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What the U.S. Gets Wrong About Iran empires tended not to last beyond three generations. The founders of the first-generation are rough men united by hardship, grit and group solidarity, a concept he called asabiyyah. The next generation preserves the achievements of their forebears. By the third or fourth generation, however, the comforts of wealth and status erode ambition and unity, leaving them vulnerable to a new generation of power seekers with fire in their bellies. ........... few nations have spent a greater percentage of their finite political and financial capital to try and topple the U.S.-led world order than Iran ......... The country’s successful entrenchment of powerful proxies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, coupled with America’s humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan, have further convinced Iran of its own success as well as America’s inevitable decline. .......... U.S.-Iran normalization could prove deeply destabilizing to a theocratic government whose organizing principle has been premised on fighting American imperialism. ........ the long-term goal of a representative Iranian government that is driven by the national interests of its people, rather than the revolutionary ideology of its rulers. ........... .
my (accidental) path to VC
— nihal (@nihalmehta) August 27, 2022
started a bunch of startups, most of them failed
started angel investing from the successes
found 3 friends from undergrad who had similar trajectories and decided to start @EniacVC together
nutured network every step of the way
here i am! ๐
Over the last 10 years in pre-seed venture I’ve read 10,000+ decks.
— Alex Iskold | 2048.vc (@alexiskold) August 29, 2022
Most of them are really bad!
๐ก Here are things that make your deck stand out in a good way !
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5. SHOW YOUR PRODUCT
— Alex Iskold | 2048.vc (@alexiskold) August 29, 2022
๐The worst decks raise money to build a product
๐ชThe best founders start building right away!
Even if you don’t have the product - MAKE A MOCK UP!
Let people ๐ instead of ๐
A clever demo nail the pitch.
8. BE CLEAR ABOUT YOUR MILESTONES
— Alex Iskold | 2048.vc (@alexiskold) August 29, 2022
No one wants to fund your burn ๐ฅ ๐ฐ
Investors want to fund you to your next milestone.๐
Clearly state:
- Revenue / customer goals
- Product goals
- Summary of expenses
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