Eric Friedman ⚙️ @EricFriedman Twitter profile

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

When I hear “we can’t ship without feature X” I think about how the iPhone shipped without cut & paste.

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@EricFriedman

6 years

Get ready for our robot 🤖 future...wait for it (via Reddit)

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@EricFriedman

3 years

🎶 hello darkness, my old friends 🎵

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

This message is an incredible, but true fact - LinkedIn is both a treasure trove of information and absolute mess of a global CRM

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

1/ Some personal news: I am joining the folks @Company as Venture Partner & COO, Company Ventures to help 👩‍💻Bring in founders/companies to the 1M! sq ft campus (250k dedicated to ~150 startups) 🏢Scale operations 💵Invest in great companies

It’s the Company you keep - Eric Friedman

After about a year of consulting + executive coaching work as COO-As-A-Service for startups, I am happy to announce I’ll be joining the folks at www.Company.co. If I have learned anything, it’s that...

www.ericgfriedman.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

One of my best dad pro tips - scotch tape over toy speakers. Lowers sound by a lot 😆

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

20 days

@carlvellotti @TheCryptoCPA I think in the @tfadell book Build there’s a great story about legal needing a tag and they made it so big the obvious move was to cut it off.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Happy Holidays 😆

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Some personal news: I am now helping founders as a "COO In A Box" consultant and sharing everything I have learned so far -

Building The Machine - Eric Friedman

I decided to leave my recent role and get back to doing what I love – advising founders. My goal is to help entrepreneurs build the machine within their startup to help their companies grow and scale...

www.ericgfriedman.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Just found my 2009 laptop which is a time capsule of NYC tech stickers and what was important to me back then

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@EricFriedman

5 years

We trying out this new productivity thing called intermittent sleep - it’s where a different kid wakes you up every hour throughout the night.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

I remember seeing this and thinking this was the future 🙃

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Exciting news: We have a *New* Eric Friedman to welcome to - Eric D. Friedman, hailing from Berkely, working at Apple. Lets all give him a warm welcome 👏

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Working with people you like, trust, and respect is everything

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

1/ Excited to launch my new podcast where operators who are building the flywheels inside companies share tactics and go deep. I will be building in public and sharing lots along the way (also a little terrified!) - join me by subscribing

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

How I email my wife to let her know when the kids have gone to sleep when she is out

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@EricFriedman

5 years

Forbes 2005 - Attack of the Blogs “they destroy brands and wreck lives - is there any way to fight back?” 😂

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

1/ When people ask what I am doing now I share "helping teams push rocks 🪨 up hills 🏔" It's the best way to explain what I do; ⚙️ Executive Coaching high growth teams 🚀 Fractional COO work 🏗️Building things of my own All towards a goal; to be the best advisor 🎯

ODF

@beondeck

4 years

Startup founders benefit from impactful exec coaching, but their employees mostly miss out. We're investing in our leaders, enabling them push their limits and level up. Today, we're excited to announce & welcome our first "Coach in Residence" (and interim COO): @EricFriedman !

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

1/ I think it is funny that most people share AMAZING NEWS on Twitter but rarely is that how real life unfolds. I thought it would be refreshing to share my reality and what is next... 🚀

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

I am going down the online mattress shopping rabbit hole and the pics of people doing things without sheets/blankets is insane

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

I don't say "congrats!" on a fundraise and someone recently asked me why. I think doing so is like celebrating a mortgage from a bank when you buy a house 🏡 You owe *a lot* back and now you have debt However I love celebrating wins, getting a home, moving etc...

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

So we thinking aliens for August of 2020, or later in the year?

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

2 years

Let’s all appreciate Dark Sky before it’s end in 2023 🫡 my fav weather app ever

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

What is a bigger waste of time; negotiating with a 3-year old or negotiating with corp-dev?

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Registering a domain should come with a "are you sure you have a good enough business idea?" before you buy warning

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Timing matters From-

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 months

All of the humiliation and none of the management fees!

VCs Congratulating Themselves 👏👏👏

@VCBrags

3 months

Stunning & Brave 👏

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

The power of the @beondeck #ODX network is asking a question and getting an answer <1 minute later from a founder willing to give another founder their time. There are "platforms" and there are results.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

I plugged in a USB cable the right way on the first try, AMA ⚡️

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Wife: “Are there any good Black Friday deals?” Me: “Yes.”

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Imagine if publications confirmed you read the entire article before sharing it on social media? 🤔 😆

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Sometimes when someone joins a company it’s a huge buy signal to me, even though it’s just one person. Individuals can be a magnet for talent and influence the narrative

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Just used @notarize to get something notarized and its truly like living in the future - easy, fast, and super convenient to do via phone/video. Telling everyone about this because its so much better than the old school way

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

There are people that have been at a company while it scaled, and there are people that can scale a company. Know the difference when hiring.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

@andrewchen Would rather have a B player in person than A player remote

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

No better way to announce that we bought a house and moved, than to let everyone know that the box of cables + mobile museum + printers all made it. 🏡 We ❤️ NY, just now from Westchester Now quicker to get to Grand Central than from our old place to the West Village 😆

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

8 years

Excited for what is next in my new role @expa

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Very excited to be included alongside some other great investors in @beondeck as "many more" Realizing that Many More Ventures would be a great name for a fund - truly unprecedented portfolio.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

I think my 4 yr old just made her first mid 2000’s startup

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 months

Someone asked me “what do you do?” And I said “I believe in people before they even believe in themselves”

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Hope you all like hype...

