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@andrewchanvc Avatar @andrewchanvc Andrew | VC and Startups

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Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @roadto8figures @keith @blue @spin @bigdaddy84441 @collide @iwannalickasaitoes @artam45 @jk @lilfairy @jhckfkw @danny @sera @erica @andrew @aigenai2 @helloworld789 @dj @user9811981487516 @enrique

Top assets mentioned Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)

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"I am beyond horrible at taking B roll so this was actually in October but hey only like X months late anyways incredibly privileged to attend the Milken institute Asia summit and next year I will take much better videos of the conference. Its great networking for venture capitalists or really finance professionals broadly #venturecapital #conference #milkeninstitute"
TikTok Link 2025-12-07T16:18Z 8789 followers, 1759 engagements

"Replying to @Jk short answer: no its still Tesla as the most overvalued. This comp would put SpaceX at roughly a 60x P/E which if theyre actually able to land starship is honestly not that wild. The reason I say this is ridiculous is because starship just hasnt been there from a tech side and its still an unproven market at that. Tesla trades at around 300x P/E which is actual insanity. Elons cult of personality alone means you can probably underwrite the 1.5T mark just on the vibes #spacex #technews #venturecapital #elonmusk"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T19:44Z 8789 followers, 4667 engagements

"Replying to @Lilfairy🧚🏻♀🧸 if youre a startup founder or aspiring venture capitalist these are the top things I would recommend you read to or listen to. Also Clarence on here has a great course thats more founder focused but you can run through that too tons of great content out there #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T20:50Z 8789 followers, 1230 engagements

"Look I am all for couples using IVF I am all for wanting the healthiest happiest baby you can. But by the time you start optimizing for physical traits and designing children thats where it seems to cross a line for me. Genetic modification broadly is a slippery slope and Im not really sure how much we should be trying to play with these things because when it goes wrong it will go very very wrong #pickyourbaby #silicnvalley #blackmirror"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T16:13Z 8789 followers, 95.7K engagements

"Replying to @jhckfkw very niche video but as more and more startups use AI outreach so must more and more VCs use automation in order to sort through interesting investments. This is what I do and what Ive deployed for a few clients #venturecapital #startuptiktok #artificialintelligence"
TikTok Link 2025-12-11T14:47Z 8789 followers, 1331 engagements

"Replying to @Sera Tajima not true all the time but usually a VC will spend X minutes reviewing a deck tops so you have to have an extremely clean and succinct pitch #venturecapital #startupfounder #investor"
TikTok Link 2025-04-08T23:50Z 8759 followers, 15.1K engagements

"UPDATE: Cognition acquired Windsurf remains Still an evolving situation. Am going to wait until the dust settles before making a follow up. For the sake of everyone involved I really hope that theres more to this than meets the eye. I like to believe people are not inherently evil but this does not look good. Hypothetically the acquisition also leaves $100MM in the bank which could clear the options for remaining employees Dont know how that would work with existing contracts though. Very shady in general #venturecapital #windsurf #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-07-14T01:30Z 8767 followers, 52.7K engagements

"Quick take here but imo YC has always been priced to market as long as market sustains they can keep expanding. expansion doesnt hurt them or brand does hurt people indexing on YC and other accelerators who have to compete much more aggressively now #venturecapital #startupfounder #ycombinator"
TikTok Link 2025-07-14T17:28Z 8773 followers, 15.6K engagements

"This is a pretty important dynamic because as much as little things like deck story etc. matter when startups pitch potential investors venture capitalists will basically disregard every rule in the book if they like you enough to do a deal. If they wanted to they would and if they had wanted to they would have. #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-10-19T16:00Z 8775 followers, 14.9K engagements

"Replying to @user9811981487516 quick video today but hopefully helpful. Deep tech fundraising doesnt quite operate like fundraising for normal startups. Much more vibes than milestones. If a venture capitalist is trying to hold you to an ARR number as a deep tech startup run. #venturecapital #deeptech #startuptiktok"
TikTok Link 2025-10-26T15:55Z 8768 followers, 2797 engagements

"Replying to @enrique holden something important for startup founders to understand: when looking at background just because someone has been acquired doesnt mean they had a good outcome but it can. Something I run into a lot as a venture capitalist is people bragging about M&A when really its really a fire sale #venturecapital #startupfounder #acquihire"
TikTok Link 2025-11-01T02:46Z 8770 followers, 4049 engagements

