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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 1d

Convertible notes vs SAFE - Part 2.

#entrepreneur #startups #fundraising #tech

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 1d

How to think about convertible notes vs SAFE - Part 1 #entrepreneur #startups #tech #fundraising

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 1d

Starting a business is hard enough. Picking the right law firm can be very confusing!

I'm a 3x entrepreneur now building FinalLayer (finallayer.com). I've dealt with many legal areas in my 10 years as entrepreneur.

#entrepreneur #tech #startups #legal

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 2d

How much should you pay for your domain name? Part 2.

And should you own multiple extensions? We own finallayer.com and finallayer.ai.
#entrepreneur #startups #tech #domainname

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 2d

Your company's incorporated name does not have to be the same as the brand or product name you launch in the market with!

#entrepreneur #startups #founder #tech

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 5d

What is the OpenAI Plaque supposed to symbolize? All the dumb questions we've asked chatgpt and all the money we've spent on it?

#openai #chatgpt #openaidevday

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a 3x entrepreneur building my 3rd company, FinalLayer. After building multiple successful products, raising $60M in venture capital, and almost selling the last company, we lost it all. Now, as we build again, I want to share our lessons learned.

#entrepreneur #buildinpublic #tech

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 6d

Sharing the mistakes we made as founders in our 10 years of entrepreneurship.

#entrepreneur #vc #founder #fundraising

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 6d

If you're raising money, it's good to know what mistakes to avoid on your cap table.

#entrepreneur #founder #vc #fundraising

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 6d

OpenAI Dev Day killed exactly how many startups?

#openai #openaidevday #chatgpt #ai

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 7d

General Catalyst launched the McKinsey for the AI world and it's a self serving goal.

#ai #vc #revenue #technology

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 7d

We built a video search agent at FinalLayer. It can find almost any clip you're looking for. It's a beta product, please be kind 😇.

Try it at finallayer.com.
#sora2 #openai #youtube #ai #advice

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 8d

How do you create a great pitch deck for angel rounds? Comment "pitch deck" to get a copy of ours!

#entrepreneur #angelinvestor #fundraising #startups #pitch #advice

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 8d

From founding to getting replaced as a CEO: Extras.

#entrepreneur #founder #vc #fundraising #tech

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 8d

Pivots after success are generally hard. It is always better to start with a new company rather than continue.

#entrepreneur #vc #fundraising #founder #pivot #career

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 9d

Why should you become a founder? Should you be a founder because you have an idea or should you come up with ideas because you want to be a founder?

I'm currently building FinalLayer to manage organic LinkedIn visibility. Try it for free at finallayer.com.

#entrepreneur #startups #career #jobs

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 9d

How do you build trust with investors and how do you keep that trust as you navigate your company? It's simple: keep them posted, be proactive!

#vc #fundraising #entrepreneur #investor #motivationmonday

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 9d

I offered to share the pitch deck we used to raise our angel round to anyone who needs it. Please join our Slack to grab it. I'll also share more resources in the coming weeks over Slack.

You can join at finallayer.com/slack

#entrepreneur #angelinvestor #pitch #career #advice

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 13d

One year ago, I resigned from the startup I co-founded and ran for 10 years. And today, I'm glad I left and chose to rebuild.

#entrepreneur #founder #founderstory

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 13d

Early stage investors are looking to figure out whether you can raise the next round.

#entrepreneur #vc #fundraising #career #job

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 14d

Content moderation in social media is a nightmare!

#entrepreneur #socialmedia #content #contentstrategy

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 14d

How much traction you need for pre-seed varies. But it is getting harder to raise first checks without traction these days.

#entrepreneur #vc #fundraising

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 15d

The weaker investors will gravitate towards previously successful entrepreneurs, but the stronger ones know that previous failures can be added incentive to founders.

#entrepreneur #vc #fundraising

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Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 15d

Pre-seed funds are supposed to be your first checks, but increasingly, these funds are looking for traction.

#entrepreneur #vc #fundraising

Vidya @hellovidya.bsky.social · 15d

We made it to 10,000 users in 60 days and here are our marketing channels. Follow for more.

Try FinalLayer for free at finallayer.com.
#entrepreneur #marketing #growth #ai

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