Mahmoud Serewel

Making too many phone calls @usebland. Here mainly for tech, boxing, law & football

[Mahmoud Serewel @msserewel]

Dedicating today's graduation from @Harvard_Law and anything else I might achieve in life to my dad. Over the past few months, my dad just couldn't get enough of talking about me graduating Harvard and how it would make him the world's happiest dad. He would say how he couldn't..

[General Compute @general_compute]

🚨 BREAKING: Super excited to announce we're deploying the world's fastest inference with @Cerebras.

Talk to any developer and they're excited to build with 20x faster AI... the problem is there's almost no compute available.

We're here to solve that.

Using GPUs for prefill - it's now more affordable than ever too.

Thank you to the whole Cerebras team and excited to grow this partnership.

First tokens live Q127 🚀

[Rohan Kotecha @thefountaindead]

GPT-6 Astra gives me realtime back pain physical therapy!

It connected the wearable I built for my back pain, to a biomechanical model of my body.

I can see which muscles are causing my pain everyday, so I give myself PT literally made for my body.

There's going to be unlimited healthcare for all!

https://t.co/T9DCjJpSz3

[AG @ProdigyFCi]

He included the darkest heartbreaks because ironically, that’s exactly what made the World Cup win carry the weight of 10.

It’s not just that he won the World Cup. Lamine Yamal’s World Cup, for example, isnt memorable, because there’s no substance behind it. It was never just about flexing the World Cup.

I was there when Peckerman denied Messi his chance to save his country just because of his age

I was there to see the same people that kiss his feet now, spit on his name and burn his jersey 10 years ago.

I was there when everyone’s 1% hope finally hit 0 when he lost to France in 2018

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg

You start digging into Messi’s World Cup just a little and instead you get to know that man’s entire life.

And that cringy quote about a dying star burning its brightest in its final moments was proven true in the summer of 26.

Messi’s story with the Argentina national team is the greatest sport story ever told

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

❤️‍🩹🇦🇷 Leo Messi: “Dad, you kept asking me to play in one last World Cup… just days before it began was when your condition got worse”.

“It was the first time you weren’t going to be there with me at tournament… but Mom kept telling me you were going to get better and that you’d be well enough to travel”.

“I kept telling you we were going to reach the World Cup final so you could make the trip, this was my mission once again”.

“After every match, I waited for and missed your message. That’s when I realized how serious the situation really was”.

“I couldn’t stop thinking about going as far as possible, give you more time and the chance to watch one of the games”.

“We reached the final, but you couldn’t be there. I wanted to win it so I could bring the trophy to you and show you another one. I couldn’t”.

“My legs just couldn’t give me any more”.

“This time I tried to push beyond what my body could handle, but I couldn’t”.

“I never managed to feel physically right”.

“We didn’t become champions Dad, but you have no idea how much we enjoyed every match. Once again, you were right: I had to be there and play in it… as you told me, always”.

[Juez Central @Juezcentral]

Trabajas en una fábrica de acero de 4 am a 7 pm. Tienes 4 hijos que mantener. Un día, el Barcelona de España le ofrece una prueba a uno de tus hijos. Tu hijo tiene tan solo 13 años. Puede pasar cualquier cosa, puede que se convierta en profesional, puede que no.

Con tu familia, tomas la decisión de dejarlo todo, de irte a Barcelona a vivir y de apostarle de pleno a la carrera de él. Lo que viene después es historia.

QEPD Jorge Messi, el papá de Lionel. El que primero apostó, el primero que creyó ❤️

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🗣️New: Lionel Messi on why he started crying after receiving the silver medal despite the World Cup final defeat to Spain:

“I wasn’t just thinking about losing a final. I was thinking about everything that brought me here… every sacrifice, every difficult moment, every time people doubted us, and every time this shirt gave me the strength to continue.

“When I heard the Argentina fans chanting my name after the defeat, that was the moment that broke me. We had just lost the biggest game, but they didn’t turn their backs on us. They didn’t see a silver medal… they saw the journey. They saw the heart, the fight, and the pride we gave them.

