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CEO @LambdaSchool (YC S17): A CS education that's free until you get a job. I have made remarks that I do not agree with.

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    Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred May 16

    My one tweet on startup fundraising: 1. In this day and age it’s both the easiest and least important part of running a company. 2. The person joining your board matters 10x as much as the money. 3. The goal of every round should be to make it so you never have to raise again.

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      2. Wes Winham‏ @weswinham May 16
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        How much of this do you think are your values applied to your specific context versus how much is generalizable advice to the average startup founder hustling in the US? The world? I think 1 and 2 are true for the average YC founder. 3 feels like a values trade-off.

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      3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred May 16
        Replying to @weswinham

        I’ve raised both inside and outside of YC. Valuations and amounts are higher in YC for sure, and frankly if you’re a solid YC company it’s a layup, but (at least in the US) raising is still easier than creating a successful company

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Wes Winham‏ @weswinham May 16
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        I talk to a lot of first-time, non-technical founders (mostly women) who don't have a shot at really building their business because they don't have the financial flexibility to either hire developers or dedicate full time. For them, #1 is a requirement to have a shot. It's hard

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      5. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred May 16
        Replying to @weswinham

        Yup, certainly harder in that instance. Running the company as a first time non technical founder will still be harder than raising.

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      2. Sunny R. Juneja‏ @sunnyrjuneja May 16
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Hey Austen, would you mind elaborating on how to evaluate 2? I've seen many variants of this but I don't understand understand what makes a "better investor / board member."

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      3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred May 16
        Replying to @sunnyrjuneja

        IMO you can tell when you meet someone + backchannel. VCs have reputations and you’ll notice a focus on different aspects of what you do. It’s telling.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Dave Christison‏ @dave_christison May 16
        Replying to @AustenAllred @sunnyrjuneja

        what makes a good board member in your experience? Is it level of involvement? Is it past experience? Connections in a space? Or more of a personality fit? I’m sure it’s a combo...

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred May 16
        Replying to @dave_christison @sunnyrjuneja

        Seems like a BS answer but “helpfulness in helping you become a $xm company.” There’s a lot that goes into that.

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      6. Dave Christison‏ @dave_christison May 16
        Replying to @AustenAllred @sunnyrjuneja

        I get what you mean by that, not BS at all.

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      2. Michael McCormick‏ @MikeMcCormick_ May 16
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        agreed on all except 3. some co's will inevitably need more $. i might say "the gal is to raise enough so you never have to raise again if you can help it -- or if that's unrealistic, raise more than enough to confidently hit MAJOR value inflection points." not very pithy tho

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      3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred May 16
        Replying to @MikeMcCormick_

        Ya that’s fair

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      1. Banky Alao‏ @bankybanx May 16
        Replying to @AustenAllred

        Truer words have never been written..

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