Martin Tobias (Pre-Seed VC)@MartinGTobias
Entrepreneur, Investor, Father to 3 daughters, cyclist, surfer, poker player, and life hacker. Pre-seed up to $500K. pitch me: https://t.co/pat53we2xs bit.ly/pitchIV Joined June 2007-
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I don't care about $TSLA slightly edged out buy now. ha. The only way to make alpha is to place a counterintuitive bet when others are not paying attention. The majority today are sell or IDK. IMO a good time to buy. Bought.
I don't care about $TSLA slightly edged out buy now. ha. The only way to make alpha is to place a counterintuitive bet when others are not paying attention. The majority today are sell or IDK. IMO a good time to buy. Bought.
If or when the Cybertruck comes, I will also not allow that to color my mood. I may love it. It may suck. The quality of the product is not in my control. If I don't like it, I will sell it (like I did the Model X). Whatever the outcome, I stay calm and happy.
Throughout this process, I have never attached any desire for the Cybertruck or expectations for Tesla to deliver. Why? - the Model X experience set my expectations low - Worrying about things outside my control is a waste of effort. - I am happy with or WITHOUT the Cybertruck.
This process is progressing very similarly to my order for the Model X - reserved the first day I could. - Waited four years - Got number 400 off the production line - Paid way more than initial estimates.
In my control with they Cybertruck: ✅ Make the initial reservation (four years ago) ✅ Confirm the registration and configure the truck (yesterday) Not in my control: - Tesla's final development and scaling up of shipping capacity. - Pricing - Ultimate ship date.
Stoic principles in action: Cybertruck Edition. Two key Stoic principles are: - focus on what is in your control. - Control of desire is a more direct path to calm/happiness than indulging desire. These concepts have helped dramatically in the Cybertruck journey.
Brain teaser time: Is it more of a problem that you don't have all the things you want? Or that you want all the things you don't have?
I highly recommend founders with some liquidity become angel investors. You will see how other CEOs communicate to investors and improve your game.
The Gogo is certainly back in ai companies. Had a call last week scheduled with a founder for their pre seed pre revenue company at $18m pre. It got rescheduled to this week. Pre seed closed and now doing a seed (yes one week later) at $30m cap with majority already committed.… x.com/i/web/status/1…
Trying to figure out a cap table with 82 people on it and safe’s at 7 different caps. Two higher than the current round. My brain hurts …
There is a Japanese proverb that says: If you spend your time chasing butterflies, they'll fly away. But if you spend your time making a beautiful garden, the butterflies will come. good advice for startups too.
Beware of opinions masquerading as facts.
My One Thing today: Day One of a Two day water fast.
Microsoft giving a masterclass on avoiding M&A scrutiny stalling the M&. market. We may see more of this. reuters.com/technology/mic…
What is the One Thing you can do today that will make all the other things easier?
Success is built Sequentially. It is one thing at a time.
Cybertruck order confirmed. No delivery date. Don’t expect this year 😭
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@MartinGTobias hypothesis: all the things you don't have >= all the things you want => wanting all the things you don't have is probably more of a problem. should see a doctor.
@MartinGTobias Wanting so much is the problem. Want less. Live better.
@MartinGTobias you want all the things you don't have A great lack of gratitude leads to so much suffering
I was a younger entrepreneur. I'd go to a local gym to lift and play hoops. This one dude about my age (early 30s) would be there. Every time rolling up in a different Ferrari. We started talking. I complimented the car and asked what he did. He said, "Investments. I help… x.com/i/web/status/1…
How VCs invest: traction + track record. Few understand this: x.com/jasonlk/status…
How VCs invest: traction + track record. Few understand this: x.com/jasonlk/status… https://t.co/Td0NnQ5Q5A
CEOs often forget that the inner loop of the job basically boils down to: 1) Does your team know what's important? 2) Do they know why it's important? 3) Do they know how they are performing against what is important? If "no" on any of those, fix immediately. (con't)
Ways of building a $1M / year solo business: - Author - Realtor - Youtuber - DTC Brand - Indie Hacker - Solo VC Fund - Agency Owner - Course Creator - Paid Newsletter - Community Owner - High End Freelancer - Social Media Creator What else am I missing?
@MartinGTobias By the time one finds a VP sales, ICP and PMF should be found.
@MartinGTobias It seems trying to jump steps leads mostly to embarrassment and ruin
Excited to be interviewed by a class of MBAs today on sustainability and social good in venture. Which ideas should they consider from the community, as they go out to build new startups or become future leaders in VC? 💚 #posi2ive
Podcast Past Guests. Episode Replays @pixelsavvant: discussing tweetpeek.ai - youtube.com/watch?v=dyDxTk… @fredbaumhardt: discussing finxone.com - youtube.com/watch?v=UJpaPU… @NathanK57: discussing valorfinancialspecialists.com - youtube.com/watch?v=NuM_5H… @ryanpurvis:… x.com/i/web/status/1…
@MartinGTobias It’s weird how the politicians are a joke and the comedians talk sense (I’m talking about the UK perspective).
@fasc1nate After astronomical calculations and a 3-year wait for the right moment, photographer Leonardo Sens took this great photo. It took 3year of patience. DO YOU THINK ITS WORTH IT?
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New @liquiditypod is out and it's lit 🔥! Joining @Jason and I this week is @mamoonha Managing Parnter of Kleiner Perkins and Thomas Scriven, Managing Director at the University of Pennsylvania. Link in comments below 👇
@MartinGTobias I liked Pi’s answer: Imagine you're in a playground, and you get to decide what games you want to play, who you want to play with, and what the rules are. That's kind of like life - we get to choose how we want to live it. That's what existentialism is about.
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