Hadley Harris
@hadleyharris.bsky.social
Cofounder @EniacVC | Leading seed rounds & helping founders find product-market fit | Built & exited 2 VC-backed startups
It’s not an AI agent unless it comes from the agentic region of Palo Alto. Otherwise, it’s just an AI-enabled workflow.
February 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It’s not an AI agent unless it comes from the agentic region of Palo Alto. Otherwise, it’s just an AI-enabled workflow.
I see two types of people posting positively about tariffs:
People who have no clue how macroeconomics works
People who just want attention
People who have no clue how macroeconomics works
People who just want attention
February 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I see two types of people posting positively about tariffs:
People who have no clue how macroeconomics works
People who just want attention
People who have no clue how macroeconomics works
People who just want attention
We're likely entering a hot streak for the startup ecosystem, but these phases rarely last long. Building an enduring public company usually takes 8–10 years. Be cautious about making decisions based on the assumption this heat will stick around for more than a couple of years.
January 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We're likely entering a hot streak for the startup ecosystem, but these phases rarely last long. Building an enduring public company usually takes 8–10 years. Be cautious about making decisions based on the assumption this heat will stick around for more than a couple of years.
Can I make fun of the new a16z logo without getting deported?
January 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Can I make fun of the new a16z logo without getting deported?
The relative value of experience fluctuates inversely with the speed of change. With AI evolving rapidly, past experience is less reliable, making adaptability, curiosity, and quick learning more critical than accumulated expertise.
January 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The relative value of experience fluctuates inversely with the speed of change. With AI evolving rapidly, past experience is less reliable, making adaptability, curiosity, and quick learning more critical than accumulated expertise.
People grossly underestimate how early we are in AI adoption. As a thought exercise, imagine innovation in AI capabilities stopped today. It would still take five years for today’s capabilities to fully penetrate companies and consumers.
January 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
People grossly underestimate how early we are in AI adoption. As a thought exercise, imagine innovation in AI capabilities stopped today. It would still take five years for today’s capabilities to fully penetrate companies and consumers.
Thrilled to share the new 2025 @eniacvc.bsky.social AI market map! Hope you find it useful!
January 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Thrilled to share the new 2025 @eniacvc.bsky.social AI market map! Hope you find it useful!
If I could give only one piece of advice to founders after leading a seed round, it’s this: Keep your team small and your burn low while searching for PMF. Focus on learning, not selling. Don’t scale until you have a product customers love and a clear strategy for selling it.
January 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If I could give only one piece of advice to founders after leading a seed round, it’s this: Keep your team small and your burn low while searching for PMF. Focus on learning, not selling. Don’t scale until you have a product customers love and a clear strategy for selling it.
January is the best time to kick off your fundraise:
• VCs start the year fresh, eager to find new opportunities.
• Few startups raise in late December, so VCs aren’t mid-deal.
• Less competition for attention compared to busier months.
Get out there early!
• VCs start the year fresh, eager to find new opportunities.
• Few startups raise in late December, so VCs aren’t mid-deal.
• Less competition for attention compared to busier months.
Get out there early!
January 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
January is the best time to kick off your fundraise:
• VCs start the year fresh, eager to find new opportunities.
• Few startups raise in late December, so VCs aren’t mid-deal.
• Less competition for attention compared to busier months.
Get out there early!
• VCs start the year fresh, eager to find new opportunities.
• Few startups raise in late December, so VCs aren’t mid-deal.
• Less competition for attention compared to busier months.
Get out there early!
A common mistake I see founders make is overemphasizing hiring people who’ve “done it before” and underestimating the value of independent problem solvers. Startups are too dynamic and unique for a rinse-and-repeat approach to work.
January 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A common mistake I see founders make is overemphasizing hiring people who’ve “done it before” and underestimating the value of independent problem solvers. Startups are too dynamic and unique for a rinse-and-repeat approach to work.
twas the night before christmas
December 25, 2024 at 5:31 PM
twas the night before christmas
This is my annual plea to founders: take some time off this holiday season. Spend time with your family. Step away from your business. You’ll return more energized, creative, and ready to solve the tough problems needed for success.
December 17, 2024 at 3:19 PM
This is my annual plea to founders: take some time off this holiday season. Spend time with your family. Step away from your business. You’ll return more energized, creative, and ready to solve the tough problems needed for success.
One of the most important “arts” of VC is properly applying lessons from one company to another. My impression is lots of value gets destroyed by investors misapplying those lessons.
December 16, 2024 at 3:43 PM
One of the most important “arts” of VC is properly applying lessons from one company to another. My impression is lots of value gets destroyed by investors misapplying those lessons.