"Replying to @Ben.Weinmann_ in my career Ive made this recommendation to remove or graduate a CEO three times and Ive followed through with it only once. Its very hard for a venture capital backed company to recover from replacing a CEO or replacing a founder and usually thats the absolute last resort and a card that you only play if it truly is in the best interests of the company and the broader shareholder base #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-11-03T18:11Z 8776 followers, 3751 engagements

"Replying to @Kayla Smith this is more life advice than anything else but if you want to work in startups/venture capital how hard you hustle can make up for any lack of background you might have. investing and founding companies often bias towards volume than inherent advantage but you have to make sure you can compete with those who have a leg up on you #venturecapital #startuptiktok #recruiting #siliconvalley"
TikTok Link 2025-11-03T23:10Z 8776 followers, 2968 engagements

"Replying to @Al Dev something nuanced about venture firms is they all have different meanings of deals/most do different types of deals. Its important if you want to work in VC or if youre pitching a VC as a startup to make sure you know what types of deals that firm does what stuff they invest in how many investments they make per year etc. #venturecapital #vc #startuptiktok"
TikTok Link 2025-11-10T20:09Z 8702 followers, 1402 engagements

"Replying to @Keith Ive made videos on this same general topic before but a couple of key concepts here: venture capitalists dont pass unless theyre sure they arent doing a deal. Venture capitalists have a limited amount of time to review startups and will pass quickly. And most pitches are too long and lose attention before making a sell #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-11-22T03:30Z 8754 followers, 2441 engagements

"Replying to @John Dutton have had this in my drafts for a bit. Its not that smart VCs arent out there but the recruiting pathway heavily biased towards charismatic people and good storytellers with limited actual intelligence education or investing skill. Sometimes those people still find far better startups than quant type VCs. Its not a field that requires great technical talent but imo hopefully thats something we can change #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T17:01Z 8751 followers, 1.7M engagements

"I may be a venture capitalist but deep down Im something far more important: a recovering emo kid #venturecapital #siliconvalley #sanfrancisco #bart"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T01:53Z 8748 followers, XXX engagements

"Replying to @Assem this is the biggest reason professional investors can be good partners next to founders turned VCs. They have the same motivations as you which is to make money just usually a little different execution and style around how theyre proposing they do that. Some founders turned investors dont deal with harsh realities because they try to be ideal partners. The best VC firms have combos of both on their team #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T18:23Z 8776 followers, 78.9K engagements

"fun story time today since I forgot to make a sad VC meme but the number of times Ive been pitched on dating apps or had people try to network with me there is just insane like if youre a founder please dont ahahaha #venturecapital #datingapp #dating"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T03:08Z 8770 followers, 41.2K engagements

"Youll see people talk about this online and its not all venture capitalists and its not all LPs or investors but usually its enough people where the responsible life choice is to just fundraise during good fundraising times to the extent youre able to control it #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T16:36Z 8715 followers, 2.1M engagements

"Replying to @bigdaddy84441 timing this is honestly the hardest part and the issue is theres usually some type of catalyst event for massive markets shifts. Could be election cycle. Could be OpenAI but imo this comes from the venture capital side where zombie VC funds start to struggle and cant raise new funds #venturecapital #startuptiktok #artificialintelligence"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T17:41Z 8722 followers, 3370 engagements

"Replying to @Blue Sea50 unfortunately there is a lot of very real value in prompt engineering and prompt structure whether as a consumer due to model switching or on a profesional side to improve performance rates. A good prompt can be the difference between XX% accuracy and 80%. #chatgpt #openai #promptengineering"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T18:43Z 8776 followers, XXX engagements

"Basically everyone in Silicon Valley at some point in time has lost money betting against meta and against Mark Zuckerberg. He may have lost an insane amount of money betting on the metaverse but their market cap is still holding strong #siliconvalley #metaglasses #markzuckerberg #artificialintelligence"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T19:49Z 8748 followers, 6214 engagements

"Replying to @Slick_Riks_Tricks this is usually considered a core skill for junior VCs but in practice you rarely if ever have to do a waterfall analysis manually anymore but it is helpful as a founder or investor to understand share classes and how those affect distributions #venturecapital #startuptiktok #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T22:05Z 8770 followers, 1587 engagements

