14 threads that will teach you more about building a startup than MBAs

Tony Fadell

@tfadell

2/5 When we were creating the #iPhone- we were solving for a pain. You had to have a phone, #iPod, and computer with you if you wanted to do anything mobile. Pain = grabbing all that gear and taking with you Painkiller = iPhone Superpower = the display https://t.co/h89NfbuKq1

Joe Speiser ⚡️

@jspeiser

I've raised $20M for my startups by just emailing Fundraising is hard but with the right system, anyone can raise Here's my step by step process

Romeen Sheth

@RomeenSheth

I talked to a super smart 20 year old this week. All the potential in the world, but had a major major flaw in his thinking. This flaw is becoming the most common mistake I am seeing young people make early in their career. Let's break it down:

Steph Smith

@stephsmithio

In 1994, Jeff Bezos famously spotted a stat that made him leave his high-paying PE job to start Amazon: 💡 The Internet was growing 2300% per year. What are the generation-defining stats of today? I'll post a few to kick things off...

Lenny Rachitsky

@lennysan

My biggest surprises from researching how 50 of today's biggest consumer companies came up with their startup idea: 1. Only 1 company came up with their idea by talking to customers (@DoorDash) 2. Only ~30% of ideas came from founders trying to solve their own problem More 👇 https://t.co/ews51AFt3s

MATT GRAY

@matt_gray_

I can teach you more in 2 minutes than you'll learn in 4 years. Here are 11 steps to start your own business:

Chris Munn

@chrisxmunn

I've spent my career investing. A bad investment can derail your life. Here are the 35 best investments you should make in yourself:

Romeen Sheth

@RomeenSheth

There’s a lot of bad advice out there on how to pitch your startup. Last year, I invested $1M+ and heard 200 companies pitch. Every great pitch I've heard nails 5 ingredients. In this thread, we'll go through each to help maximize your chances when fundraising Let's dig in👇 https://t.co/FBaUUWHz8L

Joe Speiser ⚡️

@jspeiser

I made $2m flipping a SaaS startup in 18 months following these 4 steps. Read how I did it to make your first million. https://t.co/tkmEkmbXZn

Joe Speiser ⚡️

@jspeiser

How my Dependence on Facebook cost me my startup, $100M, and 110 jobs It's the first time I've publicly spoke about this in 4 years. A 🧵...

Lenny Rachitsky

@lennysan

Eight ways to make money: 1. Sell a thing 2. Rent a thing 3. Take a cut 4. Charge a subscription 5. Charge based on usage 6. Sell a service 7. Advertising 8. Charge on % of assets More in 🧵 https://t.co/vXnKMpd50S

Shreyas Doshi

@shreyas

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the British rowing team unexpectedly won the Men’s Eight Rowing gold medal. One simple question was instrumental in their success. “Will it make the boat go faster?” This question could also be vital for your early-stage team & company. 1/15👇🏾 https://t.co/9Dw60Yn4mT

Shreyas Doshi

@shreyas

A B2B Product Management Story: on discovering problems that customers actually care about Very visual story thread👇🏾 https://t.co/SQKpmLtBGC

Tibo

@tibo_maker

I've sold 2 startups, cofounded 4, worked at 5 and crashed way more Here are 11 lessons I learned the hard way (so you don't have to) 👇

Tibo

@tibo_maker

The most brilliant startup advice from millionaire founders on Twitter 14 threads that will teach you more about building a startup than MBAs: