Alex Iskold
@alexiskold.bsky.social
Pre/Seed VC 🧬🤖⚙️ @2048vc | Pitch me http://2048.vc/pitch-alex | Coach @HarvardHBS | Blog http://startuphacks.vc | Systems Thinker
Really enjoying
The Brain Energy book 📕
The message that all mental disorders have common roots and are all step from metabolic disorders of brain 🧠 deeply resonates.
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The Brain Energy book 📕
The message that all mental disorders have common roots and are all step from metabolic disorders of brain 🧠 deeply resonates.
a.co/d/0xN0x99
Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health-and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More: Palmer MD, Christopher M.: 9781637741580: Amazon.com: Bo...
Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health-and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More [Palmer MD, Christopher M.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shippin...
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January 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Really enjoying
The Brain Energy book 📕
The message that all mental disorders have common roots and are all step from metabolic disorders of brain 🧠 deeply resonates.
a.co/d/0xN0x99
The Brain Energy book 📕
The message that all mental disorders have common roots and are all step from metabolic disorders of brain 🧠 deeply resonates.
a.co/d/0xN0x99
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Understanding Startup Board Control
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Understanding Startup Board Control
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Startup Hacks by Alex Iskold
Startup Hacks is a collection of over 70 blog posts covering vision,
founding team, fundraising, metrics, product, marketing, productivity and
self-care, and business introductions written by Alex I...
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January 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New Blog Post via startuphacks.vc:
Understanding Startup Board Control
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Understanding Startup Board Control
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Content is what’s called in Economics a stable equilibrium.
That’s why Immigration is an essential force that propels America forward.
That’s why Immigration is an essential force that propels America forward.
December 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Content is what’s called in Economics a stable equilibrium.
That’s why Immigration is an essential force that propels America forward.
That’s why Immigration is an essential force that propels America forward.
Thinking how people stare at you intently to detect if you are lying.
A lot VCs do this.
While this works, a much better way is to be friendly and relax the person you are analyzing.
You want to understand how people are when they are natural.
A lot VCs do this.
While this works, a much better way is to be friendly and relax the person you are analyzing.
You want to understand how people are when they are natural.
December 25, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Thinking how people stare at you intently to detect if you are lying.
A lot VCs do this.
While this works, a much better way is to be friendly and relax the person you are analyzing.
You want to understand how people are when they are natural.
A lot VCs do this.
While this works, a much better way is to be friendly and relax the person you are analyzing.
You want to understand how people are when they are natural.
Just finished the latest Murakami book - The City and Its Uncertain Walls.
A masterpiece.
He really should win Nobel prize for his works.
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A masterpiece.
He really should win Nobel prize for his works.
a.co/d/0I1CO2K
The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel
The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel [Murakami, Haruki, Gabriel, Philip] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel
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December 25, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Just finished the latest Murakami book - The City and Its Uncertain Walls.
A masterpiece.
He really should win Nobel prize for his works.
a.co/d/0I1CO2K
A masterpiece.
He really should win Nobel prize for his works.
a.co/d/0I1CO2K
Today is my book 📕 planning day.
Going to review a ton of best of and other lists to build my list to consume over the holidays and into 2025.
The explorer in me never rests but my job doesn’t afford a ton of time to read new books, so holidays is the time to catch up!
Going to review a ton of best of and other lists to build my list to consume over the holidays and into 2025.
The explorer in me never rests but my job doesn’t afford a ton of time to read new books, so holidays is the time to catch up!
December 22, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Today is my book 📕 planning day.
Going to review a ton of best of and other lists to build my list to consume over the holidays and into 2025.
The explorer in me never rests but my job doesn’t afford a ton of time to read new books, so holidays is the time to catch up!
Going to review a ton of best of and other lists to build my list to consume over the holidays and into 2025.
The explorer in me never rests but my job doesn’t afford a ton of time to read new books, so holidays is the time to catch up!
Some of the best founders I know has the most sever case of happy ears.
They just want to bend reality their way but reality has its own way too.
Use reflective listening to make sure you are headed in the right direction and not wasting time.
They just want to bend reality their way but reality has its own way too.
Use reflective listening to make sure you are headed in the right direction and not wasting time.
December 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Some of the best founders I know has the most sever case of happy ears.
They just want to bend reality their way but reality has its own way too.
Use reflective listening to make sure you are headed in the right direction and not wasting time.
They just want to bend reality their way but reality has its own way too.
Use reflective listening to make sure you are headed in the right direction and not wasting time.
A few days in Zurich and Lucerne
December 16, 2024 at 5:13 PM
A few days in Zurich and Lucerne
Just jaywalked in Zurich and the look 👀 of pure horror in the eyes of the person standing across the street from me.
December 11, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Just jaywalked in Zurich and the look 👀 of pure horror in the eyes of the person standing across the street from me.
A few days in Milan
December 6, 2024 at 8:49 PM
A few days in Milan
Nothing ever makes me feel the way Murakami books make me feel.
