CEO @snackpass_ // Product over craft // Love 808s, hate waiting in lines
San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2012
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. @Harvard studies show twins have twice the brain power of a single person. No wonder so many at Harvard #GoCrimson #StrengthInNumbers
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Don’t do many of these, but had a great time talking through some important questions on frontier intelligence with @JTLonsdale , and of course always enjoy time spent with @_sholtodouglas .
Worth a listen!
Some of my friends will be mad I recorded this, and comms people at Anthropic objected to releasing certain parts (and delayed it).
But it's important for leaders to make these conversations happen. And I have a lot of respect for these two.
Over a month ago, I sat down with Anthropic's key technical leaders @_sholtodouglas & @the_marwell for an optimistic insiders’ view of the AI frontier, with hard questions too: open source, regulatory capture, slowing down USA vs China, and more.
the privilege has been all ours @kirbyman01! Thank you for all your support over the years. Can't wait to see what you build next 💪🚀
PERSONAL UPDATE: After 5+ years, I am leaving @a16z to start a fund! This was the toughest career decision of my life. I learned from the best partners and was privileged to work with incredible founders. So why leave? It is simply time to build. More to come on this.
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I've got a new post out today all about building trust in a new marketplace.
It's based on hard-won lessons from @Lyft @Thumbtack @Udemy @RoverDotCom @Peerspace @OrderShef @Snackpass_ and @OfficialGoodDog
Markeplace builders, this one's for you.
lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-t…
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🆕 A guide to validating your startup idea, by @tjack
Todd spent 2+ months interviewing the founders of @Flexport @TrustVanta @LaunchDarkly @PinwheelAPI @Snackpass_ @RecRoom @OfficialGoodDog @Meet_Cocoon about their ideation and validation process. Here's what he learned 🧵👇
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I knew these founder stories would be interesting but had no idea how many incredible insights and tales of grit and determination we’d uncover over a couple months of conversations.
I hope you enjoy reading about their journeys and learn the same valuable lessons I did!
🆕 A guide to validating your startup idea, by @tjack
Todd spent 2+ months interviewing the founders of @Flexport @TrustVanta @LaunchDarkly @PinwheelAPI @Snackpass_ @RecRoom @OfficialGoodDog @Meet_Cocoon about their ideation and validation process. Here's what he learned 🧵👇
We went through @ycombinator in W18 and it helped bring @snackpass_ to the world stage. Highly recommend to founders!
Tonight at 8pm PT is the deadline to apply for YC S22! We're looking forward to reading your applications.
Apply at: ycombinator.com/apply.
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Tune into this week's Hospitality Hangout Podcast with @schatzyxxx "The Restaurant Guy" and @JFrischling "The Finance Guy" as they chat with Kevin Tan, CEO at @snackpass_ to explore a social ordering platform for restaurants and the customer experience.
foodabletv.com/blog/a-world-…
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Considering expanding your local marketplace to additional cities? This week's post is for you.
Insightful stories and lessons from @Instacart @OpenTable @Caviar @Grubhub @snackpass_ and @peerspace
lennysnewsletter.com/p/marke…
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Exclusive: Kevin Tan on how @snackpass_ went from munchies fix for Yale students to $400 million valuation
via @michaelypark
cc: @jamiesmarshall
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it's ok to write a book about dumplings. all i ask is we retire the myth that MSG gives you migraines
Opportunity to join the founding product team at Snackpass ✨ we are building the social layer for local commerce, starting with restaurants
Role of the day: Product Manager (Payments) at @snackpass_
"At over $60m in annual GMV, Snackpass is one the largest social commerce platforms in the US, one of the fastest growing marketplaces, and a top 100 @ycombinator company."
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Role of the day: Product Manager (Payments) at @snackpass_
"At over $60m in annual GMV, Snackpass is one the largest social commerce platforms in the US, one of the fastest growing marketplaces, and a top 100 @ycombinator company."
pallet.xyz/list/lennys-jobs/…
Genealogy of traditions:
In the beginning, someone does a thing bc it makes sense. It’s successful, so ppl copy.
Next, ppl do the thing because they see other ppl do it. It becomes a tradition.
Last, ppl default to do the thing, even though it often doesn’t make sense.
All these companies raising SAFEs with no cap 🧢
Built by Gen Z, for Gen Z:
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🎨 @joinmonet
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💰 @fanhouseapp
🍭 @TheLollyApp
🍲 @snackpass_
💼@ladderto_
⌨️ @usehonk
Who am I missing? Such a special cohort...