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Physics just confirmed that hitting a low point is actually the ultimate cheat code for speed. The smooth road is comfortable, but it never wins. 🤯
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Challenges getting your startup off the ground? Join us for serious conversation w/ other #entrepreneurs and get candid feedback. #MtnView @Bootstrappers. shorturl.at/j6keE
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Small teams, big exits. So far in 2025, tech companies acquired for $100M+ had just 100 employees at the median. Many are young (7 years old on avg.) and have raised less than $20M. Join our March 18 briefing on Tech M&A Predictions for 2025 — who’s buying, who’s selling, and what’s next for dealmaking.
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Loosen rusted nuts easily by applying a cooler spray to contract metal and break rust bonds.
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This robotic manta ray, using a lightweight design and helium for bouyancy, replicates the underwater movements of its aquatic counterpart in the air. 📽: Bakschik Martirosian
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You know you are an engineer if ... #engineer #engineeringhumor
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A lot to think about here when deciding if and where to expand the scope of your business via adjacency. longform.asmartbear.com/adja… by @asmartbear – at Austin, TX
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"Most people see what they expect to see, what they want to see, what they've been told to see, what conventional wisdom tells them to see--not what is right in front of them in its pristine condition." Vincent Bugliosi Important to bear in mind during customer discovery.
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Who wants a free pitch deck review? Founders: I want to help you improve your pitch deck. I've reviewed thousands of pitch decks before. Reply to this message with "Pitch deck review" or RT and I'll DM you the details.
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If you manage or develop products or run your own business I encourage you to subscribe to Seth Godin. He writes short thoughtful posts daily on the importance of integrity, respecting your customers, and creating value for them. It's free seths.blog/2024/02/free-subs…
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A water hose can be attached to a speaker so that it vibrates at a certain frequency, say 27 Hz. You can see this effect through a 24 fps camera & if you change the vibration frequency you see a different pattern.
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A Badminton's shuttlecock must be extremely aerodynamically stable. This is how the shuttlecocks are calibrated.
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"Anne Wojcicki is a great startup founder because she has stuck to her big vision despite tough obstacles. Anne has a willful ignorance of constraints.” Patrick Chung in "23andMe’s Fall from $6 Billion to Nearly $0" by Rolfe Winkler (Jan. 31, 2024)
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It's been 6 months since our 2023 RealLIST Startups list came out. Here's what the young companies that made the list have been up to: bit.ly/3QCcUoU @snap_refund @CollX_App @_BOSSTech_ @EdLightPBC and more
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In disagreements, introverts often stay quiet w/o sharing their real thoughts In startups, this can create big problems down the road A thing that works with introverted co-founders is: 1. Taking time alone to form perspectives 2. Sharing back as a team #timetomarketpodcast
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This is the incredible evolution of Boston Dynamic robots: [1992-2023]
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"They say necessity is the mother of invention, but it's really the impetus for learning. The best way to learn something is to need that something. Learning when you don't really need to is a good way to give up early." Jason Fried
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“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you.” - Steve Jobs Quotes from Steve Jobs can be dangerous, but I'll take this one as a motivational quote about entrepreneurship.
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