Abraham Lucey

@kevinLcurry Well fought mate. Did well to get in and did well to get out. Let us know when you’re spinning up the next co so we can support!

Kuppy has $45k in AMEX debt (mostly from inventory/freight) and about $125k invested over the last three years to operate the company. We were profitable 4 months out of 24 and have no real path for an exit. Going to take a loss on this one. The silver lining is that I invested $15k in Carvana at $15/share and I just sold all of my shares to pay off most of the debt/investments. Still gonna have a loss but the damage could have been WAAAAAAY worse. Being a founder sucks because you lose more than you win. I'm 0-4 on business ventures in the last 10 years. Here's all the companies I started that have flopped. 1. PAA (Progressive Adeversting Agency) - we helped car dealers drive more traffic to their stores. Boring business with no scale and too much travel. Hated it. 2. Beamin Audio - white-labeled wireless headphones on Amazon. Actually was profitable then Apple launched airpods 3. Link2Golf - built a golf app from the ground app that let golfers chat and book tee times all in one place. IT WAS FUKCKING SICK! Signed a partnership with the Golf Channel to tap into their network of 8,000 courses but ran out of capital due to dev costs 4. Kuppy - e-commerce blood bath but learned a lot and now I'm at Postscript because of it. Thankful for the people I've meant and insanely grateful for everyone who has helped Kuppy along they way.

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An incredible letter written by a non-Jewish Scottish professor to his students who voted to boycott Israel It's a response from Dr. Denis MacEoin to the motion put forward by The Edinburgh Student's Association to boycott all things Israeli, in which they claim Israel is under an apartheid regime. Denis is an expert in Middle Eastern affairs and was a senior editor of the Middle East Quarterly. Here's his letter to the students. TO: The Committee Edinburgh University Student Association. May I be permitted to say a few words to members of the EUSA? I am an Edinburgh graduate (MA 1975) who studied Persian, Arabic and Islamic History in Buccleuch Place under William Montgomery Watt and Laurence Elwell Sutton, two of Britain 's great Middle East experts in their day. I later went on to do a PhD at Cambridge and to teach Arabic and Islamic Studies at Newcastle University . Naturally, I am the author of several books and hundreds of articles in this field. I say all that to show that I am well informed in Middle Eastern affairs and that, for that reason, I am shocked and disheartened by the EUSA motion and vote. I am shocked for a simple reason: there is not and has never been a system of apartheid in Israel . That is not my opinion, that is fact that can be tested against reality by any Edinburgh student, should he or she choose to visit Israel to see for themselves. Let me spell this out, since I have the impression that those members of EUSA who voted for this motion are absolutely clueless in matters concerning Israel, and that they are, in all likelihood, the victims of extremely biased propaganda coming from the anti-Israel lobby. Being anti-Israel is not in itself objectionable. But I'm not talking about ordinary criticism of Israel . I'm speaking of a hatred that permits itself no boundaries in the lies and myths it pours out. Thus, Israel is repeatedly referred to as a "Nazi" state. In what sense is this true, even as a metaphor? Where are the Israeli concentration camps? The einzatsgruppen? The SS? The Nuremberg Laws? The Final Solution? None of these things nor anything remotely resembling them exists in Israel , precisely because the Jews, more than anyone on earth, understand what Nazism stood for. It is claimed that there has been an Israeli Holocaust in Gaza (or elsewhere). Where? When? No honest historian would treat that claim with anything but the contempt it deserves. But calling Jews Nazis and saying they have committed a Holocaust is as basic a way to subvert historical fact as anything I can think of. Likewise apartheid. For apartheid to exist, there would have to be a situation that closely resembled how things were in South Africa under the apartheid regime. Unfortunately for those who believe this, a weekend in any part of Israel would be enough to show how ridiculous the claim is. That a body of university students actually fell for this and voted on it is a sad comment on the state of modern education. The most obvious focus for apartheid would be the country's 20% Arab population. Under Israeli law, Arab Israelis have exactly the same rights as Jews or anyone else; Muslims have the same rights as Jews or Christians; Baha'is, severely persecuted in Iran, flourish in Israel, where they have their world center; Ahmadi Muslims, severely persecuted in Pakistan and elsewhere, are kept safe by Israel; the holy places of all religions are protected under a specific Israeli law. Arabs form 20% of the university population (an exact echo of their percentage in the general population). In Iran , the Bahai's (the largest religious minority) are forbidden to study in any university or to run their own universities: why aren't your members boycotting Iran ? Arabs in Israel can go anywhere they want, unlike blacks in apartheid South Africa . They use public transport, they eat in restaurants, they go to swimming pools, they use libraries, they go to cinemas alongside Jews - something no blacks were able to do in South Africa . Israeli hospitals not only treat Jews and Arabs, they also treat Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank. On the same wards, in the same operating theatres. In Israel , women have the same rights as men: there is no gender apartheid. Gay men and women face no restrictions, and Palestinian gays often escape into Israel, knowing they may be killed at home. It seems bizarre to me that LGBT groups call for a boycott of Israel and say nothing about countries like Iran , where gay men are hanged or stoned to death. That illustrates a mindset that beggars belief. Intelligent students thinking it's better to be silent about regimes that kill gay people, but good to condemn the only country in the Middle East that rescues and protects gay people. Is that supposed to be a sick joke? University is supposed to be about learning to use your brain, to think rationally, to examine evidence, to reach conclusions based on solid evidence, to compare sources, to weigh up one view against one or more others. If the best Edinburgh can now produce are students who have no idea how to do any of these things, then the future is bleak. I do not object to well-documented criticism of Israel . I do object when supposedly intelligent people single the Jewish state out above states that are horrific in their treatment of their populations. We are going through the biggest upheaval in the Middle East since the 7th and 8th centuries, and it's clear that Arabs and Iranians are rebelling against terrifying regimes that fight back by killing their own citizens. Israeli citizens, Jews and Arabs alike, do not rebel (though they are free to protest). Yet Edinburgh students mount no demonstrations and call for no boycotts against Libya , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia , Yemen , and Iran . They prefer to make false accusations against one of the world's freest countries, the only country in the Middle East that has taken in Darfur refugees, the only country in the Middle East that gives refuge to gay men and women, the only country in the Middle East that protects the Bahai's.... Need I go on? The imbalance is perceptible, and it sheds no credit on anyone who voted for this boycott. I ask you to show some common sense. Get information from the Israeli embassy. Ask for some speakers. Listen to more than one side. Do not make your minds up until you have given a fair hearing to both parties. You have a duty to your students, and that is to protect them from one-sided argument. They are not at university to be propagandized. And they are certainly not there to be tricked into anti-Semitism by punishing one country among all the countries of the world, which happens to be the only Jewish state. If there had been a single Jewish state in the 1930's (which, sadly, there was not), don't you think Adolf Hitler would have decided to boycott it? Your generation has a duty to ensure that the perennial racism of anti-Semitism never sets down roots among you. Today, however, there are clear signs that it has done so and is putting down more. You have a chance to avert a very great evil, simply by using reason and a sense of fair play. Please tell me that this makes sense. I have given you some of the evidence. It's up to you to find out more. Yours sincerely, Denis MacEoin

