miles kane

sell the donuts. stillwater high school class of ‘03.

[miles kane @lifeofmlk]

My mom raised me and my two brothers as a single parent working as a nurse in a maximum security prison in our hometown. Can’t wait for the world to read her stories soon ❤️🙏🏽 https://t.co/iHOZmUruHN

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

I'd say 8 times out of 10, early start-ups have a "sales magician" ... that actually is only a B+ at sales per se.

But ...

- customers >love< them
- knows product cold, better than anyone but CTO
- deeply passionate about mission, product, etc.

And they just do magic. They’re the only one besides the founders that can really close much of anything in the early days.

[Guillermo Rauch @rauchg]

The easiest way to tell you have product-market-fit is unsolicited acts of affection from users. People reach out of the blue, in private and in public, to tell you how much they love the thing you created. This is incidentally the most rewarding part of it all.

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

Consistency is a superpower.

[Cristina Cordova @cjc]

Most "innovations" in go-to-market are fleeting advantages. Automated marketing seemed revolutionary until everyone spammed your inbox. The timeless GTM strategy is strong brand, active listening, quality experiences, and solving real problems. Quality isn't just in the product—it's how you make people feel.

[Jen Abel @jjen_abel]

still cracks me up …

[Corinne Marie Riley @CorinneMRiley]

someone please check in on the AI SDRs they have gotten unruly

[Dani Grant @thedanigrant]

Best hiring advice I’ve received:

Hire people who love what they do so much, they listen to podcasts about it.

Getting to build with these people will make your day. Their obsession, their love for the craft, it’s infectious and awesome 🤩

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

Sales rep hiring interview tip, and especially for director and above:

Ask them for 1-2 customer references. From customers they've closed before.

The best ones always have 1 or 2. At least.

[David Cancel @dcancel]

Worth watching @eliast at Brainstorm AI 2024: What it Takes to Build A Startup in the AI Era https://t.co/Uy6id9tklE

[Brianne Kimmel @briannekimmel]

“In this new economy, three groups will have a particular advantage: those who can work well and creatively with intelligent machines, those who are the best at what they do, and those with access to capital.”

- Cal Newport

[Alex Hanbury @Hanbreezy]

Ticket sales for @Permissionless in Brooklyn in June are live now, super highly discounted for first 350 tickets https://t.co/JMkCSLCC04

[Maika Isogawa @maikaisogawa]

aren’t we all just chatgpt wrappers

[Aaron Levie @levie]

Velocity is the only thing that works as a startup. Rapid feedback loops that get you more data. Shipping product faster than the competition. Moving quickly on internal challenges so they don’t fester. Removing bottlenecks that prevent getting to the next stage.

[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

every decision i've ever made that wasn't an instant "hell yes" has been a mistake. every pro/con list is an admission the thing isn't worth it. the path God has laid out for you is so obvious it feels like getting bludgeoned with an anvil. no analysis makes a bad decision good

[Kofi @0xKofi]

Next Devcon should be in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪

Perfect place to have the first African Devcon

Good food. Cheap. Safe. Easy visas for everyone. Beautiful parks. Has the conference centre + hotel capacity to support Devcon's size.

[Meltem Demirors @Melt_Dem]

energy
compute
crypto

three trillion dollar industries that are about to go absolutely f*cking parabolic

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Level 1 salesmen focus on getting better at sales.

Level 2 salesmen focus on getting better people to sell to.

Level 3 salesmen focus on getting better things to sell.

Level 4 salesmen don’t sell anything at all and simply make it easy for people to buy.

[Balaji @balajis]

All media became social media.
All money becomes cryptocurrency.

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

Stablecoins are room-temperature superconductors for financial services. Thanks to stablecoins, businesses around the world will benefit from significant speed, coverage, and cost improvements in the coming years. Stripe is going to build the world’s best stablecoin infrastructure, and, to that end, we are delighted to welcome @stablecoin to @stripe.

[zach @blip_tm]

your startup is just an openai wrapper

openai is just an nvidia wrapper

nvidia is just a tsmc wrapper

tsmc is just an asml wrapper

asml is just a sand wrapper