Matt Desfosses

I grew up in a 1,500-person French Village in rural Quebec where Hockey rules everything. No Network. No Blueprint. Just pure, unadulterated obsession. By 17, while my peers were coasting, my roommate and I launched our own business. By 19, I engineered my way into an English university- forcing myself to master the language of global business on the fly. Chasing discomfort is the only thing I know 👇

The internet changed when builders became creators.

Montreal in the summer hits different.

@jackiechanisme I’m currently experimenting in IRL connection.

anyone here is building a social network/community based apps/product? with AI, i'm not seeing these apps as much anymore..

most founders are obsessed with “building a startup” not enough are obsessed with getting people to actually use the thing distribution comes first.

One of my reliable signs that an early-stage company is in trouble: I walk in a few weeks after their seed round closes, and every employee is sitting in a $1,000 Aeron chair behind an automatic standing desk.

Weekends don't exist. Birthdays don't exist. Holidays don't exist. Ignore the calendar. Put in the work.

@growing_daniel avg west coast experience

too many weird climby freaks in SF rn

let's connect!

I’ve been living in Mexico for over 2 years. I was raised in Canada all my life. I left my high paying job and decided to leave to start my business. People think I’m stupid for leaving Canada. But screw the haters. I’ve visited over 15 countries and build 5 revenue streams.

@LewisMenelaws will 100% be there

Who’s going to be at Toronto Tech Week?

Hot take: most vibe coders aren’t building a SaaS. they’re building a portfolio of unfinished ideas.

top 1% founder aura: -high agency -sheer delusion -strong bias of action -maniacal sense of urgency -willingness to be cringe/dumb -disgusting levels of confidence -zero urge to seek external validation What else?

@trentjhughes We call that LARP

Only 4% of businesses ever hit $1M in revenue And yet everyone out here is acting like they are in that group...

Burn tokens, not people

announcement: i’m spending more time with founders who feel slightly too intense for normal venture. if everyone instantly understands your company, theres a decent chance you’re too early to matter or too obvious to win. which is it?

Most founders never pitch corporate VCs. They assume it’s only for late stage. These write early checks now: - @GVteam (San Francisco, CA) - @SalesforceVC (San Francisco, CA) - @intelcapital (Santa Clara, CA) - @nvidia Inception (Santa Clara, CA) - @M12vc (San Francisco, CA) - @ComcastVentures (Philadelphia, PA) - @AmazonAlexa Fund (Seattle, WA) - @BoschGlobal Ventures (CA+MA) - @N47capital (Sunnyvale, CA) - @IndustryVC GS (San Francisco, CA) - @Cisco_Invests (San Jose, CA) P.S. The meeting went well. The drive link you sent after is what killed it. Build your institutional-level data room in <5 mins today at → @ThePageform

@DegenApeDev 60/40

Hey Canadians, So Dunkin Donuts announces expanding to Canada. Will you eat it or stick to Tim Hortons?

tomorrow, I'm pitching a company that doesn't exist @fdotinc demo day if you're in sf, come stop by

Founders don’t really have hobbies. They have temporary distractions from the main obsession

Looking to connect with more founders where build smart and innovative products. Let's connect!