@anothercohen USAA if you have any relative in the last couple generations who served

@pdhsu Kingdom of dumpling on taraval

which restaurant sells the best frozen dumplings in San Francisco? I will try all of them and tell you the correct answer

@andruyeung Feels like a common nyc thing, so much stop and start, defensive driving etc

Something about riding in Teslas (esp. in Ubers) always gives me motion sickness. Anyone else have the same issue?

@mordechaihoff Giveaway partnership worked for some larger brands - even a car or a motorcycle that’s relevant to your demo. The dealer or mfc gave them the vehicle to giveaway for 3mo of functionally advertising on the popup and opt in skyrocketed.

What pop up offer has been effective for brands without offering discounts or cash back? Currently at about 6% opt in rates with an offer of early access. Keep in mind this is for a single SKU catalog so there is no bundling or upselling. AOV at the $150 mark.

@andruyeung It’s just about working hard, that’s the whole game.

What is your most valuable piece of life advice?

Am Yisrael Chai 🇮🇱

@stephsmithio 🤘🏻

Can I get a hell yeah

@Jason Bbq is hard, prob 15% since you’re picking up. Other -> $0 if it’s cold brew at a pickup

If you order $100 of bbq to go at the counter, and they ask you for 15%, 18%, 20% or other as a tip, what do you do?

@chrismeadej Gotta set the double call rule for an emergency, always drop whatever and pick up if I get back to back

You ever just call all your friends and family and not a single person picks up. Really thinking I’m screwed if theres an emergency

@MehtabKarta What’s the 🚩 / yellow flag / green flag % of the total to you?

IMO, huge red flag if a GP commit is tiny. I mean cash commit, not imaginary commit from rolling fees. I get that it's risky, but normal entrepreneurs are expected to take massive amounts of risk with ~95%+ of their NW into their co...yet GPs routinely put in pathetic commits as a % of their NW into their fund, which is WAY more safe & diversified than having 1 co.

A new @FintechTakes essay (sponsored by @unit_co_) just dropped! In the midst of all the drama, I think we've lost track of the purpose that BaaS serves. Today's essay looks at BaaS through the lens of competition and explores how it should evolve. workweek.com/2024/04/03/who…

@hpierrejacques Snowflake and sutter hill

Some of the most valuable startups were incubated by VCs Oscar Health - Thrive Attentive - Eniac Root Insurance - Drive Capital MongoDB /Zola - AlleyCorp Varda Space - Founders Fund What are some others that I’m missing?

@t_blom Williamsburg 2br depending on dates - dm me if relevant

I’d like to visit NYC for 3 weeks in May. Does anyone want to do a house-swap?! I’ve got a 3 bed apartment in San Francisco (Noe Valley) - I’d like to stay somewhere in Manhattan or Brooklyn. I’ve looked at the house-swapping platforms but there’s no liquidity. And Airbnb is banned for stays under 30 days.

Unit is doing an incredible job evolving their business for the next 20 years. Read the blogpost👇🏾they share a lot about where they are and where they are going. I am excited! Unit serves 1.4M small businesses, independent workers, and consumers (including me!) today but the model is evolving in the face of a changing regulatory environment. They are: 1) designing for banks as key customers 2) doubling down on direct relationships 3) investing more in bank oversight products The way people store, move, and access money in 20 years will be more efficient, more convenient, and more tailored than it is today, & @unit_co_ will be a big part of that story.

@rrhoover Folks will do straight up anything to not move to nyc

Idea: Can we merge SF, LA, and Miami?

@bzises Why not do some webflow/carrd low code website update? Basically drag and drop if you buy a <$99 template

Love my deck, hate my website I’m going to wait until I hit $100m AUM before updating the site - smart or stupid? SuperAngelDeck.com (Deck) SuperAngel.vc (Website)