I mainly like fintech & my friends | co-founder, CEO @baselayerhq | think fast or die tryin | agentic commerce?
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5 days a week in the gym
5 days a week in the office
Never enjoyed my job more
@Baselayerhq
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Because I know most people can’t or simply won’t read Parker’s actual tweet
Rippling v Deel is almost unbelievable
LEGIT honeypot use ???
READ THIS PART —>
Rippling sued @Deel today. Our lawsuit alleges Deel cultivated a spy at Rippling & orchestrated a long-running trade-secret theft. The spy searched “deel” in our systems 23 times per day on avg, letting him spy on Deel’s own customers who were considering a switch to Rippling.
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His design taste is still top tier… even as he’s lost it to entirely in other domains
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Any founders in NYC free tomorrow at 7pm?
A small get together somehow turned into 50+ founders & VCs coming to a bar in Chelsea…
Happy to invite - hmu :)
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Thank you to @axios and @ShenLucinda for covering @Baselayerhq's story - Axios Link: bit.ly/44prlRT
TLDR: @timothyahyde & I raised $6.5M Seed to start @Baselayerhq - the first AI-Native business identity, fraud and risk platform verifying 100% of good businesses
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Ironically he sounds decently insecure lol
4th and 5th line shows he’s barely ever dated someone who has all of lines 1-3
Quite the counterintuitive lineup of req’s
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Shout out to the ~100 fintech founders, VCs, and future founders who hung out yesterday
@jackmcclelland & I appreciate everyone making it so fun / easygoing
Quote of night: “wow I actually want to follow up with most folks I met”
Thank you @picuscap for having us <3
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Overwhelming response to this gathering of founders & VCs in NYC
Watched a deal happen live !! (FYI: Ethan, you’re a legend)
Hope we can fit more next time to continue to watch serendipity unfold
Cc: @jslishi / @jackmcclelland
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Generational run by these guys @tryramp
Dominated the zeitgeist at every turn (Super Bowl, TBPN, & now AI agents)
Took plenty of risks. Most of them were just executed so well that they didn’t feel risky in retrospect; more so obvious
Founders - ya better be studying this
Today, @tryramp raised $500M at a $22.5B valuation.
Finance is at an inflection point. How does an industry change?
Gradually, then suddenly. Decades where nothing happens; months where decades happen.
Now, we’re teaching software to think like people. Exciting times ahead.
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@ericzhu has accomplished more by 15 than most folks by 35
Taught himself to code at 14, built a nonprofit that helps 100s learn to code, cold emailed into & helped a climate tech get acquired in <12 months, built a company AND raised a fund… by 15yo
Definitely inspiring
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One of my favorite people passed away on Friday
He was mid 40s. Hit by a car while riding his bike (one of his daily rides)
Left behind two kids & a wife
So warm. Brilliant. Kind. Generous
Did all the right things. Then - gone
Life isn’t fair. Don’t wait to live
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If you didn’t get this level of engagement - I bet none of it would’ve been resolved or this quickly. Lots of lessons here; lame
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. @litcapital, @zehranaqvi and I are hosting a NY tech week event (Oct 18th)
80+ fintech VCs (mainly partners) & a ton of great founders on a Soho Terrace
3 follow on deals happened btwn folks who met last event
10 spots left; building in fintech & want to come? Lmk below
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Anddddd for anyone they reject (ideally because so many people apply)
@Baselayerhq is hiring for the same thing ^^
Full stack, cracked, SF based
Email @timothyahyde :) not a hard email to crack
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Earlier this year @timothyahyde & I presented at the Goldman Sach’s Fintech Forum and shared more on how Baselayer became the fastest-growing business identity company in America in 2024.
• ~2,000 financial institutions and government agencies became customers.
• Surpassed 500,000 KYB, fraud, and risk API calls per month.
• Grew revenue from $0 to millions in annual run rate.
• Expanded our team to 20 talented members.
• Raised over $20M from top-tier investors.
