Samuel Ian Rosen @sir Twitter profile

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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5 years

Here’s a Pre seed market pricing that I’ve found based on my and other entrepreneur’s experience. Offered to any one starting a co rn First time founder 4-8mm YC 8-15mm Serial founder 20-40mm Repeat founders at 15- 20. Successful repeat at 20-30 Successful exit 40-80mm

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@JoePompliano Epic waste of tax payer dollars.

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@eldsjal Taking a 💩 into clean, drinkable water 🚽

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@CawthornforNC Obama is a private citizen. Ted Cruz is and was an active public servant. What’s funny is how you fail to see this distinction and are a congressman 🤦‍♂️

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6 years

Starting a sentence with “You Should” is a recipe for disaster.

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@HenMazzig We will never, ever forget.

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@AvivaKlompas They butchered us on the Sabbath and we are supposed to respect Ramadan? Fuck that.

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@lennysan How about something I made that makes me happy? :) This smart bottle band from @findtapdotcom . It transforms any water bottle into a smart bottle to log hydration, find refill stations nearby, and calculate my total plastic bottles saved. It's $9.99.

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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2 years

Do you want to share a message with 2,100+ entrepreneurs, investors, and students working in #ClimateTech ? If so, I recommend advertising in the @Pod_Snacks weekly newsletter. Drop my name for a discount at info @podsnacks .org.

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7 years

After 5 years building @MakeSpace , I’m super proud to pass the wheel to my cofounder and friend @rgandhi10 . Excited for Act II .

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Save on modern moving & storage. We have customizable solutions for everyone including warehouse storage, self storage, moving, and packing supplies.

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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6 years

Hit me up on my personal website if you want to join a startup that's eliminating the single serve plastic water bottle or know someone who wants to help save our oceans. Software is going to eat plastic. #environment #plasticpollution #plasticfree #startup #companyculture

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1 year

@LoganPaul "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness" @coffeebreak_YT

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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6 years

Helluva 5 year journey summed up by @msuster . Thanks for all your support. Excited for the new hires and my dear friend @rgandhi10 to lead Act II. .

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6 years

I’m starting another company. Here we go. ✌🏼🌎 @ Venice, California

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6 years

As a founder/ceo I most needed time and space to think. I’d often do this on hikes. For me, ideas came from distraction (wouldn’t it be better if?) in absence of stimuli (silence). But as a company grows it’s really hard to get that time and space. What’s your best way to do it?

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7 years

Awesome to see how a hand painted @makespace billboard ad goes up in NYC.

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. @MakeSpace wall in the making #OOH

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3 years

@DuckDuckGo Please tell me the support address is: quack @duck .com

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1 year

@girdley 5) the tech platform that’s “airbnb for large equipment rentals”

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7 years

The point of having a big home with lots of stuff is not to accumulate, but to share.

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7 years

Prediction: SNL first episode. Ben Stiller walks on stage as Mooch. Opens mouth. Alec Baldwin fires before delivering a line.

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1 year

@jwmares Water—not uninvestable, but underinvested because the price is effectively $0. That will change as the result of climate change. But you don't have to take my word for it

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5 years

These comps Are SF LA NYC only

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5 years

@disruptivegeo 20-30% At the seed and A 10-30% at the B, C, D

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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3 years

Lytro raised $140MM & revolutionized cameras capable of refocusing images after being taken. Apple just built depth-sensing functionality & ability to edit after into iPhone 13 Pro. Jobs met with the Lytro founder in 2011. 10yrs from idea to integration

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7 years

Homework...you mean glitch in the matrix

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The Mooch did his homework.

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5 years

@heiligerj Ryan Graves the founding CEO was a first time founder. It was a side project for Travis and Garret that took off. Also, it was also a decade ago. FB was also at 4 pre IIRC because Zuck was ....a first time founder ;)

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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4 years

Here's a stellar example of how an investor writes an announcement for his/her portfolio company. The founder's name is mentioned 10 times on the page. "We" is mentioned 6. Kudos @IlirSela @bksun and congratulations on all of @slice 's success.

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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6 years

NewCo’s Mission: Eliminate the single serve plastic water bottle by using technology and media to create a movement that changes consumer behavior. Interested in learning more? Catch me in SF/LA/Eden/NYC/Boston/Tel Aviv/Miami/SXSW in the next 6-8 weeks.

