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David Alonso

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David Alonso

@itsdavidalonso

Founder @CreateWithBloom (YC P25)

Zurich

Joined March 2013

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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Apr 14
Introducing Universal Apps in Bloom. The fastest way to build apps that simultaneously work on iOS, Android and web. Stop rebuilding your app for each platform and ship to all of them from day 1. Your first universal app is on me! Comment on this post and I'll gift you 500
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 11, 2025
Demo day!! Only live demo in 100+ pitches
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 20, 2025
Yesterday, @daltonc gave his last talk at YC after 12+ years. I was fortunate enough to be in the room. He's been a group partner for 1,100+ companies for 25 batches - over 95% of anyone who's ever been in YC was there during his time as partner. The talk is his famous
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 20, 2025
Replying to @itsdavidalonso
6/ The fatal mistakes are usually: - Pivoting every month (pivot hell) - Co-founder drama - Just giving up Not the things you typically worry about like competition or macro events.
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Aug 21, 2025
Biggest update I’ve ever shared… @CreateWithBloom raised $3.4M to unlock the creator economy for software. Let’s be honest: web apps are easy, but building and sharing mobile apps sucks - XCode builds, Apple Developer reviews, TestFlight invites… all make going from idea to
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 19, 2025
funding secured
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 20, 2025
Replying to @itsdavidalonso
1/ The biggest cause of death for YC startups isn't running out of money - it's running out of optimism and energy. Founders give up because they don't want to work on their startup anymore, even with money still in the bank.
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
May 26, 2025
People thought I was crazy for leaving robotics at ETH Zurich to build a gifting app. (shoutout to my ex!) Truth is, I doubted myself too—a lot. I just couldn’t ignore how energized I felt every morning to build something new with @sirian_m 2 pivots later… we’re launching
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 20, 2025
Replying to @itsdavidalonso
7/ Remember: Any problem that seems bad to you is actually not fatal, except running out of hope. Companies can come back from almost anything - except when founders lose the will to keep going.
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 20, 2025
Replying to @itsdavidalonso
4/ The founders who build massive companies aren't doing some secret strategy or clever hacks. They're just more hardcore and want it more than everyone else. It's an endurance battle.
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 20, 2025
Replying to @itsdavidalonso
8/ Final thought: You probably underestimate how big your company could be. Even the founders of Airbnb had no idea how massive they'd become. Focus on building something people want and staying in the game long enough to find out.
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Aug 28, 2025
The moment we got a “yes” from YC in this booth
Nikos
@kalio_late
Aug 27, 2025
Many great things started from this booth @alessiapacca @eliasaquand
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 20, 2025
Replying to @itsdavidalonso
2/ If you can survive the first 2 years, the odds flip dramatically in your favor. The critical period is those first 24 months where you need to brute force your way to pmf
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David Alonso
@itsdavidalonso
Jun 12, 2025
Just casually bumping phones with @johncoogan to share a Bloom at @tbpn 's Demo Day stage
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