When we raised our first fund of $1.6M, I never thought we’d eventually be leading $6.6M seed rounds—and I definitely didn’t think @techcrunch would be calling us “renowned.”
December 11, 2024 at 6:38 PM
When we raised our first fund of $1.6M, I never thought we’d eventually be leading $6.6M seed rounds—and I definitely didn’t think @techcrunch would be calling us “renowned.”
True leaders don’t see any job as beneath them. Earlier this year, I was invited to a dinner with Reed Hastings, cofounder & CEO of Netflix. When I arrived, I saw someone setting up chairs. From afar, I thought, “He looks a bit old to be a busboy.” It was Reed. That’s leadership.
December 10, 2024 at 3:45 PM
True leaders don’t see any job as beneath them. Earlier this year, I was invited to a dinner with Reed Hastings, cofounder & CEO of Netflix. When I arrived, I saw someone setting up chairs. From afar, I thought, “He looks a bit old to be a busboy.” It was Reed. That’s leadership.
My job is to invest in and support pre-PMF founders, so my favorite meetings are the ones where the founders have just realized they’ve hit product-market fit. Such a special moment in the early trajectory of a company.
December 9, 2024 at 7:48 PM
My job is to invest in and support pre-PMF founders, so my favorite meetings are the ones where the founders have just realized they’ve hit product-market fit. Such a special moment in the early trajectory of a company.
People often ask how I stay up-to-date, especially with how fast AI evolves. The answer: I get almost all my info from founders—either those I work with or meet through pitches. Info from VCs or reporters is fine but always at least one step removed from the ground truth.
December 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM
People often ask how I stay up-to-date, especially with how fast AI evolves. The answer: I get almost all my info from founders—either those I work with or meet through pitches. Info from VCs or reporters is fine but always at least one step removed from the ground truth.
A common mistake early-stage VCs make is confusing good decisions with good outcomes. Good outcomes don’t always mean good decisions—luck often masks flawed reasoning. Focus on process over outcome bias. Invest in strong decision-making frameworks, not just duplicating “wins.”
December 6, 2024 at 3:53 PM
A common mistake early-stage VCs make is confusing good decisions with good outcomes. Good outcomes don’t always mean good decisions—luck often masks flawed reasoning. Focus on process over outcome bias. Invest in strong decision-making frameworks, not just duplicating “wins.”
Now that I have small children, I’m really cherishing the holiday season… because the constant threat that Santa might withhold presents due to bad behavior is basically doing my parenting for me.
December 5, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Now that I have small children, I’m really cherishing the holiday season… because the constant threat that Santa might withhold presents due to bad behavior is basically doing my parenting for me.
A common mistake early-stage founders make is hesitating to pivot from something that kind of works to something that truly works. Unfortunately, in venture-backed startups, “kind of working” is basically worthless—no matter how much effort it took to build.
December 3, 2024 at 8:19 PM
A common mistake early-stage founders make is hesitating to pivot from something that kind of works to something that truly works. Unfortunately, in venture-backed startups, “kind of working” is basically worthless—no matter how much effort it took to build.
Running your company off savings before raising money is incredibly stressful. Running out of money and having to stop paying yourself is even harder. I’ve been there—and I try to never forget that feeling when working with founders in the same position.
December 2, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Running your company off savings before raising money is incredibly stressful. Running out of money and having to stop paying yourself is even harder. I’ve been there—and I try to never forget that feeling when working with founders in the same position.
We’re in such a weird environment where the difference between a deal getting bid up to crazy prices and struggling to raise a round hinges on how much junior investors at multistage funds gossip about how hot it is.
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 PM
We’re in such a weird environment where the difference between a deal getting bid up to crazy prices and struggling to raise a round hinges on how much junior investors at multistage funds gossip about how hot it is.
Whenever I ask my boys what I do at work, they just pretend to start typing. Pretty much nailed it.
November 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Whenever I ask my boys what I do at work, they just pretend to start typing. Pretty much nailed it.
VC platform teams rarely add meaningful value to portfolio companies. They’re mostly a tool for GPs to justify raising larger funds and collecting higher management fees.
November 25, 2024 at 1:10 PM
VC platform teams rarely add meaningful value to portfolio companies. They’re mostly a tool for GPs to justify raising larger funds and collecting higher management fees.
The NBA Cup is like announcing a high-priced funding round. You can hype it up all you want, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter.
November 20, 2024 at 1:21 AM
The NBA Cup is like announcing a high-priced funding round. You can hype it up all you want, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter.