Co-founder @Calm, Million Dollar Homepage guy
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Delighted to announce Calm has raised $88M at a $1 Billion valuation, becoming the world's first mental health unicorn! With this significant new funding led by TPG, we can accelerate our mission of improving the health and happiness of the world 🦄🚀 techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/me…
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Apart from YC (which we got turned down from), this is basically what we did at Calm. Raised small $, kept team small, got profitable early. Then later we raised big $.
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Excited to share that @Calm has raised a $75M Series C at a $2B valuation. We're just getting started. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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you are funny, and wrong. Calm has been profitable for years, with millions of happy paying customers. Never been dependent on VC cash.
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With coronavirus spreading across the world, there is a mental health pandemic alongside the physical one. So we've made much of our premium @Calm content available for free on this page (no app download or sign-up required): calm.com/blog/take-a-deep-br…
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1/ big day for @Calm:
- we've made our first acquisition
- we're bringing in a new leader and I'm moving into a new role
- we're announcing our next big product
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+ Unacademy
Btw, I'm a big YC fan, this list is more a message for entrepreneurs who face rejection along the way... don't give up!
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There is still a stigma around seeing a therapist. It partly stems from the notion that to need therapy, you must be broken and need fixing. In reality therapists are more like coaches, helping you to think better. Everyone could benefit from having a mind coach.
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I will soon be auctioning a single NFT of The Million Dollar Homepage. Will be fun to see what happens. opensea.io/assets/0x495f9472…
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Thrilled to welcome Matthew @McConaughey to @Calm as an investor and the narrator of our latest Sleep Story! variety.com/2018/digital/new…
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The election has become our superbowl moment 😄prweek.com/article/1895106/f…
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.@Harry_Styles recorded a Sleep Story for @calm and his fans are going wild. Now wondering if it will actually help them sleep! 😂🍉💤
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Calm is currently the #19 Top Grossing app in the US App Store (#8 if you exclude games) 🚀
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10 years ago today launched donothingfor2minutes.com with @coderholic.. it quickly got millions of visitors and was a catalyst for creating @Calm
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excited to learn from this community of cracked teenage founders, who are building and launching apps and in some cases making $millions within months
probably nothing... 👀
tbh this has always been one of my goals in online biz, really happy to see it coming together
we need to have the cracked 19 year old $1M ARR tiktok kids AND the VC-backed unicorns gather in one space, share their alpha and wisdom
glad to have you in the community @tewy, legend in the apps space
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It looks like @Harry_Styles fans have broken @calm - hopefully will be back up soon!
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any mental health startups out there specialising in helping people come off long-term antidepressants?
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10 Highest Grossing Health & Fitness Apps in 2020, Worldwide
1. @calm
2. @MyFitnessPal
3. @Headspace
4. @Strava
5. @weightwatchers
6. @sweat - @kayla_itsines
7. @fitbit
8. @muscle_booster
9. @flotracker
10. @30DayFitness_
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Excited to announce Calm has raised $27M led by Insight Venture Partners. Thanks to everyone who has supported us on the journey so far. We're just getting started! venturebeat.com/2018/06/20/c…
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if you're interested in working at the intersection of AI and mental health, hit me up
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#1 🤟
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One day having a coach for mental fitness will be just as accepted as having a coach for physical fitness.
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Excited to partner with @AmericanExpress to offer a free year of Calm to all 47 million cardholders in the US!
calm.com/americanexpress
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18 years old today.. adjusted for inflation, the $1,541,558.25 Homepage 😂
Happy 18th Birthday Million Dollar Homepage!
On August 26, 2005, Alex Tew, a British student, launched the Million Dollar Homepage, which soon became an example of successful viral marketing and an Internet phenomenon.
webdesignmuseum.org/gallery/…
#InternetHistory
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Meditation changed my life, so I created an app to help you meditate too. Try Calm and let me know how you get on! calm.com/app
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.@Calm is partnering with @KingJames, one of the world's greatest athletes. We're hoping to inspire millions to take care of their minds. Here's the TV commercial we created together to kick things off! #mentalfitness
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Calm is apparently innovative (fastcompany.com/90600352/wel…) and a great place to work (forbes.com/americas-best-sta…) 🥰
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8 billion people take an average of 20,000 breaths every day
But did you know that 99.9% of people don’t know to breathe properly
Here are 15 tips on how to breathe for a better life:
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I can't believe what is happening in Ukraine. My heart goes out to the people there, including many Calm team members.
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Dream job for the right person - Creative Director at Calm jobs.lever.co/calm/7a2f245e-…
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This is the best article I've seen on how Covid spreads. english.elpais.com/society/2…
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Excited to announce we’re investing $3M into XPresSpa and bringing Calm to airports across the US techcrunch.com/2018/11/13/ca…
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made my first replit + claude app
come make some ripples!
ripples-tewy.replit.app
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Big day at Calm.. another exciting announcement: Kaiser Permanente is now offering Calm to its millions of members at no cost.
