Muhammad Lila

@arlery Heaven

First cup. Bringing me joy and making me believe in all things good. Glorious, beautiful, black coffee. On the first day of Eid. Nothing quite like it 💝

@corbin_braun 💰

pitch me your startup with 0 words.

@paulg This only works if Iran then stops retaliating against the US (whether via US assets or directly), which it almost certainly won't.

Prediction: When fighting Iran gets too painful because of oil prices or polls or whatever, Trump will claim that the current state of things, whatever it happens to be, was his goal, declare victory, and retreat.

I've lived and served in war zones across the world. Dubai is nothing close to them. Hearing the sounds of jets taking off, interceptors firing, and limited debris falling is like a 0.5 out of 10 when it comes to what real war zones are like.

@ayeshaijazkhan I've lived and served in war zones across the world. Dubai is nothing close to them. Hearing the sounds of jets taking off, interceptors firing, and limited debris falling is maybe .5 out of 10 when it comes to what real war zones are like.

Spoke to a friend who arrived from Dubai this morning. She says it's like living in a war zone, and can't say anything there. Also told me about a hotel in Deira where she knew a lot of Pakistani workers -- they've all been laid off and are going back to Pakistan because hotel occupancy is currently at 12% and all bookings for April have been cancelled. You won't hear this from the Dubai Media Office. So, you're welcome.

@Miss_Halimatu This image is clickbait and completely false

The Grand Mosque of Mecca tops the list of the most expensive buildings on Earth built at a cost of $ 100 Billion. Size: One million (1,000,000) square meters Capacity: Can accommodate two (2) million people Receives twenty (20) million visitors annually Open twenty -four (24) hours.It has never been completely closed in over 1400 years Has 1800 cleanersHas 40 electric sanitary cleaning cars Has 60 electric sanitary machines to clean open courtyards Has 2000 Sanitary barrels spread throughout the premises Floor covered with 40000 carpets (longer than the distance between Jeddah and Makkah (79km)) 1300 toilets, cleaned four (4) times/6 hours daily 25000 water dispensers (one of the largest water dispensing systems in the world) 100 random samples of drinking water are inspected daily Excess water from Zamzam Well is stored in storage tanks with a capacity of 1,700,000 (1.7 million), water bottles (capacity 10 liters) HARAMAIN recitation service: broadcast recitation of the Quran; 24/7; recitation using all ten (10) recognized methods of recitation of the Qur'an; more than 500,000 (half a million) episodes in 180 countries have been aired in three (3) years. More than 2,000 safety deposit boxes (to keep personal belongings safe) Hundreds of air conditioning units (for cooling) are scattered inside the Mosque. The floor of the Mosque reflects light and heat thus improving the regulation of heat in the premises. Electronic Tour guide application that can show the location of any part of the Mosque. Detailed and highly efficient audio system: The sound system in the Grand Mosque is one of the largest and most complex sound systems in the world, Audio system error margin: 0% 6000 speakers Four (4) different audio systems Fifty (50) sound engineering personnel Copies of the Quran are translated into 65 different languages Translation of each Friday sermon into five (5) different languages Services/facilities for the disabled 10,000 regular wheelchairs available for use, free of charge, 400 electronically guided wheelchairs available, Automatic wheelchairs (2 wheels and 3 wheels) RAMADAN special services 4 million free meals for breaking fast every day, throughout Ramadan 5,000,000 dates (seed discarded) are distributed in the mosque area every day during Ramadan After breaking fast, remove food and equipment to clean the place of Maghrib prayer (Sallah) is done in two minutes only SUBAHANALLAH .🤍🙏👏

Everyone is talking about the impact of closing the Strait of Hormuz on oil and gas. I haven't seen much discussion of the war's impact on helium. Most people think of helium as being a fun gas you use for children's balloons. But helium is actually one of the most important industrial gases, used in rockets, MRIs, quantum computers, and most importantly, in the production of semiconductors. Qatar produces ~30% of the world's helium as a byproduct of its natural gas wells, and that supply is now cut off from the global market. 🧵

One of the most frequent product requests I get is from people who miss MyYahoo. Today did them one better. We launched the AI version: MyScout. It's pretty slick. Add tiles on any topic by prompting Yahoo Scout and they will automatically update going forward. Just the start of the personalization roadmap for Scout.

