Jai Relan @JaiRelan Twitter profile

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

2 years

Hear me out... A DAO to buy CBSE Owned and ran by your average 15-17 year old Web3 developer.

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Teenagers building startups - we'd like to give you a platform to pitch to the world's top investors. If you're building something cool, are currently raising a pre-seed/seed/A round, and are open to participating in a demo day, DM @TeenageFounders !

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1 year

The next Elon Musk, Paul Graham, and Peter Thiel are already working on their first startups. We've selected the top 1% of teenage founders who've previously raised millions of dollars in funding to demo their innovations. 25th of April, 2023 RSVP -

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My Favourite Tools of 2022! 📆 : @vimcal + @claralabs + @reclaimai 💌 : @Superhuman 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 : @ClayHQ ✍️ : @BearNotesApp + @NotionHQ + @craftdocsapp + @reflectnotes 🌐 : @ArcInternet + @browsercompany ✅ : @todoist + @reclaimai 📽️ : @magicaltome 🎙️ : @yac 🤙 : @around_hq

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@JaiRelan

2 years

A friend and I shared an Uber to the LAX and we were discussing a fashion tech idea on the way. It turns out our Uber driver was a 48-year-old ex-founder convicted of defrauding investors who wanted to invest in our idea and promised a raise of 2m. Welcome to LA

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2 years

The Bay Area is an… interesting place. Filled to the brim with now-broke techbro, Patagonia VCs and wanna-be founders. But, is SF all that sane? Here is a thread of all the weird shit I’ve seen around here (been lying in my notes draft for a bit)

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@JaiRelan

2 months

Tweets that age in crazy ways… @cory is freaking amazing

Cory Levy

@cory

2 years

Today I was introd to a 16 year-old founder for Z Fellows. The 16 year-old looped me in with his EA to schedule. AMA

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2 years

Just a reminder that @DStrachman is one of the kindest + most passionate VCs out there… God knows what I’d do without all the help, advice and support she’s given me!

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2 years

Once upon a time, I was walking to my class at school when I received a ping that my startup's app had crashed because AWS's servers had crashed (because it's not a startup if it's not an app) - I was now faced with a very big moral dilemma. Here's what I did…

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2 years

I have a super technical friend who’s a code genius but is relatively new to the fundraising game… Trying to help him meet cool people at @NYCTechWeek ! He’s working FANG + CTO at a million dollar ARR startup + building something new in web3. Anyone cool who wants an intro?

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2 years

Hey guys, based on popular requests, planning to throw together Zoom office hours on Creating Oppertunities. Basically planning on talking you through how you convince anyone that you're adding value to them. Around the 25th? Would appreciate if you'd help spread the word.

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Jai Relan

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1 year

Happy Birthday to one of my coolest friends and VC - thank you for being the first person to take a shot on me. It's been an honour knowing you for the past 1.5 years and thank you for being amazing! Here's to more crazy shit together (and getting a better photo this year :))

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2 years

@trout_xyz @cory Ahahahaha, if I asked my little brother to do it, he'd respond to every email with a 'your mom' joke.

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2 years

What I love about tech is that at the end of the day, it’s a very small world. Everyone knows everyone and I’m amazed by how many path to intros exist for even seemingly unreachable people.

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2 years

If you or a colleague are in Ukraine and looking for housing and support abroad, some friends that are part of a global community called Sandbox have gathered nearly 900 vetted homes in countries around Ukraine with hosts who have offered a free place to stay. (Link Below)

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@JaiRelan

2 years

SF is a vibe

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2 years

@JessTheVC is soooo amazing guys! I just spent half an hour on call with her and I'm proud to announce her as my soul sister... We're both trying to break into VC and our paths feel so relatable to each other! She's ammmaaaazzzing

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2 years

I know I'm two days late but I just wanted to put out a quick tweet of thanks to @jiteshluthra and @SparklinGuy ... I initially dropped Jitesh a hi when he announced he's hiring his replacement @BlumeVentures and after a couple of follow ups, we planned to meet when came to Delhi

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2 years

According to you, which university has the best support infrastructure for entrepenurship/ startups?

