Francis Shih

@FrancisShih

early-stage venture

Los Angeles
francisshih.com
Joined October 2011
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    May 23

    When a consumer market is new, distribution wins. As consumer become educated, product wins. When products reach parity, brand wins.

    22 replies 689 retweets 1,301 likes
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    Apr 7

    Convexity effect # Antifragile

    SOLUTION: The quickest path between points A and B is the Brachistochrone which is a CYCLOID. Learn more here:
    7 replies 102 retweets 222 likes
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    Mar 29

    Networking is overrated. Become first and foremost a person of value and the network will be available whenever you need it.

    82 replies 1,390 retweets 3,237 likes
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    Mar 6

    thinking: the greatest innovations in an industry are strange and art-like before they're obvious.

    5 replies 30 retweets 96 likes
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    Mar 6
    Replying to

    so, having an eye for art and curiosity for all-things-strange are underrated traits of a great early stage investor/founder

    5 replies 7 retweets 47 likes
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    31 Aug 2016

    Here are my answers to the questions put forward by the Quora community. Hope you enjoy them.

    Benchmark General Partner answering questions now!
    8 replies 38 retweets 125 likes
  7. 28 Aug 2016

    Sheds light on why snapchat works. Mimics usage patterns already existing amongst teens on Facebook as early as 2...

    1 reply 2 likes
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    10 Jul 2016

    Making a list of common fallacies in criticising new technologies

    104 replies 736 retweets 1,307 likes
  9. 25 Apr 2016

    This is a fantastic read by about limits of bots / conversational commerce

    Wrote a response to the recent "conversational UI" and bot hype. Warning: it's a long one!
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  10. 8 Apr 2016

    What it's like for a YC founder to tell the partners their startup has failed

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    26 Mar 2016

    Good overview of Amazon's strong strategic position - "17 charts that show just how scary Amazon really is."

    11 replies 286 retweets 325 likes
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    17 Mar 2016

    "over half of the nation’s startup companies valued at $1 billion or more were founded by immigrants"

    What portion of $1B+ unicorn companies were founded by immigrants, including this guy?
    35 replies 618 retweets 637 likes
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    17 Mar 2016

    So you wanna know my startup secrets? Ask me anything next Monday 11am on ProductHunt: Sign up here

    13 retweets 19 likes
  14. 15 Mar 2016

    How WeChat Is Extending China’s School Days Well into the Night

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    13 Mar 2016

    Can't help but wonder if DJI/GoPro have the same challenge. Cool, yet complex cameras. Awesome on day 1, cool on day 2. Less so after.

    6 replies 10 retweets 47 likes
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    7 Mar 2016

    New post on “Structuring and Pricing Debt Financing for Alternative Lending Platforms”

    1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
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    4 Mar 2016

    . is doing real journalism The news is doing entertainment And presidential candidates are doing dick jokes.

    87 replies 2,657 retweets 4,381 likes
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    3 Mar 2016

    Fav suggestions for Trump running mate so far: Cartman, Dennis Rodman, a ball of old yarn, Kanye West, John McAfee, Hulk Hogan & Vanilla Ice

    13 replies 9 retweets 20 likes
  19. 29 Feb 2016

    “Half Our Startups are Founded by Women — and I’m Surprised and Delighted.” by

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