Katja Elkhanova

ScenariumAI❤️ Building the nextgen building design software powered by AI. Default Alive. In Love with Learning. Curious about Everything. Trying to be a Mensch

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

The top 3 things female founders need are
1. Money
2. Money
3. Money

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

@paulg @cremieuxrecueil I think it’s mostly having a wife taking over the majority of unpaid work so the married man can excel at paid labor. At least that’s what a lot of studies are pointing towards. Same goes for health

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

You call it 996. I call it no moat.

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

@benln Chag sameach!

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

@hthieblot 1. having good follow on connections to later stage VCs
2. staying out of their way and ensuring the founder can focus as much time as possible on building,
3. Good challenging on whatever question the founder has
4. Cool if they can support on hiring through network

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

Discussing the what in politics divides, discussing the why unites.

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

Judge people by their actions not their words.

[Keith Rabois @rabois]

Formula for startup success: Find large highly fragmented industry w low NPS; vertically integrate a solution to simplify value product.

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

You will never have enough fuck-you-money if you don’t have fuck-you-energy. Fuck-you-energy is a precondition.

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

It’s such a privilege to focus 100% of your energy on building

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

“Unfortunately, that does not work for me” works so well in so many situations.

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

@sweatystartup Your daughter is supposed to make grandkids for you?

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

Anger masks helplessness

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

Feelings don't care about your facts

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

@hthieblot Not wanting to have to work for an authority with close to unlimited power to abuse it

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

People seek power through money, rank and network. But have you tried boundaries?

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

Run towards fear.

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

The more accountability you take, the more you can grow.

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

In people, analyzing the why deflects from what is.

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

Where there’s gratitude, there is no room for resentment

[Katja Elkhanova @MandelKatja]

If you run over someone's foot with your suitcase, you apologize. You didn't want to hurt anyone, but you did. Apply the same logic to conflict.