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@JaiRelan

2 years

I'm proud of the fact that someone on the internet had the guts to say it

Sahil

@sahilypatel

2 years

Most Web3 content is - Drop your NFTs - web3 solves this - web3.0 is the FuTuRe - Drop your ENS for a gift - Complain about gas fee - Fighting w web2 tech bros - waking up and tweeting "gm/wagmi" every day - I'm giving away an NFT. Follow, RT and Tag

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2 years

Met @ArivGupta yesterday- I was told it doesn’t seem like we’re meeting for the first time ever and to be honest, we’re not. This dude has been my best friend for the past two years and he’s amazing! We also rolled around South Bay with the windows down blasting rap and bruh

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2 years

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how cute my little brother looks with his ‘real person’ date. Love you and proud of you lil bro

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2 years

This is what seperated good founders from amazing founders @joshm , you made my day <3

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2 years

Meeting the Berkeley besties

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Just went through a @RoamResearch with @elaptics and I fell in love! He did an amazing job getting me set up with a workflow and I feel like a new man after this onboarding! Wish I had this two years ago when I started using Roam

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2 years

Three of the my favourite pieces of swag I got in the last month

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2 years

My beard is an integral part of my personality... @SejalSud you asked for this :shrug:

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2 years

@chloewchia @cory I can confirm that this is the same guy

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2 years

@theashelina @cory Ahahahahahah, nah, you crazy? If my mom was my EA, she'd be like "no thank you $300m VC fund, Jai's too busy doing his math homework to meet with you" - trust me, that'll be a disaster. @mayajoshii is my actual EA ;)

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

2 years

Just a daily reminder that #VentureCapital is a means to an end, not the end to the means… The long term #goal for every #startup should be to become profitable- venture is just a tool which helps you get your foot through the door

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@JaiRelan

2 years

So @googlephotos popped me the question today Are you 13-year-old me @YoungParikPatel ?

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Wrapped up week #3 for the Teenage Startup Coffee Hour with @DStrachman (and a guest visit by @cory )! This is honestly one of the best communities I’m part of and it’s an honour to host such amazing people every week!

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@JaiRelan

2 years

My brother just said ‘you get ghosted less by founders than you get ghosted by girls’ 😭💀

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Eric finally found clothes which match his mental maturity

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Yeah sex is cool but have you ever had a VC send over a brand new specked out MacBook to your place in order to convince you to take their money?

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@JaiRelan

1 year

Half of Berkeley's students are in Delhi over the winter.

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Guess who’s working on their presentation at the very last minute

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Got to meet up with the legend @chudson today! Spoke about BNPY, the future of venture investing and a lot more! Amazing to finally meet him in person!

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Hey folks, Just had a blast with hosting a ton of teenage startup founders with @DStrachman ! We had a ton of great views on fundraising, getting advisors, building products which people want, juggling school/ startups and more! Would love to have more of you stop by next time!

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@JaiRelan

2 years

I LOVE @workspacesxyz (and @rjgilbert ) This newsletter is soooo amazing!

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@JaiRelan

2 years

The smartest people I know in the tech ecosystem have ADD/ADHD and/or dyslexia - the correlation between having these and being successful in tech is crazy… Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me? If there’s anyone who can think of a way to prove this correlation, DM me

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@JaiRelan

2 years

After 24 laborious hours in transit, grieving though the loss of my favourite deodorant and facewash, lost to the hands of airport security, I’m proud to announce I’m in SF! Going to be sleeping for a bit but I’ll see y’all soon!

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@JaiRelan

1 year

👨‍💻 : @jetbrains + @fig 🔑 : @unoidentity + @Authy 📗 : @matter 🦘 : @alfredapp 📐 : @numiapp 💬 : @TextsHQ 📃 : @typedreamHQ 📷 : @CleanShot + @HandMirrorApp 🎨 : @sketch 🕐 : @SuperpoweredApp 📸 : @halidecamera + @polarr 🥳 : @WeAreOpenvy 🛬 : @flightradar24 + @FlightyApp

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2 years

Only in SF do you catch your cab driver checking crypto prices WHILE driving the car

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2 years

Only in SF do you see someone introduce themselves as a ‘twitter shitposter’

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Thanks for making me feel old @BusinessInsider ... We're still not there yet @ericzhu105 @FounderLaberge

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Lil’ bro came second in nationals!

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Two random people at Berk come up to me… Them : ‘You’re Jai from Twitter right’? Me : ‘Does he have a pathetic sense of humour and only talks about startups like that’s all he has in his life?’ Them : ‘um, yeah’ Me : ‘Well, nice to meet you’ Them : ‘aren’t you a student here?’