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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6 years

. @hqtrivia literally one of the most brilliant products I’ve seen for mobile. Company of the year in 2018

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5 years

@Benioff We’re on it. Check out . We’re a soft(ware) drink company that’s a marketplace for unpackaged beverages. Love to share more how @salesforce can join our #drinkdifferent movement (check Instagram).

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6 years

So proud this went viral. Have known Stephen and his family since middle school. Thank you for sharing your story.

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This is my grandfather, Murray Goldfinger. The tattoo, 161108, was given to him at Birkenau. He's 91 and his health is failing. He told his tale of survival for 65 years. Now, I've taken the responsibility. One part of his story always gets a big reaction from students.

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6 years

RIP Shyp. Is there any way that could have been done better / differently? Few products have felt that magical.

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5 months

@shaunmmaguire They are already fielding calls about this

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This is hilarious. It's a real prank phone call to Yale University.

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1 year

@obartuin @cameron Exactly. It was real ID that never scaled. 👇

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1 year

I think the main reason celebs are protesting #TwitterBlue is not $8 per month, but because it doesn't solve their real identity problem. This concern is real. We saw $15 billion erased in market cap from Eli Lilly because of a fake account, celebs are understandably concerned…

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Today I became an American Israeli. It took the darkest day in Israel’s history as a State for me to understand that this is the safest home in the world for we, the Jewish people. I was born in America to the great grandson of immigrants who fled Europe. We heard stories about…

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1 year

I think the main reason celebs are protesting #TwitterBlue is not $8 per month, but because it doesn't solve their real identity problem. This concern is real. We saw $15 billion erased in market cap from Eli Lilly because of a fake account, celebs are understandably concerned…

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6 years

We are witnessing a female revolution. Women’s March. #MeToo . So many companies empowering women’s mind/body/soul eg @kodewithklossy @diaandco . As an investor, I’m backing women. As an entrepreneur, I will create for women. 2018 women globally will unlock another level.

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5 years

. @MakeSpace has and always will be the more capital efficient, best tech, and best brand in the storage game. Oh, and @rgandhi10 only operates in beast mode. Excited to partner with @IronMountain for RAPID expansion.

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4 years

@schlaf Yes, however, in my experience co-founder conflict arises mostly out of lack of product market fit.

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23 days

@lids You mean former associate?

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6 years

Tap: The search engine for water

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6 years

Thank you to everyone who shared messages of encouragement about starting Act 2! and yes we are…

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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7 years

Two year old tweet as true today as it was then.

(((Dan Hodges)))

@DPJHodges

9 years

In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over.

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6 years

After a morning in Tel-Aviv it’s obvious how transformational electric vehicles like @BirdRide will be for this city and many others around the world.

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6 years

The best way to get a job or a promotion at a startup is do a job — even if it isn’t yours yet — with no expectation and trust the process. The creme always rises to the top.

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5 years

We are living in a time of greater access to physical space at office ( @Wework ) home ( @makespace ), stuff ( @joymode @omni ), and furniture on demand. Congrats @livefeather on your fundraise, expansion to Los Angeles, and mission to live lighter

With $12 million more in the bag, the furniture subscription service Feather heads to Los Angeles |...

Furniture subscription rental service, Feather, is heading to Los Angeles and Orange County, California with $12 million in new funding and "thousands" of

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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6 years

Today I shed tears for the first in a long time for Jody Sherman. You were awesome. Thank you for helping me get my start. I miss and love you, Jody.

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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2 months

Bitcoin was $27K when I made this picture with Dall-E Daily buy. Dollar cost average. Thank @fredwilson for this advice

Averaging In And Averaging Out

One of my favorite techniques to buying and selling transactional assets (stocks being the prime example) is to dollar cost average on the way in and the way out. I am doing this right now with...

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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Chop wood, carry water, stack sats

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6 years

Wrote a new bio. It’s the first time I wrote a “resume” in a while...Would love any feedback

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6 years

@naval Even more so, “if I don’t do this it won’t exist in the world” and “well, even if I fail and someone else succeeds, then it will still exist.”

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5 years

@ShubhraJainMD @ycombinator 100%. It's one of the reasons why YC is the best in class and why giving up 6% is a no brainer if accepted.

