Chris Combs

Entrepreneur building @LinkSquares. Previously at Boston based startup @Backupify. Sports. Beer. Fun.

[Expa @expa]

Compatibility is as important as competence. Remember that when hiring for key roles.

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

Startups generally are either sales-focused or product-focused

Sales-focused by nature becomes more short-term focused

But ... if it yields additional growth, that lets you hire more product people

#itscomplicated

[LinkSquares @linksquares]

We are excited to announce LinkSquares has raised $14.5M #SeriesA led by @jumpcapital with new investor First Ascent and existing investors @massmutual and Hyperplane Venture Capital! Read more here: https://t.co/OxyT8dU4Ce

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

@aaronwhite Start earlier in background. ie “Tell me about your childhood” “What were you’re interests as a kid?” - Will raise confidence and gets unique insights.

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

@AndySwan Optimal year imo. 15 very close

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

I like these ideas. Small mid-season tourney with finals around Christmas would be fun https://t.co/4QJqNbOXuU

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

Picked up and moved to Boston after one visit

Went through acq of the company I moved up to work for

Married my amazing wife

Started @linksquares from scratch

Grew it to service hundreds of customers and employ 50+ people

Welcomed a daughter to the world!

Best decade yet!

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

🐐 https://t.co/klRzx3ggb7

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

Cisco Offered $7 Billion but DataDog turned them down: https://t.co/MGBC6VSM9T

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

@Evanish @BishopFromArk Very true, but drive thru the purple states. It’s literally everywhere and costs the same as the grocery.

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

@BishopFromArk @Evanish My guess is that the correlation is with fast food chain expansion. It just took time to take effect

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

Amazon Has 30,000 Open Jobs. Yes, You Read That Right. https://t.co/pRa6bsEUgS

[Hiten Shah @hnshah]

There should be no difference between a startup and a business.

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

wow, the founder becomes a billionaire before the company even has a liquidity event.

[Zach Tratar @zachtratar]

The We Company's S-1 is INSANE.

- Adam (founder) has lease agreements with WE where he's earning $250m from properties he owns!
- The company has loaned him $30m+ dollars since 2013 at 0.64% APR, enabling him to re-invest!
- $500m loan using... stock at collateral!

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

Scared to take that risk? Make that leap? Well, Burger King is out here making tacos guys. #bebold

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

This reminds me of the @stripe founders saying your idea has to be "just crazy enough" to work: https://t.co/9Ustzrju7x

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

Instead of an app that makes people look older, is there an app that makes people act older?

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

@jonhearty Only if it’s your first job out of college and you are dying to work there

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

Retweet if you held through the bear market 🙏🏽

[Chris Combs @chriscombs]

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