Founder's Formula

Sharing words of wisdom from Founders, VC's and Investors in a short, digestible format

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Your pitch deck has 7 seconds to grab investor attention.
Here's the battle-tested framework that consistently wins funding 🧵👇🏼

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@NicooSvane awesome to see his reputation mattered the most here

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@the_gravityguy great list!

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The Future of AI Assistance
• Driving competition in the AI space
• Potential acceleration of Claude 4 and GPT 4.5 releases
• Setting new standards for AI model capabilities

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BREAKING: Grok 3.0 launches with 10x more computational power

The AI race just reached a new milestone. Elon Musk's xAI team has delivered Grok 3.0, powered by the massive Colossus supercomputer utilizing 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs.

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Benchmark Dominance
• 20% improvement in coding accuracy over predecessor
• Superior performance in math and science evaluations • Outperforming current market leaders in key metrics

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“Great Founders Don’t Do What They Love; They Enable a Vision.”

— Rand Fishkin

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@benln This is awesome! Thanks for sharing @benln

[John Rush @johnrush]

This never works:
→ Startup Idea → Plan → Design → Coding → Marketing→ Audience → 😣

This works (sometimes):

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

If you have multiple interests, don't let anyone convince you that you should narrow your focus. You may be confused for a while, but if you stick it out, you will blow past everyone else.

[Gustaf Alströmer @gustaf]

After 8 years helping founders at YC, it seems clear that being a remote, solo founder is extremely hard. Those founders almost never lack skill or ability - it's the opposite. But when things are hard, no one else is there to bring them up and back on track.

[MATT GRAY @matt_gray_]

How to start your company in 2024 (and sell it for $5M+ in 2025):

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You can search for wisdom anywhere, but one of the best places to find it is with people with experience. - T. Roosevelt

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If #2 sounds better, here’s how you build: 👇
Skip novelty, repackage existing tools for lower-end markets

Disrupt GTM + pricing (charge $99-$495/mo vs. $20K+/yr)

Build fast (1 dev, 6 weeks, minimal design)

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If I were starting a company today, I wouldn’t aim for a $100M+ exit. VCs won’t love this, but here’s what I think the new startup model looks like:

Goal: Sell early—ensure every team member makes $600K-$1M/year within 18-24 months.

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Why? Early-stage founders take too much risk.Would you rather:

1️⃣ A $100M lottery ticket (most goes to VCs)?

2️⃣ A $15M exit (you keep the majority & fund your next venture)?

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Progress > Promises.

What was your biggest challenge in getting others to believe in your startup vision? Share below.

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Elon Musk's golden rule for early-stage startups "Your first job? Get others to believe enough to join you"

Most founders obsess over pitch decks and fundraising. But startups are just people, building something real together. In the early days, almost no one will believe

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And that's normal. You win believers one by one. Small progress becomes proof you're not crazy.

The evidence builds. Your crew grows.

As Chris Tottman puts it: The best founders focus on making things real—not just talking about them.