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Audacious Ventures

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Audacious Ventures

@AudaciousHQ

Seed stage VC leading $1-10M rounds. We focus on two jobs: 1/ Invest in force of nature founders; 2/ Help them recruit an A+ team. Then we get out of the way.

San Francisco

Joined October 2019

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Knuckle Up with Nakul
@KnuckleUpHQ
Jun 14
10 takes from our conversation w/ @CameronLMcCord, who went from 484 days underwater as a submarine officer --> founder of @Nominal_io, a physical AI unicorn: 1/ Earnestness in leadership. A submarine is too small for performative people. Your colleagues see you 24/7. Most
Nakul Mandan
@nakul
Jun 9
"You earn the right to stand the night watch." - @CameronLMcCord Cameron McCord. Founder and CEO of @Nominal_io. Submarine officer turned founder building the software stack for the physical AI era. New episode of @KnuckleUpHQ is live ↓ 00:00 Who is Cameron McCord? 01:34
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
Jun 9
"You earn the right to stand the night watch." - @CameronLMcCord Cameron McCord. Founder and CEO of @Nominal_io. Submarine officer turned founder building the software stack for the physical AI era. New episode of @KnuckleUpHQ is live ↓ 00:00 Who is Cameron McCord? 01:34
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Muzzammil Zaveri (MZ)
@mzaveri
Jun 9
“stress is preparing the body for greatness” great listen with @CameronLMcCord
Nakul Mandan
@nakul
Jun 9
"You earn the right to stand the night watch." - @CameronLMcCord Cameron McCord. Founder and CEO of @Nominal_io. Submarine officer turned founder building the software stack for the physical AI era. New episode of @KnuckleUpHQ is live ↓ 00:00 Who is Cameron McCord? 01:34
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 27
When was it that @akothari and the @NotionHQ team knew that AI wasn't just a feature to add to the platform, they had to rethink the entire product?
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 27
"We were go-karting and doing quite well. Now we've moved to Formula 1, and we're in the middle of the pack. We have a shot at the podium but we have to rewire for the race we're in." Akshay Kothari (@akothari). Cofounder and COO of @NotionHQ. Three years from now, most pre-AI
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 28
The way @akothari describes @NotionHQ, it feels like a craftsmen at work kinda place, built with a lot of thought and care. My question back to him was: does the craftsmanship come at the cost of sheer operational intensity?
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 27
"We were go-karting and doing quite well. Now we've moved to Formula 1, and we're in the middle of the pack. We have a shot at the podium but we have to rewire for the race we're in." Akshay Kothari (@akothari). Cofounder and COO of @NotionHQ. Three years from now, most pre-AI
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Will Genesen
@wgenesen
May 28
Most seed founders think they have a channel problem. It's almost always a messaging problem. Wrote up my playbook based on time at Ramp and OneSchema:
substack.com
Most founders think they have a channel problem. It’s almost always a messaging problem
Every seed founder I talk to has a version of the same question.
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Max Zang
@maxzang305
May 28
growth for dummies. 🔥 from @wgenesen
Will Genesen
@wgenesen
May 28
Most seed founders think they have a channel problem. It's almost always a messaging problem. Wrote up my playbook based on time at Ramp and OneSchema: substack.com/@willgenesen/p…
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Muzzammil Zaveri (MZ)
@mzaveri
May 27
hear @akothari give a masterclass on reinvention and rewiring in this AI era. a must-listen episode of knuckle up 🎧
Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 27
"We were go-karting and doing quite well. Now we've moved to Formula 1, and we're in the middle of the pack. We have a shot at the podium but we have to rewire for the race we're in." Akshay Kothari (@akothari). Cofounder and COO of @NotionHQ. Three years from now, most pre-AI
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Nikunj Kothari
@nikunj
May 27
Every company needs a calm, steady yet enthusiastic hand at the wheel that helps the company fulfill its mission. Most companies struggle to find this in the turbulent times we are in. @akothari is this for @NotionHQ. Great chat that shares how he operates!
Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 27
"We were go-karting and doing quite well. Now we've moved to Formula 1, and we're in the middle of the pack. We have a shot at the podium but we have to rewire for the race we're in." Akshay Kothari (@akothari). Cofounder and COO of @NotionHQ. Three years from now, most pre-AI
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 27
"We were go-karting and doing quite well. Now we've moved to Formula 1, and we're in the middle of the pack. We have a shot at the podium but we have to rewire for the race we're in." Akshay Kothari (@akothari). Cofounder and COO of @NotionHQ. Three years from now, most pre-AI
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 22
Decagon has gone from 0 to 450 employees, & 0 to $4.5B of value in 3 years. When you're building at that pace in a competitive market, life is coming at you fast. I asked @AshwinSreenivas how he is managing his psyche driving the company at this pace?
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 21
.@DecagonAI has a 5 days in-person culture for everyone, and @AshwinSreenivas + @thejessezhang are in office 6 days a week. I asked Ashwin: Why be so religious about the in-person culture? His answer ↓
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 20
How @AshwinSreenivas and @DecagonAI maintain a high bar on recruiting while going from 0 to 450 employees in 3 years:
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Nakul Mandan
@nakul
May 19
"The pace of building has changed so quickly with AI. You have to give somewhere. And we gave for speed." @AshwinSreenivas. Co-founder & President of @DecagonAI. You'd be hard pressed to find another startup moving as ferociously as this one. Knuckle Up ↓ 00:00 Intro 02:10
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