Parth Badhwar

@lockeai_inc @ycombinator | Former @WhiteHouse46, @Deloitte @clipbook_ai

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

Today, we're introducing @lockeai_inc, backed by @ycombinator.

Locke is going to change the way companies and governments work together.

Our first focus: building our own AI-native government affairs firm. Locke’s AI agents and in-house lobbyists help companies monitor regulations, lobby policymakers, and win government contracts faster and cheaper than ever before.

Six weeks in, we've blown past a $500k annual revenue run rate and support clients across defense, healthcare, GovTech, and more.

Government is the largest market in the world - with the worst front door. Locke will be the company to change that.

Learn more at https://t.co/mlNbEB66OL or email [email protected] to get in touch.

[Arthur @Arthur_NC_]

we missed our entire YC batch to build in Ukraine.

we went from idea to field testing, landed $500M in LOIs, and sold 45 units to a special forces unit

all in 8 weeks.

some things you just can’t build in SF

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

Looking for a designer to help with a deck / some product visuals.

Any recommendations?

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

New office decor just dropped.

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

Nice.

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@rachelhuml Email whenever / cool company!!

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

The most successful people I know have never rescheduled on me last-minute.

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@imayank42 Lol so it ended up taking more than a month to meet?

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@kaia_colban Facts

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

I first met @paul_conyngham a few days ago and he is an absolute beast + one of the most impressive founders I know - congrats to him and the @gamgeevetmed team on a great round!

[Gamgee @gamgeevetmed]

Curing dog cancer

We are bringing personalized mRNA cancer vaccines to dogs and building the evidence to show how well they work.

We have raised a $4M seed led by @foundersfund to make it happen

This investment allows us to launch a clinical trial to validate the personalized cancer treatment protocol we developed for Rosie.

If your dog has cancer or you know someone whose dog does, please tell them about Gamgee.

[Dara @daraladje]

Too many people I know got into startups because of The Social Network.

@hnshah claims it ruined Silicon Valley.

It turned startups into an outcome to pursue rather than something you do because you actually love building.

And so instead of attracting true builders, it attracted hype-chasing tourists.

He spent 20+ years building Crazy Egg, KISSmetrics, and Nira (acquired by Dropbox), invented playbooks the whole industry copied, and came back to run Crazy Egg again as CEO.

Our conversation was one of the better reminders I've had recently that startups really aren't that deep.

Have fun. Do things. Get in contact with reality.

1:02 - Bootstrapping vs. VC
5:27 - His Content Playbook Everyone Copied
10:25 - The Best Marketing Channels Are Secrets
25:52 - The AI Workflow He Figured Out Before the Frontier Labs
29:00 - The Social Network Ruined Startups
46:15 - The Only Startup Advice Worth Keeping

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@yolaplace @paulg @lockeai_inc This is what happens when you drive from SF to Palo Alto during the summer

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

Great meeting @paulg last week in Palo Alto to discuss all things @lockeai_inc!

Most fun OH of all time.

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@AnushkaValsan @paulg @lockeai_inc Kitten kitten kitten

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@paulg @lockeai_inc “Looksmaxxing” is the term the kiddos use for that

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@_austintindle @paulg @lockeai_inc I don’t see you in the pic??

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@PariLatawa @paulg @lockeai_inc 🙏🙏🙏

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

“Fuck, marry, kill: Claude, Chat, Gemini”

- @AnushkaValsan

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

@saigurrapu18 @garrytan Congrats!

[Parth Badhwar @parth_badhwar]

It is absolutely insane that a real swing state is 5th on this list and not 1st.

The DNC needs serious reform.

[Face The Nation @FaceTheNation]

The Democratic Party’s new 2028 presidential primary calendar will “make any candidate get out and earn it,” says Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), telling @edokeefe he’s “happy” South Carolina and Virginia are included in the early-state lineup.

“For too long, southern Democrats have been overlooked, left out, sometimes even looked down upon,” Beshear says.