Love it when airplane drives across airport for 20min. And I thought it was a an AIRplane 🤷‍♂️

Curious to hear other founders experience:

I am excited to announce the launch of a new program designed to support early-stage founders and entrepreneurs looking to leverage the advances in AI. A technology revolution occurs perhaps once a decade, and the AI wave may be the most significant one in our lifetime. When I started my company, I was able to capitalize on the mobile revolution, which propelled my business forward and accelerated its growth. My research in both entrepreneurship and investing has definitively shown that timing is critical, and now is the time for AI companies to flourish. Why XLR8? I conducted a pilot of the program back in 2015-16, which was not only incredibly fun but also highly rewarding. I learned a great deal, but my main takeaway was that early-stage investing requires a hands-on approach, and the needs of a startup cannot be addressed in a brief program. My program differs in three core ways: - I'm focusing on smaller cohort sizes and longer engagement cycles to provide founders with the assistance they need to scale their companies. - I'm ensuring long-term incentive alignment among founders, mentors, investors, and operators. - I'm adopting a data-centric approach. Instead of trying to guess what makes companies successful, I aim to follow the data to identify and support founders in the most impactful ways. As with any endeavor, it takes a village, and I am incredibly grateful to my network for everything. As I launch this venture, I'd appreciate your help and wisdom both financially, through the amazing companies we discover together, and intellectually, as we assist those in reaching the next stage. More info and applications at xlr8.raiz.vc

This story is surreal, scary, and quickly evolving. Join me on Monday, along with experts at @BerkeleyLaw and elsewhere, as we discuss the #SVB crisis.

made my Monday!

Entrepreneurship is not only fun, action, and fame. It's hard work, it's grinding, it's going ups and downs. Thanking the Pistol Lake team for their hard work and wishing them all the best in their future adventures! #startup #entrepreneurship

Love these marketing emails offering me CTO and software dev services, when I am co-founder of a food startup... #marketing #spam #stopit

🙃

There's a BOS startup ecosystem ski day in the works for March 8th (folks from NH VT welcome too). Ping me, @cbrumme, @changds, @_embatt, or @jeggers if you would like to be added to the calendar invite. #startups #VC #angels

I met with 400 @techstars companies this year 1on1 ... 3 things that stick out to me as commonalities between founders that get into our accelerator(s): they are adaptable, they persevere and they hustle. #techstars4life

I’m looking for a part-time (~10 hrs/week) Video/Audio Editor. A plus if you’re based on the continent. Pay is $200 a month. Don’t dm me. Post a link of your portfolio in the comment and I’ll reach out if I like your work.

Hi! I'm looking for an executive assistant. Deets 🌱 Role: EA now, potentially Chief of Staff later ✨ Training: available ⏰ Hours: flexible 📍 Location: remote 🗓 Start date: Jan 2023 Learn more, apply, or share this role with a friend. airtable.com/shrVl7sAeR6ZKfQ…

The @techstars network is a decided advantage.

What to remember when you get a pass from a VC: • VCs reasons for rejection are opinions, not facts • You know more about your market than VCs do • You are not your company, don't take it personally • VC funding is one way to grow, there are many other routes to success

🤦🏽‍♀️ "Female investors account for just 16.1% of VC decision-makers in the US. Furthermore, 95.5% of VC firms have a majority male population of decision-makers." @PitchBook

There are 3 types of angel investors: 1. Sends wire, never speaks again voluntarily 2. Replies "awesome!" to every monthly update 3. Emails you with "have you seen this?" and link to every competitor that raises a single dollar

If we pass on a deal after doing diligence at @HarlemCapital, we always send the memo to the founder in the pass email w/ the top reasons why we passed. This shows the founder: -Merits -Considerations -TAM -Financial analyses BUT ultimately it shows the founder how VCs think.

The true superpower of an NYC founder or VC is the ability to attend 5 networking events in a 1-hour period

Impact job opportunity: #impact #sustainability #Food #job