The man @FIFABrit strikes again! Not bad for a random Tuesday.
https://t.co/LhxgmWDXdN
I’ll get some folks some dinners tonight on behalf of @FIFABrit
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The man @FIFABrit strikes again! Not bad for a random Tuesday.
https://t.co/LhxgmWDXdN
I’ll get some folks some dinners tonight on behalf of @FIFABrit
Drop the CA or Venmo and repost ♻️ to enter.
I'm skeptical when people tell me they're very determined to make their startup succeed, but they can't find a technical cofounder. If you're determined, you can learn to program.
In 2010, we launched our 1st fund at $1.6M. Today excited to announce our 6th seed fund with $220M in new capital—a 137x increase 😝
Our focus stays the exact same: leading pre-product-market fit seed rounds and accelerating founders from 0 to 1 🚀
NYC: We're hosting an epic All-In themed party to celebrate Episode 175 happening April 24th*!
We're throwing this party at cost and tickets include:
→ Private venue in Dumbo
→ Dinner (come hungry)
→ Drinks (beer and wine, open bar)
→ Poker tables with dealers
→ DJ set and exclusive track debut from @Yung_Spielburg
→ First tickets sold will receive limited edition official All-In Pod soundtrack vinyl
→ Goodie bags for first 50 ticket purchasers
→ Goodie bags for first 50 arrivals
Plus, worldwide meetups happening to join or host. I'll post link in comments 👇
*now with correct date in flyer!
@Jason@jonhailehere@DavidSacks@chamath@Jamesashields@edwardbrawer@TheZachEffect@ChrisMadden_@spenmoneyfast
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “only a little while.
The American then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs. The American then asked, “but what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.”
The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the American replied, “15 – 20 years.”“
But what then?” Asked the Mexican.
The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!”
“Millions – then what?”
The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”
// I don't know the original source of this, other than it wasn't me.
I don't do this perfectly. But the fact we're taking an extended family trip to a popular retirement-destination state brought this parable to mind. Will my decision to implement Enough with my firm impact us as a family economically? 100%. Do I regret it? No.