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Watching the @EniacVC General Meeting and I’m sooo in love with what @nihalmehta and team is upto. I sincerely am a huge fanboy and this is what makes @nihalmehta one of my favourite VCs ever ;)

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

2 years

Since a lot of people are asking this, yes, me and my younger brother DO share a birthday (born on the same day - 8th of November, 6 years apart) Glad to be stepping into another year of my life with this cutie ;)

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@JaiRelan

2 years

@NeilThanedar @asanwal @CBinsights It's like when people tell you as a kid "you should always tell your parents if anything happens' and instead of saying stuff only to your parents, you shout it as loud as possible on the way back from the bus stop. 'tell your board if anything happens' ahahah

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

9 months

Hosting office hours with the Beta Camp team for ambitious founders in Toronto! 📍 Edward Str, Toronto (~10 mins from Union) 📆 Saturday, 9th September ⏰ 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM 🤖 Everyone welcome! 🔗

BETA Camp Toronto Meet Up (with guest: Jai Relan) · Luma

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Only in SF do you pull up to a red light to have two girls with the convertible top down and blasting a Zero To One audiobook

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@JaiRelan

2 years

One of the most crucial things for your startup to succeed is to make sure you're solving a genuine problem that people are ready to pay for

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@JaiRelan

2 years

One of the most important things I’ve learnt along the way is about always giving back to where you come from. Granted I haven’t achieved a lot in life, but I’ve reached where I am with the help of some amazing individuals and I’ll always remember and cherish all they’ve done!

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@JaiRelan

1 year

Honoured to call this 'cute' kiddo a friend! Calix is one of the smartest and most hardworking people I know

unistart

@unistart_io

1 year

Don't let this freshman's cute face fool you. @calixo888 is a CRACKED entrepreneur. I mean, who starts their career by getting ACQUIRED at 16? Calix was @ycombinator W23, launched for @_buildspace . Prev @contrary , @thinkfiveable , @UiflowHQ , @beaconsai

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2 years

Congratulations @meaganloyst and @landon20s for a pretty solid summit in Chicago! Honestly, seeing such amazing things come out of intros is the best feeling in the world and I'm super excited to see what's next for GenZ VCs and InTheir20s!

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Doing this with @FounderLaberge was just so fun

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

2 years

Dear senior, Please make college decision reaction videos so that we (your juniors) get severe inferiority complexes and totally distract ourselves from what we actually should be doing... Thank you so much Jai

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

2 years

As a startup founder, do you prioritise Features of UX? Here are my two cents

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

2 years

Zach is one of the most amazing founders I know and it’s an honour and pleasure to know this dude… The both of us also have a little surprise planned, so stay tuned for what’s coming up!

Zachary Laberge

@FounderLaberge

2 years

Thanks for the opportunity CBC

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2 years

@ArnaudBelingaCX Yo, so @TextsHQ does this for free - DM me if you want an invite CC : @KishanBagaria

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@JaiRelan

7 months

‘Silicon Valley is a big Mississauga’

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

2 years

Anyway, that is what I dreamt of last night. Will keep you updated about if I fail school.

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Guess who’s a Cyborg now… Thanks @AmiFromIndia @UltrahumanHQ

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@JaiRelan

11 months

Reppin’ @TheCouncilCap at @CollisionHQ . If you’re a startup building tech for legacy industries, DM me and we’ll meet

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@JaiRelan

2 years

This is what I love about @ClayHQ - I emailed them in with a bug report and in ~2 hours of getting a bug report, they already fixed and pushed a patch to all their users! Fast turn-over time is the biggest W a software company can offer!

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Decided to go and visit the house I grew up in until 2012/13... Surreal feeling

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@JaiRelan

1 year

@pitdesi @dj_roots @tacobell Yo Sheel, how did you manage to convince Indian parents to approve of this? Are all your aunties/uncles tuning in on the (read in desi accent) Metaverse?

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@JaiRelan

6 months

Super proud of @jaylbird11 , @mikeyyyzhao and the entire @vimcal team! Huge believer in their work

John Li

@jaylbird11

6 months

I have exciting news to share 🎉 @Vimcal just closed a $4.5M seed round led by the amazing team at @altosvc ! A big thank you to @IndianIdle & @TechCrunch , our world-class team, and you, our users. Big things to come. LFG!! 🚀🚀

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1 year

2. Always be learning 3. Be humble 4. Be curious 5. Be nice 6. Be helpful 7. Be kind 8. Don’t take yourself too seriously 9. Be positive 10. Have gratitude 11. Have fun

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@JaiRelan

2 years

One of the most crucial thing for startups to do is to be able to show both users and investors why they're different from anyone else out there. Having competitors is totally okay. In fact, I'd be concerned if you didn't have competitors. However, you must be different

