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Austin Walker 🛴

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Austin Walker 🛴

@austinxwalker

4x founder, designer, engineer. sold my first company at age 25. now: building the AI layer for chronic illness. angel investing.

San Francisco, CA 🇺🇸

linkedin.com/in/austinxwalk…

Joined September 2017

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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Mar 4
a few years ago i got covid and never recovered. i went from exercising every day to completely bedbound. lost 40lbs. in and out of hospitals for over 2 years. saw 20+ doctors. bloodwork came back normal. "you're probably just stressed from being a founder."
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Oct 27, 2025
moving to sf is brutal. you don’t know anyone, so you look for a short-term rental. open airbnb and it’s all 100-year-old run-down victorians going for $6k a month. sf needs a hostel, backed by tech money, built for immigrants and young founders trying to break into the city.
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Oct 26, 2025
started my first company in canada, investors complained $1M CAD valuation was too high for a pre-product company started my second company in SF, closed pre-seed valuation at $10M USD relatively easily lesson: just move to SF bro
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Oct 24, 2025
how to pitch your startup: -describe an inevitable future, one that is impossible to deny will exist -outline the current problems that will prevent/slow down that future from happening -introduce your solution for solving those problems, your unique insights, and why now
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Nov 3, 2025
as a founder, the hardest part isn’t the work. it’s pretending you’re fine when everything feels like it’s breaking, and everyone’s looking at you for confidence.
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Feb 24, 2021
you may be old, but are you THIS old????
Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Oct 28, 2025
you should move to sf if: - you’re the most ambitious person in your friend group - nobody around you moves fast or takes risks - you want to walk into a coffee shop and overhear ideas, not complaints - your friends talk about promotions, not innovations
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Nov 14, 2025
there are 2 types of pre-seed investors: - the ones who want a full plan, take your pitch at face value, and expect every detail figured out - the ones who read between the lines, see the potential of where this 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 go, and bet on you to figure it out later
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Apr 6, 2020
Any content creators want to participate in a new program I'm working on to grow your channels faster?
Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Aug 1, 2025
Replying to @hthieblot
I felt an overwhelming sense of relief, after the stress of running my company nearly killed me several times over. The loss of identity took 3 months to kick in.
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Nov 12, 2025
fundraising tip: you can't promise a billion-dollar outcome. but you CAN show why the odds are in your favor: - you’ve lived the problem firsthand - you’ve built or sold in this space before - you have insights or access others don’t investors bet on advantages, not promises.
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Nov 21, 2019
Feeling charitable today, and I have a few Amazon gift cards to give away. 💞 Follow + Retweet this post 💬 Reply with 1 reason you should win a gift card I'll pick some of the best replies later tonight and DM the winners :)
Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Nov 6, 2025
as a founder, you need to be a high-horsepower human. act on ideas immediately. respond to emails promptly. iterate on feedback rapidly. make every fucking second count. speed is what gives people conviction to invest in you.
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Austin Walker 🛴
@austinxwalker
Nov 4, 2025
when i raised my first $1M for my first startup, i was 21 with no traction or reputation. what helped wasn’t numbers, it was sacrifice. people saw me go all in. instant noodles, investing all of my savings, in pursuit of a big vision. before you have proof, you are the proof.
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