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My name means good thoughts, good words, good deeds. Trying to live up to the gift and responsibility of this name daily. 🙏🏼🙂
Hooman
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Hooman
@hoomanradfar
Founder serving founders @collectivefin+@expa. Founder @AddThis (ORCL). Investor in founders @uber @sweetgreen @onfido @openai @sleeperhq @range_finance +45
- Running startups is hard. Running startups in a pandemic is harder. Running startups in a pandemic, wildfires and time of Nationwide tension is hardest. Be kind to your founders, Twitter. In fact, just be kind in general--it's better.
- This is a great time to build. It's quiet and everyone who isn't really into start-ups is leaving - that includes VCs who never really should have been working in a space. If you're a founder now, this is the time. It's harder, but you will build something rock solid.
- Many of my VC friends sharing their excitement for the "repricing" occurring. Repricing is not free. Founders fired, jobs lost, investor capital lost, companies dying. Yes we need a change, but respect the people behind the numbers. Lend a hand instead of doing a victory lap.
- The best Entrepreneueurs I've seen have the ability to know the right time to switch between exploration and extreme focus -- so hard.
- The internet is the true public townsquare. Anyone can post a site and the public can decide to listen. You can’t be blocked. Twitter and Facebook are bars. You can chat, get loud and have heated conversations. But the bartender reserves the right to kick people out.
- Excited to announce @collectivefin and our recent $8.65M seed round. Look forward to working with @bonatsos, @fintechjunkie, @darian314 @scottbelsky, @zoink, @ddale8 and more to enable businesses-of-one to focus on their passion, not their paperwork.
- Does anyone else think the stock market is on crack?
- So many VCs are becoming, or building media properties to drive top of funnel and brand. This is creating a strong opening for 'quieter' operating VCs/angels that are relentlessly focused on creating value for their portfolio versus spending time on top of funnel. The thesis
- Would love it if the cancellation penalty on @Uber was mutual. If a driver makes you wait for 5m and the cancels they should credit your account. Respect for time is a two way street. #productrequest
- Excited to announce @CollectiveFin's $20M Series A, led by @gcvp and joined by @aplusk @sound_ventures @expa @QEDInvestors @GradientVC. Excited to be able to help more businesses-of-one and focus on their passion, not their paperwork!
- Solution to 80 percent of your problems at work: work harder.
- Take risks. If you win, you will be happy. If you lose, you will be wise.
- The whole world is short-staffed, over-worked and tired. Be kind.