Randy Rawlings

building social ai that brings us together.
@startaneu

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@Tancrededib used to sell rockets

also, built @startaneu from scratch

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

i feel so bad for gen z. the world has never been more "its who you know" - but that means quality, not quantity

so, sure, we're all connected to everyone now, but good luck turning that into anything

we need better social architecture that adds a layer of intelligence to this

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@mal_shaik when i can find the time 😭

jk, i try to stay consistent so im not foggy. usually 11ish to 7ish, but i give myself some grace depending on the day

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@SteveMoraco the future of apps won’t look or feel like an app in the traditional sense. i think it’s gonna look like a contact in your phone that you interact with the same ways you interact with anyone else in life - but that’s just me 🙃

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

and when i say planned i mean the entire process of researching, planning, and booking everything in my calendar in about 30 seconds

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

working on convincing my girl to move to sf with me, so i’m flying her up for the weekend

and aneu just planned the entire weekend for me in a couple of texts 😭

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

working on convincing my girl to move to sf with me, so i’m flying her up for the weekend

and aneu just planned the entire weekend for me in a couple of texts 😭

[Hubert Thieblot @hthieblot]

VC rejection excuses: •
• No moat
• Big labs will kill you
• Too much competition
• Valuation is too high
• TAM is too small
• Get a co-founder
• Not enough traction
• Your retention sucks

Translation: I don’t believe you’ll win.

Your reaction: Watch me.

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

i get this. but at the same time, i think it’s good that we romanticize hard things.

hard things are important. more of us should try to do them, even if we do fail.

[Hubert Thieblot @hthieblot]

The romanticization of being a startup founder is kind of insane to me:

– You’re statistically unlikely to succeed
– You’ll have no life and be totally consumed
- Incredible lows
– You’re locking yourself in for 10+ years

This is insanely hard and NOT for everyone.

[mal @mal_shaik]

a founder with no budget and a wifi connection is more dangerous than a team of 50 with 5M in funding and days filled with meetings

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

back in sf thursday & friday! have a few slots open. building in consumer ai/social.

dm me!

[a16z speedrun 🧊 @speedrun]

Why not you?

[Macy Mills @_CallMeMacy]

Goosebumps

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@corbin_braun I'll be in SF Thurs-Fri. Lets do something!

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@faionur iMessage all the things

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@_CallMeMacy so imagine this but for your personal relationships and right in your iMessage 🫶

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@Jackyhuang 👀

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

s-tier poetry btw

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

the eagles actually wrote this about being a startup founder

did you do it for love?
did you do it for money?
did you do it for spite?
did you think you had to, honey?

who is gonna make it?
we’ll find out, in the long run.

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

the eagles actually wrote this about being a startup founder

did you do it for love?
did you do it for money?
did you do it for spite?
did you think you had to, honey?

who is gonna make it?
we’ll find out, in the long run.

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@UltraLinx or anything else, for that matter

[Randy Rawlings @rawlzai]

@hthieblot https://t.co/QDFH6S52g8