Steve Schlafman 🐛✨🦋

@schlaf

4 years

I can’t wait to share what @EricFriedman and I have been working on. Hint: it’s going to help a lot of co-founders.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

@eriktorenberg “If we had 5 mins left, what would you want to have had covered” gets to the meat earlier

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Nope! Can’t say that I am! You?

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

2 years

Getting my @umbrel node up and running on this fine Sunday

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Netflix should launch simultaneous watching with friends

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

Had first merchant experience in NYC where store said “cash, credit, or crypto?” To which I of course inquired more - they use @coinbase on their phone (merchant app?) and were willing to do any crypto listed: BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Amazing this was 7 years ago - I remember being stressed to make these “specials” work and the hack was just use SMS What a team, what a time Also 4G + 14% 😱

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Heard it’s a solid firm

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Excited to announce the GCT Startup-in-Residence 2020 class - 🚀This is one of the highest caliber group of founders and startups I have ever worked with - and I get to work with them *every day* for a year inside @Company !

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

1/ Introducing a set of questions for founders to strengthen their relationships they can do themselves or have a coach guide them

Tapestry - weaving together a stronger co-founder partnership

Building a startup is hard and the strength of your partnership matters. Infuse your co-founder relationship with more honesty, alignment and resiliency

tapestry.so

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

2 years

Excited to announce something new - introducing a way to find senior software engineers who can join your company on a fractional basis, and get things shipped.

The Marketplace for Fractional Talent | Go Fractional

Hire the best fractional talent in the world. We are a private network of exclusive fractional talent, ready to help you grow your business.

www.gofractional.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

2 years

Tough week in crypto so we are listing our house - just outside NYC and on sale for $1.2M Priced higher because of inflation.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Got this note under my home office door this afternoon from my daughter - great reminder that literacy is so important for our children

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Explained this ancient artifact to my 5 yr old daughter today with “This is like the iPad, and this is like the app (game) but you have to put them together to make it work!”

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

Imagine a world where air mattress carrying bags were 10% larger...

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Me when I get kids to bed while wife is out of town

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

I’m in Toronto today and coming off the plane was notified about how to treat these graduates - will do my best to follow the rules.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

1 year

1/ What does it look like to make $20,000 per month consulting with amazing companies on a fractional basis?

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

7 years

I love when someone follows through on what they said they were going to do. So easy - say what you are going to do, then do what you said.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

11 years

“ @tauriqmoosa : Tweeting this again because this is how I see sport. http://t.co/Mi3649mduD” cc @RobWilk

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

I have been getting someone else's Square receipts to my email for quite some time - I can't opt out (not my account or unsubscribe). Its been fun because I get updates on sandwiches purchased, mid day ice cream stops, and other random purchases - my alter ego also loves coffee

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Yo dawg, I heard you liked flip phones

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

I think more startups suffer from Operational Debt than many realize - this is the equivalent to technical debt, usually tackled by the engineering team and settled on infrastructure week. But what happens when there’s less software and more wetware?

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

It’s time to experiment. Introducing - $5k in crypto grants to 5 people who want to build publicly.

cachemoney.eth

@cachemoneyxyz

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introducing grants - $5k in crypto to experiment publicly on your next idea

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

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3/ I am now spending my time as an Executive Coach & Fractional (part-time) COO working with a handful of companies I believe in ⚙️

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

It’s technically only DTC if it’s from the Sand Hill Road region of Silicon Valley, otherwise it’s just sparkling Alibaba 😆

niña

@ninarstepanov

4 years

I really, truly can't understand how all bed sheet options are either $30 max on Amazon or over $200 on every DTC sheets co. Why..

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

So many great reasons to have a whiteboard in your home workspace but this has to be one of the best

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

2 years

1/ I have been doing "fractional operations" work since 2018 and many have reached out to work together, become consultants themselves, and find specific experts. Today, I am excited to help companies and operators - introducing

The Marketplace for Fractional Talent | Go Fractional

Hire the best fractional talent in the world. We are a private network of exclusive fractional talent, ready to help you grow your business.

www.gofractional.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Memories from the old @Foursquare office from my friend @ckurdziel Maybe 2011? 😆

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

We moved and I showed up for my team meeting like this today since I found shirts + ties #tietuesday 😂

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

I think @APompliano might be the @RyanSeacrest of crypto - he’s everywhere all the time and works super hard

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

7 years

"If you aren't paying for the product, you are the product" also true: if you aren't building a platform, you're on someone else's platform

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Finally connected my wallet and was told in the Discord to show off my Bored Ape YC #1594 #apefollowape #bayc #mayc from June - better late than never 😅

