Shakil Khan @shak Twitter profile

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@shak

3 years

Today is my Birthday 🎈 I fucking hate celebrating my birthday, and today I am finally ready to share why ? Thread 👇👇👇

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I also share the above as I think it’s about time I got it off my chest and moved on and learned to celebrate my birthday and love my 3 year old me ... It’s taken me 44 years to tell this story Happy Birthday to Me 🎉

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12 years ago today, a chap called @sacca did 1 of the most amazing things a Silicon Valley insider could do for a small European startup @Spotify with NO presence or contacts in the USA, and the rest as they say is History.

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"I give talks to large corporates, showing them how they are going to get disrupted by startups, they pay me a lot of money for this, I happily take the money and invest it in startups looking to disrupt large corporates." - Anonymous on a Zoom call this morning

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Trust me when I say that daydreaming is the most amazing and powerful way to escape trauma and pain as a child, ask anyone who has lived through such pain and they will tell you daydreaming was their only escape and their only true friend

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3 years

1, Many folks trying to do a startup do NOT have the luxury of a “Friends & Family round”, same applies for many folks trying to do their first fund without “X % of GP commit”. Not everyone is born wealthy or with access to spare cash from their parents rich friends.

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@shak

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I also share the above as I think it’s about time I got it off my chest and moved on and learned to celebrate my birthday and love my 3 year old me ... It’s taken me 44 years to tell this story Happy Birthday to Me 🎉

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@shak

4 years

I guess it’s time to come out of retirement then.

Harry Stebbings

@HarryStebbings

4 years

Nearly 14 years ago @shak invested close to half his net worth in an entrepreneur, an individual with a dream and a vision. That entrepreneur was @eldsjal and the company, @Spotify . Today they team up once again to deploy €1Bn to empower “The European Dream”. 🚀

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3 years

I share the above so all those former children who grew up in similar circumstances and can relate to this can realise that they are not alone in their trauma and journey, “Everyone you meet is fighting their own battle.” as the saying goes

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3 years

… Support: @NSPCC Read: The Body Keeps the Score Everyone is fighting their own Battle the above thread is a continuation from:

Shakil Khan

@shak

4 years

“In life, you stop being a child and are forced to become an adult the day you realise NOBODY is coming to SAVE you.” -unknown I often think back to this quote and realise how true it was for me, and many others I have met along the way.

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3 years

As someone who quit school at 16 (I ran away from home on my 16th bday, long story...) with NO high school exams taken or college or degrees etc. I am really confused when folks (mainly investors) tell me: “Oh, I went to school with him/her” Seriously, WTF does that mean ???

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“In life, you stop being a child and are forced to become an adult the day you realise NOBODY is coming to SAVE you.” -unknown I often think back to this quote and realise how true it was for me, and many others I have met along the way.

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@shak

4 years

I was today years old when a French friend told me that Almond Croissants are actually one-day old Croissants that have lost all their crispness, hence bakeries can't sell them anymore. They are then sliced horizontally, garnished with almond filling and baked a second time. 😢

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3 years

I now understand what a 10x engineer is …

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2 years

This deserves some sort of award.

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@VishalGulati_

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No one in #gulabjamun gang can beat this

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3 years

OK, I’ll bite: What’s NFT ? What’s Solana ? What’s an Ether Rock ? I have NO idea what any of this means, what language are you all speaking and WTF is going on ??? Last time this happened to me, I ended up launching a little website called @coindesk to satisfy my curiosity.

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@shak

3 years

Imagine having such a moat in your business that you can put out ads like this and simply not care.

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9 years

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay http://t.co/9kHjv7Vl5V

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3 years

I think the time is right for Desi VCs to move away from Patagonia vests and embrace Pakistani Waistcoats, @Lux_Capital is missing a trick here, cc @wolfejosh

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@shak

3 years

I’m sorry Daniel, Tiger Global already issued a term sheet, and that’s before they realised it’s a football club and not a tech startup.

