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Ali Hamed

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Ali Hamed

@AliBHamed

@Keelinbannon sidekick | Invests at Treville & @crossbeamvc; trying to keep my IRR above my BMI | Opinions mine, not Treville’s

New York, New York

Joined January 2012

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Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Feb 27, 2024
I first met @patrick_oshag 6 or 7 years ago and he’s become an incredible friend and influence on my life. He’s one of a kind. It was fun to get back on after a long journey from that first podcast to today
Patrick OShaughnessy
@patrick_oshag
Feb 27, 2024
When I first hosted @AliBHamed he had a small firm that he’d started in his dorm, and he was making it work Today, his business is 10x larger at 2.5B across credit, equity and “hybrid” We talk about investing and building an investment firm. And what he sees today. Enjoy!
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Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Apr 5, 2020
Can’t get over how lucky we are that this is the person who became the richest guy in America
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Jul 19, 2022
Do Europeans ever get sick of having to accept cookies every single time they visit a website? Or are they like: “omg, I’m so grateful my privacy is being preserved” as they smash that “decline” button?
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Sep 3, 2020
Probably my favorite thing I’ve seen on Insta in a while. Thanks for flagging @isaacjstru
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Jun 24, 2020
A well-spoken person, who is good at crafting arguments, but who is also often wrong... is one of the most dangerous people to exist in an organization.
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
May 8, 2020
We need younger people in government. So badly.
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Jan 13, 2019
I'm convinced that the highest pinnacle of any weekend is boredom. Nothing is more satisfying than having so little to do on a weekend that you become bored, and get anxious for the next week to come. Plus - the luxury of having enough spare time to become bored... too good.
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Mar 25, 2019
Me: “so... you’d get mad if I tried to get Silicon Valley Bank to sponsor our wedding, right? Like... ‘these vows are brought to you by SVB, the cheapest fixed rate capital call line you’ll ever get.’” Keelin: “I’m going to kill you.” Anyways, we’re engaged
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Mar 2, 2020
IPad’s are the perfect electronic device of lazy senior executives. Especially the no key pad thing. Tablets say to people: “I’m here to edit and review people’s work, but not actually produce any work on my own.”
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
May 31, 2019
Am I crazy for thinking that V for Vendetta is one of the most under talked about movies? It never comes up and it was one of my all time favorites. But I also still listen to punk music so I’m not known for having the best taste...
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Jan 14, 2019
I meet a lot of investors who have told our portfolio companies "they are in." And then they back channel with me, saying: "yeah, I'm still doing diligence." DON'T. TELL. AN. ENTREPRENEUR. YOU. ARE. IN. UNLESS. YOU. ARE. IN. Their livelihood depends on what you are telling them
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Mar 27, 2019
‘08 Tech is gonna save us from the big bad banks! ‘11 But Zuckerberg is a bad dude. Just saw Social Network. ‘13 wait, Zuck is actually cool ‘14 But Elon is cooler ‘17 Nvm dnt like Elon ‘18 But like Bezos ‘19 we dnt like Bezos or Zuck ‘19 But lets give Goldman our data!
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Apr 17, 2019
One of our portfolio company CEOs spoke in a class at Cornell, and didn't have time after the class to meet with the students. So 1 kid convinced the CEO to let him tag along on the 4 am taxi ride to the airport to ask about one of his ideas. THAT is awesome. & It's a good idea
Ali Hamed
@AliBHamed
Mar 8, 2019
Person 1: "so, what do you do for fun?" Me: "um... I work." Person 1: "right, but what do you do after work?" Me: "um... work. Like, the fun parts of work, like research and stuff." Person 1: "hah... but I mean, like, hobbies?" Me: "um... no. not really. I just work."