"Replying to @RoadTo8Figures its rare but Ive occasionally seen founder secondaries before a B. Usually though its very common in the late stages and actually advised so that your net worth isnt all tied up in a startup with significant risk. This is the role of secondaries firms venture capitalists will also sell secondaries sometimes at B or later too #venturecapital #startupfounder #wework"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T02:17Z 8773 followers, 3120 engagements

"Replying to @user3286425640043 ultra niche venture capital meme but in all reality VCs dont have that much power its usually far upstream. Most of us are just asset managers #venturecapital #startuptiktok #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T20:51Z 8761 followers, 1356 engagements

"Replying to @iwannalickasaitoes this is an important thing to understand - youre expected to hit milestones by the next round. Usually to stay on a venture velocity thats every two years but also it is completely OK to not stay on a venture velocity and be cash positive or scale slow to scale fast #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-08T03:13Z 8776 followers, 1463 engagements

"Made a similar video last week but figured Id give more specific backstory. Honestly I just started asking people the silliest questions to the order of magnitude of if you were a fruit what fruit would you be and why and everyone wildly prefers that over the what to you do It diffuses tension and allows you to start actually chatting to see if you get along with someone before you make an ask #venturecapital #startuptiktok #networking"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T14:53Z 8773 followers, 1591 engagements

"This is a great exercise especially if youre building a startup or working at a VC firm. Swiss cheese schedules heavy event schedules transit time etc. are easy ways to lose tens of hours in a week. Being more intentional with building a schedule can easily solve for this #venturecapital #productivity #startuptiktok #corporatetok"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T17:12Z 8765 followers, 1095 engagements

"Replying to @maxii_300 note XX% of VC funds dont perform well enough to receive carry. AND you as an individual have to have a large enough chunk to make it worth your time. #investing #finance #venturecapital"
TikTok Link 2025-01-02T05:13Z 8776 followers, 5504 engagements

"Replying to @T this had been on my mind a lot and has ended up in numerous investor conversations Ive had. Seedstrapping - B2B becoming consumer. #venturecapital #startupfounder #saas #seedstrapping"
TikTok Link 2025-07-02T20:31Z 8776 followers, 3588 engagements

"Brought my least favorite venture capital investor (VC goose) with me to make this one. As a startup founder these pitches really usually wont differ too much. Eventually you have a lead at a firm and they shepherd you through a bunch of high level meetings sometimes with specific details to address from IC sometimes not. Then you go to initial investment committee and then to final. But a lot of these still just look like more intro calls #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-11-01T17:23Z 8770 followers, 2436 engagements

"this is why I do some fairly aggressive web scraping - this is a super power for me and something that allows me to win against other venture capital investors + truly help the startups I work with #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-12-01T20:10Z 8783 followers, 1849 engagements

"One of a venture capitalists best superpowers is empathy although not all investors have that. Anyone who does this seriously should know its a long game. If you made clear mistakes or committed fraud thats one thing but if you always did your best for the company and things just didnt work then thats completely ok and part of the startup journey #venturecapital #startupfounder #startuptiktok"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T05:35Z 8776 followers, 3617 engagements

"I hypothetically will have another post on creating fomo thats buried somewhere in my TikTok drafts up today but basically venture capitalists need a reason to move quickly and most startup founders dont effectively create it because methods like saying theres competition for a round are very very easy to validate #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T14:38Z 8783 followers, 1047 engagements

"Ideas are easy to copy patents dont hold up that well especially in foreign countries. Really the only way you win is if you execute the best and fastest of everyone on market. Nothing else matters #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T21:47Z 8783 followers, 9006 engagements

"Replying to @Benji @ Mapchat.social this one is a more technical video but goes into some of how voting shares work and how dual class shares in particular function for common stock. This is the 10x voting structure youll sometimes see in publicly held companies for people like Elon or Sergey Brin #venturecapital #finance #startuptiktok"
TikTok Link 2025-12-05T23:17Z 8786 followers, 2421 engagements

"Replying to @Superalpaca1234 this is why the math for venture capitalists works even with startups and dilution. The benefit for things that go right is so big that it doesnt matter how much dilution you take an investors #venturecapital #startupfounder #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-12-09T02:54Z 8780 followers, 1688 engagements

