Azaan Maqbool

Aged 10, I passed my GCSE Maths exam with the highest possible, Grade 9. (I am one of the youngest persons ever to get a Grade 9) Now working on an #Edtech Startup Sprout9.net to help others learn from the very best #tutors from around the world.

@paulg What if I'm interested in maths, physics, computers and coding?

When you're deciding what to study in college, don't try to predict what will be valuable in the future, because that's so hard that you'll probably get it wrong. Instead focus on what you personally find most exciting. You can't get that wrong.

@rrhoover Nice looking place!

It's that time of year... Selling my SF condo. Open house tomorrow (2/22). • 2 bd, 2bath penthouse • 1,688 sq ft w/ rooftop patio • Rincon hill, near the water • 2 parking spots Link with details below. :)

@paulg @alygg77 Paul, how much daily reading would you suggest? English is my weakest subject, so I’m trying to improve.

@alygg77 That's a good point, but there's also a kind of floor running through the last 3 in the sense that you can't afford to drop many points on the English section and still get into a top school, and you will if you don't read.

Your social status ≈ your college. Your college ≈ your SAT score. Your SAT score ≈ your SAT English score. Your SAT English score ≈ how much you've read. ∴ Your social status ≈ how much you read in high school. (Successive ≈s leak a lot, but still rather surprising.)

What’s the answer? Reply with A, B, C, D, or E. A) 3.61 cm B) 565 cm C) 23.77  cm D) 403  cm E) 20.07  cm #Maths #Mathematics #MathsGCSE #MathsChat #mathstoday #STEM

What’s the answer? Reply with A, B, C, D, or E. A) 0.61 B) 0.20 C) 0.30 D) 0.12 E) 0 #Maths #Mathematics #MathsGCSE #MathsChat

@rrhoover Tried it. Fast, simple, and it work! Found 28 investors following @sprout94 and the report email landed instantly. Great job, Ryan! Love how frictionless it is🔥

Introducing Fast Round. We built a tool to help founders fundraise. How it works: • Enter your X username • See which investors follow you • Send a DM • Get $$$ But seriously, I hope it's useful. If you want to give the beta a try, the link's in the next post. ⤵️

@paulg The face says it all 😂

I should try to suppress the impulse to make a face whenever I notice someone taking a picture. It means all pictures of me tend to look like this.

@ElitzaVasileva There will always be some people (bullies) who will want to put you down. Just ignore them!

This is not my typical post and not what I usually want to share here, but I just had to… Because yesterday one of my posts went viral. Tons of positive comments, but also a shocking amount of hate. All because of stereotypes. Apparently, if a woman takes care of herself or looks good, she “can’t be” a developer or build a startup. Some comments were honestly disgusting. I even thought about showing a few of them But I won’t give those people that much credit. So yeah - I decided to show my face again even though it might not be easy after yesterday. If that doesn’t fit into your stereotypes, feel free to just not watch my content at all. I didn’t show my face for engagement or marketing. I did it because this is me and I’m proud of what I’m building. There are thousands of other people - and super good-looking guys - showing their faces too. Do you call them frauds? Do you accuse them of doing it just for marketing? So why the double standard? I’m not writing this to defend myself. I know what I’m doing and don’t need validation for it. When I was 19, I moved abroad alone to study informatics - in a language that wasn’t even my native one. I was surrounded by men in tech, and it wasn’t always easy to stay motivated, but I got amazing male colleagues with which we supported each other. I graduated at TU Vienna, did my master’s with distinction, joined a startup program, together with my Co-Founder we got 200K+ in public grants and support, wrote hundreds of thousands of lines of code, and didn’t give up when it got hard. So no, I don’t need validation. I’m writing this to encourage other people. Especially other women, who receive hate here - just ignore it. Focus on what you’re building. Do what you feel is right. Don’t let random people on the internet define your worth. Let’s break the stereotypes! And never judge someone if you don’t know them at all. Back to building and fixing bugs!

@bruvimtired What are you building?

i need a co founder

@rafidhoda Probably Mathematics

Self-bragging time: What is one thing you’re really good at? (and no sarcasm)

@thisismcrawards Exciting things ahead - our Sprout9 Maths Revision App is coming soon! Big shout-out to Omar, Farsad, Vlad, and Duminda for all their support and hard work behind the scenes. Can’t wait to share what we’ve been building! #Sprout9 #EdTech #Maths #Innovation #STEM

Wow - can’t believe Sprout9 was Highly Commended at the This Is Manchester Awards! 🚀 @thisismcrawards Didn’t win the top prize, but it was amazing to be recognised alongside some incredible innovators. Feeling more motivated than ever to keep building and make learning fun!

@henrythe9ths Fundraise

I got rejected by 144 investors before raising $150M for my $200M+ rev/year startup. After 144 rejections, I started questioning our approach. Were we solving the right problem? What were we doing wrong? Why weren’t investors seeing what we were seeing? Were we the right team to build this? We tried everything: different pitch angles, new deck structures, and reframing the problem. Then came the 145th meeting, where we closed our first growth round. That yes made everything worth it. But getting there took years of mistakes and hard work. We went through a lot of trial and error just to figure out what resonates with investors. We tried dozens of approaches to figure out what made investors engage. Some landed, most didn't. But each iteration taught us something about what builds conviction versus what just sounds good on paper. And once we cracked that code, our Series C closed faster than expected. And today, I see so many founders in the exact same position I was in 10 years ago: grinding through rejections, questioning everything, and trying to figure out what works. So today I want to give you the resource I wish I had back then: Something that shows you exactly how to structure these conversations and navigate the entire process (because the fundraising cycle can be a big distraction and take a toll on you as a founder). So I've partnered with Notion's Startups Team to create the essential fundraising resource that helps you avoid the mistakes that cost me years. Here's what you are getting: • The actual decks I used to raise $150M for Super[.]com (Series B, C) • 50 real examples from funded startups like Eleven Labs and Artisan AI • A searchable database of 10,000+ investors - angels, VCs, and accelerators you can reach out to immediately (this alone would take months to build manually) • An AI-powered fundraising agent built into Notion with step-by-step prompts (no separate ChatGPT needed) Want access? • Like and share this post • Comment "FUNDRAISE" • Follow me so I can DM you the link I'll send it over ASAP. P.S.: If you are serious about fundraising (now or in the future), you should grab it right away.

@ajhodls Make learning STEM more fun.

what’s your absolute biggest idea?

Honoured to be shortlisted for the @thisismcrawards It means a lot to be recognised for what started as a small idea, making learning fun and accessible through Sprout9.net Excited to represent young innovators in #Manchester #EdTech #STEM

@mhdksafa 500k

@hthieblot Affordable Edtech.

Explain your product in one sentence. Be clear about what it does. No buzzwords. If you can do that, I’ll consider investing. Hit me.

Are you trying this?

Study Mathematics! I'll be launching a maths revision App very soon. Here is an early buggy beta version: game.sprout9.net Would love your feedback. Ideas and suggestions are most welcome.

@Jason Math revision App

What are you working on today? Tell me everything!