I could not be more excited for 2025 🚀
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Just incorporated my first business! 👀
I know I’m connected with tons of fintech / founder folks…
Which business checking account should I use?
Which credit card?
Expense management software?
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Absolutely ridiculous VC behavior (especially on a Sunday meeting that THEY requested) needs to end
Founders - have you experienced this too? Would love to hear stories & I’m down to @ people and shame them for you :) {my friend said no bc he’s nice}
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Money2020 events list are out (!!)
Got a couple lists sent my way 👀 who wants them?
Comment below “send it” & I’ll send :)
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Couldn’t wish for a more helpful early stage investor than @mikulaja
He *proactively*: intros us to relevant & incredible folks, gives product feedback, and pushes us to think ahead of market
He’s writing a few more fintech checks this year - who wants to meet him?
Fintech Biz Weekly just dropped:
-Regulators drop new guide on third-party relationships: what it means
-Why I invested in @Baselayerhq
-@Chime has 7m users, how does it stack up to other fintechs?
-Walmart "sold out" by small biz in Visa/MC case?
You know where to find it!
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Calling all fintech founders 💥💥
280 confirmed for tonight. Max is 300
Looking for 20 more founders who want to be in a room with 150+ VC partners & senior financial services execs
lu.ma/foundersfunders
. @litcapital, @zehranaqvi and I are hosting a NY tech week event (Oct 18th)
80+ fintech VCs (mainly partners) & a ton of great founders on a Soho Terrace
3 follow on deals happened btwn folks who met last event
10 spots left; building in fintech & want to come? Lmk below
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Hit 8 fintech events this week in NYC - must’ve met at least ~50 new investors
Would’ve been a goldmine for anyone planning to raise in the next few weeks…
Where are all of the application layer fintechs hiding?
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Now this was cool @timothyahyde
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So many fintech events happening in NYC tonight! Beautiful weather too
TWIF / Thought Machine / QED & Team8 / CrossRiver are on my list
DM if you’ll be at any of those or want the invite extended as well
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How though? All of your answers are click-baity in a way you almost never do
What happened specifically even if you just hide the names… I know you can’t be too open
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Most packed fintech meetup event of the main night with @fundbox & @twifintech (!!) @Baselayerhq
300+ people showed up, played darts, and made so many fun memories 💥
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Ended the week by hosting our first Osiris get together!
Only in fintech is the CRO of the New York Fed the coolest person in the room @_jrosenberg
@mikulaja @MiguelArmaza @MarcoRonning @TheKhandyman @lcdavis1225 @merinids @Arashe78 @getampla @timothyahyde
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En route to @money2020 (!)
Lots of off-excel events 👀 especially tonight
Shoot me a text/dm if you’re tryna vibe
#money2020
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Okay this was cool @AforeVC; so many interesting takes here. Crushed it
@NatSandman @jaltma @BigMekaStyle @annimaniac @chetanp
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You’re smart enough to think quickly but your instincts aren’t fine tuned for the right target audience (I.e women)
So don’t say most of the first or second things that come to mind
Dig deeper and refine it till it’s more nuanced /truly you
Volume of dates =\ skill in dating
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Founders, don’t underestimate the importance of your mental game
When something “meh” or “bad” happens, how you talk to yourself is SO important
Don’t get mad; get good
Lack of prep? Prep more next time
Reacted emotionally? Don’t next time
It’s gonna be fine —> chill
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I make 10-20 fundraising & customer intros weekly (bc I love it)
This happens to me often:
- someone asks for intro
- I give them feedback on what I know folks will say about the business
- they get frustrated 🤔
- they say nvm and hang up shortly
Why do people do that?
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while you're here... raised $20M for baselayer.com last year after signing $ millions in ARR (2k+ banks & lenders use us) & aggressively hiring;
DM/email me if you're cracked & in SF (!!):
- data eng (3-5 yrs experience)
- core/api eng (1-3 yrs)
- ML eng (3-5 yrs)
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Just played pickelball for the first time!