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6 years

Proud to be an investor in @chamillionaire @BeatBullies company @convozapp . Cham’s presentation wasn’t just the best in the room...it’s one of the best I’ve ever seen and far better than any of my own. A genius story teller who set the bar to another level.

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6 years

The #DrinkDifferent movement is growing. We have 100+ influencers with 15.5 million @instagram following confirmed to share our message on October 23rd. Here. We. Go.

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6 years

Most of the decisions made in a startup come down to buy or build: What to buy. What to build. What not to buy. What not to build.

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6 years

I routinely tell other founders that Alex is one of the brightest, thoughtful VCs around. I’m grateful to be an early investor in @DlyHarvest and @lightspeedvp lead the series B!

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I just published “The future is frozen.”

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4 years

@bryce Plastic in our ocean and “Forever Chemicals” in our drinking water

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5 years

@buildthefutures @ShubhraJainMD @ycombinator Looking at their track record probably a bit of both. It’s not over valuation... It’s just the top of the market. And it’s well deserved imho. They’ve consistently picked winners and the pure VC game is won on homers and grand slams.

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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4 years

Congrats to my favorite most poachable duo, @aaronhenshaw & @JoeLallouz , on raising a MEGA series A for @BisonTrails .

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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6 years

Years ago, I was asked to join a tech panel. There were no female speakers. I protested, found my own speaker & began a friendship with @geschehaas . Men, we must stand up. My new co will absolutely have an inclusion rider + female cofounder. Thank you, Mark.

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7 months

@alexferrara Thank you.

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6 years

. @dens is one those inspirational tech & product leaders with a relentless pursuit of his dreams...even across different co’s. He’s inspired generations behind him like me in NYC to create, hack, and build. 🙏

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Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley ( @dens ) is the rare person to turn down Mark Zuckerberg

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6 years

The problem for most startups isn't copycats, it's obscurity.

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6 years

warning shots fired...

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6 years

A search engine for water? This new ' #GoogleMaps ' app for water could be a game changer and disrupt water bottle sales at #CocaCola , #PEPSI and #Nestle . $ko $pep #sustainability #plastic @sir

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6 years

. @LEGO_Group . Will begin selling plant-based pieces later this year, representing its first sustainable products; Identical to traditional oil-based Lego, instead the polyethylene pieces are derived from sugar cane

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6 years

Certain investors were the main sources of my past emotional struggles as a founder. I share that sentiment with many other founders. Founders, choose your service partners wisely. Investors, despite the power dynamic, your reputation will precede you.

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Investors are waking up to the emotional struggle of startup founders by @mahendra_gr

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6 years

Life Update: I’m starting my second company. Read more on my blog:

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6 years

Need help naming your startup? Here’s a tip: Choose two, one syllable words that combined mean something new: @facebook @PayPal @Dropbox @ShopMedMen @WeWork @salesforce @flexport @PillPack @Postmates @SeatGeek @MakeSpace

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3 years

"The cost of water isn't what it takes to clean it and pump it to your house. The cost of water is, first, the cost of running out of water." "The Big Thirst" by @cfishman

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6 years

The last time I was this excited was the early days of @MakeSpace . Me and @msuster them @rgandhi10 @adamJLev @rionharmon kickin ideas. It’s the best :)

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5 years

Almost a decade ago I tried to build a service that was an API for background checks called Scaffold. Investors laughed in my face. When I saw a successor to us launch, I immediately begged to invest. 🦄Proud investor of @checkr and their $2Bn Valuation!

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2 years

Doubled down on @Pod_Snacks today:

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2 years

Sioux Falls, South Dakota is really the hidden gem of this remote work conversation. Love living a location independent, digital nomad lifestyle. Hello from Tel Aviv 🇮🇱

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11 months

@eldsjal While Spotify was an early beneficiary of the Facebook connect API / friend graph, the novelty of what friends are listening to has worn off. Private sessions only last 6 hours. I should be able to set that permanently. The world has moved private. Spotify should follow suit.

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7 years

Imagine if you got to watch your year in @instagram stories. It should save automatically every 24 hrs

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6 years

One of my big personal wellness mistakes while building @MakeSpace was not getting nearly enough sleep. @ariannahuff has been saying this for a while and it’s time corporate leaders start listening. Work Culture has to change and should start at the top.