“I looked into the stands and I saw families who travelled thousands of miles, people who dreamed with us, people who cried with us. That love is bigger than any trophy. Football gives you many victories, but moments like that remind you why you play.

“I cried because I felt the weight of the shirt, the love of my country, and the responsibility of wearing this badge. A medal can be silver, but the memories, the connection with the people, and the pride of representing Argentina… those things are priceless.

“Sometimes football gives you the perfect ending, and sometimes it gives you a painful chapter. But I learned that greatness is not only measured by lifting trophies. It is also measured by how you stand when your heart is broken.

“And hearing Argentina sing my name after losing a World Cup final… that was a victory of another kind. I will carry that moment with me forever.”

—🎙️Mixed Zone

[‏ْ @marklfcx]

Lamine Yamal consolando a Lionel Messi tras el triunfo de España sobre Argentina en la final de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

🗣️ Lamine Yamal: “Ganar la Copa del Mundo debería haber sido el momento más feliz de mi vida, pero cuando vi a Leo allí de pie después del pitido final, se me rompió el corazón. Por unos segundos, olvidé que éramos rivales. Solo vi al hombre que me hizo enamorarme del fútbol.”

“Me acerqué a él porque ninguna leyenda debería abandonar un escenario así sintiéndose sola. Este es el mismo Lionel Messi que inspiró a toda una generación a soñar, el mismo hombre cuyo nombre gritaban todos los niños mientras jugaban en la calle. Verlo con el corazón roto no fue nada fácil.”

“Le dije: ‘Gracias’. No por esta noche, sino porque sin ti, no sé si hoy estaría aquí. Antes de que tuviera la edad suficiente para entender el fútbol, tú ya habías cambiado mi vida. Les diste a chicos como yo la oportunidad de creer que la magia era real.”

“A los 39 años seguía cargando con Argentina, seguía pidiendo el balón, seguía decidiendo partidos y seguía atemorizando a los mejores defensores del mundo. A la mayoría de los jugadores se les recuerda por lo que hicieron hace años. Messi seguía haciendo historia en el presente. Eso merece mucho más que aplausos; merece un respeto eterno.”

“El mundo celebrará a España, y debe hacerlo porque nos ganamos este título. Pero no permitan que un solo resultado les haga olvidar todo lo que Messi le dio a este Mundial. Cada vez que tocaba el balón, sentías que algo imposible estaba a punto de suceder. Ese es un regalo que muy pocos futbolistas le han dado a este deporte.”

“Cuando lo abracé, no estaba consolando a alguien que había fracasado. Estaba abrazando al mejor jugador que ha visto mi generación. Las finales se ganan o se pierden, los trofeos cambian de manos, pero una grandeza como la de Lionel Messi le pertenece al fútbol para siempre.”

“Algún día la gente me preguntará cómo fue enfrentar a Lionel Messi en una final de la Copa del Mundo. No empezaré hablando del trofeo. Les diré que compartí la cancha con mi ídolo, que lo miré a los ojos después del pitido final y que le di las gracias por cambiar el fútbol para siempre. Ese momento permanecerá conmigo el resto de mi vida.”

[B𝐀𝐑𝐆CELONA @Bargcelona10]

“Cuando una estrella está a punto de desaparecer, brilla en su máximo esplendor antes de apagarse”

[Zerostate @zerostatee]

I genuinely love these photos 😭😭

[Mahmoud Serewel @msserewel]

@blakeir 🤣🤣

[Euro_maxxing @Guillaume_rx21]

How VC scout cheques really work

I scout for @a16z - arguably the most helpful fund in existence. But what does it really mean? Most founders think they're getting "VC money" when a scout writes a check. Nope - the mechanics are a bit stranger.

Here's how it actually runs:

1. One person signs off, on their own

There's no investment committee for a scout check. The scout backs you with their own conviction, which is why they can move in days while the fund itself takes weeks. I met @elu after they DM'd me on IG - we went for a walk, and I invested the same day - first cheque. They've now gotten into a16z speedrun.

