Six months ago, I teamed up with the creator of The Daily on a crazy new idea. We talk to well known founders + someone close to them like their college roommate or their mom that tell a whole different side to the story.
Season 1 is launching today: https://t.co/if2etXa53Y
.@tripadler's story is my favorite persistence story that most have never heard. He went from rocket ship growth, to hitting a wall and half the team quitting in 6 months. But he kept at it for years and eventually grew @Scribd to over $300M of revenue.
https://t.co/ZODQ8igfXl
The world is getting warmer while our infrastructure gets older: a recipe for disasters.
We’re excited to announce Fund II: $85M for early stage investments in disaster resilience.
As a first-time mom, Laura Modi went to Walgreens at 11pm for baby formula and felt ashamed and afraid. So she built @bobbiebabyco, the fastest-growing formula brand since the 1980s.
Laura is super thoughtful and inspiring, listen to the episode here: https://t.co/kK66YAFR6N
.@jimmydouglas went from selling vacuums on straight commission to pitching investors on paternity leave to a $20M Series A for @plugmotors. His first investor call? @annimaniac of @floodgatefund.
On @leapforwardfm, he breaks down exactly how he did it: https://t.co/2geX5tXo9O
.@reinpk built Segment into a $3.2B company, but it took years before they figured out *how* to find product-market fit. His ambitions have only grown, and he's now CEO at both @CharmIndustrial and Revoy.
Listen to Peter and @calvinfo tell the story at https://t.co/coWlT3MUYn
@nathanblec turned a social experiment into @Airbnb: a company that would remake travel. But first, it had to survive.
In crisis after crisis they found an opportunity to build trust and make the company stronger.
Full @leapforwardfm episode at https://t.co/dEGoIOtp6C
100 Years of Oil Prices vs. 30 Years of Solar. @drusenko on why the learning curve for renewables is crushing fossil fuels—and why clean tech investors were just too early. Full episode out, link in bio.
This interview with Jessica goes the deepest of any interview she's done into her life story, and how it gave her the unique combination of qualities that made Y Combinator work.
It was really special to have @immad (CEO of @mercury) on the pod and especially to talk to his Mom, Tahseen. Immad has an incredibly inspiring story - you won't want to miss this one!
Full episode at https://t.co/nyoipyWp24
And stay tuned at the end for an easter egg 🥚
So much fun having @jesslivingston on and hearing the story of her early life and what an instrumental role she played in starting @ycombinator - in a way many don't fully appreciate!
Listen to the full episode at https://t.co/7XIw3ezS9J
.@paulg talks about how @ycombinator would have never gotten started without @jesslivingston, what people sometimes miss about the role she played, and the secret to doing a startup with your spouse or partner.
Listen to the full episode at https://t.co/7XIw3ezS9J
Episode 1 is with YC founders Jessica Livingston and Paul Graham.
Episode 2 is with Mercury founder Immad Akhund and his Mom.
Episode 3 launches next Weds Apr 1, and is with Airbnb founder Nate Blecharczyk and their first advisor.
Follow along at https://t.co/ELK0j71Nst
Six months ago, I teamed up with the creator of The Daily on a crazy new idea. We talk to well known founders + someone close to them like their college roommate or their mom that tell a whole different side to the story.
Season 1 is launching today: https://t.co/if2etXa53Y
On Aug 1, 2008, I quit finance to start WePay, only for Lehman Brothers to collapse two weeks later.
It felt like the world was ending, yet 18 years later the S&P is up 5X and the financial crisis gave birth to a fintech revolution.
Today something similar is happening 🧵👇
We're thrilled to announce that Veery v0.4 "Barb", our fourth test and first weather satellite, is launching today!
Barb will test:
- a more sensitive radar capable of measuring ocean surface wind speed
- end-to-end control software from @elodinsystems
- improved Iridium SBD software
- partially-automated commissioning
- and much more
SpaceX livestream starts at 10:36pm!
In its latest world outlook report, the @IEA declares that China is leading the age of electrification, accounting for 60% of new #RenewableEnergy in 2023. If the global race to see who will own the clean energy economy of the future is on, what does the US stand to lose?
Chart Credit: @IEA and @semafor