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1 year

@TheCouncilCap I want to thank all the amazing VCs who've helped and supported me when I initially took a jab at breaking into VC a few years ago! @DStrachman @rachel_a_star @chudson @skupor @irrvrntVC @bayo__de @Tom_A_Meyer @zslayback @nihalmehta @sajithpai @jiteshluthra @haleymbryant

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@JaiRelan

3 years

Just read @sajithpai 's article on PMF - The only thing I'd like to react is that the status quo for PMF is (to a major extent) is based on intuition and feel. The article has done a great job quantifying it by multiple matrices, but the definition can be taken further .../1

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Just got access to @magicaltome and can I just say that this is crazy impressive! Excited to play around a bit more and report back soon

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Jai Relan

@JaiRelan

2 years

Everyone, this cutie is looking for a new home – anyone who may be interested in adopting an indie puppy? RT if you're a nice human being and tag anyone who may be interested!

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2 years

@onFueg @AnkurFactorial I remember I was once scolded for something my cousin sister once did and I made a deck called 'Its Not Fair' with 30 slides explaining why she's the one who should be blamed and not me, quite some fun times :) Miss my childhood

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Honestly, the number of teenagers who have to chose between startups and school is alarming... One of my potential future startups is a more cohesive form of school which doesn't force you to school between a formal education and building something gamechanging

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2 years

K-12 teachers are the mortal enemies of startup founders

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2 years

For everyone wondering what the hell is up with @nikitabier > Last startup was bought my Facebook. He now has 'building something new' in his bio. VCs are simping for him cause they're all exciting about adding value (TM pending) Did I miss anything Nikita?

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@JaiRelan

2 years

On the 25th of May, I learnt that @FounderLaberge has a photo of me as his macOS wallpaper and I’m not sure if I’m flattered or creeped out

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2 years

Wait, do Indian parents even give compliments…? Is that even an actual thing, or do desi children automatically interpret every occasional grunt as “we're proud of you”?

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2 years

Flashback to the time I cancelled two consecutive meetings cause @VirajCz and I were having such a great time chatting (it was finance meetings, so who pays attention in them anyway?)

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@JaiRelan

2 years

RIP Jai's ponytail (21st April '21 – 13th February '22) You were a constant companion and best friend. You were always there for me, you always had the back (of my head). I shall miss you and I feel pained to have let you go (but alas, Indian parents are Indian parents) RIP

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@JaiRelan

2 years

I spent 3x the time on call with @MaanavKhaitan than I planned to! We ended up speaking about web3, fintech, social media saturation and college life and basically everything the modern 30-year-old-in-the-body-of-16-year-olds talk about! Seriously, though, this dude's amazing!

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2 years

Yeah sex is cool but have you ever convinced an engineer to not take a job in big tech and work for your startup instead?

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2 years

@michaelmiraflor @ConorBronsdon Why do I so want to own one of these?

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2 years

@shriyanevatia I know a ton of people, but off the top of my head @aryxnsharma @JaiRelan @calixo888 @karansdalal @ArivGupta @ericzhu105 @Naina_2728 @FounderLaberge

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2 years

Tell me you're a YC founder without telling me you're a YC founder

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@JaiRelan

2 years

Can we please stop complaining about Slack not working? I mean, chill out, draft your next shitpost, take a nap, get slapped by your SO for investing your saving in crypto and tell your boss you couldn't work because 'our main medium of communication' was down. Day off += 1

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2 years

VCs when a founder asks you to sign an NDA

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2 years

@thealexchun I usually prefer interns who wear clothes… not recommended to go without

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Jai Relan

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2 years

In my opinion, the future of high school education isn’t going to ‘niche-ify’ itself more… The future I see is where there’s a specialised school for different areas of interests and teenagers are asked to specialise and attend a school which caters to their specialisation.

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2 years

Congrats team @UltrahumanHQ , you guys are absolutely amazing (CC my man @athrvakhrbde ) You guys are GMI

BCCI

@BCCI

2 years

. @ShreyasIyer15 on the charge as he brings up a solid half-century. 👏👏 #TeamIndia move to 134/3 after 27 overs. #INDvWI @Paytm Follow the match ▶️

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The world can really benifit from more women in VC VCs needs all the diversity we can get because unfortunately, discrimination still exists in venture! A super big thank you to @haleymbryant , @MacConwell and all of the VCs out there trying to make the ecosystem more inclusive