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@eldsjal

3 years

As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for @Arsenal as long as I can remember. If KSE would like to sell Arsenal I'd be happy to throw my hat in the ring.

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3 years

“You are what you Prioritise.” @eldsjal has told me this daily for 10+ years, and many times a day I repeat it to others, yet on a regular basis I fail to do exactly that. It’s way easier said than done, but when you do act on it, it’s pure magic.

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2 years

In London right now it seems like there are more people starting a fund than starting companies.

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3 years

For many years I considered my self as broken, damaged goods, I was confused, then angry and then just numb inside, but something inside me always allowed me to block the pain and dream of a better life going forward

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3 years

Rarely discussed topic: Founders who start a company to get out of financial insecurity/poverty (it may be the only way to escape the unfortunate cards the life lottery gave you and your family) V Folks who have the financial safety net to fail with very little consequence

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@shak

3 years

Garam Masala on Fried Eggs That’s it, that’s the tweet.

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4 years

Larry Ellison buys Tik-Tok and makes @dtrinh CEO is the kind of story you expect in 2020. Danny then proceeds to hire Sriram Krishnan (all 3) @sriramk @sriramkri & @krishnansriram to do all the hard work whilst he sits in a bar drinking whisky and watching Tik-Tok videos.

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3 years

That is my earliest memory of my birthday and the start of my life which over the years resulted in years and years of physical punishment and the associated trauma that goes with life in such an environment where physical violence is a daily routine

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4 years

I tried recruiting you once for a small Swedish start-up ;)

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4 years

I can confirm that the male VC or WannabeVC uniform of white or light blue shirt and Patagonia Gilet has now been fully been embraced in London, have seen 4 this morning and it’s only 8am.

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3 years

Instead of celebrating my birthday, I instead celebrated by having the absolute shit kicked out of me by my father as punishment for being a Thief, a grown man v a 3 year old, I must have been so frightened as I pissed in my pants, which then led to another even severe beating

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8 years

"If we have a good quarter, it's because of work we did 3,4 or 5 years ago. It's NOT because we did a good job this quarter" - Jeff Bezos

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4 years

A very rare look into the world of Horizons Ventures led by Solina Chau, early investors in Skype, Facebook, Spotify, Siri, DeepMind, Slack, Zoom, Impossible Foods ... 1/2

Zoom investment shines light on woman behind Li Ka-shing’s tech bets

Solina Chau is unsung force helping to secure deals on behalf of Hong Kong’s ‘superman’

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2 years

Meeting LPs / Meeting Founders / Meeting your MBA friends / Meeting Reality …

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Intro email from @joemarchese

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@shak

3 years

Upon returning home it was discovered that I had taken/stolen the shoe horn as it was found in my coat pocket (I assume 3 year olds do this kind of stuff, I don’t have kids so can’t say if this is normal or not, but regardless I was 3 and not some Oceans Eleven team member)

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4 years

a friend asked me earlier today (on Spotify’s 12th birthday) what it was like in the early Spotify days and what my role as an investor was ? This tweet below by the BBC’s @ruskin147 explains it very well.

Rory Cellan-Jones

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Early in 2009 a guy called Shak came up to me at a London startup event and asked me to try out a service he was involved with - "if you don't like it, I'll wash your car" he said. But I did like it. 9 years later @Spotify is valued at c$30bn and I bet Shak is feeling quite smug

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@shak

4 years

I am at an Indian restaurant and @HarryStebbings asks the Desi Uncle/Waiter "Tell me my dear friend about this Tandoori Chicken dish", the waiter without missing a beat says "it's a Chicken cooked in a Tandoor" Harry replies with "ooh that sounds lovely, I'll have that."

Liam Stack

@liamstack

4 years

I am at a restaurant and a lady just asked the waiter to tell her about the toast and without missing a beat he said “It is two pieces of bread, heated and finished with butter.” The customer then said, “oh that sounds good, I’ll have that.”

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3 years

Everyone you meet ...