His latest City and its Uncertain Walls is another masterpiece.
His latest City and its Uncertain Walls is another masterpiece.
December 4, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Nothing ever makes me feel the way Murakami books make me feel.
His latest City and its Uncertain Walls is another masterpiece.
His latest City and its Uncertain Walls is another masterpiece.
What near term future technology inevitabilities do you believe in?
December 3, 2024 at 2:33 PM
What near term future technology inevitabilities do you believe in?
To every VC out there who thinks they are better than founders, who don’t treat founders well - you are badly mistaken.
We only exist because of founders.
We aren’t all that special.
Founders are.
We only exist because of founders.
We aren’t all that special.
Founders are.
December 3, 2024 at 1:53 PM
To every VC out there who thinks they are better than founders, who don’t treat founders well - you are badly mistaken.
We only exist because of founders.
We aren’t all that special.
Founders are.
We only exist because of founders.
We aren’t all that special.
Founders are.
Best book 📕 you read in 2024 ?
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December 1, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Best book 📕 you read in 2024 ?
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One thing I proposed was to completely buy out the coal industry. For about 36b , you could buy all the coal plants (at a nice profit for owners ), give their customers 5 to 10 yrs to transition and give all employees full pay till retirement.
Take out coal and other paths get simpler
Thoughts?
Take out coal and other paths get simpler
Thoughts?
November 29, 2024 at 6:39 PM
One thing I proposed was to completely buy out the coal industry. For about 36b , you could buy all the coal plants (at a nice profit for owners ), give their customers 5 to 10 yrs to transition and give all employees full pay till retirement.
Take out coal and other paths get simpler
Thoughts?
Take out coal and other paths get simpler
Thoughts?
Excited for this!
November 30, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Excited for this!
When are we going to get intelligent skip to next chapter / topic in podcasts / podcast apps and video / video players?
The books have simplest thing we can do - go to next chapter.
With all the tech we have why can’t I do this with podcasts and video?!
The books have simplest thing we can do - go to next chapter.
With all the tech we have why can’t I do this with podcasts and video?!
November 30, 2024 at 1:38 PM
When are we going to get intelligent skip to next chapter / topic in podcasts / podcast apps and video / video players?
The books have simplest thing we can do - go to next chapter.
With all the tech we have why can’t I do this with podcasts and video?!
The books have simplest thing we can do - go to next chapter.
With all the tech we have why can’t I do this with podcasts and video?!
Whats the best thing you got this black friday?
November 30, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Whats the best thing you got this black friday?
Do yourself a favor and watch Emila Perez on Netflix.
It will blow your mind.
It will blow your mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Do yourself a favor and watch Emila Perez on Netflix.
It will blow your mind.
It will blow your mind.
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 everyone!
Grateful to be here. To have the opportunity to connect and learn.
Grateful for you all.
Grateful to be not (yet) AI generated.
Grateful to be here. To have the opportunity to connect and learn.
Grateful for you all.
Grateful to be not (yet) AI generated.
November 28, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 everyone!
Grateful to be here. To have the opportunity to connect and learn.
Grateful for you all.
Grateful to be not (yet) AI generated.
Grateful to be here. To have the opportunity to connect and learn.
Grateful for you all.
Grateful to be not (yet) AI generated.
Reposted by Alex Iskold
The plateauing in performance of LLMs was inevitable, and predictable, for logical reasons reactionwheel.net/2023/08/ai-a...
AI and the Structure of Reasoning
Generative AIs can do some things better than people: they can code faster in many instances, they can write junior high school level essays faster, they can create detailed images on demand no mat…
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November 19, 2024 at 3:59 PM
The plateauing in performance of LLMs was inevitable, and predictable, for logical reasons reactionwheel.net/2023/08/ai-a...
Reposted by Alex Iskold
Forgot to post this here but Stripe is doing *another* tender offer. This time for EX employees. $70B valuation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Stripe to Buy Shares in Tender Offer at $70 Billion Valuation
Private fintech giant Stripe Inc. is again buying back some of its shares and at a roughly $70 billion valuation.
www.bloomberg.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Forgot to post this here but Stripe is doing *another* tender offer. This time for EX employees. $70B valuation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I love meeting repeat founders who start again in the same space.
November 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I love meeting repeat founders who start again in the same space.
Tetsuwan is building the future of bio lab automation.
Stellar team, incredible vision.
www.2048.vc/blog/our-inv...
Stellar team, incredible vision.
www.2048.vc/blog/our-inv...
Our Investment in Tetsuwan Scientific
Tetsuwan creates autonomous AI scientists that are capable of performing high sophistication tasks, reacting to data, reasoning, and making decisions.
www.2048.vc
November 20, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Tetsuwan is building the future of bio lab automation.
Stellar team, incredible vision.
www.2048.vc/blog/our-inv...
Stellar team, incredible vision.
www.2048.vc/blog/our-inv...