Francis Fukuyama, who boldly argued that the rise of modern Western liberalism represented the peak of human history, now says North Korea was right to develop nuclear weapons. Didn't have this on my Bingo card for 2026.

Imagine saying this about any other community. This is hatred, personified.

@dsincla Late stage, maybe. Early stage, definitely not. Which is exactly the part of the ecosystem that Canada needs.

@MuhammadLila This isn’t true. FCC, BDC, EDC find startups to the billions of dollars

The saddest part about this is that the Canadian government already subsidizes all sorts of industries, providing them directly with capital. They just don't do it for startups.

You know what I've learned in all my years covering conflict, from Gaza to Ukraine? All grieving mothers cry in the same language. 😥

@gokulr Love this

RUNNING THE MARATHON I was a small angel check in a company nearly a decade ago, where a multi stage firm led the round. It was a hot round and I had to work hard to convince the founder that I could be helpful. The company got into trouble and the lead essentially abandoned them. Only a few smaller investors stuck with them. Got this message today which made my day: “You truly are one of the best checks we got.” Founders: everyone wants to be there during good times; ensure you have investors and people around you who have the endurance to run the marathon with you and will be there for you when times inevitably go bad.

@thewildstevenp @menemazarakis @markkhrapko very cool

A 10-minute application for $100,000. A free, no-strings-attached prize for builders, scientists, operators. Introducing the Eigenprize. ↓ run by @menemazarakis, @markkhrapko, & yours truly :)

@ayushnoori @thewildstevenp @menemazarakis @markkhrapko this is cool

Excited to announce The Eigenprize. With @thewildstevenp, @menemazarakis, @markkhrapko, we’re launching the easiest source of capital for talented people. 10 minute application for $100K. No equity or expectations. Show us what you built or discovered! eigen.build

Plot twist: The US is now asking for Ukraine's help to win a war.

@a_abdulruhman Thank you

Some foreign correspondents speak about being “built for war”, training in gyms and preparing themselves mentally for missile fire. But entire peoples do not have the luxury of preparing for war. They simply live it. There is a profound difference between standing in front of a camera for a few minutes under sirens, and living under bombardment for years. In Gaza, we never had security advisers telling us when to move. We had no armoured vehicles, no safe hotels to return to after the live broadcast ended. War is not a performance of bravery for television. It is homes collapsing, children buried under rubble, and memories permanently scarred. It is easy to say you are “not deterred by missiles” when you know you can leave once the story is filed. But imagine what war looks like when there is nowhere left to leave to.

This is the best advice an investor ever gave me: You only have one job as a founder — don't die.

@AnnieLiao_2000 The moment I stopped raising, we grew revenue 15x in 6 months. Best decision ever.

unpopular opinion: fundraising is a distraction for most startups i watched 8 friends spend 6 months fundraising 6 didn't raise: wasted 6 months, momentum died, back to building with no progress 2 raised: took 4 months, barely shipped anything, lost customers from neglect what they could've done instead: built product, talked to customers, made revenue the math: 6 months fundraising = 0 hours building 6 months building = could've made $20k-50k revenue $20k revenue > $0 funding + 6 wasted months when fundraising makes sense: - you have traction, VCs are reaching out - you need capital for specific thing (hiring, inventory, etc) - you've maxed out bootstrapped growth when it doesn't: - you have no traction - you think money will solve your problems - you're avoiding building most founders should: - build until $10k/month revenue - then decide if you need to raise by then: - you'll raise easier (have traction) - you'll raise better terms (leverage) - or you won't need to raise (profitable) my friend spent 8 months trying to raise pre-traction raised $0, startup died my other friend ignored fundraising, built to $15k/month VCs started reaching out raised $2M in 3 weeks better terms than if he raised earlier fundraising is not an achievement it's a tool use it when you need it not because twitter says you should