ilker delen

Entrepreneur/ Product Manager #mobileapps #gaming #AI #automation #fintech #futureofwork

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

Peter Thiel: "If you add more people to the mix and you're not allowed to build more houses because of zoning laws, then prices go up a lot, and it's this incredible wealth transfer from the young and the lower middle class to the upper middle class and the landlords."

[ℏεsam @Hesamation]

the tech frenzy in 2025, so accurate 😂

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

James Dyson dropped the tightest 7-minute product launch you’ll ever see and somehow found new ways to innovate a vacuum.

The Dyson PencilVac FluffyCone is:

▫️world’s thinnest vacuum (38mm, 1.8kg)
▫️has special cones so hair doesn’t get stuck (unreal lol)
▫️new design so cleaner head can go right against walls (also up in cupboards and under sofas)
▫️360-degree illumination so you can see all dirt
▫️powerful new motor entirely in handle (with new dispensing system)

I know about this because my wife watches Dyson demo vids like they are Peak Steve Jobs Appe keynotes.

She sent it and said “we are definitely getting this when it’s out” to add to the fan, OG vacuum, hair dryer and air purifier. Ugh.

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

Not even exaggerating, but this is exactly the type of math you see management consultants doing to estimate TAM of a niche industry
https://t.co/9X7BMk5MSS

[The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole]

Strangulation by Regulation

[VCs Congratulating Themselves 👏👏👏 @VCBrags]

This is the new standard for a company announcement hype video 🤯

[Janis Ozolins @OzolinsJanis]

One of the biggest perks of going solo.

[Martin Tobias (Pre-Seed VC) @MartinGTobias]

TAM for true disrupters is stupid and unknown at Seed.

One question I always ask myself as a venture investor at this point is:

Will the company's invention active a huge new category of customers? (growing the TAM)

Many VCs passed on Shopify because the TAM was "only 40,000 e-commerce sites" when they launched.

There are now over 1M on Shopify alone. The existence of Shopify grew the market by orders of magnitude.

[ilker delen @ilkerdelen]

@StephNass You can go as low as $10k but usually $50-$75k for priced rounds

[ilker delen @ilkerdelen]

@matthewtaksa Just read the reviews

[ilker delen @ilkerdelen]

@andruyeung 👋

[atlas @creatine_cycle]

The reason SF is lame is because you don't come across those idea guys that find out that you code and suggest splitting profits 50/50 for one of their ideas as long as you just code it

[Austen Allred @Austen]

Welcome to the rabbit hole of massive companies that exist because their giant sales team will convince you they’re fully integrated with whatever other awful software that other team at your company decided to use and you can’t rip it out now or who even knows what will break

[Dr. Buzz Aldrin @TheRealBuzz]

#Apollo11 launch day, 54th anniversary.
🇺🇸🚀🌛
Steak and eggs today celebrating in style at home with my Anca.

[Neil Devani @neildevani]

Things LPs chased that seemed like obviously bad ideas at the time:

1. Venture studios
2. Crypto firms of most kinds
3. Funds that mostly just mark up other funds
4. "Famous" GPs w/o track records
5. SPACs (am being forced to include this one)

What else is on this list?

[Axial Wanderer @EricWollberg]

Remember when you’re talking about the decline of America, this is what you’re betting against.

Happy fourth 🇺🇸

[Austen Allred @Austen]

"Don't learn to code. Soon GUIs will do it all for you." - 1985

"Don't learn to code. Soon that will all be done offshore for pennies." - 2003

"Don't learn to code. Soon nocode tools will do it all for you." - 2015

"Don't learn to code. Soon AI will do it all for you." - 2023

[Scott Galloway @profgalloway]

200,000 people have been laid off in tech (what I called the Patagonia vest recession). "Adjusting to the new era may be painful for people who’ve spent their entire careers employed during Silicon Valley’s boom years."

A common pivot: financial firms. https://t.co/EF6o5oYckY

[ilker delen @ilkerdelen]

Last 4 days to make fun of AR/VR community…. #WWDC #WWDC2023 #AR #VR #Apple #ARkit