Benson Gicheru

Weak men create tough times. Tough times create strong men.

[𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥 @SankaraDispatch]

"A good man without strength is only hoping evil has mercy."
— Sun Tzu, Art of War

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@_mbithee Opinion based on lack of sufficient exposure.

[Naval @naval]

Good product design requires an obsessed artist - it’s not a part-time job.

[David Sinclair @davidasinclair]

Aging is a disease and that disease is treatable

[Naval @naval]

You’re doing sales because you failed at marketing.

You’re doing marketing because you failed at product.

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

There are only three real cocktails:

- Old Fashioned with only rye, bitters, and simple syrup
- Vodka Martini
- Mojito

That's it.

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@AnyunguWanyungu You start by chucking Showmax and a few drinks with friends. You'll then have more time and money to figure out the rest.

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@danheld Absolutely.

[Joe Speiser ⚡️ @jspeiser]

How my Dependence on Facebook cost me my startup, $100M, and 110 jobs

It's the first time I've publicly spoke about this in 4 years.

A 🧵...

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@jspujji Struggles never make news, unless it's world hunger or war.

[Justin Kan @justinkan]

No. 1 rule of venture capital: scared money don't make no money.

[Tim Young @timy0ung]

I will choose a Scrappy startup founder over Ivy League pedigree 1000x over

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@OLDTIMEFISH1 @MargaretKosmerl @danielcrosby Lol 🤣 forgot this once existed

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@BathurstThinkt1 @ShaanVP Research that out.

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@MargaretKosmerl @danielcrosby That's 26% in inexplicable fees and 17% in explicable fees. I can't see how that works. Imagine investing in securities and paying such fees.

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

Seed funding requirements, by year

2005: Traction
2010: Prototype
2015: Slidedeck
2020: Notion doc
2022: A pulse

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@profit8lue You know your truth, and if it's right, keep doing your thing. You shouldn't give a hoot what naysayers think. It's the golden rule of progress.

[Benson Gicheru @ben_gich]

@tanayj @ShaanVP On the former I thought Houseparty was awesome, it resonated with a huge demographic.