Alex Mittal

Co-Founder @fundersclub. Seed investor @coinbase @Instacart @geckorobotics @eightsleep @Rippling @EquipmentShare @gitlab @flexport @Substack.

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How to succeed in startups (without getting lucky):

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For anyone in Pittsburgh, Houston, or Austin, these guys are doing important work, and hiring!

[FundersClub @FundersClub]

Congrats @geckorobotics on closing $40M! Gecko's robots save lives, stop billions of $ of damage & disruption, & are creating a data platform for safety & infrastructure monitoring.

Welcome aboard @mdkmoto & @drivecapital!

https://t.co/n7iYwbJbgN

https://t.co/rZZOuuq1aP

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@chakshay Whether you skew towards a creative future mindset or towards a playbook past mindset, push yourself a little in the other direction and you’ll likely benefit. I think we all need each other.

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If you are a dreamer, never stop dreaming.

If you are a realist, never stop getting real.

Dreamers tend to judge realists for lacking foresight.

Realists tend to judge dreamers for lacking precedent.

Yet when we listen to each other, we can make dreams reality.

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@StewartalsopIII So kind to offer! I’ll DM 🙏

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Had a friend I respect tell me they passed on a startup b/c the founder was weird.

Send me your weird founders.

This is not a subtweet, I still respect my friend, they're a legend.

Just a RFW, Request for Weird.

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@gabrielp237 @naologicerp Haha...please DM me!

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@callmevlad @webflow Just checked my demo day notes: “Only 2 weeks into launch. Lol xyz [credible founder/investor sitting next to me] says many have failed at this.” Us: take our ice cream.

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Fundraising is a vanity metric

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@thatguyBG @farbood @jessiedotjs @MattHartman @david_perell @mattmiesnieks @wolfejosh @TheAnnaGat @andrewchen 🙏 🙏 🙏

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Me at YC alumni day right now (175 startup pitches in one day)

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The personality of a startup often reflects the personality of the founders, and can change over time.

Be thoughtful about you, because you set the company tone.

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@justGLew Looking for this too. Ready to co-invest https://t.co/J97eJu3MAb

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So many soul-less products out there.

Nourishment of the soul is a universal human need.

Free startup idea:

An app that helps users believe in a higher purpose, make meaning of life, feel belonging, feel love, the way they want. Their own religion, not anyone else's.

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@pjux @borismsilver @jengelberg ❤️ I wish more VCs hired out of network + based on potential vs overly-relying on clichéd meme resumes. It’s more work, but worth it.

Thank you for paying it forward!!

[Kevin Kwok @kevinakwok]

There's long form story to be written about how India flipped over last few years from place that had very bearish startup ecosystem to very bullish one

Lots of discussions privately about causes. But surprised hasn't been picked up yet by publications

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@kevinleeme ���🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁

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Early in my founder career I felt stabbed in the back every time a team member left.

Now I feel happiness and pride.

Your startup is a better university.

Bet on people ahead of resume; leapfrog careers; impart skills, network, purpose; build alumni mafia.

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# of employees is a vanity metric

[Paul Graham @paulg]

When people visit your startup, they should be surprised how few people you have. A visitor who walks around and is impressed by the magnitude of your operation is implicitly saying "Did it really take all these people to make that crappy product?"

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@kevinakwok 😂 I legit got a mild dose of anxiety when I looked at my phone

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I’m officially testing too many mindfulness apps.

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@narulakeshav @Airbnb That’s a nice Product lens on your q. Another heuristic in that vein: Does the product spark joy & have personality?

[Alex Mittal @mittal]

So many soul-less products out there.

Nourishment of the soul is a universal human need.

Free startup idea:

An app that helps users believe in a higher purpose, make meaning of life, feel belonging, feel love, the way they want. Their own religion, not anyone else's.