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I woke up the other day to the following WhatsApp message sent at 6.43am by @eldsjal asking “Why have you never offered me gulab jamun?” 14 years of friendship and undying loyalty thru good and bad times and I get asked such a question :( Thanks for nothing @chetanp

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3 years

Overnite Success = - 6 years, 5 months and 3 days - 2,760 Podcast episodes - 00000’s of Founders helped Enjoy the recognition @HarryStebbings and go play the game ‘your’ way.

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3 years

“Thinking means concentrating on one thing long enough to develop an idea about it.” Brain Food newsletter by ⁦ @farnamstreet ⁩ (this newsletter never disappoints).

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8 years

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

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10 years

This > The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship. "No one said building a company was easy." http://t.co/l9DTZGnjgV http://t.co/Feua7pIoXg

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4 years

A Rare Insight into how Daniel Ek @eldsjal thinks and acts @sriramk has done a superb in-depth interview where he touches on many topics rarely discussed by Founders, Daniel has been very forthcoming and open with his answers

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3 years

"If you want above average results, you have to say no to average opportunities. If you spend all of your time chasing average opportunities, you'll have no time for great ones. This applies to people, books, problems, etc. Raise the bar." — @ShaneAParrish

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My earliest memory of life, of being ‘me’ is my 3rd birthday, my mum and aunt had taken me to a shop to buy me new shoes, the new shoes were bought and a happy Shak returned home with his mum

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5, I have lived the above life and know exactly what it’s like. Once a wealthy VC asked me my life story, I reluctantly told it to him, he listened and then replied with: “We once ran out of Sparkling Water in our house” and then proceeded to laugh his head off.

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4 years

Thread: Happy 12th Birthday @Spotify

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“It may be lucky, but it’s not an accident.” - @sacca

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4 years

Finally after 5 years of friendship @HarryStebbings takes some money off me, up until now it’s just been Free Lunches and Life advice.

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

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From Twenty Minute VC to 20VC, Harry Stebbings launches a micro VC off the back of his popular podcast by @ingridlunden

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4 years

Ozark - yes or no? Just finished Billions and Succession, should Ozark be next, watching Unorthodox before whatever is next.

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2 years

@Jason Moccamaster

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3 years

I'm lucky to have seen some amazing talent develop in front of my eyes over the last few years. Being @HarryStebbings friend, advisor and mentor has been one of the greatest joys for me and I'm proud to be with him on part II of this amazing journey.

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@shak

10 months

12 years ago today we launched Spotify USA against all odds, what an amazing journey it has been.

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@shak

13 years

Public Announcement: Spotify USA is LIVE = http://t.co/EdtjpE0

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3 years

Just finished Season 5 of The Bureau which @sriramk recommended, 6 weeks of absolutely superb nail biting excitement (in 1 episode Apple Watch showed my heart rate hitting 127 bpm), I did not expect this level of enjoyment from a TV show about the French Secret Service. Go Watch.

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@shak

10 years

WhatsApp co-founder @brianacton turned down for a job at Facebook in 2009 http://t.co/2sIOpALTST

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Today was the first @PrimaMateria_ team meeting, and this is how it went: @eldsjal : Is 1 Billion euros even enough for what we want to achieve ? @brettbivens : I am speaking to the Astrophysicist on Monday at 3pm. Me: Did you know that Biryani was invented by the Persians ?

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@shak

8 years

"A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars, it's where the rich use public transportation."

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3 years

And then there were 3 of us ... Welcome aboard @brettbivens

Brett Bivens

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3 years

~ Some personal news ~ I am joining @eldsjal and @shak as Head of Research at Prima Materia! So excited to partner with the world's most ambitious engineers and scientists to build breakthrough technology companies out of Europe! / @PrimaMateria_

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“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about, Be kind, Always.” Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay

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even Boris Johnson has embraced Gulab Jamun @chetanp your job here is done Happy Diwali folks

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“No one is EVER going to listen to music on their cellphone.” -Mike Lazaridis (BlackBerry CEO)

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5 years

What are some famous last words in your industry?

