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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

10 months

We don't quit, We don't cower, We endure MAMBA - Kobe Bryant

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

2 years

Not sure why every restaurant has decided to replace a veggie burger with an impossible burger. A vegetarian has no interest in tasting a meat alternative!

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Anu Hariharan

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4 years

1/ If you recently graduated from university and were hopeful of an H1B visa, then this thread is for you

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Indian startups are accelerating! The quality of the teams and products have improved significantly and the business models are working The world is going to see lots of $10B+ companies from India in this next decade

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50% of the population is women but there is exactly ONE lane for security check for women (out of at least 10 lanes) at the Mumbai airport.

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The average length of a marriage in the US is 8 years The average tenure of a board member is 9 years Yet may founders decide on a board member after meeting them for 2 hours

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Choose your board wisely: “Board of Directors, on average, last longer than marriages in the US” - @anuhariharan at @ycombinator .

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Framework to think about India's opportunity in the next decade Credit to my friend Shantanu Rastogi - (head of GA India) Rather than thinking about average GDP look at how many households in India will make >$50k to $75k/ year by 2030. Our asset is developers. India will have

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Reading YC applications - I am so excited for the future of Indian startup ecosystem - so many awesome teams. I am quite bullish on India and I think in the future Indian startups will win the local market (it will become harder for the US companies to expand to India).

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3 years

Working mom hacks 🧵

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Anu Hariharan

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4 years

1/ Now that most of you have read the $DASH S-1 I will let you in on a tiny secret...

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4 years

Proud of @bscholl and the entire @boomaero (YC W16) team for this great milestone. The world's first independently developed supersonic jet is here - built with less than $150M and 150 people in five years. That is a remarkable achievement. Thrilled for the future of aviation.

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Anu Hariharan

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3 years

Happy Monday! YC India interviews for S2021 batch - ALL day today 😇

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1/ Monzo ( @monzo ) will go down the history books as one of the best turnarounds of the last decade

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As a @Penn alum, I am disappointed but not surprised. The administration has pretty consistently been incompetent and often sided with donors above all. I can't speak for the other two schools but I led two organizations and conferences at Penn between 2007 and 2009 and had to

Bill Ackman

@BillAckman

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The presidents of @Harvard , @MIT , and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism: Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment? The

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Anu Hariharan

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7 years

We @ycombinator are very excited to announce our first formal program for later stage startups.

Y Combinator

@ycombinator

7 years

Announcing YC’s Growth Stage Program

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3 years

Payments is still so broken. So much more left to be built. Traveling outside the US. None of the local delivery apps work on US credit cards 🤯

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Anu Hariharan

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5 years

1/ Here is the collective wisdom of the @ycombinator community on "How to Manage a Board"

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5 years

22 hour flight to India. Getting ready for YC interviews in Bangalore. No kids (since this is a work trip) = max productivity on a long flight! I can't think of the last time I had 22 hours straight to myself. Been a while :)

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

5 years

School project Me: What do you want to be when you grow up? 4 y.o. Nothing Me: Really? 4 y.o. Ok I want to be a founder Me (kinda excited): What do you want to build? 4 y.o. I want to be a Y Combinator founder Me (happy): Why? 4 y.o. Because mamma spends her entire day there!

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Anu Hariharan

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3 years

1/ This week is my 5 year anniversary at YC! 5 years ago I had no idea if I wanted to even stay in investing. I had made up my mind to stay in the Bay Area but I was exploring roles at portfolio companies

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

8 years

All about Network Effects

All about Network Effects

What is a network effect? How do we untangle the nuances of ‘network effects’ with ‘marketplaces’ and ‘platforms’? What’s the difference between network effects, virality, supply-side economies of...

future.com

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Startup in India becomes Delaware Inc to raise money from US investors Scales the business in India successfully Has to flip back to Indian entity to list in India Pay >20% in taxes to the US govt during the flip which is usually a hefty amount in the hundreds of millions of