"Replying to @user38493010758393944 long video today I think the first point around backing founders to back them later on is the real piece of nuance that at least I see here and I think people are glossing over #cluely #venturecapital #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-06-27T01:33Z 8789 followers, 37.1K engagements

"Replying to @rim 🌸 especially as more and more accelerators pop up its increasingly important for founders to be careful as it can be a big time sink and a waste of equity #venturecapital #accelerator #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-07-27T17:23Z 8789 followers, 7012 engagements

"Replying to @helen hotgirlstartup basically I see a lot of businesses on TikTok and in the wild in general that are trying to raise VC and really dont have a chance of getting any venture funding. Startups can be great businesses and not venture backable you can build a great company without needing to move fast and break things #venturecapital #vc #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-11-09T17:15Z 8788 followers, 5258 engagements

"Something important to understand if youre a startup founder or angel investor is that there are investors who can just play around with checks that can make or ruin you. You have to know where you sit in the ecosystem and be conscious of the real money #venturecapital #startuptiktok #founder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-11-13T18:44Z 8789 followers, 5523 engagements

"This is advice I give to basically all of my startup founders and friends if you dont need money and you dont have a clear use for it then you shouldnt be raising it. Venture capital is highly dilutive and comes with many strings attached far better to bootstrap if you can #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-11-26T21:12Z 8789 followers, 4156 engagements

"This is something important for startup founders to understand. VCs will talk a big game to close an investment but its very rare for them to be actual value added investors since to be unfortunately honest they rarely have to. This is starting to change as venture capital becomes more competitive but even at that true value added venture is quite rare #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-11-30T02:20Z 8776 followers, 19.9K engagements

"Honestly I hope for my own good that someone is able to buck the trend and figure out a way to make dating apps actually work but this is what you call a black hole idea: something that people try again and again and again with a lower success rate than even normal B2C startups #venturecapital #datingapps #hinge"
TikTok Link 2025-12-01T00:29Z 8788 followers, 19.1K engagements

"Replying to @bigdaddy84441 made another video on a similar topic here yesterday but venture capitalists (at least XX ish percent of the industry) are hype wave machines. Theyll do whatever is popular. So if youre a founder of a startup or a marketing team person you need to recognize that and create competition get traction or get PR #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-04T14:51Z 8789 followers, 4458 engagements

"Obviously there are other professions that work even worse hours like investment banking or medicine and honestly for me it was a little surprising to me that people were so shocked by me working on a Monday night but hey important reminder people all go down different pathways in life and theres nothing wrong with any of them unless youre unhappy #venturecapital #startupfounder #996"
TikTok Link 2025-12-09T05:46Z 8788 followers, 2644 engagements

"Yeah I just straight up had no idea they launched this and had had no interest in switching. Disrupting browser use is such a tricky thing humans get very attached to UI/UX stacks which you can see every time Apple updates iOS so I have no clue why OpenAI decided to launch an artificial intelligence enriched browser but hey sometimes people do things I dont understand #venturecapital #artificialintelligence #openai"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T00:18Z 8789 followers, 5340 engagements

"This is just an unfortunate reality and is part of what gatekeeps the startup ecosystem so much. Its also why I strongly recommend people found companies when theyre young because they have a safety net and the worst case is you go back home and life with your parents. But if a venture capitalist if an angel investor is going to give you hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars to work on something they are ALWAYS going to expect youre working on it full time #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising #startuptiktok"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T04:18Z 8788 followers, 1148 engagements

"Replying to @RoadTo8Figures its a great career but especially in the early days youd be far better off working at a tech firm or working in PE or banking. The idea is that that comp balances later in career but venture capitalists generally just dont make that much money relative to other finance jobs because its such a heavy upside industry #venturecapital #startuptiktok #careertok"
TikTok Link 2025-12-11T20:39Z 8789 followers, 3358 engagements

"this is probably one of those niche memes that me and my XX friends on TikTok who are actually venture capitalists will think is really funny but will definitely flop. anyways hope you enjoy also Garry if youre seeing this this is a joke plz dont block me on Twitter again #venturecapital #ycombinator #startuptiktok #siliconvalley #yc"
TikTok Link 2025-12-11T23:05Z 8789 followers, 1465 engagements

