“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
Great article about WeChat
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/3t-how-wechat-grew-to-be-the-1-app-in-the-world#:~:text=Allen%20Zhang%20(Founder%20of%20WeChat,an%20individual%20user.
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/3t-how-wechat-grew-to-be-the-1-app-in-the-world#:~:text=Allen%20Zhang%20(Founder%20of%20WeChat,an%20individual%20user.
YC Startup Library
How WeChat grew to be the #1 app in the world : YC Startup Library | Y Combinator
Here is a deep dive into the growth strategy that led to WeChat scaling to over a billion users.
Great interview with Elon Musk about Twitter, recession and Tesla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnxzrX9tNoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnxzrX9tNoc
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Elon Musk: Twitter's bot problem, SpaceX's grand plan, Tesla stories & more
0:00 Bestie Guestie Elon Musk joins the besties via Zoom at the All-In Summit!
0:43 Benchmarking Twitter's bot problem, thoughts on slights from the Biden Administration
13:26 Breaking down Tesla's 6+ businesses, comparing them to a traditional car company…
0:43 Benchmarking Twitter's bot problem, thoughts on slights from the Biden Administration
13:26 Breaking down Tesla's 6+ businesses, comparing them to a traditional car company…
Markets right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcyec3pvAEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcyec3pvAEY
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E81: All-In Summit: Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on markets, downturns & investment cycles
This conversation was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami!
0:00 Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner break down the state and historical significance of 2022's market downturn
12:27 How VCs will handle capital commitments from LPs, underwriting startups in…
0:00 Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner break down the state and historical significance of 2022's market downturn
12:27 How VCs will handle capital commitments from LPs, underwriting startups in…
Great interview for early founders with a founder of Square
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDp3OBok3Ec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDp3OBok3Ec
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Jim McKelvey on How Square Defeated Amazon
In this interview for INBOUND2020, Square co-founder Jim McKelvey discusses competition, business, and entrepreneurship. For more like this, sign up at theprofile.substack.com