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3 years

In today's market capital is no longer a moat. You can raise a billion and your competitor will also raise hundreds of millions. Don't assume for a second capital is going to give you an edge! There are WAY MORE investors than there are companies to be funded

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4 years

YC has funded over 100 India-based startups who have raised more than $700M -- and we're looking forward to meeting more Indian founders (and future founders). Join us on our IIT Tour

Y Combinator

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We’re excited to announce that we’ll be hosting a series of talks at 6 IITs this fall:

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Excited to partner with @ZeptoNow for the third time, and thrilled to announce that this marks @avracap 's first significant investment. Why does 10-minute delivery work in India? India is a retail anomaly with over 90% of trade being unorganized retail. Consumers often

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4 years

TikTok ban or not - Yiming (the founder of ByteDance) is one of the most inspiring founders I have met. His ambition was always to to build a global company & he has now inspired a new generation of founders (especially those outside the valley) to dream big!

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3 years

1/ If you are a growth stage founder raising $$$, this thread is for you...

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5 years

Scaling test: Are you too busy - working all the time playing catch up and feeling dissatisfied? If the answer to that is "yes" then you are probably not scaling! Don't confuse that with hard work. Hard work is important but productivity is equally important

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Nike's operating principles from 1977! Inspired by the movie "Air"

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3 years

“Bull markets go to people’s heads. If you’re a duck on a pond, and it’s rising due to a downpour, you start going up in the world. But you think it’s you, not the pond.”- Charlie Munger

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YC India interviews. We love our Lassi's

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I come back after a week long work trip 9 y.o: Mamma, please don't mind but grandma cooks way better ! Me: oh that's ok. I am not offended. What do I do better (should have never asked in hindsight) 9 y.o. You are really good at yelling 😭

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There is a ton of checks we can do in growth stage diligence but one question that really tests my own conviction level is this one - "If I had the opportunity, will I work at this company & for these founders?" The answer to that is probably the most revealing of all questions.

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Raising at $1B+ valuation as an AI company is easy these days (pre-PMF, < $1m ARR companies can command that). For all the founders of other companies who see the press every day but know there is no growth capital yet for a non-AI company :) Keep in mind public markets will

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3 years

Today we celebrate two @ycombinator IPOs Huge congrats to YC alums @getweave (W14) and @embarktrucks (W16) It took us 13 years to see the first IPO and there are several more to come!

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Just listened to Google and Amazon's Q4 earnings calls from last week (perks of being married to a portfolio manager who wakes up the entire home at 6 AM PT) Amazon is *much better* at delivering the message - the clarity of thought comes through in the communication. Maybe

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#1 . Humbled to be a partner in @monzo 's journey with founders @t_blom and @jonas (both YC alums!) and the entire Monzo team -

U.K. online bank Monzo raised $144 million in a fresh round of funding led by the U.S. start-up accelerator Y Combinator.

www.cnbc.com

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2 years

Finally @paulg and @gralston in front of the @ycombinator sign! Photo credit : @zachboth (Recreating the classic YC photo)

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12/ Needless to say - I learned a lot from the experience (1) NEVER bet against a great team (2) Most businesses are not zero-sum (3) Copy Tony's generosity

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Deadline to apply for one of the schools is at 5 PM PT today and @_ram_ is writing the application at 4:15 PM and asking which grade the kid is applying for 😂😂.. Somethings never change!

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1/ The most inspiring part of the @canva story is how two young founders from Australia have built a $15B++ company and they are just getting started -

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Reddit, HackerNews and Glassdoor are key for any diligence -- consistently find way better information there than any other place on the internet

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Before every demo day: "All the good YC companies are already funded" Reality years later: "Many" of the successful YC companies were never that popular on demo day Pay attention tomorrow and the day after 😃

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4 years

1) Few tips for late stage companies with high burn and/ or were planning for a fundraise later this year

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1/ Congratulations to @harshilmathur and @shashank_kr from @Razorpay (YC W15) on this amazing milestone. They applied to YC only a year after graduating from IIT Roorkee

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

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India’s Razorpay becomes unicorn after new $100 million funding round by @refsrc

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6 years

This highlights one of the key problems in the VC world. How many women founders get intros to VCs from other CEOs? Pretty much none and yet VCs are looking for warm intros. It is not that women don't hustle but they are not in the same social circles as male CEOs.

