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What Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang thinks about DEI/ESG — He's worth $14 billion. Secured $1 billion in funding. Expected to hit $1.4 billion ARR by the end of 2024

The CEO of a hot artificial intelligence startup won praise from other chief executives, including Elon Musk, after he announced a hi...

When your startup is running on fumes — and you need a miracle

→ ask
→ when miracles come from God
→ they often come through man
→ when suddenly
→ your fortune changes

Don't stop asking

→ even when you're not sure He's there
→ he's made a lot of promises to man
→ they're in the bible
→ over 6000

I'm no...

Founders — Life gets clearer when you find purpose 🗾 

So I wrote "the book" on doing it

It's how I've connected the dots between VC + Startups + Purpose + and Faith.

→ I don't know how or when these dots got disconnected
→ but I'll let you in on a secret
→ they were meant to go together

I read someplace t...

Startups are Growers or Showers. Which are you? 👀

In the startup ecosystem, showers are those that make an immediate impact.

They launch with a bang, grabbing attention, funding, and market share quickly.

→ Think Uber, Snap Inc. – high visibility, rapid growth, and significant investor attraction...

Eventually, every founder gets knocked down — here's how to get back up.

Your plans are going to fail, eventually.

→ before, during or after you go-to-market
→ before or after you raise capital
→ either way, if you stay down, you die
→ you will have to learn how to turnaround your startup
→ and maybe ...

Founders - Here are the 10 most active VC investors in generative AI. 📈

Sequoia Capital: One of the world’s largest VC firms, has invested in some of the most prominent AI startups like ChatGPT creator OpenAI and legal AI assistant Harvey.

Andreessen Horowitz: Andreessen Horowitz has gone all-in o...

What did the founders of WhatsApp (19B exit), Apple, and the INC 5000 know that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 of startup founders miss?

→ WhatsApp was initially self-funded
→ Same with Apple, Microsoft, Dell, HP, Oracle, SAP & ZOHO
→ Along with Instagram
→ And Candy Crush, Minecraft
→ Basecamp too
→ And, most of the INC...

Founders - Something very personal

→ What I learned 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
→ First, the setback was a setup
→ Not to get too cute
→ But, what I learned was a setup for my present success

𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵. 𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲. 

→ I was in my 22nd year as an entrepreneur
→ Several of my s...

Founders — I found a way to 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘁𝘀 between

→ VC
→ Startups
→ Purpose
→ Faith

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗜 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲.

→ The faith part (faith + purpose)
→ The entrepreneurial part (startups + VC)

𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀.

→ My faith friends
→ My entrepreneur friends

But t...

Founders - The Impact of a Disorganized Cap Table 🚩

Managing your cap table is a crucial but often overlooked aspect of being a founder. Proper bookkeeping here is essential. Common issues with poorly managed cap tables include:

🚫 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆: Previous founders who have left but still retain equit...

Founders, there's a better way to get in front of investors.

→ It's not sending cold DMs

→ It's not sending cold emails

→ It's not attending every Startup & VC event

That's what everyone else is doing without much success. Remember, only 0.05% of startup founders seeking VC actually get funded.

The startup ecosystem is broken.

Just look at the numbers.

90% of startups fail.

If you think getting funded will solve your problems, think again, the numbers say otherwise.

First, less than 0.05% of startups seeking funding — get it.

But for those who do, 70% still fail.

That's broken. Getti...