Ali Partovi
@alip.bsky.social
Are you in NY next week?
Join me at the first commercial production of "Siblings"!
This moving play by 21yo Soli Partovi is an intense story about children growing up against the backdrop of a divorce.
Buy tickets now: SiblingsPlay.com. ❤️ I'll be at all 7 showings!
Join me at the first commercial production of "Siblings"!
This moving play by 21yo Soli Partovi is an intense story about children growing up against the backdrop of a divorce.
Buy tickets now: SiblingsPlay.com. ❤️ I'll be at all 7 showings!
March 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Are you in NY next week?
Join me at the first commercial production of "Siblings"!
This moving play by 21yo Soli Partovi is an intense story about children growing up against the backdrop of a divorce.
Buy tickets now: SiblingsPlay.com. ❤️ I'll be at all 7 showings!
Join me at the first commercial production of "Siblings"!
This moving play by 21yo Soli Partovi is an intense story about children growing up against the backdrop of a divorce.
Buy tickets now: SiblingsPlay.com. ❤️ I'll be at all 7 showings!
Thank you to Michael Truell (Cursor cofounder) -- we loved hosting you at the Neo office-warming party. 🤩❤️
March 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thank you to Michael Truell (Cursor cofounder) -- we loved hosting you at the Neo office-warming party. 🤩❤️
Running a startup means learning to live with a certain background level of uncertainty all the time.
(From mentor session with Britton O'Daly of Treater, a Neo-backed startup).
(From mentor session with Britton O'Daly of Treater, a Neo-backed startup).
January 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Running a startup means learning to live with a certain background level of uncertainty all the time.
(From mentor session with Britton O'Daly of Treater, a Neo-backed startup).
(From mentor session with Britton O'Daly of Treater, a Neo-backed startup).
I was 20yo the first time I hired someone older than myself. It was intimidating!
I shared my advice with 20yo Ron Nachum, CEO of Sapien, backed by Neo.
I shared my advice with 20yo Ron Nachum, CEO of Sapien, backed by Neo.
January 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I was 20yo the first time I hired someone older than myself. It was intimidating!
I shared my advice with 20yo Ron Nachum, CEO of Sapien, backed by Neo.
I shared my advice with 20yo Ron Nachum, CEO of Sapien, backed by Neo.
Last night I started making the pizza dough from scratch for hosting 25-30 Neo Scholars and founders this weekend. 🍕
January 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Last night I started making the pizza dough from scratch for hosting 25-30 Neo Scholars and founders this weekend. 🍕
BOMBSHELL: "He first told Joint Chiefs of Staff about a lab leak in China in Oct 2019." 🤯
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
December 15, 2024 at 10:53 PM
BOMBSHELL: "He first told Joint Chiefs of Staff about a lab leak in China in Oct 2019." 🤯
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
I loved visiting Penn today to speak with so many inspiring students interested in startups!
Thanks to Connor Ling and Neo Scholar Angela Zhang for hosting and interviewing me!
I can't wait till my next visit! 💙
Thanks to Connor Ling and Neo Scholar Angela Zhang for hosting and interviewing me!
I can't wait till my next visit! 💙
December 11, 2024 at 3:13 AM
I loved visiting Penn today to speak with so many inspiring students interested in startups!
Thanks to Connor Ling and Neo Scholar Angela Zhang for hosting and interviewing me!
I can't wait till my next visit! 💙
Thanks to Connor Ling and Neo Scholar Angela Zhang for hosting and interviewing me!
I can't wait till my next visit! 💙
We loved hosting Sam Altman for an intimate gathering with Neo Scholars.
Thank you Alfred Lin for offering your home! ❤️
Thank you Alfred Lin for offering your home! ❤️
December 6, 2024 at 1:23 AM
We loved hosting Sam Altman for an intimate gathering with Neo Scholars.
Thank you Alfred Lin for offering your home! ❤️
Thank you Alfred Lin for offering your home! ❤️
NEW video series: Watch short clips from my mentor sessions with Neo startup founders.
In this 44-sec episode, Lillie and I debate whether to pivot after her latest push had mixed results.
In this 44-sec episode, Lillie and I debate whether to pivot after her latest push had mixed results.
November 26, 2024 at 2:31 AM
NEW video series: Watch short clips from my mentor sessions with Neo startup founders.
In this 44-sec episode, Lillie and I debate whether to pivot after her latest push had mixed results.
In this 44-sec episode, Lillie and I debate whether to pivot after her latest push had mixed results.
Check out Neo-backed startups hitting #1 on the App Store both last week and this week.