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6/ It was a year and a half before I learned to get an intro to a VC from another CEO. That led to @usv - our Series A. CEO intro beats the lawyer intro - every time.

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Got to give it to @aadit_palicha . Calls me at 1 AM my time to explain why the ThumsUp was free (I did ask him that ;-) and then to walk through the 12 month plan in detail -- all when India was 3 wickets down in the first hour in a world cup final. This kid is on 24/7 and all he

Aadit Palicha

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India's religious side is starting to show! Sales of puja flowers are through the roof today compared to a regular Sunday We thought it was because of Chhath Puja, but there's been a major spike since the match started 😉

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If you hire too fast before you have product market fit then you now have a bunch of people whose jobs depend on you not changing the product - @t_blom

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Zero sum games are EXTREMELY rare and yet every time a competitor launches there are *baseless* assumptions about who is going to win! Facebook and Snapchat eBay and Amazon Uber and Lyft Doordash and Uber Eats Tencent and ByteDance Swiggy and Zomato The list is endless.

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4 years

Highly recommend this book - Shoe Dog - What a wild ride! I have read about so many "near death" situations at other startups but nothing that comes this close and more than once

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

www.amazon.com

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Today in founder news Large well known crossover fund PM calls one of our founders. Explains to them that they should have "sympathy" that the hedge fund performance is poor and therefore term sheets and hand shakes have no value.

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Silicon Valley for all its strengths is increasingly becoming a tough place to afford a home and raise kids. Raising kids here has become incredibly challenging.

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5 years

One of the key differences between PE & tech investing mindset: PE: What is the worst case scenario? (understand all the risks) Tech: What is the best case scenario? (What happens if things go right) In tech startups it is quite hard to predict true upside potential

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1/ Often misunderstood - Network Effects is not the same as scale

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YC has been part of @GustoHQ 's journey since the beginning (W2012). Today, we are excited to announce an even deeper partnership with the team ( @joshuareeves @tomerlondon @edawerd ). We are proud of the incredible progress they have made since @ycombinator

Payroll Startup Gusto Raises $140 Million in Funding

Payroll and benefits startup Gusto is raising $140 million from investors in a round that nearly doubles its previous funding total. The new investment values the company at about $2 billion, twice...

www.bloomberg.com

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Lets go! @ycombinator S20 Alumni Demo Day

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Celebrating the last day of YC India interviews for W20 class at @ericmigi 's favorite spot

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When I met my grandad (then 96) for the last time he had quite a few things to share. He was the former Chief of Cardiology & Dir. Of Teaching Hospital & worked until he was 78. This was the one book he asked me to read every year :) better late than never I guess!

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The inflection point for startups focused on serving SMBs in India (1) Reliance Jio has enabled millions of SMBs online and access to 4G (2) Aadhaar/eKYC/ UPI remove payments friction Result - Amazing number of products and services for SMBs that are 100x better!

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1/ Most founders and friends ask me about stress and how I manage it. I used to get stressed a lot (still do though I would like to think I have improved:) and may not show it but stress is inevitable

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One of my all-time favorite @FoundersPodcast . Letters Rockefeller wrote to his son 1/ As far as my nature is concerned, I don't meet competition. I destroy them 2/ Action solves everything. I firmly believe destiny is determined by our actions, not our origins 3/ People

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Now its my turn to be biased! This podcast with @_ram_ is a must listen. @patrick_oshag - You would think I have heard most of these views given I am married to @_ram_ for 15+ years but I still learned a few things on this podcast for the first time!

