It is the best.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 29, 2022
5⃣ (that is really number 1, and so engrained that I almost forgot to mention) To learn from others, either directly from their tweets or from the links to long-form content shared. With lots of work, I've tweaked my feed to the point that it is pretty high signal-to-noise.
— Raymond D Sims (@rsims) May 29, 2022
It obliterates the 6 degrees of separation.
— Kelly Burgess (@kscottburgess) May 29, 2022
Social Tetris
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 29, 2022
For networking.
— 🤔 Josh Garofalo (@swaycopy) May 29, 2022
I’d be off of social media if I didn’t work online with people/clients from around the world.
Also to follow what some of the smartest people in the world are discussing.
— Matthias Smith @ Pioneer Capital Advisory LLC 💲💵 (@SBA_Matthias) May 29, 2022
Building a startup is simpler than you think.
— NickFriend.eth (@theNickFriend) May 29, 2022
Just provide something a couple customers will buy, & build from there.
That’s it.
Remember that lean startup, product-market fit, etc are man-made creations used to sell books or recalibrate founders who never did this up front.
Seeing softening demand, lower conversion rates, revenue harder to get right now.
— NickFriend.eth (@theNickFriend) May 29, 2022
Not happy about it.
"Running a start-up is like chewing glass and staring into the abyss.” - @elonmusk
Startups are are never easy. For anyone.
You might be the tastiest Apple in the orchard, but some people just don’t like apples.
— Mehta Sanjay (@mehtasanjay) May 29, 2022
You might have best idea to pitch to an investor but they are not interested in the space, the sector, the pitch fails.
Do your homework on investors thesis before you pitch.
#startups
Thanks for sharing. Always good to have a range of perspectives in the convo! :)
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Podcasts are the smartest way to keep up with web3.
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Here are the top 20 podcast episodes of 2022:
1. Decoder
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Nilay Patel @reckless
Guest: Chris Dixon @cdixon
The ultimate debate between a crypto skeptic and web3's number one advocate.
https://t.co/UI5spjdVGW
2. Bankless Podcast
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Hosts: Ryan Sean Adams @RyanSAdams and David Hoffman @TrustlessState
Guest: Alexis Ohanian @alexisohanian
The internet reset and why success in web3 will come from community and culture.https://t.co/CPem3x4uDR
3. NFT Now Podcast
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Hosts: Matt Medved @mattmedved and Sam Hysell @samhysell
Guest: David Greenstein @dgreenstein1
NFTs are empowering smaller artists to finally make a living from their work. Soundxyz has generated $3 million for over 100 artists.https://t.co/h7ywnWxcHZ
4. Where It Happens
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Hosts: Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom and Greg Isenberg @gregisenberg
Guest: Meltem Demirors @Melt_Dem
Cryptocurrency is a whole new world of opportunity and wealth creation.https://t.co/XB2i9tPn6m
5. On the Other Side
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Chase Chapman @chaserchapman
Guest: Reggie James @HipCityReg
Expand your perspectives and cultural reference points in web3. https://t.co/wk6Ki5Z4wh
6. PROOF
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Kevin Rose @kevinrose
Guest: Nadya Tolokonnikova @pussyrrriot @nadyariot co-founder @unicorndao_xxx
The future of feminist equality and UnicornDAO's mission to invest in minority and marginalized artists.https://t.co/RJ9MOMwdEv
7. Unchained Podcast
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Laura Shin @laurashin
Guest: Tascha Che @TaschaLabs
The forces behind the Terra/Luna collapse and how it could have been avoided. https://t.co/SSlT4Xx0xu
8. The NFT Talk Show
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Toni Payne @tonipayne
Guest: Jeff Lipson @cryptonuggies chief strategy officer @metafansnft
The shocking news and misconceptions that have been spread by the media, and NFTs that have in real life uses. https://t.co/fUavk3YK59
10. Crypto 101 Podcast
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Hosts: Bryce Paul @BrycePaul101 and Aaron Malone
Guest: Marcel Harmann @marcelharmann founder @THORWalletDex
Democratizing DeFi and financial inclusion.https://t.co/ftAFuzEZFd
11. Uncommon Core
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Hosts: Hasu @hasufl and Zhu Su @zhusu
The sovereign individual, state of our macroeconomy, and the destruction of the nation-statehttps://t.co/5m6I1YO3mB
12. The Delphi Podcast
