Nii Cleland

CEO/Co-Founder of @flairimpact. Building a world where all races can thrive.

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

‘When you’re a young person, you should try to become singularly productive. You are able to make something of economic value and put it in the world in a way that you own the design, engineering, creation, marketing, distribution & monetization.’ @gilbert with my quote of 2023

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@Ezehyking @Flf_ng @Quwam2382 @ManUtd No need to, just not good enough

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@AcquiredFM RIP to Charlie. So close to the 100th birthday too makes it extra sad. You guys really did such an amazing job with that interview

[Jon Rosser @RosserJobs]

More people should talk to their boss before deciding to leave.

Not after accepting an offer.

Before getting to a point of interviewing.

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

What I see CEOs at struggling start-ups do:

- Go dark
- Hide
- Lash out
- Tweet about lots of things non-work
- Invest time on tiny expenses
- Argue internally

What should do:

- Be Present
- Be Honest
- Be the Rock
- Be Realistic/Optimistic

You just plain grow faster that way

[Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings]

Three big mistakes founders make post initial product-market fit:

1. Logo Hires: Hire senior execs from logos who have not done the work in years.

2. Expand product/market too soon.

3. Bodies do not solve problems. Post fundraise, 90 day hiring freeze. Revenue per head.

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@JustAFootyFan_ @JustAFootyFan_ curious, which other wide playmakers have you seen succeed in the game who have a similar profile and level of quality to Antony?

[Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings]

One of my biggest lessons investing:

If the founders are truly still giving it 110%.

The company does not go to 0. It may not be a homerun but it does not fail.

[Gale Wilkinson @VITALIZE @galeforceVC]

the best founders:
✨share consistent updates (monthly or quarterly)
✨have a sense of their numbers at all times and include the most important KPIs in their update
✨use the update prep as a way to reflect on what is working / not working and what to focus on next

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@gabbycazeau Your tweets are great. One day I need to properly introduce myself

[Gabby Cazeau @gabbycazeau]

The time for founders to overcommunicate is when times are toughest

It may feel uncomfortable, but it builds more trust in the long run

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@nqatpod Can’t lie. So happy that you and Dan have finally started to see how useless Antony is and have started calling it out on the pod. Last season, you didn’t seem to see how awful he is and were being SO patient with him.

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@UnitedStandMUFC @bethTmufc @planetfaz @mcfc_lads On current form no, on talent, yes. You’re all underestimating how much better playing for Pep makes players. If Martinez played for City, he’d be a lot better than he already is. Whilst if Stones etc played for Utd they’d all be a lot worse than they are

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

Underappreciated by seed founders today

Most Series A funds are now on pace to do 2-3 deals a year, with the majority being truly AI-first

If you aren’t truly AI-first, you’re competing for 1 slot maybe a year per fund

But number of seed investments not down much at all

[timilehin @strictlytmi]

investor math is providing black founders with “mentorship” instead of just investing in them

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

The investors who are most insecure are the most likely to bail on founders when the going gets tough

Take money from whoever you need to in order to get your round done and get back to work— that's always the high order bit. But if you have choices, choose secure investors.

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@gabbycazeau Man Utd … sadly

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@jasonlk @VChapela @jasonlk great seeing a story today of an earlier stage company at $2mm ARR. Loved the read!

[Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin @jasonlk]

VC funds need about $2B in “exits” for each $50m they raise

Why? True average ownership of 10% fully-diluted x $2B = $200m. That’s 4x “gross” $50m or just about good enough today.

So raise a $300m fund, you need about $12B in exits. Or better.

[Nii Cleland @niistweets]

@OneFootball 3-2*