Josh Parolin

The state of AI following the OpenAI lawsuit

Daily reminders for entrepreneurs: Overthinking —> Write Uninspired —> Read Scared —> Take one risk Stuck —> Walk Tired —> Sleep Confused —> Ask Frustrated —> Move Burned out —> Day off Impatient —> Review progress Unmotivated —> Remember your "why" You got this.

How did people wake up before alarm clocks?! In the 19th century there were professional "knocker uppers" who hit your window with a stick until you got out of bed. And before that? Well, humans had an entirely different understanding of time...

Want to increase your profit and improve your cashflow? Here are the levers you can use (Stolen and shamelessly reposted from LinkedIn)

Your $0/mo startup doesn't need "forgot my password" functionality. It just needs paying customers.

I took my first CFO client in November 2021. They had terrible books, no financial insight, and couldn't raise a dollar. Within a few weeks they had clean books, a clear financial plan, and an oversubscribed fundraising round. Here's a step-by-step walkthrough of what I did:

My top CEO of 2022: @paraga Agrawal, ex $TWTR CEO. He took Elon’s “$54.20 or nothing”, signed the tightest merger agreement he could, called Elon’s bluff, didn’t back down and won (h/t to Bret Taylor) He delivered for shareholders when every other social media company couldn’t.

ChatGPT has been out less than two weeks and it has more apparent use cases than the entirety of blockchain.

Let's recap: → Everything Was Built by People Like You → 4 Hour Workweeks Don't Work → Execution Needs Direction → Speed Is the Denominator → Compound Your Skillset → All Rules Are Made Up → Hard Ideas Are Easier → Make Risks a Habit

My last company went public at $2.7B. The one before that was acquired for $100M. Recruiting the best in the world enabled this success, but it’s a widely unknown art. Here are 6 proven tips to find (and hire) world-class talent:

tough times in startup land

Have you seen Classy Live? Learn how San Diego tech standouts @lenndapp worked with @classy to empower non-profits. Co-founders @ccarve and @joshparolin share their intertwined journey through the non-profit and tech space in this Tacos and Tech podcast. bit.ly/379rwI9

@Jason Re-invent travel. Travel by proxy. Unlock a new generation of young travelers (incl. for those w/o means to travel). New gigs for locals (whether SF or Bali). Shared audio for group travel. See a new place in the world every day.

What problem do you most want to solve right now?

PLG is not product team-led growth. It's product-led growth. Every team contributes to the product experience.

Staying in the game long enough to find product market fit is half the battle with startups. Persistence is required.

My best startup advice: 1. Find an under-appreciated problem 2. Build the simplest way to solve it 3. Expand the market 4. Find the next adjacent problem 5. Repeat step 2-4 forever

@SendGrid - Need your assistance with re-activating a suspended account (due to billing mishaps). Time sensitive. What is best way to get in touch?

What an experience: @ccarve and I started @lenndapp 9 years ago. We created Fondi during the pandemic to get back to our roots & build a virtual & hybrid events platform for non-profits. Today we're excited to announce Fondi has been acquired by @classy! Big things ahead! 🚀

@NealBloom @lenndapp @ccarve Thanks @NealBloom! Appreciate your all your support along the way.

Love seeing this, two San Diego companies collaborating like this. Congrats to the @lenndapp & Classy.org teams on building valuable products that help our non-profits achieve the mission we all need them to do. Cheers @ccarve, @joshparolin, Scot Chisholm, Pat Walsh!

Every founder, no matter the stage is totally just winging it. All the time.