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- round about 2 years ago I started cold messaging 200 people a week and making friends with people all over the world - they were founders, investors, writers, operators, youtubers, etc 🧵🥲
- I think about this email quite often. Probably because I’ve sent my own version of this to other investors too.
- in case i haven't mentioned in a while. i invest in startups at the ideation stage. if you are an founder in the thick of it and not sure who to talk to, shoot me a message. i like working with founders who's ideas are in a fluid state, maybe you are not ready for capital. thats
- if you are a founder about to kick off your fundraise and want to know which VCs are actually working this summer i am happy to point you in the right direction
- mandatory pit stop between meetings in Palo Alto. if you know, you know
- I disagree here. Every spot on your cap table should be earned. Even in the context of friendship. The best founders are maniacally conscious of who invests and why - friendship is cool for small checks though. My take is that the job of a pre seed investor is to never evenIf you’re my friend and you raise preseed $ from VCs without giving me a heads up, I will be annoyed. Happens so rarely, but still Friends let friends invest in their companies
- announcing our $150M Fund III + Afore Alpha. continuing to back founders before the hype 🥲🥲🥲
- ✨🚨 update🚨 ✨ i’m building something new and am setting out to focus on it full time. at @AforeVC i’ve been able to work with a world class team and invest in extraordinary founders. and i'm excited to continue collaborating with the best in class @ the pre-seed stage.
- Replying to @ekaurghartoday i join @AforeVC as their first full time investor backing founders from across the globe at the earliest stage. my focus is international, so if you're a founder outside the US, hmu 🤩🌎
- 2 things can be true at once: there is alpha in constantly telling the world what you do. there is alpha in being under the radar and silently operating at the highest level possible.
