hari raghavan
@haridigresses
CEO @AutographHQ, founded @AbstractOpsCo. Prev founding team & COO @Forge_Global. Dogfather.
Sharing my next vibe-coded app: The Weighing Machine. Named after Buffett's famous quote: "In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine." A while ago, I devised a growth-adjusted gross profit multiple, which simulates a…
A far-too-uncommon founder opinion: I would rather a VC fire me than let me do the wrong thing. Kudos to @vkhosla.
Absolutely not hypocritical about it. I would not work with the WeWork founder either! Working without trust is sure way to be unhappy. And is this founder able to get the best teams to come join him? A 100X isn't worth it to me at the cost of my values, especially since I have…
If you're frustrated with the time spent at work / counting the hours, the problem is not the "system" but rather that you're not working in a role that fulfills your ikigai. When done right it's not a job, it's a calling. It provides joy and is an integral part of a rich life.
is it just me or is there something really wrong with spending 8 to 9 hours at work, only to come home and have just 4 hours of personal time, and that already includes prepping for the next day? this doesn’t feel like really living
I think this is right. Lovable : Cursor :: Canva : Figma
"How is Lovable a $100M ARR company, I don't know anyone is using it?!?!" this is a sign that we are in a bubble. Non-technical users are using it. ...business owners without a hint of dev experience use it. You know what they are NOT using? Cursor. Claude Code.…
It's really interesting that every single person I know who personifies an LLM refers to it as 'he' and not 'she'. My (female) colleague even refers to them collectively as "the boys." A curious emergent tendency. What about their nature makes them seem male to users?
I knew cold email was dead; I didn't realize just how dead. Working on a totally different, kinda crazy approach to leadgen. Early signs promising, we've been quadrupling down. Long term effects TBD; but feels right. Blends authentic value + what AI enables. More soon 👀.
Don’t ever let me catch you investing in a 3rd-layer SPV. I don’t care how hot the startup is, or how great the returns in the underlying company might be. It’s a con, you’re the mark, and you’re going to bleed out on fees. If you’re not familiar with a 3rd-layer SPV, it’s an…
This shit needs to be outlawed.
AngelList stopped supporting multi-layered SPVs a while ago. Predatory economics + hard to vet the underlying ownership. This hurt our bottom line. But, LP & founder trust is more important than our bottom line.
This shit needs to be outlawed.
So let me get this straight: investors in a 3rd-layer SPV will likely have to overcome to 20% carry hurdles (and not to mention other possible fees for SPV setup and management fees) before they get paid? That is, if they get paid if/when Anthropic exceeds $130B in valuation…
This shit needs to be outlawed.
Did you know that, for the most important business creation workflows –– Delaware corporate filings and IRS EIN applications –– the websites are not "open" at night?
Omg forget the X/normie barrier, the meme has made it to mainstream Indian ads.
Software by Google and Apple is *really* falling apart. If OpenAI beats Google, it's because Google maps has literally thousands of engineers, and they still let this stuff happen.
Agreed; a founder (with honor) goes down with the ship. This is a core value of our civilization. Proud to have gotten to be allies with Scott at both Addepar and Cognition, and to see him grow into such a great leader.
To put it mildly, the past week at Windsurf has been crazy. There have been a lot of different rumors and reports, so I want to share a transparent account of how it actually went down. Before I start, I just want to say that Varun and Douglas were great founders and this…
Most X power users never check the "other" DMs on X (too much spam) but that stifles serendipity. Feature request: - Users on X set a price that another user can pay to reach the proper DM inbox. - Pick $1, $10, $100, $1,000 to receive a DM. - Senders can see the recipient's…
It's becoming clear that I'm an extroverted misanthrope. This is extremely confusing to me on a regular basis.