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10 days

Fuck Him(s)

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11 days

Moral courage > College degree If you’re currently protesting against the genocide of the Palestinian people & for your university’s divestment from Israel, keep going. It’s working. There are plenty of companies & CEOs eager to hire you, regardless of university discipline.…

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3 years

How it started (2020). How it’s going (2021). What a difference a year can make.

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6 years

On October 23 we are launching a global movement. We're fighting to take back our water. We're fighting to find out what's in it. Bottled Water costs >580 times the cost of filtered tap and these bottles are choking our planet. The power is yours. #DrinkDifferent

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6 years

It’s the little things... @MakeSpace has a productized COI request which makes it so seamless to have a pickup / delivery in NYC. Ops is a game of inches.

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5 years

Facebook will no longer provide or sell plastic water bottles in new employee cafeterias because of the products’ negative environmental effects. IT'S HAPPENING!

Facebook bans plastic water bottles in new offices, joining SFO

Facebook will no longer provide or sell plastic water bottles in new employee cafeterias...

www.sfchronicle.com

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6 years

Entrepreneurs are modern day treasure hunters.

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6 years

After reading “The Checklist Manifesto” I’ve started making lists for everything. It’s the secret to scaling. Holy smokes... @airtable is my favorite new company because it makes workflows (smart lists) so easy.

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4 years

Progress is a process.

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6 years

The other day someone told me I seemed “less capitalistic” because of my mission to eliminate the single serve plastic bottle. Let’s be clear — cleaning up our environment is one of the largest economic opportunities that exists today. Big problems = big reward

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6 years

Patience is the main ingredient in a successful negotiation.

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6 years

32 is an interesting age. Babies are making so many friends, parents or not and including myself, grow up real fast.

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6 years

I believe people drink bottled water out of "inconvenience" rather than "convenience," which is the prevailing answer. The search to quench thirst is inconvenient. Technology solves search inconvenience (food-> seamless/postmates, transport-> bird/uber). Search for water.

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6 years

#Entrepreneurs don’t be scared of sharing your ideas. I’ve realized that most people are too busy in their own world to steal your idea... and the ones that do...well, they’re living in your world.

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1 year

@elonmusk @DavidSacks Since this is a marketplace of ideas then blocking, muting, and not following are not enough to express disagreement. Twitter needs a dislike (downvote) more than ever. Just like👎YouTube and⬇️Reddit

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Samuel Ian Rosen

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4 years

"Always be raising" is at the top of the list for the worst advice I've ever received.

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3 years

Clubhouse will make money from subscriptions and Twitter will enable paid newsletters. It’s only a matter of time until social media companies, including FB/IG, switch to paid biz models and abandon bombarding users with advertisements that interfere with the product experience.

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5 years

Plastic bottles sales banned at San Francisco airport! The new rule will apply to airport restaurants, cafes and vending machines. Travelers who need plain water will have to buy refillable aluminum or glass bottles if they don’t bring their own.

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6 years

*Simple* ideas are the *genius* ones. Thank you @rrhoover @Struhl It really is that simple to make a difference in the world. Carry your bottle, Use our Map to find Water, viola! #DrinkDifferent

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6 years

Pepsi acquires SodaStream for 3.2bn #WaterTech is starting to boil. Will be one of the hottest areas by 2020 w/ some of the greatest social and environmental impacts (Fix Flint, Ban single use plastic bottles) @Jessicalessin @theinformation @TechCrunch @mashable @VentureBeat

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4 years

The $9MM that went to a canned water co could have made a huge impact in Flint, MI where I spent time this week. Software will bring the transparency we need in the water world. On my 2 yr anniversary of not drinking bottled water, here’s to Drinking Flint Tap

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7 months

Their silence is deafening: @AOC @RepAOC @Ilhan @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @RepRashida

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3 months

@PalmerLuckey I can’t wait for you to drive across the border in matching shorts and shirt. That fit was superb.

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3 years

Eureka! The first person, other than Tap or its affiliates, voluntarily gifted $0.50 to a refill station on Friday night. Venue @BTVAirport : Unique station: The water marketplace is open for business 💧

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3 years

Imagine if it took as long to get a gun in America as it does to get an EIN from the IRS (45 biz days and counting)

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