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Hosts: Tom Shaughnessy @Shaughnessy119 and Piers Kicks @pierskicks
Guests: @reka_eth and Raz co-founders of Agora
Bridging web3 and web2 and building products that are easy to adopt for non-technical people & non-believers.https://t.co/CMRl0dpkPe
13. The Defiant Podcast
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Camila Russo @CamiRusso
Guest: Emin Gun Sirer @el33th4xor founder of Avalanche
Bitcoin centers around digital gold, Ethereum strives to create the world computer, and Avalanche wants to digitize all assets.https://t.co/QiQgrKjLG6
14. DAOn the Rabbithole
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Anay Sim @anay_sim
Guest: Cherie Hu @cheriehu42
Blockchain technology and NFTs mean musical artists can finally own their art and fans can now directly support them. https://t.co/sgYpsrQGGr
15. She’s All Over the Place Podcast
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Katie Chonacas @katiechonacas
Guest: Jordan Bayne @jordanbayne
Film3, the web3 version of the film industry is disrupting Hollywood and creating space for everyone.https://t.co/RfRKiKuuZ9
16. The GaryVee Audio Experience
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Twitter Spaces Convo with Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee and
Steve Aoki @steveaoki
We are so early. Everyone here is going to be hugely influential in web3.https://t.co/pAFsxY5qVL
17. From the Blockchain
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Hosts: Ashley @iamboredbecky and Danielle @NFTignition
Guest: Morgan Stone @MorganStoneee
Helping talent to monetize their true passions and the twists and turns of a web3 journey.https://t.co/xdRYbqxjr8
18. Tech Intersect
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Prof. Tonya M. Evans @IPProfEvans
Guest: Michele Neitz @ProfMNeitz
Blockchain law and how to regulate crypto technologies with two legal crypto experts.https://t.co/tsEcp2w5TJ
19. DeCent People
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Host: Matthew Leising @mattleising
Guest: Ryan Selkis @twobitidiot
Perspectives from one of the sharpest minds in web3 on crypto regulation and legislation, the SEC, and the future of web3.https://t.co/FAsjEP1oZG
20. web3 with a16z
— Misha (@MishadaVinci) May 29, 2022
Hosts: Sonal Chokshi @smc90 and Chris Dixon @cdixon
A brand-new podcast from two OG web3 visionaries.
Teaser ep: 👇 https://t.co/NWEjfr25J5
Russia's Democracy Movement will be tokenized. https://t.co/YaBK8rHUwV #russia #ukraine Please take a listen. This is my pitch.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 28, 2022
Women & minorities receive 2% or less of VC funds & are overlooked at the pre-seed/seed stage. With the investment growth in later stages, all that money everyone is talking about is going to the same homogenous group of founders. https://t.co/g1JyUkGyi7
— Allison Byers (@apbyers) November 9, 2021
whoever said college was the best 4 years of your life obviously didn't have a remote job in tech
— lilly (@lillysharples) May 27, 2022
Is that you on Mars? https://t.co/B98aqNjsPB
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 28, 2022
Startup idea: enjoy your weekend and rest up. You & your team deserve it.
— Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) May 28, 2022
The crypto lending space is collapsing. After Terra, Celsius (CEL) is next.
— Trond Johannessen (@Corbenic) May 28, 2022
Ponzi schemes just cannot stand the light of day.
The bigger fraud is "Web 3". #cel #crypto #cryptocrash #web3 #cryptolending #luna https://t.co/RMqA54Qz5W
Just a reminder pic.twitter.com/yyEduRKPtz
— Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) May 27, 2022
Meanwhile, in Polandhttps://t.co/blnzgNxpsi
— Sarah Zhang (@sarahzhang) May 28, 2022
Some of y’all are going through stuff and I’m really trying to be compassionate but like jeez. Log off and get some fresh air this weekend
— Hailey Lennon (@HaileyLennonBTC) May 28, 2022
“Why are you here?!"
— ABC News (@ABC) May 24, 2022
A furious Sen. Chris Murphy demands answers from senators following Texas school shooting.
“Why do you spend all this time running for the United States Senate...if your answer, is as the slaughter increases, as our kids run for their lives—we do nothing?” pic.twitter.com/9fkJ13vWGd
P.S. Thanks to https://t.co/QFzA3h5teD for that translation. Thought I’d run it through before translating it myself. Amazing. It’s gotta be the best machine translation out there.
— Randall Short (@jrandallshort) May 1, 2022
Try Mirror Writing NFT ---- just launched.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 28, 2022
Solopreneurship 101:
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) May 27, 2022
Don't quit your job and then start building your own business.