- ty for invite @nyca (great crowd)
- @CharleyMa was a beast at it
- pretty fun even w/o tennis background
- reminded me I love Central Park
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@ every investor that brought this up as a risk to one of our products @Baselayerhq
Called it 🤝 never doubt government incompetence
The Treasury Department is announcing today that, with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the existing regulatory deadlines…
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“We think it is natural that for his first venture since WeWork, Adam returns to… physical spaces…”
weird - this is the 2nd (!) thing they’ve backed of his since WeWork…
Did they forget flowcarbon?? And that it was subsequently “paused” a year later? 🤔🤔
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So much fun, so much intellectual creativity, and left feeling so fulfilled!
@sytaylor nails (as he usually does with most things) how epic this years’ @fintechdevcon was & how important it is to the fintech community. Thanks again, @wadearnold
People like @AlexH_Johnson @jsawadd @terryangelos @soupsranjan @cokiehasiotis @peterrenton @StephKirkpat @shamir_k
Filled my cup and I'm grateful for all of you.
And everyone I forgot to mention.
And too many to mention.
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Hot take (?)
If you’re a founder and you don’t naturally want to work on weekends… even a little bit?
You should probably pack it up my guy
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Sometimes you come across folks who don’t just inspire - they up-level you
Thiel fellows w/ absolute hearts of gold - it’s no wonder @KnotAPIs is beloved by so many card companies & banks (never seen a shorter sales cycle 🥲)
Appreciate you guys <3
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Taking on @jackmcclelland’s challenge to share thoughts & tweet 1-2 times a day everyday in 2023
Anyone wanna do it with me? A gym buddy to hold you accountable… but for tweeting
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After all of the buzz @getbasiccapital got this week, we HAD to get our head of finance to check it out
He spent over a decade in FP&A at 4 public companies (StubHub, Warner Music, Tapestry, & IBM)
His take post demo today:
It’s been almost five years to the day since the idea first hit me.
I was working at Goldman Sachs, watching wealthy clients grow their fortunes. There was nothing magical about it — they just had the one thing that mattered most: capital to compound.
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Pumped to see people next week at Finovate in NYC
Put together a quick list of the fintech HHs going on next week: docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
Does anyone know of any others? Reply here or comment in the excel! Thanks : )
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Turning a warm lead / inbound —> hell yes urgency:
Leverage the power of the “catch up 1v1s” (big group emails / calls just slow things down)
- catch up & banter
- casually share you’re working w/ their competitors
- suggest / offer helpful things
End on a light note :)
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lol the max anyone would “honestly” use it probably isn’t more than double / triple the previous 50 cap right? How do you stop someone from just draining the api tokens to mess with ya? Jc
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Half the team took one of my favorite pics EVER @Baselayerhq
{Yes we have women on the team :) }
Who can find me & @timothyahyde ?
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Anytime I’m mulling over anything (strategic, interpersonal, email response, big event, etc.)
The simple act of going for a walk >15 mins provides a ludicrous amount of clarity
When in doubt, walk it out
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They’ve gone at each other’s throats quite publicly for the last few years…
Did you miss that “snake” game?
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Yes the subject line made me open up the email….
but now I hate you (?)
pls don’t be like this
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Haha @ all founders who see this tweet ^^
This is a classic RTBRD (random tweet by random dude)
So many other random people on the internet will disagree with this. There are no rules here that most people would actually tweet out loud
God speed
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Bunch of good topics here:
fintechgtm.substack.com/p/us…
Shout out to @lithic for the write up
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My main boss at the last company I worked at changed my whole life. First person to truly trust me, train me where I had gaps, and allowed me to put in the hard work with real rewards for it
His belief in me unlocked my best self. Wouldn’t be who I am today without Ian’s help
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@ founders — every time one of our critical providers goes down (like @auth0 today - hate u) —> it makes me wanna BUILD IT ALL
then @timothyahyde tells me to calm down and im like ok ok u right
how do others feel about this?
