Red Bull is worth 20B, Monster is worth 50B. Someone should build an energy drink brand for the productivity-chasing professional managerial class
Will Robbins
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- Has anybody ever pejoratively described the airlines as a "Boeing wrapper"
- Underrated predictor of success: willingness to be low status
- Underrated predictor of success: willingness to be low status
- One of the stated reasons that Travis Kalanick was booted from Uber was his extreme spending on the autonomous division. Just 6 years later, it's increasingly likely that TK was the only one who correctly acted on the futureI’ve been taking the driverless robotaxis around SF. They’re safe and fun. Also slower and less efficient than Ubers, because they’re strict rule followers. What’s wild is that we’re back to a world human-taxis are expensive and hard to find. Suddenly it’s easier and cheaper
00:00 - Zepto grew to millions of users in less than 3 years. I flew to India to discuss with @aadit_palicha and @v0hra — how to build an online grocer — what growing up was like for India's newest tech icons — Zepto's four values Watch the full video we recorded in a warehouse:
00:00 - I've become convinced that charisma is 75% physical energy level
- Replying to @BackpackerFII used to work at a startup that advertised on Craigslist. It was a tedious challenge to post ads and give them our money. Wonder how many billions they’ve left on the table by doing zero product innovation in a decade
- Replying to @whrobbinsInstead of sponsoring base jumping stunts and monster trucks, simply sponsor chess tournaments and YC demo day
- Replying to @mrexitsPer usual, sci-fi writers imagined all of this in the 60s
- Zepto has announced a $665 million round on a $3.6 billion valuation. @aadit_palicha and @v0hra are thinking on 20+ year time horizons, and have never failed to do something they said they would do. Since Aadit would tell me that fundraising is not milestone worth celebrating,
- The untold history of many great companies — from Facebook to Snapchat — include very young founders working closely with top people decades their senior. E.g. 20 year old Zuckerberg hired 40 year old Jeff Rothschild (2-time IPO billionaire) as his founding engineer.
- 2500 words on Contrary's hiring process and lessons learned interviewing 100+ venture investors
