
Investing in exceptional teams @ISA_Ventures; Founder @Geonetric @iaaccelerator @NewBoCo; Passionate about agile, leadership, tech & teams
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Eric Engelmann retweeted
Battle over, SAFEs won.
When it comes to the first $ into a startup, nobody is using convertible notes anymore.
Eric Engelmann retweeted
How I present the P&L Plan to the board.
-Context: prior year
-Map to ARR: include waterfall on same slide
-No games: include following year tops down model
-Common-sized: % of revenue for easier review
-Quarterly: no hiding back-loaded growth
Eric Engelmann retweeted
MIT asked 153 execs with enormous AI budgets what they actually want from an AI partner.
They didn’t want "cutting-edge AI" for the sake of it - nor some "revolutionary platform."
They just asked for someone who:
a) understands their actual workflows
b) can guide effective implementation
Literally internalize this chart:
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Ten years ago the leading Republicans in the United States including then Senator Marco Rubio were hitting then President Barack Obama over “The perception that Obama has rolled out the red carpet for Putin”
newsweek.com/obama-putin-mee…
A decade later Trump literally did it
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Founders: Discovery call red flags checklist:
🚩 No clear pain metrics
🚩 Can't name decision maker
🚩 No similar tool spend
🚩 No timeline pressure
🚩 Won't share budget range
Any 2 flags = unqualified.
Save your time.
Eric Engelmann retweeted
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EP100 🎙️🎞️ Brad Feld
BradFeld.YouDontNeedThisPodc…
Whatta wild way to wrap Season 2! Thanks again to @bfeld and to ALL who made this creative season such a gift. #YDNTP
Welcome to the Season 2 Finale of You Don’t Need This Podcast! EP100 features an extended experience with @bfeld, recorded LIVE in Colorado!
BradFeld.YouDontNeedThisPodc…
This thread highlights our shared time and cheers to ALL the timeless relics on YouDontNeedThisPodcast.com 🥂
Eric Engelmann retweeted
People who cheat on their spouses are more likely to cheat at work, too.
Evidence: Marital infidelity predicts 2-3x greater odds of professional misconduct among CEOs, financial advisors, and police officers.
Integrity is not a 9-5 job. Character counts in every part of life.
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Everyone working in a STEM field should read this - ‘writing is thinking’
nature.com/articles/s44222-0…
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country. And remember, 93% have no record of any violent crimes. This facility, then, is comparable to the internment camps for Japanese Americans during the Second World War. But let's call it what it is: a concentration camp. Jesus wept.
Thanks @BENovator - this was a lot of fun. Iowa’s startup ecosystem has made some important strides in the last decade, and so many people and orgs have contributed to it. But there’s also so much more to do!
Excited to see where the future takes us!
Replying to @BENovator @MooneyMillions @cfsalads @ycombinator @NicRothStudio @snaadt @ChrisAndrewLo @DMACC_bears @TheDealtHand @1MillionCupsDSM @joeguna @1MCMidwest @1MCGrandIsland @CoffeeZabuni @VentureNetIowa @ChrisSnider @DrakeUniversity @alexmyers83 @Nicole4ABI @IowaABI @DrVDV @erikjdominguez1 @LoveDSM @DSMpartnership @MikeO_CIRAS @IowaStateU @CIRAS_ISU @GeraldBeranek @IARadioMan @iowarocknroll @hatsprotocol @nounsdao @cdixon @RaidGuild @coinbase @seedclub @podsdotmedia @ethereum @carllippert @GrandViewUniv @LolasFineSauce @spwalsh1590 @818iowa @DerreckStratton @nbagleague @NBA
EP94 🎙️ Paving Paths
Paving-Paths.YouDontNeedThis…
@EricEngelmann paves paths for fellow founders. We discuss venture studios, @NewBoCo, leveraging large clients, attracting co-founders, avoiding burnout, @EntreFEST, computer science in education, and how Eric wants to be remembered.
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Pretty much the worst thing to do is happening: instead of brain draining the world now the best startups will happen outside of the United States
Colossal blunder at the dawn of the age of intelligence
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Engineers-turned-PMs keep making the same psychological error in stakeholder meetings.
They assume corporate environments reward merit the same way engineering teams do.
After studying this pattern for years, I've identified the core disconnect that nobody discusses:
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Warning ⚠️: According to the Nature Index, Harvard is the only US institution in the global top 10 for research output. If its infrastructure is dismantled, the entire top 10 will be Chinese.
Eric Engelmann retweeted
I still think it's weird that so many people are like "I was radicalized by policy mistakes the government made in 2020. So in 2024 I voted for the guy who was president in 2020."
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Every single headline that says "Trump backs down from his instincts" leads markets to rally.
Perhaps that tells us something about the value of his instincts.
Eric Engelmann retweeted
startups:
free pilots are a net negative
free pilots are a net negative
free pilots are a net negative
Eric Engelmann retweeted
Every successful start-up had a Magical Sales Rep in the early days:
* often from a non-traditional background
* >really< got the product, + every use case
* knew how use the product to >truly< solve prospects' problems
* clever enough to work around big gaps
* part evangelist

