"Replying to @umabronco tiger example isnt the worlds best because they did try to go earlier and got laughed out of the early stage venture. Technically theyre the same asset but theyre wildly different to invest in; Ive been in venture for X years and it would be very hard for me to get an associate job at a growth equity firm whereas Id be looking at principal or partner min if I joined another early stage venture fund #venturecapital #startuptiktok #financecareer"
TikTok Link 2025-12-12T15:40Z 8789 followers, 2520 engagements

"Replying to @micdrop7600 this is also the same reason when people send me crypto deals I dont have a home for them because I dont network with crypto or consumer VCs since we have no overlap. different approaches to the industry different investment horizons different startup founders whole ecosystems are just different. Its not that theres no overlap its just minimal #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-12T22:52Z 8789 followers, XXX engagements

"Replying to @MotoLifeYt quick video here as this isnt relevant for that many folks but if youre able to find them family offices can be great partners for startups. That said like any investor they can also be terrible haha. One of the benefits of raising from VCs is that they will have a public image you can run references on #venturecapital #familyoffice #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-13T03:34Z 8789 followers, 1859 engagements

"Replying to @iwannalickasaitoes theres also some interesting game theory about riding this wave because other people will keep piling money in but thats a separate issue. This is one of the harder things to deal with if youre a venture capitalist or a startup founder: hype things will run quickly up before they fall back to earth. Many great startups will be under the radar for years #venturecapital #aibubble #artificialintelligence"
TikTok Link 2025-12-14T00:15Z 8789 followers, XXX engagements

"Replying to @magicada this is not financial advice and I am not a registered financial advisor but yeah QSBS in the US is what makes pre-series A VC such a big asset class. There are equivalents in other countries but nothing quite as good #venturecapital #taxhack #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-07-20T15:20Z 8787 followers, 6846 engagements

"Replying to @retard venture studios also fall under this same moniker. basically all of these people will provide some additional service in exchange for more equity because thats how they drive outsized returns (at least thats what they tell their LPs) but usually end up suffering from major adverse selection on the founders that will take those terms. when I do incubations you make sure its a great team and you basically trade a couple percent of the startup for guaranteed funding before launch which is a very different approach to antler or a studio #venturecapital #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-09-02T22:31Z 8754 followers, 2403 engagements

"Replying to @The Coconut Tree have been getting a lot of questions so decided to make this video I was supposed to fly back last night coming off a robotics competition I was volunteering at in Denver but eventually decided it just wasnt worth it for the X events I was going to attend. Tech week used to be great but the more that A16Z has transformed it into their own marketing engine the worse the quality has gotten #venturecapital #startupfounder #techweek"
TikTok Link 2025-10-16T20:41Z 8787 followers, 2978 engagements

"Ok Silicon Valley may be the best but Im also biased In that I personally relate to this movie on so many levels because I too am also very bad at telling people that I have feelings for them and all tend to use work as an outlet to deal with failures in other parts of my life but oh well #venturecapital #careertok #18x2 #startuptiktok #yearning"
TikTok Link 2025-10-18T15:10Z 8787 followers, 7599 engagements

"Replying to @Sly Joker little bit of inside baseball here on how venture capital processes work. Obviously sometimes (and more and more recently) rounds close much more quickly but the conservative rule is that for fundraising you budget 3-6 months and XXX conversations and a bunch of deep diligence processes that lead exactly nowhere #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-08T02:27Z 8787 followers, 1789 engagements

"Replying to @talk2amillion some tough love here but early stage venture capitalists usually invest on order of team technology thesis. if team and technology are solid its thesis or in other words you just have to find investors who fit the thesis or find ones who believe in the team so much they dont care about the thesis. thats my guess as to whats going on here but Id also recommend to anyone before reaching this conclusion that they record a couple of pitches and watch them back to see if its how theyre pitching or how theyre interacting on calls first #venturecapital #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-11T01:32Z 8787 followers, 1158 engagements

"Replying to @Tim Cooley venture is big on hierarchy and hype. We obviously need to change it but this is how the tier system works and what it means to be at each tier. #venturecapital #startups #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-01-10T22:24Z 8776 followers, 8485 engagements

"Replying to @Shirazi most VC jobs are recruited through network or by deals sourced at the entry levels. Upper levels go mostly through recruiters #venturecapital #recruiting #jobsearch"
TikTok Link 2025-04-01T02:44Z 8787 followers, 111.1K engagements

