𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦@𝗰𝗸𝘀

LinkedIn pushed an iOS update on Monday, and unfortunately it affected my favorite part of the platform: analytics. Right now, it’s basically unusable. Hoping they fix it soon.

#LinkedIn #iOSUpdate #NeedAFix

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗖

𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀. Why? Because unlike almost any other industry, the "delta" between the old way and the new way doesn't just result in higher revenue, it results in lives saved and human suffering…

𝗡𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗼 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆

𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲. For finding investors, analyzing startups, and tracking deals — it’s one of the most powerful tools on the market. Over time, I’ve built a whole set of hacks, and honestly, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳…

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗩𝗖

I keep building 2CarrotsVC but before jumping into what’s next, here’s a quick March recap:
• 35 MAU (authorized users)
• 45 startups already in the database: https://2carrots.vc/beta
• Launched Co-Founder Equity Calculator:…

𝗬𝗖 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮!

A few hours ago, Garry Tan posted on X:
“YC is launching a new batch in Armenia.
Great founders are already building there.
Now it’s official.
Apply below:
https://lnkd.in/dXVpx25N

Just wow. A huge moment for the Armenian startup…

𝗠𝘆 LinkedIn | 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Road to 1M impressions: 172,788 of 1,000,000
TOP3 Posts:
𝟮𝟳 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
https://lnkd.in/dBzVqV2u
𝟯𝟳𝟬+ 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶
𝗩𝗖 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀
https://lnkd.in/d3ZhHVMY
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵
https://lnkd.in/dywpvCBR

Despite the…

𝗬𝗖 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿

“𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚.” A lot of people know this quote, but rarely remember who it belongs to. It’s a quote by Reid Hoffman.

And I fully agree with it. Especially now,…

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 — 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁.

In James Clear’s #AtomicHabits, there is the idea of “𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴”: a new habit is easier to build if you attach it to an existing automatic action. It is much easier to rely on simple, almost routine actions…

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀: 𝗜𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿

İlkay Gündoğan is no longer just a decorated midfielder, former captain of Manchester City Football Club, and Germany national team (DFB). He also building a 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁…

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗬𝗖 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽

Less than a week ago, I launched a bot that helps people find jobs in Y Combinator startups. Since then, I’ve been deliberately not rushing into new features. Instead, 𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴…

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟬

This week, 500 Eurasia has just launched Batch 10, bringing together 10 high-potential startups. During the next 12 weeks, these founders will refine their strategies, learn from mentors, and gain access to the…

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀

Every week, I look forward to Friday and the weekend because I know 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 "𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘁𝗮", some kind of fun chaos. That’s a special kind of joy.

This weekend, we originally just planned to get together and throw…

𝟮𝟭𝟬+ 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗖 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘁

𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆, work got intense before my short mini-vacation. But I have not been idle.

It took about a week for my Telegram bot, Y Combinator Jobs, to 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟬+ 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀. Honestly, my original target was…

#1 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲

The biggest mistake founders make is... 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿. Yes, really. Most of the other mistakes grow from this one:
building a product that no one truly needs,
weak…

𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲

The venture market in Central Asia and the Caucasus is growing fast.
In 2025 alone, the region saw 50+ startup investments across different stages. Some notable deals include:
Uzum (Series A) $70M
Jet (Series A)…

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿

Looking at Carta’s data, we can make a rough estimate: 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟬.𝟳% 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 (𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟰𝟱) 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖.

And this is a 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲: the data only captures two-year transitions between adjacent…

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆

When launching a startup, pet project, or vibe-coded prototype, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲. Logs help you measure progress with data: understand usage patterns, identify popular features, calculate DAU/MAU…

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗦. 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀

It’s no secret that most jobs in Y Combinator startups are technical (Engineering): 55.9% of 3,400+ active vacancies. Then come:
• Sales — 12.9%
• Operations — 11.6%
• Marketing — 6.9%
• Product — 4.3%
• Design — 3.6%
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽…

𝗠𝘆 LinkedIn | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Road to 1M impressions: 200,674 of 1,000,000
TOP3 Posts:
𝗬𝗖 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮
https://lnkd.in/dc32AFMf
𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲
https://lnkd.in/djTBxtxA
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗬𝗖 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽
https://lnkd.in/d4axx7Q4…

𝗜 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝘀

And I think I got Ivan hooked on them too. I used to play Zip, a puzzle by LinkedIn, a and had a 176 max streak but as soon as a new game appeared, the one where my streak now matches the puzzle number, I switched to Patches, a puzzle…