Todd Johnson

Sharing thoughts on product management, fintech, retail, consumer, early stage investing, and life @sofi @sandhillangels @hustlefundvc

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

It’s so much worse to fail to try than it is to try and fail (even if it happens over and over again)

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

Said this while sitting on a panel the other day… You don’t have to be an engineer to be a great product person. But you do NEED to have very deep customer empathy to the point where your engineering team feels like they truly know your customer after hearing you talk about them

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

Last year @HustleFundVC brought together 150+ investors for an outdoor conference in the redwoods called #CampHustle.

Big news from us today… Camp Hustle is back!

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[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@roybahat @DevshiMehrotra @LeslieJonesDove 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 thanks for the shoutout and CONGRATS to the @JusticeText team! What you’re building is helping make the world a better place for all 🙏🏾

[Roy E. Bahat @roybahat]

Thank you to @iamtoddjohnson for introducing us to a company that uses technology to make for a better system for everyone

Proud to be serving @DevshiMehrotra and @LeslieJonesDove

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@haleymbryant @shriyanevatia @HustleFundVC @elawless @jenniferpiro @albertianlogan @katherinelwoo @Bosefina @b_nicks11 Right back at you @haleymbryant !

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@ameekapadia @haleymbryant @erica_wenger @MotownIni @HServillon @vcnochaser 🙏🏾 I’d definitely add @haleymbryant to this list 🙌🏾

[Mac The VC @MacConwell]

🧵1/ Calling all founders and early-stage fund managers. Funding is changing and one thing I'm starting to see more and more are harsher terms in early-stage term sheets that weren't used as often in previous years but I think you might want to be aware of and understand

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

Special thanks to @MacConwell @RarebreedVC @vcunlocked for this opportunity! Looking forward to this experience and amplifying my contributions to the startup ecosystem through this community

[VC Unlocked @vcunlocked]

Congrats to our 2022 VC Unlocked: Silicon Valley scholarship recipients!

Thank you @MaCVentureCap, @RarebreedVC, @sogalventures, @MariaVelissaris for the invaluable support.

@vcunlocked @StanfordCPD

[Mac The VC @MacConwell]

I want to say Congratulations to @iamtoddjohnson as the very first ever recipient of the @RarebreedVC diversity scholarship for @vcunlocked !

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@MacConwell 🔥

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

In business and in life always be mindful of your own capacity constraints. Pushing yourself to a breaking point is not a W. It’s a major L for all involved, especially you

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

Said this while sitting on a panel the other day… You don’t have to be an engineer to be a great product person. But you do NEED to have very deep customer empathy to the point where your engineering team feels like they truly know your customer after hearing you talk about them

[Justin Gordon @justingordon212]

Nobody sees the work you do behind the scenes - they just see the results.

That overnight success?

Years in the making.

Endless sacrifices, late nights, early mornings, difficult decisions, doubts to overcome - all culminating in the result you see now.

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@justingordon212 Totally agree. I wish more people celebrated the journey instead of the end result. Lots of lessons can be learned from the journey

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@ArlanWasHere Ha love it!

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@harley_blakeman Very inspirational. Looks like you are being “the change you want to see” love it

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@harley_blakeman @Honestjobsco Totally agree. We have an entire more than capable workforce just waiting to be trained to add claue across the ecosystem. Society and organizations just need to give the@ a fair shot

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

When I’m inspired by a founder I try to find any way I can to try to help them be successful even before I invest

[Todd Johnson @iamtoddjohnson]

@MoniqueWoodard @Samirkaji @cakeventures This interview was 🔥! Took a lot of notes