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My conversation with @_ram_ , the founder of Octahedron - scope of the coming internet opportunity - key levers in 8 internet business models 🤯 - the Carvana playbook As a friend said “this morning’s pod is NOT a 1.5x listen.” Ram’s passion is palpable

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Late stage investors : "Tell me about all the SaaS companies (not interested in others)" Impressive employees at successful startups (looking for jobs): "Show me only the climate tech companies"

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4 y.o. : I want to watch some TV Me: It's not the weekend yet! 4 y.o.: We can watch "grown up" TV Me: No 4 y.o: Mamma - I hear there are "founders" coming on TV. You should turn it on.

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1/ Finished reading one of my favorite books of 2019! - What You Do Is Who You Are by @bhorowitz

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Happy Birthday America! 🇺🇲 21 years since I first moved to the US on a student visa to attend Virginia Tech ( @VT_ECE ). Forever grateful to VT for giving me a chance, supporting me when I most needed it. 1/ First admission letter in 2002 2/ Dr. Jeffrey Reed paid my tuition

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Me: I have some vegan hot dog for you 6 y.o: I am not Vegan. I am American 🤣

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Read my grandfather's diary this morning. He died at the age of 97 (6 years ago) after practicing cardiology till the age of 75. It is the greatest gift he left behind for us. It has all the notes - becoming head of medicine and raising 3 daughters with all it's ups & downs

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Our daughter went for her assessment for kindergarten this morning. Teacher's feedback: We have been observing her since pre K. She is a nerd, loves to sit in the first bench and do math for hours @_ram_ : That sounds like my wife. She is her daughter 😂

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Customer service is often how startups bridge the gap between the potential of the ambitious thing they're building, and its early unreliability - @paulg Reminder to every startup to put CX as one of your top priorities

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It couldn't be more clear "right now" who are true long term investors. There are very few that look beyond a quarter especially in the growth stage

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If you are a South Indian living in the Bay Area you are pretty much taken care of in terms of food of w/ @DoorDash Shastha Food and @MylaporeExpress Doordash for restaurant food and groceries Shastha Food for batter and snacks Mylapore Express for daily vegetarian meals for

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5 years

Here is the brand new list of top 100 YC companies of 2019 - 20 Companies valued at $1B and above - Cumulative valuation of $155B, 195K+ jobs created - 28 of them went through the more recent YC Growth Program! Humbled to work with so many founders!

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(1/4) We’re excited to share this year’s Top YC Companies. Here are the 101 YC alum, listed by valuation: .

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1/Congrats to the entire @monzo team on this milestone after a difficult 2020 - Raised $500M at $4.5B valuation and on an amazing trajectory

Monzo valuation hits $4.5bn on back of drawing thousands of new customers

UK digital bank sees $500m funding round in sharp recovery after bruising start to pandemic

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Myth: Growth investors are model driven (build a TON of scenarios and need to see so many proof points) Reality: We do ALL of that and pay 50x -100x forward on valuation. Betting on the future and all the new products that have not launched We are venture investors at heart 😇

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1) I have huge respect for Mike Moritz and understand the spirit of the argument here about work ethic and things we can learn from China. However I can't wrap my head around this paragraph.

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Proud of my husband @_ram_ and so inspired by all his effort in pursuing his dream. Equally thrilled that he is back to work :)

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1. A new beginning: I launched Octahedron Capital launched earlier this month in San Francisco. cc @OctahedronCap

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Mom: The New Starbucks CEO is Indian!! 7 y.o. : Finally can we get some dosas at Starbucks? 😂

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The 2021 Y Combinator Top Companies list is here - The entire @ycombinator community is what makes YC a special place.

Y Combinator Top Companies — 2021 | Y Combinator

We’re excited to share the newest YC Top Companies [https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies] list. We put this list together to help potential employees, partners, and late stage investors get to...

www.ycombinator.com

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1/ Finished Book #3 of 2020: The ride of a life time by @RobertIger . What an amazing book. My key takeaways

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To my grandmom - who passed away 10 years ago today. Thank you for everything you did for our family. You are the reason we went to school and have a graduate degree ♥️ She had to drop out of school in 8th grade as she had no choice or say in the matter.

