Vangelis Oden

Person of many data hats. Building ML technology.

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

One of the best startup advice threads out there.. thanks @bbourque

[Brian Bourque @bbourque]

6 years ago I joined a 20-person startup.

I wanted to quit after my first week, but I didn't.

Now our company is worth over $1B and has 200+ employees.

Here's what I've learned about succeeding at a startup:

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

@justyeshua Having lived in 6, my wife is always shocked when I take a defensive stance most times on issues cause its like - there's got to be a reason

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

@justyeshua Let’s go o!! I’m ready!!

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

@therealmaf_ When you use chatgpt to write these stories, ensure to give it a proper plot based on reality and an end in sight.
1/10. Kindly rewrite.

[Paul Mit @pmitu]

If you’re gonna get a job in AI company anyway

This is probably the best way to do it without ruining your life

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

Cheeky boy!!

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

@Ol0ye Let’s get you access to YarnGPT to use in transcribing the audio into multiple languages @saheedniyi_02

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

@publikphigor @Ol0ye You can use YarnGPT for the various languages

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

@NdifePromise Good post, but why do you still have Labour Party in the poster?

[Son Of Ayo @TheAjakeManger]

Please fact check this @grok
State if the loans were multilateral
State the borrower
State the disbursement dates
State the DMO verified figure for external and local debts when obi handed over.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Debunking the Phantom Debts and Ecological Loan Fallacy

My attention has been drawn to trending claims by the Anambra State Government that my administration left behind inherited debts, including a ₦2 billion ecological loan, contractor liabilities, and unpaid salaries, gratuities, and pensions. This is completely false.

We systematically liquidated historical gratuities and arrears dating back several years, amounting to over ₦35 billion. At the point of handover, the state owed nothing in salaries, gratuities, or pensions, nor did we owe anything to any contractor for projects duly executed and certified.

The ₦2 billion ecological fund in question was released barely three months before the end of my tenure for the Oko/Umuchiana erosion crisis. Despite pressure to spend the money, I refused, insisting that it should be left for my successor because government is a continuum and the funds were tied to a specific project.

The money was therefore left 100 per cent intact in First Bank, in Account No. 2018779464, with a balance of over ₦2.13 billion.

It is important to stress that funds tied to specific projects or set aside for particular purposes were not even included in the over ₦75 billion in savings we left behind.

If anybody can establish anything to the contrary, I will stop campaigning. -PO

[Allan Peters @AllanPeters]

Let’s fix three major brands

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

@khennyy__ You haven’t used a foldable phone I take it from this opinion.
The thing with creases on foldables is, the first few openings don’t show the crease - Samsung perfected this in the fold 7. Longer use slowly defines that crease - it’s the continuous usage. Give it time

[Maris @Nazumejud]

On the day my husband divorced me after thirty seven years of marriage, he handed me a debit card. “No matter what happens,” he said, “keep this.”..

I shoved it into a shoebox and didn’t touch it for four years. Four years of struggle. Four years of unanswered questions. Four years of hating the man who walked away without explaining why. Then a medical emergency forced me to take the card to the bank. I thought I was withdrawing a little money.
I had no idea I was about to discover the truth about my marriage…..

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

Wholesome content to your timeline

[Champagne Joshi @JoshWalkos]

The power of three simple words.

[Champagne Joshi @JoshWalkos]

The power of three simple words.

[1992 @1992__J]

허리 때문에 밤마다 뒤척이던 나… 일본 척추 전문의가 알려준 방법 하나로 끝남.

침대에 베개 하나 놓고 5분만 누워있으면 됨.
그게 다임.

특정 자세 잡고 숨을 길게 내쉬는 것뿐인데 이게 척추신경 눌린 거 풀어주는 원리라고 함.
운동도 아니고 그냥 숨쉬기라 부담도 1도 없음.

밤마다 허리 통증으로 잠 설치는 사람이면 오늘부터 자기 전 루틴으로 하나 만들어보길.

