Alexa like Amazon, minus latency

@willahmed People love to neg and project their own limitations. Funny thing is no one else could do what you did, the way you did it. Keep going!

You have no experience. You’ve never started a company. You’ve never had a full time job. Nike is going to kill you. You’re a kid. You don’t have technical skills. You shouldn’t build hardware. Apple is going to kill you. You can’t build hardware. You can’t measure heart rate non-invasively. Athletes don’t care about recovery. Under Armour is going to kill you. It won’t be accurate. You don’t listen. You’re an ineffective leader. You can’t recruit great talent. You’re going to have to pay every athlete. You can’t measure sleep non-invasively. It’s too expensive to research. Athletes are a small market. The product costs too much to make. The product costs too much to sell. Your valuation is too high. Consumers aren’t going to want it. Hardware is too hard. You should measure steps. Fitbit is going to kill you. You can’t build a marketing engine. You can’t raise enough money. You need a real CEO. Google is going to kill you. You can’t be a subscription. You can’t build a brand. You can’t do consumer in Boston. Your valuation is too high. You shouldn’t make accessories. You shouldn’t make apparel. Lululemon is going to kill you. You can’t predict Covid. Stay in your niche. You are going to run out of money. You can’t build a health platform. Amazon is going to kill you. You can’t measure blood pressure. You can’t get medical approvals. The market is too small. You don’t understand AI. The market is too competitive. It won’t work internationally. The supply chain is too complicated. You can’t build an AI. You can’t raise enough money. It’s too competitive. Healthcare isn’t going to want it. … Just keep going ✌️

This is your reminder that sometimes actual huma engineers read your bugs. Give em something to break up the monotony. I worked on many Google dev teams launching Cloud, Ads, and Gemini products. This one's for everyone staring down buganizer today instead if enjoying easter weekend in the sun! @googlechrome @googledevs

@saranormous Happy to check it out! Trying to vibe code my way to the top 💫👩‍🔬

any nontechnical folks want to get more comfortable/powerful in their use of AI and want to be a beta user on something I made?

@benln Me and my syndicate: venture.angellist.com/earthseedfund/…

Who are the pre-seed / seed investors every founder should want on their cap table these days? Refreshing my shortlist.

@ycombinator YC Founders are quality humans more than anything else. Hosting a syndicate for W26 and beyond! Join us → venture.angellist.com/earthseedfund/…

Alumni Demo Day today was a good day

I am not on social media a ton so I can't get to all DMs quickly enough. But I would like to share more of my VC/Startup insights this year. What would you like to see from me here?

@MoniqueWoodard Right. We don't have to worry. He's ok guys. 🏖️

Without knowing anything about why he was fired, I’m 100% sure that a large number of investors would back Sam Altman in his next thing.

@jefielding HR compliance is so tricky and SO important…

Startup based in the UK opened an office in Italy. Hired a local and within the 3 month ‘probationary’ period, things didn’t work out so terminated the employee. But because the company didn’t wait until the end of the 3rd month to terminate, employee sued the company who had to pay 3 years of salary. Strange Italian loophole of sorts. Holy Wow - that was an expensive hire! If you’re going to expand internationally, make sure you have solid legal guidance. I love Italy but this makes it hard to scale up there :(

Thrilled to be the forever poster child for 500 Global #VCUnlocked. In 2019 this program changed my life for the better. Good luck to all those who applied, happy to chat with those interested in joining future cohorts! lnkd.in/egpcQdKr

And it’s curtains for an amazing week of innovative talks by tech leaders from EMEA and the world. Honored to have been invited to #LondonTechWeek for the first time. Expect to see me on stage next year 😉 lnkd.in/eZpij_r7

Very excited for the next chapter of our group. This growth will be intentional and we hope to be a big part of forming a new generation of Black asset allocators! lnkd.in/gGqdgiVi

Join our talk on May 25th to learn more about raising from Black Angel Group (BAG). So excited to share this opportunity with more founders! lnkd.in/gQ_AvneM

This is huge news! lnkd.in/dEzB-K-2

Key competency for fund managers!!! I think financial governance is often overlooked in alternative investment circles. VC can seem so much “simpler” than PE or debt, but there is only so much innovation one can make to government regulation. Not having a…lnkd.in/dcVJsiCp

YES! Global innovation takes strong partnerships. People who know me know I'm LONG on MENA startup growth. Love to see this level of support and expertise in the region. #startup #growth #mena lnkd.in/djUz5aHn

Things are lifting off in MENA 🚀 Thanks Step Conference for inviting me to be an expert mentor. Excited for future collaboration. #future #cognitivecities #tech #dubai #vcfunding lnkd.in/dBT-PwGK

@elonmusk I volunteer as tribute.

I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams.

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

This is a wonderful team! If you’re interested in moving to the endowment side and have the requisite experience please apply. Happy to recommend those I know/have worked with personally. lnkd.in/gnpkc2aK

A lot is happening! Join @shaft and I plus more. #BlackTwitter twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGL…