Benjamin Torrero 🗻 @B_Torrero
VC @ Boost Capital | Lead Angel & Co-Founder @Blackburn_Cap || I sometimes write about VC, product and behaviour benjatorrero.substack.com London Joined October 2010-
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The more A/B tests we run at Duolingo, the smarter we get about our metrics and growth models. Here is how we think about DAUs & “movable” metrics 👇
Some of the most surprising moments in VC are when you encounter an early stage, profitable company doing millions in revenue, and no one knows about it because it's 100% bootstrapped On that note, bootstrapping to that makes it 10x more impressive
AI startups be like:
Someone should create a ChatGPT portfolio and compare it with the market in 5-10 years Bonus points if it's a VC portfolio
Someone should create a ChatGPT portfolio and compare it with the market in 5-10 years Bonus points if it's a VC portfolio
There's apparently a bug that makes my Twitter app crash each time I follow someone @elonmusk pls fix
When your job is to make a few very good decisions throughout the year, a lot of the time should be spent improving the way those decisions are made That can feel/look like doing nothing but it's incredibly important
I thought that the whole book list criticism was about some of the books in the list not being meant to be read/digested in just 1 week. Now I see that it's just snobs saying the books are mainstream or smth The former is weak but understandable. The latter is just lame
More time should be used in thinking through why things fail, then avoiding them
I’ve been reflecting on my previous career as a VC, and with the benefit of hindsight, I'm realizing that I was a decent investor but could have been a great one. Here’s the advice I'd give myself if I could go back to 2010 when I was just starting out as a VC 🧵
The Greta / Tate situation and arrest has to be the best Twitter related thing this year... and Elon bought the thing so not a quiet year
Big tech employees: quit because they're asked to worked from an office Waffle House Employees:
Big tech employees: quit because they're asked to worked from an office Waffle House Employees:
That means, creating a good user experience and managing to give users the first dopamine hit during the first 5 minutes is fundamental. I explore these ideas further in today's post 👇🏻 benjatorrero.substack.com/p/the-first-5-…
The only relevant part of this thread is him saying "the formerly existing Ukraine"
The only relevant part of this thread is him saying "the formerly existing Ukraine"
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Miguel @ruidovisual_
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821K Followers 3K Following Host of the world's most important conversations: @twistartups @theallinpod & @liquiditypod; I also invest in 150 startups a year @launch & @founderuni
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1.4M Followers 24K Following Techno-optimist. E/acc. Technology brother. Move Fast and Make Things. p(Doom) = 0; p(“1984”) = not 0.
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Lillie 💫 @Lillie__Sun
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Danielle @dinkydani21
18K Followers 769 Following Indie maker shipping from a sailboat ⛵️ Unsubscribe from emails 💌 https://t.co/8TZvCY6KbW Your AI email assistant ✍️ https://t.co/MLsr9yoDZO AI SaaS boilerplate 🤖 https://t.co/YBPc9MZc6gWe are looking for a flutter developer to join our team @peppertheapp Significant equity & competitive salary. Passionate about cooking, consumer social, creator economy Send me a dm or tag someone who would be a fit below 👇
Fundraising is like dating as a man: you can vibe during the whole dinner and really think she’s into you, but you’re never really sure you’re gonna bring her home.
I’d never invest in that but it’s my favourite - @B_Torrero
Okay so real founder moment: we have a problem. A good problem, but still a problem: we literally can’t grow fast enough to keep up with demand. Inbound interest is insane. Basically, in 133 days, we/we’re: - Built/shipped MVP - Launched $$$ - Growing revenue 4x m/o/m - Rapidly…
Our next Gigafactory will be in Mexico, manufacturing our next-gen vehicle
@TechCrunch So you’d prefer we don’t help people get life changing surgery they want and they asked for?
Ive helped startups in industries ranging from generative AI, to fintech, to creator economy build their growth funnels for free. Founders: if you want help, all you have to do is ask.
The hardest part about breaking into VC: Learning to ski
🦉 Mediations by Marcus Aurelius is a book that I've wanted to read for a long time. Can't wait to learn more about stoicism. Thank you to @GaryDevenay and @kowalchuk_jill for sending such a thoughtful gift 🙏
one of the worst feelings in the world is being bad at a game you're obsessed with
Launching a startup is a lot like launching into space. First, you build the rocket. You connect wires, circuits, Figma designs, Firebase integrations, oil tanks, and everything else necessary for liftoff. Ready... medium.com/@jakearonskind…
@darrenmarble Stopped drinking for 2023! Raising is secondary, funding will come when traction speaks for itself. No alcohol means more energy directed towards ideal product-market fit, which means user research and A/B testing.
Excited to be sharing with you all the first article we've written in a while- our User Manual. First in a series of writings aimed at better communicating to founders. Have a read!
Hey everyone- here is our User Manual (first in a series). We wanted to use this to increase transparency in terms of how we operate and communicate. Link to the article: horizanvc.substack.com/p/horizan-vc-u… #growth #startups #investment #venturecapital #startupfunding #startupinvesting
Happy spending my morning with a Dear friend, #investor Jacques-Philippe Piverger 🎉 on IMPACT Investing from #GoodLightCapital interviewing for the @YGLvoices Salon
Women control 80% of all healthcare decisions, comprise the majority of healthcare workers, yet only 8% of VCs are women and just 2% of capital goes to female founders. This has to change.
@B_Torrero depends on which hopes you’re speaking about. there’s nothing higher than an IRO of a love hope successfully converted intro reality
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