Find 60 minutes per day to work on your business and use your job as investment capital.
Once your business is paying your salary, then consider going all in.
Almost always a better choice.
rent is absurdly expensive in nyc rn :(
— pesola.eth 🌟 (@Gary_Pesola) May 27, 2022
Overheard at the nail salon:
— Enrica Nicoli Aldini (@EnricaNicoliAld) May 27, 2022
“When I travel, I like to eat all the weird shit, like prosciutto in Italy.”
Excuse me?
A rat backpack 😍 https://t.co/8Z7ibWKq9x
— Varia Bo 💙💛 (@variainayurt) May 27, 2022
My wife and I are seriously evaluating moving to London from Texas. 🤔 I have the citizenship, so why not?
— Chris Ford (@chrisgford) May 27, 2022
It's not easy being a nontraditional mid 30s woman working in VC/tech.
— Elisa Sepúlveda 🐴 (@MissElisaS) May 26, 2022
How so?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
Things in #donbas don’t seem to be going well for Ukraine. At a bank in Donetsk, my aunt overheard the teller explain to a customer how to spell her name so that she “wouldn’t have problems getting her Russian passport later on”. #RussiaUkraineConflict https://t.co/vcjD0A1G23
— Sasha Vasilyuk (@SashaVasilyuk) May 27, 2022
Felt like an affirmation + power pose kind of evening @AllRaise pic.twitter.com/nIAcbguh2J
— Sarah Pinto Peyronel (@SPintoPeyronel) May 27, 2022
@MelissaRavi Hello. Via @elian_haddock https://t.co/sUUtVdk3Rp
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 28, 2022
— Diana J Herrington (@DancinginLife) May 28, 2022
Russia's Democracy Movement will be tokenized. https://t.co/YaBK8rHUwV #russia #ukraine Please take a listen. This is my pitch.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
Russia's Democracy Movement will be tokenized. https://t.co/YaBK8rHUwV #russia #ukraine Please take a listen. This is my pitch.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
I have been to the Bryn Mawr campus. Walked over from north Philly. 99.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
San Francisco… greatest city in the world pic.twitter.com/Q7G2AvoSOI
— Zak Kukoff (@zck) May 27, 2022
In startups no one is immune to founder burnout.
— Emily Leahy (@iamemilyleahy) May 27, 2022
The most passionate and energetic person in the world can still hit a wall.
It comes down to knowing how to manage your power and direct your focus.
unfortunately most consumers squandered their stimmies on short-term consumables and bad investments. now inflation and declining personal balance sheets are going to squeeze the biggest source of demand in US economy. sustained recession risk ahead https://t.co/ylZe1A4Gfe
— david friedberg (@friedberg) May 27, 2022
Alpha leak. How to raise venture capital $:
— Daniel (@dgmason) May 27, 2022
Step 1: Upon meeting a VC, immediately say you received a term sheet earlier that day
Step 2: Send materials, say round is closing by EOW
Step 3: If the VC passes, then say you decided you're profitable and aren't raising
Repeat
The most frequent reason a VC passes on a startup pitch is because they don’t think the founders are killer. The team just doesn’t seem A+.
— Ben Casnocha (@bencasnocha) May 27, 2022
They rarely will ever say that explicitly. Lots of other head fake reasons offered instead… https://t.co/usQDqPyvUk
One Starlink can provide Internet for an entire school of hundreds of students
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 27, 2022
True.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
The moms have had it! https://t.co/va7v3W2VAI
— Amy Hyslop-Stover MD (@dancingnancy43) May 27, 2022
Russia's Democracy Movement will be tokenized. https://t.co/YaBK8rHUwV #russia #ukraine Please take a listen. This is my pitch.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
is there a way to unmint NFTs, i’m trying to pay rent next week
— Ben T (@thebentaytay) May 27, 2022
I’ve lost 30% of my net worth. I’ll like a little bubbles with my misery, thank you very much.
