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@toddsaunders Likewise Ritik!

@toddsaunders Amazing event @toddsaunders! Had a great time meeting everyone!! Can’t wait for the next one!

The future of AI is in the suburbs. This is the largest redistribution of software creation in history. And tonight it starts in Westfield NJ.

@nrmehta Every ‘bad word’ just ends up being the next wave in disguise 😄

At a recent AI event: Me: "What did you previously?" Her (Another Founder): "Well it was crypto - but I know that's a bad word now" Me: "Well... I worked in software so..." Her: "Yeah that's worse"

@jasonlk @HarryStebbings @rodriscoll Completely agree. The real differentiator now is being able to connect AI deployment to business outcomes, not just demos. What workflow changed, what metric moved, and how fast did the team adopt it?

"In 2026, ask every VP you hire, every C-level exec, maybe even every Director: 🤷‍♂️What AI Agent Have You Deployed at Your Current Company In Past 30 Days? Most will fail this test. Don't hire them." Fully 20VC convo with @HarryStebbings + @rodriscoll + me below👇

@pitdesi You can debate tax policy, but retroactive policy is almost always bad policy. Founders, employees, and investors make multi-year decisions based on the rules in place, rewriting them after the fact damages trust and makes NY a harder place to build!

NY is trying to plug a budget hole by retroactively taxing startup exits (by decoupling from QSBS)😔 California did something similar in 2012, but fun fact: it was not for budget reasons. CA used to offer QSBS tax breaks only if companies did most of their business in California. In 2012, it was ruled unconstitutional because it discriminated against out-of-state businesses. So instead of fixing it, California repealed its QSBS benefits entirely and applied that change retroactively, clawing back money from people who had exits years earlier. California’s ecosystem gravity is too strong for a 13.3% state tax difference to overcome, but it does accelerate the relocation calculus for individual founders approaching a liquidity event, I know plenty of people who moved before a liquidity event, and the same is likely to happen in NY. NY, CA, and WA are all trying their hardest to see who can be the least entrepreneur-friendly.

@nrmehta This really resonates. The best leaders are usually the ones who stop performing leadership and start leaning into who they actually are. Your authenticity didn’t just make the keynote better, it helped define the culture and the category.

Trying to be a "real CEO" was one of my worst misakes: We launched Gainsight in May of 2013 and hosted our first ever Pulse conference for the customer success industry. The event would later become the standard, with thousands of annual attendees. I did my typical "cringe-but-lovable" thing and somehow ended up on the keynote stage in stunner shades. Later I had a football helmet on and did a really bad Heisman pose. You had to be there. Anyway, the event was a huge hit. I think people were endeared to our quirky culture. We raised more money that year and were on the path to being a real company. In January of 2014, we were four months from Pulse 2014. We were growing up and I wanted to too. So I hired a speaking coach to take my game to the next level. She was well regarded and very good at her craft. And she said: "Nick - you need to be more professional. No weird outfits. Speak slowly. And stop being so excited - it's strange. Also, read the script off of the prompter." So I did. And Pulse 2014 was BY FAR my worst keynote. I was robotic. My speech was forced. Very few smiles. A typical CEO speech. You can see it for yourself on YouTube. Actually, please don't! The next year, I went back to me. No script. No notes. My typical, frenetic, nerdy, corny self. Fired up. And yes - ridiculous props and outfits. Over the years I was: * A robotic man from the future * The wizard from Wicked * Ted Lasso * A kid from the Breakfast Club * And a rapper (who actually rapped on stage!) It worked. And damn it felt good to be myself again.

@nrmehta At first glance thought you built a Stock Advisor 😂

I'm loving Perplexity Computer. There are so many agentic tools out there right now, so I was skeptical. But it's a perfect wedge between Deep Research and Claude Code. Here's a very meta (/Mehta) tool I built to help me choose which AI stack to use to build a given project:

I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made) I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours

@collinsprincip1 @JPangAtkins Very well organized and executed! Loved it! Go Collins!

Another wonderful dance residency with @JPangAtkins. This year we celebrated and learned about Australia, Ghana, and Scotland.

@ckneumann @pitdesi Agree with Montreal in Summer 100%

@pitdesi Too bad. But for real, Montreal in the summer is amazing 🔥

What’s the best city in North America to hold a bachelor party in July? Outdoor activity options preferred.

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

Son (a @Tesla lover) made it just for you @elonmusk (even has a Tesla Coil)

@nrmehta As a CS exec knowing the person 1:1 and developing that relationship is #1 on my list! I want know “what can I help them with to make them successful”, for me - titles do little, I want to empower them!

Remember when you would travel to clients (w/ a bunch of swag) & pitch the value of your product? Well, now in today’s virtual world, how do you keep #ExecutiveBusinessReviews engaging without ever meeting people IRL? I was curious, so I started a list. What would you add? 1/12

@nrmehta Wow thinking about Sun Microsystems just brings back memories and actually makes me feel old! 🙈

If you don’t know who Sun Microsystems was, Google it and learn. They laid the foundation of much of the web that we use today.

@dharmesh This is Fantastic! On road-trips, as a family, we always “wordplay”! Love it!

Useful new feature for dharme.sh/3rWdq4m (The Totally Unofficial Wordle Practice App). You can now enter [space] when you're unsure of a letter, and just want a placeholder. This helps you visualize things better (without using pen and paper). lmkwyt. 🙏

Looking forward to seeing our Partners and Credit Union customers at GAC! Come by our Booth#538, it’s going to be AMAZING!

@nrmehta Brought back some good memories! Awesome Half Time show!

That might have been the best 20 minutes of live music ever…

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