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@joelshansen @TOtechweek ok i’ll bring the poses

@kel_mccall @TOtechweek brought my colourful shoes

En route to @TOtechweek. Let the fun begin ✈️

i think genpop illiteracy is a bigger problem than AI.

@joinairess need a workshop on how to do marketing materials like you baddies

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@jackiechanisme would love to come

Folks interested in meeting up and doing a coworking session in Toronto.. I was thinking of doing it after TTW since it's going to be hectic.. these are some of the days I am thinking of: figuring out the exact location..

@jossmurphyy DMd!

hosting coworking sessions in toronto saturdays at 10am!! last week hit 40 registrations but this week looking a bit cozier -- all projects welcome! dm me for sign up link :)

@jackiechanisme how to build a cult-like waitlist pre-product

i've been building startups/products for the past 10 years and I did marketing and sales for all of them.. (one got acquired and some got tens of thousands of users) if there's one question or two, what would you like to know?

@jackiechanisme i really emphasize talking TO my audience, not AT them. I think that’s why it grows so fast and turned into waitlists and events

@kel_mccall Amazing! How did you grow your instagram audience?

building a waitlist and hype before you build anything is more important than most people think

@jackiechanisme youtu.be/O0C417mFrRQ?si… this is my main podcast episode i play when i need to come back to the basics!

@jackiechanisme i post short form vertical video! Mainly micro-vlogging! -pick a subculture (ie mental health girlies on tiktok that cope with humour) - “how to build a cult like audience” podcast -“develop your creator/brand identity x user value.” and it’s just a continuous cycle of this.

@jackiechanisme i’m solo and i prefer it but sometimes im like maybe im just stubborn 😭🫶🏻

do you have a co-founder? or do you find being a solo builder/founder better?

@tuanle i saw you on diceys video then your employee in the work bed on my fyp and now here. lol ok fine i’m following u all. can i come for coffee? ☕️

thinking of turning my office in to a coffee shop once a month to host Creatives in Toronto

@jonaswillett1 dude that’s such great signal!! happy for you

@kel_mccall love it!! some ppl in CA started a content series inspired my cafe list

I built Beli for NYC cafes. It updates live with community ratings, lets you search by neighborhood, and saves wifi passwords. I've been collecting the best WFH locations in New York for last 6 months and consolidated them here. Some fun features: - interactive map - community reviews - saved WiFi passwords - live open/closed status - pet-friendly status - category rankings (workability, coffee, food, vibe, music, and crowd) Add your favorite cafe - need more recs in Brooklyn / other boroughs! nyccafelist.com

@StephNass investor list

I just published the largest free VC directory on the internet, with over 500 different investor lists. For the last 5 years building OpenVC I’ve watched 40,000+ founders struggle with the same problem: They don't know who to pitch because thousands of inventors exist. Finding the right stage, geography, and thesis takes weeks of manual research most founders don't have. So we built the OpenVC Investor Lists. Comment “investor list” if you want free access. You can filter by: · Family offices in your city · Angels who write first checks · Deeptech VCs in your vertical · Investor type and stage in under 30 seconds And every profile is free to access so you can research before you reach out. What used to take weeks of research now takes 30 seconds. Want access to the full list of investors? 1: Follow me 2: Comment "investor list" I'll send you the link via DMs

@joinairess also i genuinely met so many friends through this event

the room was feeling this one & we learned so much from you thank you for sharing your story 🤍

@joinairess queens!!!! can’t wait to catch up on all we’ve learned since then!

@emtalas you guys are the blueprint

Stan just hit $40M ARR! Btw - our entire tech team lives in Toronto. If anything reinforces the idea that Canada has some of the highest talent density, let Stan be the case study!!!

@_robyn_smith sat for this tweet. still in toronto. but followed 🤏🏼😭

The canada -> sf pipeline is just proof that having a strong public education system is the key to outsized success A lot of successful americans I meet in sf came from wealthy families that sent them to private school and they were set up to succeed Most canadians in sf went to public school and then a university that cost them $8k CAD/year Democratizing access to the “elite” by making waterloo the pinnacle of success in Canada means Canadians in sf are just as smart but generally significantly more grounded than their counterparts