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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

Our brand has colors now! 🟥🟨🟦

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 months

The Microsoft / CrowdStrike outage has taken down most airports in India. I got my first hand-written boarding pass today 😅

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 months

Credit where credit is due: amid all the chaos yesterday, IndiGo figured out a way to stay calm, switch to plan B, and execute it flawlessly. It's an extremely well run airline; India is lucky to have them.

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A hand-written boarding pass—talk about an unexpected throwback! 😅 Thanks for your patience during the outage. We hope the retro vibe made your journey a bit more memorable. Safe travels and enjoy the classic touch!

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Akshay Kothari

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17 days

The new @IndexVentures office in London could be mistaken for a museum or art gallery. So tasteful!

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 years

Startup COO job boils down to this: 1. Pick a problem area, and build 0 to 1 yourself. First principles get you pretty far! 2. After it gets going, start recruiting for an experienced leader for the area. 3. Onboard the leader well, nuke yourself out and attack next problem.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

10 months

Even after all that happened to @sama and @gdb yesterday, just look at their posts. No snark, no anger. Pure gratitude and optimism. No wonder they're role models for all founders/CEOs.

Sam Altman

@sama

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i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people. will have more to say about what’s next later. 🫡

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 months

In Dilli for 3 days. Where should I eat? Ideally hole in the wall, vegetarian friendly and cheap! Bonus points if it has some history!

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 months

The widespread TikTok-ification of all social apps is quite striking (and sad!) Literally, all apps (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, etc) have become one click away to an infinite stream of viral videos, playing non-stop. The ratio of mindless consumption to building

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

9 months

Notion will be a much different company, by the end of this year. I couldn't be more excited about all the things we'll launch in 2024.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

3 months

We have several types of customers at @NotionHQ — students, freelancers, startups, SMBs, enterprises. I never thought it would also included monks, who use it extensively to coordinate meditation events and organize their writing. SO heartwarming!

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

7 months

My path to permanent residency in the US: 2003-07: F1 visa (undergrad) 2007-08: OPT (work permit) 2008-10: F1 visa (grad student) 2010-11: OPT (work permit) 2011-12: extended OPT (work permit) 2012-14: H1b visa (work visa) 2014-15: EB1 → Green card Only took 12 years 😅

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

19 days

I took my 3-year-old to the @NotionHQ office for the first time yesterday, and I may have undone two weeks of work that my wife put in to get him comfortable at the preschool. He woke up today and asked, "Can I just skip school and go to the office?" 🤣

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 months

Excited for today's @NotionHQ launch. Hint:

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 years

@stats_feed On what basis? The fact that there's no Indian city on this list seems 🤔

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 years

@tanayj Eastern Europe, Southeast asia and increasingly... Remote (location agnostic)

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Akshay Kothari

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6 months

Happy Holi! 🎨

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

3 months

Tiffin combo 3 at A2B is well worth the 45m drive from SF! Also, the sambar here tastes exactly what I had in Madras.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

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5 months

I'm a sucker for anything in the right shade of yellow 💛

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Akshay Kothari

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5 months

After a decade+ of waiting, I finally have a good answer to the question: "what's the best Indian restaurant in SF?" Tiya, by the Sarkar brothers, opened today, and is really, really good. Highly recommend! (Have no affiliation; I just loved the food!)

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

8 months

@AravSrinivas Right back at you! Here's my dock on the phone.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

6 months

We’ve been sweating the details here at @NotionHQ , and in the coming weeks, you'll see Notion become: - Easier to use - Easier to create - Easier to find what you need

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@NotionHQ

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Your sidebar is more “yours” than ever before. Drag to rearrange sections, and easily navigate to what matters most. Syncs to mobile too!

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

Field trips to other companies are underrated. Here's the @NotionHQ PM team visiting Datadog, a business I really admire.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

Behind the scenes:

Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

Our brand has colors now! 🟥🟨🟦

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

This is so true. I often wonder "what the hell was I doing when I only had 1 kid", and then "what the hell was I doing when I had no kids" 🤣

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@blakeir

5 months

. @paulg on having kids

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Akshay Kothari

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2 months

First stop: chole bhature at Baba Nagpal

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

1 month

O1 visa is a godsend for both: everyone applying and USA! 🇺🇸

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

3 months

Goosebumps

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

8 months

I'm biased, but I think @nikunj will crush it in the investing world!