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Only at a table full of founders do you casually get ripped apart by someone with a smile on their face
I loved it. Great night, thank you @nikunj for putting it together
Always good seeing friends too:
@anothercohen ; @TheEthanDing ; @alwynesarah11
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Strong like to bookmark ratio on this one haha you’re inspiring people! This is awesome
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Loved this quote from my chat with @AlexH_Johnson earlier today:
“The thing that’s nice about writing a newsletter [social media], is that it’s a super warm intro for anyone that I meet.”
Inspired me to keep going with mine (!)
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4 years ago, I got rejected from a Private Equity job I thought I really wanted
At the time I was bummed… in hindsight, it would’ve put me on a completely different path
What was a pivotal rejection that you had?
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Still laughing at an interaction with a guy I met today who thought I said “are you active on *tinder” vs *twitter
…as I was getting his number
He broke out into a sweat and said “uhhh no I’m married man & I’m just tryna keep things professional”
Dead @carinaoriel
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Anyone else landed in Vegas yet for fintech meetup?
Putting together a small group for some sun / fun before the Vegas air takes over this week
Dm me
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Things that make me irrationally exuberant, part 1:
Connecting two friends / groups that go on to like each other &/or work together
Nothing like it! Every single time
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Chatted up a guy on a date with a nice girl last night & after we established that we were both in fintech, he said “have you heard of a company called @stripe”… Both the girl & I both 🙄🙄
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Picked this up finally today - will share the daily lessons as they hit
This one definitely did
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How did you buy it? Please help a fellow founder with the process (!)
If we buy the domain we want via your process, we’ll move off gusto to you guys :) we just raised another $13M & are gonna double our team soon
The more detailed the better - thank you!
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Finding, recognizing & acting on those moments of gold are how most of the greats take those “wtf” massive leaps in their journey; such a skill
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Tried this on LinkedIn and it didn’t work well even though I have 8x the followers there…
Have you ever met a truly *great* salesperson? Smart, consultative, helpful & nice?
I’d pay you $10K to meet & hire them (!!)
We’re growing quickly and we need help @Baselayerhq
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Time is so precious; use it or lose it
@naval —> thanks for this :)
Life is short. Enjoy it and make the best of it!
@naval “It’s even briefer than that. Each moment just disappears. It’s gone. There’s only a present moment, and it’s gone instantly. So if you’re not there for it, if you’re stressed out, or you’re anxious, or you’re thinking about something else, you missed it.
So the true wasted time is a time that you are not present for, when you are not there for it, when you are not doing the thing you want to do to the best of your capabilities such that you’re immersed in it. If you’re not immersed in this moment, then you’re wasting your time.”
@ChrisWillx
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I’d love to meet as many pre-seed and seed fintech founders as possible to write them sizable angel checks (!)
I’m a @CRV fintech venture scout with real capital in hand from them to angel invest in early stage companies
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@AforeVC / @fcollective / @picuscap / @torch /@FourAcresVC / @CommaCapital / @ShineCapitalNYC / @jslishi / @MiguelArmaza
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Take a few of the senior / exec folks into separate 1v1s and ask them what they think the product strategy / next few product milestones are
See if they’re aligned or if they say diff / conflicting things. If they’re not all rowing in the same direction - 🚩
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Daniel is the real deal & an amazing human (!!) proud to back him & @AnonPlatform
Daniel finds time to share his casual brilliance w/ me whenever we chat, for which I’m grateful
1/ 📣 Big news from Anon! We've raised $6.5M from @usv and @AbstractVC to be the Integration Platform for the AI internet.
Also announcing:
🌐 Initial customer launches
🌐 Expanded list of 10+ integrations
🌐 Public developer docs
🌐 Our "Messenger API" product
Read more 👇
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Lots of debate on how founders start great companies - this is my prevailing thesis:
Find the cofounder & THEN the idea vs. Vice versa
So many examples: @stripe, @RoutableHQ, @MiddeskHQ, @PinwheelAPI, @KnotAPIs, @brexHQ, @Snapchat, & the list goes on
What do folks think?
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