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2 years

I thought I’d share this: You don’t have to say SORRY every time you say NO to an ask, saying sorry means you did something wrong and are feeling guilty, why should you feel bad or guilty about something that has nothing to do with you and is in many cases an unsolicited ask.

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@shak

6 years

Sometimes you just gotta do what ya gotta do ...

Rory Cellan-Jones

@ruskin147

6 years

Early in 2009 a guy called Shak came up to me at a London startup event and asked me to try out a service he was involved with - "if you don't like it, I'll wash your car" he said. But I did like it. 9 years later @Spotify is valued at c$30bn and I bet Shak is feeling quite smug

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@shak

3 years

At the recommendation of a friend I have just started watching “The Bureau”, a French Secret Service thriller series on Netflix, it does NOT disappoint so far. Thank You @sriramk

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3 years

Don’t know about You, but for Me, this week in London seems like the closest to pre-lockdown vibes work wise, I have had more serendipitous encounters in the last 2 days than the prev 12 mths. Glad to see life getting back to a new normal, Zoom calls can only achieve so much.

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TRUTH …

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We’be been busy at @PrimaMateria_ Very excited to partner up with @torstenreil and team to help build @HelsingAI as investors and @eldsjal joining the board.

Daniel Ek puts €100M into defence startup Helsing.ai, to support democracies | TechCrunch

Just over a year ago, Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek pledged €1 billion ($1.2 billion) of his personal fortune toward funding deep tech “moonshot projects”

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@shak

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"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always".

Alex Konrad

@alexrkonrad

3 years

This story about the final months of legendary Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is heartbreaking. Thoughtfully reported by @AngelAuYeung and @DavidJeans2 .

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@shak

3 years

Every afternoon I make myself a nice cup of tea and listen to @APompliano ’s newsletter about crypto on audio, he does a superb job of telling it like is. And you can tell exactly what kind of morning he is having by the way he says “bang, bang.” 😎

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@APompliano

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Every morning I write a letter to 151,000 investors and break down finance and business in simple terms. Subscribers include billionaires, large institutional allocators, and the world’s most successful investors. Read what the smart money is reading:

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@shak

4 years

I don’t own a skirt like this

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@DoctorAjayita

4 years

What's stopping you from doing this?

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10 years ago Instagram was just getting going and Spotify had just launched in USA, oh and @kevin needed a Spotify Special Ops jacket to keep himself warm whilst we needed influencers in Boston to spread the word about Spotify. #WinWin

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3 years

Are Royal Dansk Cookies still an After-school with a Glass of Milk snack thing in 2021 ?

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3 years

I am taking @HarryStebbings aka Haroon for a Pakistani dinner tonite to celebrate the Airlift investment, I shall also be trying to give him some Pakistani cultural insights inc the significance of this track 😎 cc @aatif_awan @usmangul @bznotes

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2 years

Congrats to @EerikaSav as the new CEO at @SlushHQ If ever there was an underrated talent factory in Europe, it’s in Helsinki and it’s the Slush Crew. The Slush Mafia is a story that ‘needs’ to be told …

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would Silicon Valley VCs moving to Miami be the equivalent of London VCs looking to move to Margate or Clacton-on-Sea ???

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Istanbul advice needed please - what are the 3 must visit places for kebabs in the city, and why ?

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Ashton Kutcher @aplusk (who is way more of a geek than most folks realise) and @HarryStebbings discussing all things Silicon Valley / Hollywood is a must listen.

20VC: Ashton Kutcher on Early Lessons From Investing in Airbnb and Spotify, Why VC Ownership...

Listen to this episode from The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch on Spotify. Ashton Kutcher is a Founder & General Partner @ Sound Ventures. Over the last 5...

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@shak

2 years

I feel like my role of bringing together Venture $s and Indian Food is now complete.

Dishoom

@Dishoom

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@shak @zavaindar @bznotes @deenashakir @peterjhebert @Sego79 @sirubi @Farshchi @Lux_Capital @AGoulburn @wolfejosh @breeves08 @DannyCrichton @nathanbenaich Gotta ask. Who’s Tiger Global?