Nikunj Kothari

@nikunj

8 months

Day 1 🤓

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

10 months

Notion is seriously unlimited (and free!) for all personal users. Switch today:

Notion vs Evernote - Switch from Evernote

Use our new importer to switch from Evernote to Notion, and learn more about the difference between Notion and Evernote.

www.notion.so

The Verge

@verge

10 months

Evernote is about to seriously limit its plan for free users

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

6 months

Huge thanks to @kenrickcai for writing this story. He may have chatted with literally every person @ivanhzhao and I have ever interacted with in the past decade 😅

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

4 months

We're excited to launch Home to all @NotionHQ customers today. It's a brand new surface area, and we have some really exciting plans for it!

Notion

@NotionHQ

4 months

Notion Home: a space where your most relevant work and knowledge come together 🏠 Easily jump back into active documents and projects, view calendar events, see assigned tasks, and pin your favorite databases for easy access.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

6 months

Enjoying fresh produce with your kids at the local farmers market, while the sun shines, the cool breeze wafts, the local musician sings, and the neighbors say hello... It's a happy moment that I can now create pretty reliably and consistently, every week.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

6 months

I've often wondered about this: it's been 18 months (!!!) since ChatGPT launched, and Alexa/GoogleHome/Siri haven't changed at all? They don't even need to change hardware for improving it.

David Lieb

@dflieb

6 months

Caring about your customers is required to build excellent products. Here’s a great example failing hard at this:

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

1 month

With Charts, we @NotionHQ went back to the basics. We built a new primitive (or "building block") that is: - Delightful to use out-of-the-box - Flexible for both personal & business use - Seamlessly integrates with other building blocks - Rigorously tested for both new & power

Notion

@NotionHQ

2 months

Sound ON 🔉 Charts → Out now Turn any database into a chart with just one click — Visualize anything you track, monitor progress, and add a little beauty to your pages. 📊 Get started today at

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

11 months

Just a couple hours in, and 59,990 workspaces have already signed up for Notion Q&A. Sounds like we have to update our Q4 goals!

Notion

@NotionHQ

11 months

What if… you could talk to your workspace? Meet Q&A, Notion AI’s newest superpower. Join the beta:

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Akshay Kothari

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3 months

@pbteja1998 I concur! I do sincerely hope our launch today creates more opportunities for you.

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Akshay Kothari

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4 years

@jmj Investing in @NotionHQ in 2013 (my first angel investment) after I failed to hire @ivanhzhao for my previous startup.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

8 months

One small step towards a multi-product world.

Notion

@NotionHQ

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Meet Notion Calendar. Beautifully designed. Fully integrated with your Notion workspace. All of your commitments, now in one place.

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Akshay Kothari

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5 months

ChatGPT4o is so accurate now 🙃

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Akshay Kothari

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5 months

😭😭😭

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Akshay Kothari

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3 months

Went on a walk today...

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

3 months

"Enthusiasm is common, but endurance is rare." - Angela Duckworth

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

11 months

I hadn't spent a ton of time with @ParkerConrad before this interview. And so, it was a real treat to sit down w/ him for an hour, and learn about his journey. There's a LOT to highlight from this conversation, but I was particularly inspired by his: - refreshing honesty

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

I wish Twitter algorithm rewarded loveposting much more than shitposting. That would increase so much joy in the world!

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

1 month

Any SF Doordash spots you'd recommend trying? Bonus points if they're vegetarian friendly!

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

8 months

Incredible to see all the excitement around Notion Calendar. We ran into some rate-limiting errors, which should now be resolved! Feel free to try it now: Appreciate our friends at @Google for helping out so swiftly!

Notion Calendar

Beautifully designed and fully integrated with Notion and Google Calendar.

www.notion.so

Raphael Schaad

@raphaelschaad

8 months

No big launch without some hiccups! 😂 Running into Google Auth rate limits. Not ideal. But I guess “good” launch day problem to have. Please keep trying to sign in, should smooth over, over the course of the day.

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

10 months

Super excited to welcome @FuzzyKhos to @NotionHQ

Welcome, Fuzzy Khosrowshahi: Notion’s new CTO

Fuzzy joins us from Slack and Google. We're excited to have him in this pivotal role at Notion.

www.notion.so

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

1 year

Team: "Can you sit down and talk to world's leading entrepreneurs on how they started their generational companies?" Me: "Yes! What do I need to do be selected? Do I have to break the bank to do it?" 😅 Team: "Nope, we start shooting tomorrow!" First Block, Available Oct 11 on

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Akshay Kothari

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5 months

What are best examples of at-scale companies, that have meaningfully up-leveled their quality of products?

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

6 months

What's the story behind India's incredible performance on railways electrification?

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

8 months

Fun coincidence that Notion Calendar was launched today on the 17th (of Jan), which is the same date you see on the calendar emoji: 📆

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

Free your mind to do great things:

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

9 months

Excited to share my latest podcast with @DanielaAmodei , Co-founder & President at @AnthropicAI . We dove into the evolution of roles in a fast-growing company and the balance of honesty, helpfulness, and harmlessness in AI development. Tune in:

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

4 months

I've been playing with Daylight for some time now. It's the only computer I feel comfortable sharing w/ my kids!