— Aditi Shekar (@aditishekar) May 27, 2022
🚨🚨non-technical folks looking for web3 job opportunities
— Elian (@elian_haddock) May 27, 2022
i know a founder hiring for two full-time non-technical roles at an exciting, female-founded web3 social startup
if you're interested or know people that would be, DM me and i can connect you with them :)
🚨🚨non-technical folks looking for web3 job opportunities
— Elian (@elian_haddock) May 27, 2022
i know a founder hiring for two full-time non-technical roles at an exciting, female-founded web3 social startup
if you're interested or know people that would be, DM me and i can connect you with them :)
Mirror. Easily. By a wide margin.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
Recently completed my senior econ paper on how Miami has exploded as a hub for startups + web3
— Elian (@elian_haddock) May 18, 2022
Included qualitative + quantitative stats and microeconomic theory
Even managed to slip in a few tweets :)
h/t @rabois, @FrancisSuarez & @APompliano pic.twitter.com/Fr3UflBVUQ
Do you think 1,000 Miamis are possible right now all over the planet?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
finals are terrible but at least I'm writing my final econ paper on the explosion of miami's web3 startup scene
— Elian (@elian_haddock) May 6, 2022
we should just all buy a wework and live in it
— dan no 💙💛 (@sadlyoddisfying) May 27, 2022
Shameless plug. Russia's Democracy Movement will be tokenized. https://t.co/YaBK8rHUwV #russia #ukraine Please take a listen.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
Lets overcome culture of us & them; of intolerance in #healthcare. Labeling #caregivers as bossy, obnoxious, unpleasant, difficult instead of seeing us as decisive, persistent & committed to a loved one is tremendously harmful. We need more #empathy in healthcare. We are one team
— Maggie Keresteci (@MaggieKeresteci) May 27, 2022
It's kind of amazing how successful all-in podcast has become. Lately it seems like the majority of founders and investors I talk to don't just dabble but listen to a whole lot of it.
— Jack Altman (@jaltma) May 27, 2022
You mean Twitter Spaces?
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
Daniel Defense, the company that made the rifle the gunman used on Tuesday to kill 21 people inside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, received a $3.1 million loan from the federal government in April 2020 through the Paycheck Protection Program. https://t.co/jPXwdjsqDH
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 27, 2022
A coalition that is weak & lacks any organic spirit cannot survive in the face of people's resistance. All it can do is resort to state brutalities & fascism against the citizens who have constitutional rights not only to elect a govt but to protest too.#CrimeMinisterRejected pic.twitter.com/YGOkM8oTQt
— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 27, 2022
One can never have enough of @ariannahuff's wise words. @Joubinmir gets the pleasure of learning it live and sharing it with us. https://t.co/d7E2YAi8sQ
— Mamoon Hamid (@mamoonha) May 27, 2022
"Think about yourself before #bitcoin. Think about how you saw the world and how that changed so dramatically. This is not just about money. Look at how bitcoin has changed our lives. There is no space where your time can be more powerful"
— Vandelay ₿TC Industries⚡ (@VandelayBTC) May 19, 2022
Solid message by @raypaxful pic.twitter.com/zq8GXlRb5J
Impressive.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
Russia's Democracy Movement will be tokenized. https://t.co/YaBK8rHUwV #russia #ukraine Please take a listen. This is my pitch.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
It was a lot worse. https://t.co/MCEaYUUFB3
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) May 27, 2022
2/ Iran Protests: Videos of protestors getting shot and injured by gunfire in Abadan tonight. pic.twitter.com/0kzzgfNXki
— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) May 27, 2022
“My kids hid in their teacher’s closets … my daughter got home and said, ‘my back hurts from hiding.’”
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 27, 2022
An intruder ran in to a Park Slope school, setting off a chase
NYC parents are on edge after incidents days after the Texas elementary school shootinghttps://t.co/UDcyDFYCHx
I just received an email from my kids' principal stating any students that participate in a planned walkout to protest gun violence in schools will receive an unexcused absence. Yeah, let's make it the kids' fault & not the adults entrusted with their safety.
— Leonard (@Le202nard) May 27, 2022
My kids can walk.
Iran Protests: Disturbing videos surfacing of violence against protestors in Abadan tonight. A uniformed security agent points his rifle, shouts "go back, go back" and then fires. pic.twitter.com/jXgAtyMPcF
— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) May 27, 2022
As the climate changes, Anna’s hummingbird may struggle to move to and survive in higher and cooler altitudes, according to a new study.https://t.co/TzmUUhfcMD
— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) May 27, 2022
story of my life https://t.co/BIzrDipEjB
— Mudit Goyal (@moooodit) May 27, 2022
Russia's Democracy Movement will be tokenized. https://t.co/YaBK8rHUwV #russia #ukraine Please take a listen. This is my pitch.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
true innovation happens on weekends ---- that is the pattern
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
Russia's Democracy Movement will be tokenized. https://t.co/YaBK8rHUwV #russia #ukraine Please take a listen. This is my pitch.
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 27, 2022
