Bogomil Balkansky
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Bogomil Balkansky
@BogieBalkansky
Partner at @Sequoia working with @Wiz_io, @temporalio, @getcortexapp, @chainguard_dev, @Cyera_io, @mutinycorp, @oasissec, @pydantic, @traversal_ai.
- The search for product market fit is the most daunting part of the early startup journey. That's why we @sequoia synthesized our 50+ years of company building into this Product Market Fit framework.
- We just launched @Sequoia's fifth seed fund and opened applications for the latest cohort of Arc, our seed stage catalyst. There are a lot of interesting opportunites across markets, but here's what I'm most excited about 🧵 👇
- Our inaugural Open Source Fellow, @tiangolo, is well-known for the very popular open-source Python framework, @FastAPI. Now, he’s founded @fastapilabs to make deploying FastAPI apps easier. We at @sequoia are proud to lead the seed round and support him and his team!
- Applications for @Sequoia Arc are now open. Our 7-week company-building immersion focuses on two outputs: helping you get to product market fit faster and building a foundation that will endure for the next decade, not just the next quarter. And a bonus point, yours truly leads
- The fastest growing company ever! Not bad for a startup that sold the first deal only 18 months ago. 🚀🚀🚀. And @wiz_io is just getting started.
- Software has been eating the world, and open source is eating software! Two years ago, we created the @sequoia Open Source Fellowship, and today, we are announcing the 2024 fellow: @vllm_project and Chatbot arena.
- Software has been eating the world, and now #AI is eating software! In 5 yrs or less the process of making software will be dramatically different, and simpler. Here is @sequoia 's take on the AI opportunities in the software dev lifecycle. sequoiacap.com/article/ai-pow…
- Many early-stage founders equate building GTM capabilities with hiring salespeople. But your salesforce is just the tip of the iceberg.
- One of the best early predictors of startup success is how quickly they correct hiring mistakes. Why? Because unless you are a sociopath, letting people go is really hard. But if founders are dragging their feet to make tough personnel decisions, chances are they are dragging
- Something different from tech. I went on a #diving expedition to swim with sperm #whales. Here are some encounters with giants. #whale instagram.com/p/Co-aaylJmQS/…