"This seems so frivolous but especially in the venture capital and startup world you end up connecting a ton of people please just save everyone the struggles and move people to BCC after they make the intro 🥲 #venturecapital #startupfounder #networking"
TikTok Link 2025-10-16T17:03Z 8787 followers, 17.1K engagements

"Replying to @artam45 making this quickly since you have the meeting upcoming but this is the usual cadence and structure you should expect and go for from a VC side. Startup founders often mess up the conversational and storytelling bits. You can definitely use a deck but use it as a supporting mechanism not as a crutch Ive seen that done properly mayb 1/100 times #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-10-17T17:48Z 8787 followers, 6789 engagements

"correction idk if Roy used Cluely to cheat or was expelled just because of the concept either way though it turns out cheating apps have a very limited TAM. Also is a great representation of a16z as a marketing firm not a venture capital firm. Dont know what VC would have backed that startup from a substantive perspective and now theyve lit some cash on fire and are pivoting to one of the most crowded markets there is #cluely #venturecapital #siliconvalley #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-11-04T15:14Z 8787 followers, 200.9K engagements

"Replying to @artam45 this doesnt just go for startups and tech either. the more someone has to prove whether as a venture capitalist investment banker or even as a scientist or similar the harder theyll work until that proof is there. no motivation is as powerful as the doubts of others #venturecapital #vc #startuptiktok #motivation"
TikTok Link 2025-11-06T22:12Z 8787 followers, 3789 engagements

"I know Im a little late to the party on this one but I wanted to wait until the dust settled before giving my two cents here - I do tech takes not tech news. This to me looks like a serious cofounder dispute with likely some very real cause that underlay the bigger issues facing OpenAI of profitability and the AI bubble. But also Ive heard the rumors about Altman and wouldnt be shocked if there was more to it #venturecapital #openai #artificialintelligence #ai"
TikTok Link 2025-11-12T00:26Z 8787 followers, 61.3K engagements

"Replying to @Joe this is pretty basic and I can go through a lot more on this topic but investors are all out there and for the most part they all want to be found. This is the best approach to meeting people through warm intro if youre trying to get in front of venture capitalists or angels as a startup founder #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-03T00:42Z 8787 followers, 1582 engagements

"A lot of founders on here and in general dont know tha venture is a game. Its not a fair game and some people start with advantages but there are many unwritten rules dynamics and strategies that help you play the game better with investors and it is easy to tell when people do/do not know what theyre doing #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T15:43Z 8788 followers, 3529 engagements

"Replying to @Spin obviously each startup is different each fundraise is different but this gives you a general sense. Its also wildly different outside of Silicon Valley or New York or even more different when you move to middle America and look at startups in say Oklahoma. Basically this is all to say the price you get is whatever the price youll have is. As a startup founder its less important to worry about that than it is building a great company #venturecapital #fundraising #startuptiktok"
TikTok Link 2025-12-11T04:16Z 8787 followers, 1176 engagements

"Replying to @Khang Ta most venture capital firms take advantage of unpaid/underpaid interns and it doesnt help you get a full yime VC job but let me know if I can explain further #venturecapital #internships #jobs"
TikTok Link 2024-12-15T05:03Z 8646 followers, 14.3K engagements

"Replying to @SarahLudwigsen this is more in reference to early stage funds - (many) multi stage/growth funds will follow similar IB targets but also typically theyre hiring people from IB anyways. Undergrad to VC pipe is rare not impossible but rare. School can help but far more about experience and value #targetschool #venturecapital #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-04-02T04:58Z 8773 followers, 7523 engagements

"Replying to @user1889027071133 obviously not all CVCs are like this - I do a ton of work with Cavallo ventures Suffolk Tech etc. and think theyre incredible partners. also really glad that I can share this bc there arent a ton of stories Im able to share from past firms and this was one of the craziest things thats happened in my career #venturecapital #startupfounder #investor #corporate"
TikTok Link 2025-06-28T17:37Z 8770 followers, 9835 engagements

"Feel a need to say this coming off the video yesterday. AI is a game changing technology but not in the sense that its transforming intelligence OR even in the sense that it has improved that much. I still remember GPT X and sure GPT X is much better but its the same general backend with just much more financial backing and much more data #artificialintelligence #agi #venturecapital"
TikTok Link 2025-09-07T04:20Z 8788 followers, 46.9K engagements