[Yegor @yegormethod]

my dad was a fucking rocket engineer who taught me something that made me RICH

wasn't some soft ass "believe in yourself" bs

it was QUICK MATH (keep reading it's saucy)

this man ran calculations for missile trajectories in the military. could tell you impact coordinates in his head while other guys needed computers. but he'd say "close enough is better than perfect too late"

"347 divided by 45? about 7. move the fuck on."

he'd make me calculate brutal equations instantly. not perfectly. INSTANTLY. because in real situations perfect math gets you killed while you're calculating

meanwhile you common folk are sitting with your calculator app making sure you got the EXACT answer while opportunities are flying past at 1000mph

this is why you're easy to kill in business...

you're trying to be PRECISE when you need to be FAST

business decision? you want 22 spreadsheets and three consultants' opinions. your competitor already launched, failed, pivoted, and is banking while you're on slide 73 of your market analysis like some soft as baby shit analyst

pricing your service? you're researching statistics for weeks. just pick a fucking number that scares you and TEST IT. wrong? change it tomorrow. you lost one day not six months.

"but what if i'm wrong?"

YOU WILL BE WRONG YOU FUCKING MORON

difference is i'm wrong in 5 seconds and correct in 10. you're still thinking about maybe being wrong next year while i'm already counting money

my first agency? picked price out of thin air. $5k/month felt insane. someone paid instantly. raised to $10k next day. then $20k. found the ceiling in 3 weeks.

you would've surveyed 100 people and ended up at $2k because that's what the statistics said was "reasonable"

quick math beats perfect math EVERY FUCKING TIME

hiring? meet them, trust your gut, done. "but what about background checks..." shut up. you know in 10 minutes if someone's solid or soft as baby shit. everything else is corporate theater.

launching products? ship at 70% and fix it live. "but what if..." what if you die waiting for perfect? at least i'm getting paid while fixing bugs instead of perfecting something nobody wants.

here's what overthinking really is: FEAR dressed up as intelligence

you're not being thorough. you're being a PUSSY, you want spreadsheets to blame when shit fails instead of owning your decisions like someone who isn't easy to kill

fuck your process.

347 divided by 45? about 7

should i hire this broad? she seems hungry? hired.

should i fire this client? they annoy me? gone.

should i raise prices? feeling poor? doubled.

CLOSE ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH

perfect is for common folk who die with perfect plans. done is for killers who die with results.

i watch people spend 6 months on business plans that are worthless the second reality hits. my business plan was "make money." took 2 seconds. still works.

you know what matters? VELOCITY not accuracy.

100 decisions at 70% accuracy beats 10 decisions at 95% accuracy. because those 100 decisions taught you what actually works while your statistics are still theoretical

my competitors still calculating unit economics while i've tested 20 offers and found the one that prints. they have better spreadsheets. i have better everything else.

quick math principle applies to everything:

relationships? you know in 10 seconds if a broad is worth your time. stop needing 6 months of data to "be sure"

investments? thesis makes sense and founder isn't soft? send it. your due diligence is just procrastination with a fancy name

opportunities? someone offers you something that could work? say yes figure it out later. "but the statistics say..." statistics are for people easy to kill

here's the truth: your best educated guess RIGHT NOW beats your perfect answer NEVER

because while you're calculating, killers are DOING. while you're analyzing statistics, they're creating them. while you're planning, they're already celebrating.

347 divided by 45?

about 7.

good enough.

NEXT.

that's the yegor method. quick math. violent execution. adjust on the fly.

everything else is mental masturbation that common folk use to feel smart while staying broke

my dad could calculate missile impacts in his head but knew "close enough" beats "perfect too late"

a "close enough" nuke skill decimates a city. a nuke that never launches does ZERO

now make that fucking decision you've been sitting on. your gut already knows. stop pretending you need more data.

study the yegor method.

[Vangelis Oden @thatData_guy]

@timothy_mukoro Just to confirm, this is timux from uniport?

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@nolimitmiracle 🤣 man!!! Dms are a mess