We now offer the @calm meditation and sleep app – at no cost to 11.5M members – to help improve their emotional well-being and reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. k-p.li/2zNx3TJ #MentalHealthMonth
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Idea: build a new cryptocurrency where universal basic income is built in. Every month every citizen gets some coins. Verification a challenge though!
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Perplexity's shipping velocity is incredible. Not to mention the product which has replaced ~80% of my Google usage.
Perplexity Finance: real time stock prices, deep dives into a company’s financials, comparing multiple companies, studying 13f’s of hedge funds, etc. The UI is just delightful!
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Pumped for @calm to be one of Fast Company's 50 most innovative companies in 2020! fastcompany.com/90457498/cal…
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How much time has and will be wasted by humanity clicking on GDPR cookie acceptance buttons? 🤔
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Here's some more info about our wide-ranging, multi-year partnership with LeBron: fastcompany.com/90441135/leb…
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Headspace just ripped off @calm's flagship feature, The Daily Calm. Have they not listened to their own Creativity meditations? 😂
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Had a lot of fun chatting to @HarryStebbings on @twentyminutevc about Calm, brand, viral growth and a lot more. Hope you enjoy! thetwentyminutevc.com/alexte…
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How Calm wants to be the Nike of mental fitness fastcompany.com/90674887/cal…
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5/ We're also today introducing Calm Health
There is a global mental health crisis, and we need to provide more than the Calm app alone
Calm Health will support mental health across the full spectrum of care
We're going to be combining content, community, coaching and more
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“Anxiety and stress are on the rise and so we’ve been able to support millions of people with the tools that we offer,” says Alex Tew, co-CEO of meditation app Calm. He joins us to discuss its latest funding round, which valued the company at $2 billion. cnb.cx/343Rp7q
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Calm's mission to improve mental health took a big step forward today.
13 million members of UnitedHealthcare now have access to Calm Health, our flagship healthcare product.
We're so excited to partner with the largest healthcare company in the world!
uhc.com/news-articles/health…
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.@jason is the best angel investor you can have. He goes way beyond the extra mile. Do your best to get him invested in your startup!
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Calm has broken the top 150 highest grossing iPhone apps for the first time today (in USA). Exciting!
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Did I get enough Calm pillows in this picture? 😂 bbc.com/capital/story/201609…
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8/ Our goal is to solve the global mental health crisis
Which is a big, hairy, audacious goal to have
But it's customer stories like this that make trying worth it
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I enjoyed chatting with @Jason recently about @calm's growth and backstory. Hope you enjoy it too! piped.video/watch?v=3NJo5uGo…
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We made a video about working at Calm. Come join the team! piped.video/watch?v=UWF-GkAF…
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Looking for an amazing mobile game designer to work with on something new and special for Calm.
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Excited that Calm is now available in German, with many more languages and markets coming soon! 🇩🇪🌍🚀
Calm kicks off global expansion by launching its meditation platform in German wp.me/p8wLEc-a3M1 by @psawers
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So excited to welcome @JayShetty to @Calm with The Daily Jay, a 7 minute meditation packed with wisdom that anyone can fit into their day.
A story. An insight. A meditation, An action. Welcome to the #DailyJay.
Join best-selling author, purpose coach, health & wellness podcaster, and former monk @jayshetty for 7-minutes each day and create your best self.
Try it today. Only on Calm 💙🔗 calm.com/dailyjay
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Excited for Calm to make the Inc. 5000 as the 19th fastest growing private company in America! inc.com/inc5000/list/2018
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4/ I will step from Co-CEO into the new role of Executive Chairman
In my new role I will work with David and Michael on the highest impact projects for Calm
I will also spend more time in the area I love most: product innovation
And maybe some viral marketing 😉
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Agreed! @calm is required more than ever!
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I would happily pay a flat monthly fee for access to all the top media outlets, like a Netflix for news. I think many others would too.
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how about an ai agent called deep discount that scours the web and negotiates the absolute rock bottom price for any given product
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Excited to bring mindful movement to Calm with the Daily Move! techcrunch.com/2022/01/04/ca…
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The App That Monetized Doing Nothing theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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Idea: a service that periodically takes screenshots and videos of your app as it evolves. Like photo memories / timehop but for software projects.
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Launched Calm.com website 5 years ago today!
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What would the NFT of The Million Dollar Homepage be worth?
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$5m+
308 votes • Final results
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Moby's new album is available today, exclusively on Calm! blog.calm.com/relax/moby-rel…
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Replit Agent enables the software development equivalent of doodling.
It's so fun starting a new project, unsure exactly which direction it will go.
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what did i get done this week? i purchased whatdidyougetdonethisweek.co… 😂
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The jump from Google to Perplexity today feels like the jump from AltaVista to Google in 1999. If you're old enough you will know what I mean!
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One big problem in the world is psychopaths ascending to power. How could that be prevented / made less likely?
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The legendary @stephenfry has recorded a Sleep Story for the @calm app! calmlife.squarespace.com/rel…
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