"Replying to @timebop2000 I think @Jonathan VC & Startups and I accidentally synced our content calendars today but this is why VCs need to underwrite to 30x to actually generate returns on their fund especially after you factor in dilution this is all that matters is the cash out #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-09-30T21:41Z 8767 followers, 3173 engagements

"One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make is pitching before actually being VC ready. Venture capitalists have pretty set procedures and also can be harsh: once someone passes oftentimes they wont re-engage. So its critical to have the correct materials and storytelling down before you go out at risk of missing opportunities for being too early #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-10-14T16:51Z 8787 followers, 7476 engagements

"Replying to @RoadTo8Figures so I definitely get a lot of questions about what I invest in and what type of startups I find interesting this video details more of that but as a venture capitalist I look for real technology (hardware applied vertical AI etc.) solving real problems in core American industries. The latter can mean a lot but usually old boring places VCs have historically overlooked from an investment side #venturecapital #vc #startuptiktok #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-11-10T02:07Z 8776 followers, 3816 engagements

"Also theyre doing a fair bit to make it easy to integrate other tooling. I think it ignores a bunch of other trends too which is that AI is getting faster at generating code and the most important which is this is super easy for any AI incumbent to build which Cursor is having issues with right now. But I dont know its not even the worst or weirdest thing in this YC batch. Y Combinator generally has been doing weird deals so hey I wish these guys the best #chadide #startuptiktok #ycombinator #artificialintelligence #venturecapital"
TikTok Link 2025-11-14T22:45Z 8788 followers, 10.7K engagements

"Posting some clips from my interview with @collide. since Im on the road again and havent had time to record - this is very very real though Silicon Valley is way too accurate in the early seasons. #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder #siliconvalley"
TikTok Link 2025-11-27T00:30Z 8787 followers, 3258 engagements

"Replying to @Blue Sea50 this is a conversation I had with numerous other venture capitalists as they look at deploying a lot of money into AI startups. Training data is a huge limiting factor for artificial intelligence (at least with any current architectures) and nobody wants to talk about it. So unless you think youre worse than an average reddit user then you should be find #venturecapital #artificalintelligence #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-11-28T17:05Z 8788 followers, 1660 engagements

"Now the thing that gives me hesitation is just how much they post on their own profiles too but its obvious Darshan (and frankly none of the guys) are really cut out to be starting a proper boy band so something has to be going on theres just a big question as to what was going on and if they are after an O1 this is one of the explanations that makes the lot sense to me #venturecapital #startuptiktok #boythrob"
TikTok Link 2025-12-01T17:55Z 8789 followers, 56K engagements

"Posting this since its something Ive been talking about a lot privately. Right now the revenue is nowhere close what itll need to be profitable. Unless theres some massive revolution in cost OpenAI has a couple more years before theyll start needing massive round after massive round and its a coin toss as to if those rounds can and will get done #venturecapital #artificialintelligence #openai"
TikTok Link 2025-12-01T22:00Z 8789 followers, 35.5K engagements

"Something Ive been discussing a lot in private conversations: venture capitalists are bad at their jobs. Theyre empowered to be bad at their jobs by systems that reward mediocrity and charisma. Were not going to be able to change that overnight but hopefully over my career we can move some part of the ecosystem to investing in substance over hype and technologies that help real people not just the X% in Silicon Valley #venturecapital #startuptiktok #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T00:49Z 8786 followers, 1663 engagements

"Anyways I thought you all might find this funny. The best PR whether its for venture capital or startups rarely has the best returns to investors. Me and most of my friends only care about returns but sometimes they still get swept up in the PR anyways. Congrats to everyone #forbesunder30 #venturecapital #startupfounder"
TikTok Link 2025-12-02T22:54Z 8787 followers, 11.3K engagements

"i made this last year and have never had the chance to show it off and since the whole thing with the girl who lives far away doesnt seem to be going too hot for your boy I will instead be sharing this as a true venture capital thirst trap #venturecapital #pitchafriend #hinge #greenscreen"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T01:05Z 8750 followers, 76.7K engagements

"Its not that there arent edge cases or exceptions here but chasing down/trying to chase down big name firms unless you went to a target school or come from a target startup etc. is usually a massive waste of time. some of these funds also have hordes of analysts theyll use to take calls with everyone so that can be even more wasted time much higher ROI in finding better fit investors with you #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T14:21Z 8788 followers, 5581 engagements