Daylight

Daylight Computer (DC1) is a new kind of calm computer, designed for deep work and health.

daylightcomputer.com

daylight

@daylightco

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Introducing the Daylight Computer It does less… So you can be more 🍃 Order now:

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Akshay Kothari

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1 month

Excited to announce Notion’s first ever in-person conference, Make with Notion, is happening on Thursday, October 24, at Pier 27 in San Francisco! 🔷🔷 10 sessions, firesides, and panels → Never-before-seen Notion product launches and deep dives, plus

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Akshay Kothari

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2 months

We've gone from having friends in real life → having friends in digital life → not needing friends at all? That can't be good!

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

9 days

Last week, I got to witness firsthand the incredible effort behind each @twentyminutevc episode - from probing questions to meticulous editing. Fascinating look at how @HarryStebbings has built a media empire. Check out our chat:

Akshay Kothari, Co-Founder @Notion: How Notion Has More Money Than Ever Before & Why The Way...

Akshay Kothari is Co-Founder at Notion, one of the fastest-growing companies of the last decade.

www.thetwentyminutevc.com

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

2 months

I loved these two questions in this job application:

Lulu Cheng Meservey

@lulumeservey

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I am seeking an apprentice. Requirements are: •High IQ, high EQ •Love for tech and capitalism •High agency and low ego •Taste •Discretion •A working cringe detector •Instinct for narrative •Strong writing ability •Risk tolerance •Immaculate vibes •High-functioning

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Akshay Kothari

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9 months

"and so I left my job, and went all in on Notion consulting business"

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

3 months

Confession time: I thought Suggested Edits were a niche lawyer thing. Boy, was I wrong! 😅 Seems like the whole world's been waiting to collaborate without the fear of messing up the original. Live now on @NotionHQ – dive in and start suggesting!

Notion

@NotionHQ

3 months

Take collaboration up a notch with new suggested edits 📝 Your best ideas, documents, and plans are already created on Notion. Switch to suggestion mode to effortlessly co-create and refine content with your team. C̶o̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶o̶o̶n̶ → Out now for all users ✔️

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

1 year

I'm deeply saddened by what has transpired in Israel over the last week. The visuals and stories coming out are absolutely gut wrenching. Thank you to fellow Notino @benln who helped put this page together with ways to donate and support:

Give Israel

At Give Israel, our primary mission in these challenging times following the recent attack on Israel is to work closely with verified voluntary organizations within the country. Our devoted team of...

giveisrael.org

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

5 months

Working on a product that both your kids and parents can use is so underrated. Definitely the most satisfying part about my journey w/ @NotionHQ .

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@akothari

1 month

Summer of Leaks, I mean, Launches... concludes with native @NotionHQ Forms, coming soon to a workspace near you.

Notion

@NotionHQ

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You’ve been following along for the summer of launches, just recently Charts 📊 We have one last thing that we couldn’t keep to ourselves, so we’re rounding out the Summer of Leaks with — Forms 🚨Leaked Notion all-hand footage🚨 → Want early access? Like this and reply “FORMS

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4 months

Lol wut?

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The British Empire was, in many ways, a force for good. Nearly everywhere it occupied it: -raised the standard of living -developed infrastructure -promoted education It also single-handedly ended slavery for much of the world…🧵(thread)

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Oct 31st this year is Halloween AND Diwali. Will make for an interesting evening w/ kids!

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9 months

"Crisp document, messy meeting." — Bezos

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

11 months

200k+ workspaces on the wait-list, just in the first 24 hours 🤯 We're working hard to roll this out as quickly as possible.

Akshay Kothari

@akothari

11 months

Just a couple hours in, and 59,990 workspaces have already signed up for Notion Q&A. Sounds like we have to update our Q4 goals!

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Akshay Kothari

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10 months

Nice note from @ivanhzhao today @NotionHQ 🎄

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8 months

"12th Fail" is a masterpiece. What an incredible story, and movie.

12th Fail (2023) ⭐ 8.9 | Biography, Drama

2h 27m

www.imdb.com

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

3 months

Best meal in SF!

Nikunj Kothari

@nikunj

3 months

Bi-annual Mensho date with @akothari 🍜

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2 months

If @Stanford was a country, it would rank 9th in the 2024 Olympics 🤩

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

11 months

I met @christinacaci back in 2008, when I bumped into her in a class at the @stanforddschool . I've learned so much from her, and really admired her journey over the last 15 years, from investor to operator to founder. There's a lot of learnings packed in this Episode 3 of First

Notion

@NotionHQ

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”Having users is essential if you want to make anything good. Launching is not.” 🎙️ First Block, Episode 3: @christinacaci , Co-founder and CEO of Vanta Christina and Akshay chat about customers, founder journeys, and building in public. Check it out →

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9 months

Bowl w/ a view. Life is good.