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2, It’s very hard to understand the above unless you grow up in a financially insecure environment. The likely reality is that Grandparents are on state pension, the Uncle is in jail, the Mum has 2 jobs trying to make ends meet & the Dad hasn’t been around since you were 2.

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Desi MBA types when they realise what running a startup is ‘really’ like …

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@PunjabiTouch

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And then there were 4 of us ... Super excited to have @piammichel join us on the Prima Materia journey.

pia

@piammichel

3 years

Some personal news - I am joining @eldsjal @shak and @brettbivens as Head of Science Translation at @PrimaMateria_ ! Excited to partner with the most ambitious scientists and institutions across Europe to translate research into breakthrough companies.

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I’m about to have a ZOOM with @_shahedk from LOOM, and I’m gonna insist we both refer to each other as Khan Sahib.

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1, This is 1 of the biggest things Europe is way behind on, the alumni/peer/mentor networks for founders from companies such as Uber, Airbnb, Facebook etc ...

Amy ☀️

@amysundae

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What a 🔥 crew and we’re just getting started. Be prepared for many additions @EricNewcomer 😉 This community has been so incredibly supportive in my founder journey. I will always make time to help another Uber alum, regardless of whether we agree on our favorite cultural value

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Amazing news for the @motorway team, I have been fortunate enough to have backed them on every venture since 2004. Sometimes Overnite success takes 17 years

Booming used car market gives UK its latest unicorn

Second-hand car marketplace Motorway has raised $190m in new funding — making it a unicorn — as the used car market continues to boom.

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I want to fight whoever wrote this, it’s the only way I will be able to live with myself after witnessing this sacrilege.

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@pitdesi

3 years

lol

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4 years

This letter from Sean Parker to @eldsjal and I surfaces on Twitter every once in a while and always makes me smile, I actually asked Daniel “have you heard of some guy called Sean Parker, He keeps sending me these long crazy emails.” And the rest is History as they say :)

Hiten Shah

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Startups need early believers. In 2009, @sparker wrote this email to @eldsjal and @shak . There isn’t a better example of an early startup believer. Sean believed because of what the original @spotify team was able to create and ship to the world.

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🔥🔥🔥

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4 years

Learn something new every day

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Origin of #Tesla ’s logo

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Not quite that simple. That included the Yahoo Japan and Alibaba stakes which are worth just under $30 billion.

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"There’s not enough money and not enough celebrities in the world to convince people to use a shitty product". - @jankoum WhatsApp founder

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It’s not every day that Daniel Ek @eldsjal does keynotes or fireside chats, but when he does they are always enlightening “How Can Europe Produce More Supercompanies” is the topic of the next fireside with @SlushHQ on Fri 24th Sep.

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Desis are the exact opposite, we’re brought up with: 1, Food is for guests visiting, if any is left over than you may consume it. 2, Food is Respect and so much more, NO guests should ‘ever’ leave on an empty stomach, regardless of whether they have eaten or you can afford it.

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@shak

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I am having so much fun with my Swedish friends sharing this, and for the record NOT much changes when you are an adult and visit Swedish friends (some exceptions), it’s just a Swedish thing.

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Upon the advice of @sriramk (who is my highly paid personal TV show recommender) I have started watching BORGEN, a Netflix series set in Denmark, so far i am loving every minute of it. (and many of you don’t know this, but I spent the first 10 years of my life in Copenhagen.)

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@shak

10 years

this just had to be shared http://t.co/NIfrbVf1It

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@shak

3 years

"The goal is to become @HarryStebbings faster than Harry can become @a16z " - @yuris This is a great quote, and I hope it resurfaces in years to come.

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Shakil Khan

@shak

3 years

Love the product and love the team at @whereby , how can you not love a company which was started in a remote fishing village in Norway with the sole purpose of connecting the world via video ...

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Shakil Khan

@shak

9 years

"Great entrepreneurs do not try to create unicorns. They try to solve a nagging problem ..." http://t.co/MxsGdReEBJ by @mikeeisenberg

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