Matt Wilson

The height at which you set the bar is up to you

SDRs: If you open with “bumping this up in case it got lost,” you’re just announcing “I know you ignored me once so it’s ok to ignore me again” They saw it. They didn’t care. Avoid recycling the same dead pitch. New hook, new value prop, an actual reason to care; or stay out of their inbox. An SDR’s job is to find what lands, not hit replay on the fail.

Just got a cold call from a Yellow Pages sales rep. Had no idea they were still a thing.

VCs are betting Instinct will become the everything app, just like Clubhouse became the only social media app

Guess we have to add two factor authentication to our fridge now 🤦‍♂️ ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/…

If you pitch your company to investors and no one is interested, you're probably on the right track. Keep building, but prepare to wait 12-24 months for the cool kids to notice.

If an “investor“ doesn’t write checks, they aren’t an investor

“Your ability to extract enjoyment from money declines with age.” — Bill Perkins, Die With Zero … I still enjoy it 😅

Large-scale data centers are a PR & regulatory nightmare. Micro data centers are the way.

Everyone be talking their book in this investor game. Listen to your gut.

Silence from portcos is rarely a good sign. Ask for updates at least every 6 months.

“We need to fundraise to convert contracts” “Why not convert contracts to fundraise?” “If we convert contracts, we won’t need to fundraise” In fact, it is the opposite

Who’s ready for an interesting week in the markets?? @grok summarize the top events to watch that will move equity market this week

“Failure is the information you need to get where you’re going” — Rick Rubin, The Creative Act

If a founder can't explain why VC is the right type of capital for their business, they shouldn't raise VC

Nobody has all the answers. All we have are assumptions and storytelling.

Spent some time with a group of founders who previously optimized ads at Facebook/Google Now they’re building more ad optimization software using AI I respect their domain expertise. But is this really the best use of our top engineering talent?

“You should always be training someone on your team to do your job. The better they are, the easier it is for you.” — @tfadell, Build

Anyone else notice iOS/macOS dictation has gotten considerably better? Still don’t see the need for tools like wispr

Pretty much gone full gemini with occasional grokbot, perplexity computer & replit The flow between workspace, studio and notebook is so smooth. Now with gemini spark, Google’s gonna run away with it

Are humans really that different from LLMs? We take past experiences, mix them up, and form new connections between old ideas to create something that feels novel. If all human output is just a unique reorganization of existing knowledge, what is the essence of creativity? Is "creating from scratch" a myth?