Bazaar. Three ex-VCs. Rain.
The first one:
— Zucchini! Zucchini! The zucchini round is closing! Only two kilos left, the FOMO is real!
The third one (hanging a sign: “beets — $0.5/kg”):
— I call this pre-seed beet. Cheap, but if you get in early and believe…

𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗺

Yesterday, thanks to an invitation from Chaizat Khovalyg, I attended a vibe-coders meetup at Tatiana Saveleva & Max Sheptyakov’s apartment. It was an incredibly fun and inspiring experience.

We listened to several participants share…

𝗠𝘆 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿

On Sunday I mentioned that during a vibe-coding session I started building my own task tracker. The main goal was simple: make it not look like every other task tracker out there. So here it is: 𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠

You create tasks, assign them…

𝟳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹

As part of Ask VC, I launched a new product — the sprint “Investor Outreach”. This came directly from audience demand, because this situation happens all the time:
The founder sent a great pitch.
The investor…

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/dujscJ5S

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
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𝟯𝟳𝟬+ 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶
𝗩𝗖 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀
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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…