Henri Pierre-Jacques

Let me re-introduce myself. My name is Henri Pierre-Jacques and I am co-founder of @HarlemCapital, a fund backing the next generation of winners. My mission is to build rooms that didn't exist before. Not more seats at someone else's table, entire rooms. I was fortunate to have mentors who looked like me early in my career. That visibility changed what I believed was possible. Many never get that opportunity. You can't be what you can't see so I share my story in case someone else needs to see it. What room are you building?

“I love when my back is against the wall because then I can see the full room.” @stacyspikes

Wow this is embarrassing for the Cavs, can’t believe they got swept 🧹

@hpierrejacques and my balls are sweaty 24/7

I love Miami summers. Tourist stop coming. Locals head north. Limited traffic. Eat at any restaurant. Discounts everywhere. No lines. Heat sucks, but worth it.

@hpierrejacques I’ll never forget the first time I swam In the ocean in July and it was 88’.

@hpierrejacques a lot of entertaining and snacks this weekend already did splash pad, 5 parks and library 😂 Jesus take the wheel No nanny in sight either

Whoever invented 3 days weekends didn’t have young kids

@hpierrejacques It’s not so bad. My 2 y/o was genuinely excited to go to Lowe’s with me

@hpierrejacques Enjoy it brother. Those days go fast.

@hpierrejacques my kids had friday off as well. I'm tired!

@joeblau Enjoy celebrating the decade!

@hpierrejacques Congrats! 🎉 In 5 days, I'm 1 year behind you!

Year 11 and still having fun 😊 Happy anniversary!

@rubenharris Appreciate you!

@hpierrejacques Congrats fam

@hf0 What an unreal hype video 🔥

5 of 10 teams at demo day broke $10M annualized HF0 is not just for early stage companies Interviews started yesterday.

@JeffiniteVC @HankCouture Use the superhuman guide to learn the shortcuts, saves you so much time. I use Claude for auto tagging and drafting

@hpierrejacques @HankCouture Any resources for the uninitiated? (I just signed up for superhuman last week)

These ai bots are really ruining my inbox…

@HankCouture Superhuman and Claude

@hpierrejacques What are you using?

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The question I have been asking myself and every founder I meet is the same one: What is your right to win? It sounds simple. It is not. The right to win is not a fixed asset. It is something you have to earn, defend, and re-earn continuously. For VCs, capital is no longer the edge. Value add is becoming a commodity too. Every fund claims the best network, the best operators, the best support. What I am seeing cut through is trust. Founders are choosing Partners over funds. The back of the jersey over the front. I have to honestly answer why a founder chooses me over a Partner at a mega fund. It will not be because of the check size, the valuation, or the value add. For founders, whatever edge your company has today will last months, not years. Maybe weeks. One founder told me recently: "If I get sick, I will miss an innovation cycle." That is not hyperbole. That is the pressure founders are operating under right now. But I do not think the answer is to run faster. I think the answer is to be clearer. Three things determine your right to win right now: 1) The quality of your feedback loop. The founders closest to their customers shift first when the market shifts. 2) The speed of your iteration, not your building. Shipping fast matters less than learning fast. 3) Founder conviction. The ones who win filter out the noise and stay on the thread. I do not think anyone has a permanent right to win right now. Not the mega funds. Not the AI incumbents. Not the breakout startups of the last two years. Not myself. The question is not whether you have a right to win. The question is what you are doing today to deserve one.

95 in NYC feels like 105 in Miami