2. The check is small, the signal is the whole point

The dollars are tiny next to a real round. What you're buying as a founder is a name in a big fund's system, attached to someone whose judgmeent they trust. That foot in the door is the actual asset. The scouts are also incredibly useful people in their own rights - e.g.some of my scout friends include: @gabriel1 at OpenAI (a16z), Zach Gleicher at Anthropic (Sequoia Capital), @lukeharries at ElevenLabs (a16z), @forwarddeploy at xAI (a16z), Mahmoud Serewel https://t.co/iSqjVwaDZo (BCV), @KielakKacper at Magic (a16z) etc.

3. Scouts are carry-aligned, so they're picky

A scout only makes money if the company works years later. So they back founders they'd happily defend in a room full of partners. Anyone writing you a scout check is putting their own track record behind you. I backed Fundamental at first round when the company was valued at ~$50M - it's now worth $1.2B -> nice

4. It's a farm system for the Series A (and sometimes seed)

Scout deals get watched. Scouts help founders build a relationship with the fund they scout for. The fund is quietly buying an option to lead your next round once you've proven something. Getting scouted is the audition for the real money. I invested in @ariel_harmoko, then invited him to a dinner with andreessen partners, and they decided to back him right after.

5. Founder conviction moves first, metrics second

The yes usually comes from a direct read on the founder, long before the numbers slide makes sense. @josiahsenu (cross-border payments rails) and @andreamichi (depthfirst) were pre-product founder-first decisions - both of them now have insane metrics.

[James SE @jamesse_]

The world's data centers can't move fast enough. We build the agents to fix that.

Today Build launches with $8.5M from @IndexVentures, @Pebblebed (co-founders of OpenAI and Meta AI Research) and angels including the CFO of OpenAI and CTO of Blackstone.

It's time to Build.

[Bland @usebland]

Today, we’re announcing that we’ve closed our Series C and raised $100M to continue automating the world’s most complex phone calls.

We grabbed some guy named Paul to talk about it because nobody else in the office wanted to. 🧵

[Mahmoud Serewel @msserewel]

The disrespect Shakur is getting for not wanting to jump straight to 147 is bizarre to me - he just jumped from 135 to 140 to take on a p4p fighter, if he doesn't jump straight from that to 147 for another p4p fighter he's ducking? Lol

[Shakur Stevenson @ShakurStevenson]

Yes

[فيصل @ir7vs]

اليوم ممكن اخر مباراة يلعبها ميسي بالاراضي الارجنتينيه، بالنسبه لي هذا اعظم مقطع شفته

متاكد لو اوريها شخص مايتابع كوره، بيقول هذا تمثيل وسيناريو معدود قبل التصوير، والحقيقة كانت بث مباشر وكلمات لاتنسى

" شكراً لك يا ميسي لأنك جعلتنا ابطال العالم❤️ "

[Boxing News @BoxingNewsED]

𝟑𝟗 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞.

[Bland @usebland]

We’re excited to welcome Juan Riojas to the Bland team as our new Chief Information Officer!

Juan previously served as CIO at Twilio and Rackspace Technology, where he led large-scale infrastructure, automation, and enterprise systems through their periods of massive growth.

Now, he's joining Bland to help build the future of Voice AI.

Welcome, Juan!

[Mahmoud Serewel @msserewel]

Anything that has Omar’s trust is more than worth looking at!

[Omar Sebai @omarsebai_]

One of the best AI products I've ever used built by the world class team at @yutori_ai

Scouts now available at https://t.co/wrjJaG9VG5

[Naji @NajiChill]

“Robinson got up, Leonard got up, Ali got up, YOU got up!!!” 🥶🥶🥶

This is one of the best corner moments I’ve ever seen. Battling back from a knockdown, Vergil Hunter gave a combination of clear instruction, reassurance, & motivation.

[Dex @DexxterUtd]

🚨🚨The best player to ever come out of England played for Manchester United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🐐 https://t.co/Y53WcTg7zF