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5 months

What's a great software product or app, that peaked 3-5 years ago?

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

4 years

@wongmjane @NotionHQ We have a big poster internally that says: launch features before @wongmjane discovers it! 😅

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Akshay Kothari

@akothari

9 months

Terrific resource (built with @NotionHQ !)

Michelle Fang 🌁

@michelleefang

9 months

introducing the Starter Guide to SF — a wiki for any founder new to or thinking of moving to SF. this is everything i wish i knew & pointers i accumulated over my 2 years in san francisco.

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Akshay Kothari

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3 months

"There should be a view of financial data designed for startup teams that is as beautiful as Slack, as social as Figma, as flexible as Notion." — from an email @blader sent 4 years ago. So cool to see him and the entire @runwayco team deliver on that vision today. Let's go!

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we spent the last four years reimagining what finance can be, unburdened by what has been. runway makes clear the significance of the passage of time in the context of all in which your business lives and what came before you. this is the result 👇

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3 years

@vensykrishna @NotionHQ @NotionAPI I couldn't resist! Also this answers the other question around how @NotionHQ plans to invest in India! 🇮🇳

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1 month

Many people ask why we obsess so much about every global startup using @NotionHQ . This tweet captures it quite well: "Even though large companies are typically most lucrative, I'm very bullish on products that target startups first. (1) Startups are discerning and won't put up

Patrick Collison

@patrickc

1 month

Stripe Billing (our product for handling subscriptions and recurring payments, usage-based billing, discounts, invoices, per-seat pricing, etc.) is now a pretty large and fast-growing business. (Used by Atlassian, OpenAI, Notion, Anthropic, Intercom, and ~300k other businesses.)

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I know an immigrant, who just graduated from @babson w/ an MBA. Looking for her first full time role in the US. Wants to break into tech, and willing to work on any role, from SDR to chief of staff. Anybody willing to take a chance? Feel free to DM me, and I'll connect you!

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@chamath Amazing! Curious, if willing to share, what your non obvious bets of 2021 are? Appreciate it.

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Akshay Kothari

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6 months

Sat down with my @NotionHQ cofounders for the finale of our First Block podcast! You may know Notion, but there’s lots you’ve never heard before in this episode. Check it out:

First Block: Interview with Ivan Zhao and Simon Last, Co-Founders of...

For an audio-only podcast and transcripts please visit: https://ntn.so/3Kir6gTo learn more about how Notion is supporting startups, please visit: https://ntn...

www.youtube.com

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Akshay Kothari

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I'll be in UK next week -- first time in almost a decade! Excited to check out the local tech scene in London, and meet the @NotionHQ team in Dublin. If you're around to meet up, drop me a DM!

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7 months

Ben created this program 5 years ago, and now he's a member himself. @NotionHQ is blessed to have his unwavering support.

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@benln

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Life update:

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I like @sbcatania 's countdown timers all over @NotionHQ 's SF office. Who's excited?

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2 months

Josh is among the kindest people I've met in recent years. Always willing to help, always playing the long game. Congrats on Thrive IX!

Joshua Kushner

@JoshuaKushner

2 months

We are humbled to announce the close of Thrive IX. Exceeding $5 billion, Thrive IX comprises $1 billion designated for early-stage investments and $4 billion designated for growth-stage investments. At Thrive we aim to be concentrated in both people and ideas. The ways in which

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The @NotionHQ community is the best part about working on Notion. And boy, do we have a fun year in the making!

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8 months

Best donuts in SF

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@akothari

5 months

Excited for @daylightco launch in 9 days.

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@akothari

3 months

Tomorrow's launch is a part of @NotionHQ that has kept growing like clockwork, even though it wasn't worked on for many years. A few months ago, we decided to invest in and enhance the entire experience, and now we're excited to open it up to everyone!

Notion

@NotionHQ

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It's the summer of launches and we have a big one coming tomorrow...👀 Any guesses?

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5 months

Rahul is a great example of an entrepreneur, who takes his work seriously but doesn't take himself seriously. Worth a watch!

Turner Novak 🍌🧢

@TurnerNovak

5 months

🎧🍌 New @ThePeelPod with @0interestrates Rahul Sonwalker is the founder and CEO of Julius, an AI data scientist. He takes us inside his epic “Ligma Johnson” prank, where he pretended to be fired from Twitter the day Elon acquired the company. He then takes us inside his