"Storytime here of my career path and how I ended u pas a deep tech investor - not something I usually talk about because imo track record defines credibility in venture not age or pathway into the field and oftentimes because I took this weird route and am more or less a career investor at this point its looked on weirdly by some #venturecapital #careertiktok #jobsearch"
TikTok Link 2025-12-06T19:19Z 8788 followers, 4347 engagements

"Replying to @thequestion this comes up a lot - the US Is just a far better place to invest in as a US VC so the best options if youre a startup outside the US are to find local capital or look for people who clearly disclose that theyre interested in investing. Not that you wont find some others that do but the numbers are much much rarer #venturecapital #startuptiktok #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-07T01:28Z 8788 followers, 1577 engagements

"Replying to @Blue Sea50 this is what usually makes sense for building in stealth as a founder to be honest I still think its silly but I do get the desire not to be hit up by service providers investors or people looking for jobs and wanting to be sure of an idea before a formal launch #venturecapital #startupfounder #startuptiktok"
TikTok Link 2025-12-07T15:11Z 8789 followers, 1484 engagements

"I could make like 100+ of these. Venture capital is an industry that inherently lends itself to repetive language and venture capitalisms mostly because youre spending so much time doing the same meetings that you just slip into the same words #venturecapital #startupfounder #corporatetok"
TikTok Link 2025-12-08T18:08Z 8788 followers, 1205 engagements

"Replying to @jt95032 Im a lil sick right now so this video meanders a bit more than I would normally shoot for but the good info is still in there: recurring = predictability. Non-recurring = volatility. Car purchases are a great example here where brand loyalty is low leading the low valuations but many other things fall in this category of good businesses just harder to back as a venture capitalist #venturecapital #startupfounder #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T01:23Z 8788 followers, 1627 engagements

"Note I wasnt an AO but youd both see this in conversations with the AOs plus could see it in the applications of the far too many friends Id help review apps for + the kids who did and didnt get in youd meet at events. There was always a clear pattern in storytelling and college match. Founding a startup is a big life choice and I definitely wouldnt do that just to throw it away after you write your college essay"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T02:27Z 8789 followers, 5034 engagements

"Replying to @TitleWave Ill make a more serious video on this later but for now please enjoy yet another venture capital meme that was probably far funnier in my head than it is on paper #introvert #networking #venturecapital"
TikTok Link 2025-12-10T21:40Z 8789 followers, 1735 engagements

"Replying to @OhioMan76 warm intros come from trends of trusted resources very few VCs trust their lawyers as decision makers for picking/selecting startups and there are far better warm intros you can get as a founder. Service providers are best for the service they offer and no service can offer warm intros effectively because the transaction element offsets the trust needed for a warm introduction #venturecapital #startuptiktok #networking"
TikTok Link 2025-12-12T05:23Z 8789 followers, 1748 engagements

"Replying to @CATATAC this isnt an easy or an overnight fix in any capacity but if we want to shift even XX% of allocations to companies with more substance and less hype instead of startups that are cough cough glorified ChatGPT wrappers this is what I think wed have to change about venture capital #venturecapital #startuptiktok #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-12-12T19:43Z 8789 followers, 1563 engagements

"Replying to @TikTok System Notifications not that you cant just always pattern break but theres been a big shit broadly in venture to doing many more pattern matching deals just because of that being the optimal solution for many VC firms. Means also many great startups get left behind by this process #venturecapital #startuptiktok #investing"
TikTok Link 2025-12-13T21:47Z 8789 followers, XXX engagements

"Replying to @Elvis Kimara hopefully nothing too crazy in this video but if you want to fundraise this is basically the logical order I would go through before speaking with a venture capitalist. You want to make sure youre VC ready which Ive talked about before too. That way you minimize fundraising time and close faster #venturecapital #startups #fundraising"
TikTok Link 2025-12-14T01:51Z 8789 followers, 1556 engagements

"dont get me wrong im happy now too but it was nice to be young and innocent. anyways was looking through and deleting old pictures and got a bit nostalgic #venturecapital #careertok #grind"
TikTok Link 2025-12-14T04:51Z 8789 followers, XXX engagements