November 13, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Check out Neo-backed startups hitting #1 on the App Store both last week and this week.
Last week it was Kalshi. Both are Neo-backed startups.
November 13, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Last week it was Kalshi. Both are Neo-backed startups.
Check it out: Bluesky is #1 on the App Store. 🔥🔥🔥
November 13, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Check it out: Bluesky is #1 on the App Store. 🔥🔥🔥
Goodbye Sunriver, Oregon.
Final night of Neo Accelerator startup bootcamp was amazing, complete with casino night and meteor shower.
Final night of Neo Accelerator startup bootcamp was amazing, complete with casino night and meteor shower.
August 13, 2023 at 10:13 PM
Goodbye Sunriver, Oregon.
Final night of Neo Accelerator startup bootcamp was amazing, complete with casino night and meteor shower.
Final night of Neo Accelerator startup bootcamp was amazing, complete with casino night and meteor shower.
Congratulations to Saturn for hitting #4 on the App Store (#2 in social media) -- an incredible feat!
I'm proud that we at Neo invested in this company
Saturn is a social app for connecting in the real world. It helps gets students off their screens and spending time together.
I'm proud that we at Neo invested in this company
Saturn is a social app for connecting in the real world. It helps gets students off their screens and spending time together.
August 10, 2023 at 7:32 AM
Congratulations to Saturn for hitting #4 on the App Store (#2 in social media) -- an incredible feat!
I'm proud that we at Neo invested in this company
Saturn is a social app for connecting in the real world. It helps gets students off their screens and spending time together.
I'm proud that we at Neo invested in this company
Saturn is a social app for connecting in the real world. It helps gets students off their screens and spending time together.
I enjoyed interviewing Alfred Lin and Sumaiya Balbale of Sequoia for tonight's Neo Scholar event.
I particularly love Alfred's stories about his mischievous childhood money-making schemes. 😍
I particularly love Alfred's stories about his mischievous childhood money-making schemes. 😍
August 10, 2023 at 2:34 AM
I enjoyed interviewing Alfred Lin and Sumaiya Balbale of Sequoia for tonight's Neo Scholar event.
I particularly love Alfred's stories about his mischievous childhood money-making schemes. 😍
I particularly love Alfred's stories about his mischievous childhood money-making schemes. 😍
I had a blast at the Neo Scholar Finalist meetup for students and startups tonight in SF.
It was wonderful to meet so many fresh faces and brilliant minds.
It was wonderful to meet so many fresh faces and brilliant minds.
August 9, 2023 at 10:43 PM
I had a blast at the Neo Scholar Finalist meetup for students and startups tonight in SF.
It was wonderful to meet so many fresh faces and brilliant minds.
It was wonderful to meet so many fresh faces and brilliant minds.
Lola's first day of school!
August 9, 2023 at 7:17 PM
Lola's first day of school!
Why are the words "tweet" and "retweet" registered trademarks?
There's a clear argument that these have been generic words all along and not corporate brands -- doubly so now that Twitter is changing its name to "X" and there are many alternative places to tweet and retweet.
There's a clear argument that these have been generic words all along and not corporate brands -- doubly so now that Twitter is changing its name to "X" and there are many alternative places to tweet and retweet.
July 23, 2023 at 9:13 PM
Why are the words "tweet" and "retweet" registered trademarks?
There's a clear argument that these have been generic words all along and not corporate brands -- doubly so now that Twitter is changing its name to "X" and there are many alternative places to tweet and retweet.
There's a clear argument that these have been generic words all along and not corporate brands -- doubly so now that Twitter is changing its name to "X" and there are many alternative places to tweet and retweet.
Six years after starting Neo, we've raised $235 million and revealed some of our backers for the first time.
https://open.substack.com/pub/neo/p/neo-has-raised-235m-in-new-funds
https://open.substack.com/pub/neo/p/neo-has-raised-235m-in-new-funds
May 26, 2023 at 12:13 AM
Six years after starting Neo, we've raised $235 million and revealed some of our backers for the first time.
https://open.substack.com/pub/neo/p/neo-has-raised-235m-in-new-funds
https://open.substack.com/pub/neo/p/neo-has-raised-235m-in-new-funds
At Neo we've invested $100M (almost half our capital) in women and underrepresented CEOs, while beating the VC industry's target returns.
neo.substack.com/p/neo-has-inve…
neo.substack.com/p/neo-has-inve…
May 26, 2023 at 12:11 AM
At Neo we've invested $100M (almost half our capital) in women and underrepresented CEOs, while beating the VC industry's target returns.
neo.substack.com/p/neo-has-inve…
neo.substack.com/p/neo-has-inve…