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

@anothercohen Just start spewing thoughtfluence and you'll be doing it right

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

@BrandonMChu Getting in line to get involved but thinking about this for half a decade. -couples -understanding large transfers -paychecks -lots of accounts -future planning vs past planning

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

I’ve been bullish on PaaS businesses for awhile - Katz’s Deli Starts Subscription Service for Its Famous Pastrami

Katz’s Deli Starts Subscription Service for Its Famous Pastrami

The classic New York deli puts its legendary meat on your doorstep.

www.bloomberg.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

I am adding to my 2020 predictions - printers/printing will not be solved this year.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

There are two types of people in this world; Those who are down to play with walkie talkies Those who hate fun

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

Who loves meetings this much?? (seen parked in NYC)

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

I have seen my share of accelerator/incubator program applications before....yesterday BLEW AWAY all numbers I have EVER seen before, this is simply wild

ODF

@beondeck

3 years

Announcing ODX, a $100M accelerator to back the next generation of founders. • $125k for 7% from us + the community • Access to our network to hire, fundraise, or find customers • 100% customized for you Apply (or invest) today 👇

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Referred my friend to @superhuman and just got the following update 🤯 If time = money, it pays for itself.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

1 year

Spring means new beginnings and new growth, and for me putting people into business

Putting people into business - Eric Friedman

My goal is to be the best advisor in the world. Its a lofty statement that I couldn’t say out loud until I worked with my own executive coach for about three years. In finding this clarity I have...

www.ericgfriedman.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Put Snake on it and sell a billion phones

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@round

5 years

What a comeback.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

6 years

If you are sending out your *we're launching!* email to your subscriber base - don't forget to tell the story of what you do again - most probably forgot. Got two emails this morning *launching* but have no idea what they do or when/why I signed up.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

Is having a great culture the best recruiting strategy?

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

9 years

Excited for what is next!

Expa

@expa

9 years

Welcome @EricFriedman , our new EIR in NYC :) http://t.co/Cq0D6ZkMq8

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

The first of many onboardings for #ODX at @beondeck happened and I went through my "pro tips for starting up" and turned them into a post -culmination of a decade or so of building alongside founders - enjoy!

Pro Tips When Starting Up - Eric Friedman

I finalized my notes for the ODX Accelerator program, the early stage accelerator I am building at On Deck, and I wanted to summarize here. I love the start of programs, when teams are excited – all...

www.ericgfriedman.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

2 years

The word of the year probably has the support of @goblintown 😆

The Word of the Year Goes Goblin Mode (Published 2022)

With the slang term beating out “metaverse” and “#IStandWith,” has the publisher behind the Oxford English Dictionary lost it like the rest of us?

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

On a long enough timeline everyone wants to build a CRM and a notes app 😂

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

I wrote up this no code tutorial of how @schlaf and I built so others can see exactly what we did, how much it cost $, and what we learned - this might just be the year of shipping!

Tapestry - weaving together a stronger co-founder partnership

Building a startup is hard and the strength of your partnership matters. Infuse your co-founder relationship with more honesty, alignment and resiliency

tapestry.so

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

8 years

Announcing the first group of Expa Labs companies - excited for the next 6 months!

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

@ZFleischmann have to share my thoughts here

Quiet Giants - Eric Friedman

Some years ago the advice was to try join a rocket ship at all costs. Get on, hang on, and the success of the company will lift you to new heights. Perhaps this best encompasses the past decade of...

www.ericgfriedman.com

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

You can tell a lot from a company by joining their all hands meeting. I’m surprised more companies don’t have prospective candidates join them - win on both sides.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

7 years

How do I know local news and events are still broken? Because Waze traffic alerts are the way I found out about this festival.

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

1 year

I wish there was a “place” in NYC that I could go weekly that I could know who was going, and share that I was going to provide more manufactured serendipity - a place to jam and work (not deep work). I want this idea of “hubs” not “offices” and I hope it’s going to happen

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Want to know the line that got multiple VCs to move forward with paying for for their portfolio founders? “Founders spend $50k on AWS and $0 on their interpersonal relationships and nobody asks any questions” 🤯

Tapestry - weaving together a stronger co-founder partnership

Building a startup is hard and the strength of your partnership matters. Infuse your co-founder relationship with more honesty, alignment and resiliency

tapestry.so

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

5 years

Incredibly impressed by the caliber of people applying to the @company program - so many interesting things being started in NYC 🍎 🏢

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

Probably nothing.

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@beondeck

3 years

13 days since ODX launch: 3,000 apps started 765 apps completed 20 offers extended and accepted Cohort 1 looking 🔥

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

3 years

These new Yeezys are 🔥

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Eric Friedman ⚙️

@EricFriedman

4 years

The first Building The Machine episode is here 🔥 🔥 🔥 Going deep with @nickpatrick , CEO and co-founder of @radarlabs to see how the flywheel spins

Building The Machine Podcast Episode 1: Nick Patrick, CEO of Radar - Eric Friedman

I am excited to launch the first episode of the Building The Machine Podcast with my friend Nick Patrick who is the CEO and co-founder of Radar.io a location data infrastructure company. We go deep...

www.ericgfriedman.com

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