another content writer.

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Topic Mojo has recently hit a few pretty cool milestones.

6.3m content pieces discovered in Aug 2022
15k Registered Users

Growth and scaling is slow yet steady, the results pour in with enough consistency :D

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Does anyone know how I can increase the #oauth user cap on #google?

Our app doesnt use any sensitive or restricted scopes and doesnt require any verification either. But the 100 max user limit still shows on the page

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

@steinnes bit of a late comment here, did you manage to increase the usercap somehow? I'm stuck too, our app doesnt use any sensitive scopes yet im struggling to get the 100 user cap increaased

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Top 10 reasons to start a startup:

The friends you’ll make for life.

Inspired by @eoghan

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Ten steps on how to build a startup:

Build a side project.
Build a side project.
Build a side project.
Build a side project.
Build a side project.
Build a side project.
Build a side project.
Build a side project.
Build a side project.
Build a startup!

Inspired by @5harath

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

The struggle is the only way to
growth. Resist the instinct to mute
that discomfort. Sit in that friction
even as it’s uncomfortable and as
you embrace it, watch how you
learn and grow.

Inspired by @MrDaveHollis

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Pitch even if you don't run a startup. Learn how to sell.

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

There are 5 common types of 🦄 SaaS companies

10 users paying 10M/year
100 users paying 1M/year
1000 users paying 100K/year
10000 users paying 10K/year
100000 users paying 1K/year

Which one are you trying to be?

Inspired by @JeffChang30

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Any startup demands a high risk tolerance, hard work, and sacrifice.

But success is also owed to good timing, a bit of luck, and a community that is ready for something new.

Inspired by @jaimeschmidt

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Popular startup sayings that do more harm than good:

- "Fake it until you make it"
- "All press is good press"
- "Move fast and break things"
- "Nice guys finish last"
- "Go big or go home"

No, thank you.

Inspired by @gregisenberg

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Unbundling is a popular business model these days.

I think the same applies for Zapier.

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Beyond startups, almost everyone is trying to sell to some sort of person.

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Making a lot of money is not about learning what rich people do.

It's about unlearning what keeps you poor.

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

One day there'll be no such thing as actual money

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

I am of the belief that pitch competitions and startup battles are bad for entrepreneurship. Starting a company is not about winning a pitch competition it’s about building a meaningful business that adds value to your customers.

Inspired by @iamamoslee

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Growth only happens when you step out.

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

In theory, the challenges startup founders go through are worth the struggle.

In reality, once they're no longer obstacles, they're more like hurdles.

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

Grow by going anywhere you're not used to.

[Ahmed Qureshi @ahmedmassive]

––– A Message to Future #Founders

Good founders look for #startup ideas. Great founders look for solutions to problems.

Inspired by @SureSwiftCap