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There will be arbitrage again with tech investments. Most people in the world are negative about tech investments today - public and private. VC is out of fashion. Most cannot see beyond 2025. And therefore the cycle begins again! Long tech and further confirms what we all

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1/ We are thrilled to double down in @RealWhatnot (YCW20). Sellers and Buyers love them -- they are the fastest growing marketplace among all the ones that launched in the last decade!

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$COIN (YCS12): Excited for your debut on the Nasdaq From "Bitbank" to Coinbase @brian_armstrong in 2012: Bringing bitcoin to the masses is a frighteningly ambitious idea, which for us is motivating - this idea could change the world @garrytan in 2012: Paypal for Bitcoin

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Our kids at the airport waiting to get through immigration. No matter where you go it is so good to be back home!

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4 y.o. logic Mamma - its almost a year since Anosuhka arrived. I would like another baby sister River and another baby brother Benjamin. {Me: You have even thought of names?!?! } Can you please go to Stanford hospital and pick them up today?

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As a founder all the paranoia hits you Saturday AM (every single time)🤔

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4 years

New post: Pinduoduo and The Rise of Social E-Commerce with @ndardenn

Pinduoduo and The Rise of Social E-Commerce

By Anu Hariharan and Nic Dardenne

anuhariharan.substack.com

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Diane Greene's advice for founders -

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Pretty much every investor (public and private) I talk to : Retail is on structural decline. No one is at the store. Pretty much every maker I talk to: FB/ Instagram are the only channels for online sales. We want to find offline channels to drive sales via boutique stores.

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Growth stage startups run by *great* founders are becoming way more resilient. Many are on track to hit positive free cash flows and net income positive without having to raise a single penny from external investors. Quite a few have already achieved this. The fundamentals look

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One thing I have learned from tech "It is never as bad as it sounds. It is never as good as it sounds"

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4 years

19/ While the news is extremely disappointing, there are plenty of opportunities to learn and there is always hope!

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

7 years

All about a Growth Team and why you should consider having one

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@ycombinator

7 years

Growth Guide: How to Set Up, Staff and Scale a Growth Program - from 25 growth expert interviews with @anuhariharan

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

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"Having new ideas is a lonely business. Only those who've tried it know how lonely. These people need your help. And if you help them, you'll probably learn something in the process."

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

4 years

First Black, First Indian American, First Female Vice President-Elect. It has taken a hell of a time to get here. A truly historic moment!

HuffPost

@HuffPost

4 years

BREAKING: Kamala Harris just made history as the first Black and the first Asian American vice president-elect, and her win is the culmination of work by many. #Election2020

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At YC we don't invest based on themes/trends. We strive to invest in the "best" founders. I have heard a lot of criticism about quick commerce/grocery delivery. @ZeptoNow will be different because @aadit_palicha & @v0hra are EXCEPTIONAL founders w/ incredible attention to detail

Steven Li

@levensti

2 years

When Aadit (20 y/o) and Kaivalya (19 y/o) couldn't find a good grocery delivery app to use during Covid in India, they started @zeptonow , joining @ycombinator 's W20 class. Now, Zepto is worth $900 million. Here are my four biggest takeaways from chatting with Aadit last week 🧵

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

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Congrats @TSMonzo and the @monzo team! Raising $430m at a $5B valuation in a bearish fintech private market. How did they pull it off? Net income positive, FCF positive and growing really fast. Added 2m customers in the UK alone in 2023! Welcome CapitalG and HongShan to the

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

3 years

And in 10 years it will be limiting to be just a US focused investor. Every investment fund will need to expand their activities globally but very few are trying today

Patrick Collison

@patrickc

3 years

In Q1 2019, 39% of Stripe's hiring was outside Bay Area and Seattle. Last quarter, it was 74%. I think the rate at which tech industry is going global is still under-appreciated, and that this will be a big tailwind for the world over the next decade.

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