Sonia Paredes S.

Lawyer, Mom, Wife

[Samantha Leal @samanthalcc]

User acquisition does *not* equal growth.

Remember Viddy, the app heralded as the “Instagram for video”?

It was adding +500k new users/day, grew to +50MM users, & was used by celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg.

What happened?

3 lessons that'll make your company avoid the grave:

[David Morris @wdmorrisjr]

Strong parents treat their kids with dignity and honor their humanity.

Rather than trying to change who their kids are,

They smile and express their delight in it.

They are driven by a profound conviction:

When you're parenting, you're shaping a life, not a resume.

[David Morris @wdmorrisjr]

There's a book titled:

"How Children Raise Parents."

Nothing could be more true.

Parenting continually invites you to grow as a person.

Strong parents accept that invitation.

You can't afford to forget -

Who you are becoming is just as important as who your kids become.

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

In order to finance climate change, we need to think from a first principles perspective. Traditional VC will not be the main way. VCs need to put more effort on this.

[Samantha Leal @samanthalcc]

The key to growth is to approach everything with humility and curiosity.

There’s always something new to learn.

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

According to @BillGates, to avoid climate disaster we must:
1. Get to 0 emissions
2. Accelerate deployment of solar and wind faster and smarter
3. Create and rollout breakthrough technologies

@WireWatt is doing all three in LatAm.

Exciting times ahead!!

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

Today we raised $4m to fund more solar and energy efficiency projects in Mexico and contribute to climate change.

👇
https://t.co/DXLfFhGLBe

[Crunchbase News @crunchbasenews]

Clean energy financing platform @Wirewatt has raised a $4 million investment from @mgminnovagroup to fund solar projects in Mexico and Latin America.

https://t.co/A0cm3WkioO

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

Some helpful accounts:
@awilkinson
My First Million podcast by @ShaanVP @theSamParr
@sweatystartup
@david_perell
@birsic
@schlaf
It doesnt have to be crazy at work by @jasonfried @dhh
Deep work by Cal Newport

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

Some ideas that have changed my view on business and life in 2020
1)Kelly criterion and diversification as a startup founder
- Some startups have huge upside, but as a founder giving your 100% on 1 venture is too much risk
- Be open to multiple life paths and income sources
..

[Samantha Leal @samanthalcc]

Twitter gems for high quality, high signal, no fluff content:
•Writting:@david_perell,@Julian
•Decision making:@shaneparrish
•Clear thinking:@naval, @JamesClear, @chamath
•Marketing:@mkobach, @davegerhardt,@TheCoolestCool
•Product:@lennysan

Who is on your list?

[Naval @naval]

Bitcoin is an exit from the Fed.

DeFi is an exit from Wall Street.

Social media is an exit from mass media.

Homeschooling is an exit from industrial education.

Remote work is an exit from 9-5.

Creator economy is an exit from employment.

Individuals are leaving institutions.

[Sonia Paredes S. @soniaparedess]

Proud of you ❤️

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

Excited to be part of @beondeck no-code fellowship! Really looking forward to meeting the group and building together! Thanks for the invite @thisiskp_ ! #ODNC

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

Software is eating software and some developers just don't know it yet. #NoCode @bubble

[Sonia Paredes S. @soniaparedess]

😍

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

Created a small securitization of $350k and closed it with a group of Dutch angel investors (some who had also invested in our company)
+ and - things:
-- complicated structure
-- expensive -> initial equity investment
-- lucky me, my wife @soniaparedess is a lawyer < legal fees

[JoelGG ☀️ @JoelGG]

My first climate infrastructure project finance checks were the hardest. There is a funding gap for early stage PF that had us fundraising around the world. Mexican Co. with first PF round from Dutch angels and second from Japanese lenders.

A thread on learnings// 👇

[Sonia Paredes S. @soniaparedess]

@palomalopezm @amazon JAJAJAJA el card deck

[Paloma Lopez @palomalopezm]

if you believe it will work out you will see opportunities if you believe it won't you will see obstacles

[Sonia Paredes S. @soniaparedess]

He whose life has a WHY can bear any HOW

[Sonia Paredes S. @soniaparedess]

Wherever you go, you'll be in the right place @vancejoy #obssessed