Mar 17, 2020

INFLECTION - A collective breath

By Frank Denbow • Issue #35 • View online

Hey team. I know it’s been a crazy week and we’ve got more to face. I hope you’re taking care of yourself and your people. Now more than ever is the time to get lazer-sharp focused on what’s most important to you—whether that’s your business, your family, or your passions—let this be a collective breath so that when this passes, we reemerge determined.

INFLECTION Updates

So fresh and so clean

Mood-boosting and perfectly ironic Spotify playlist curated by Emily King—grammy nominated R&B singer from NYC.

How to Stay Human During a Pandemic

Written by our very own Inflection member, Sara Dahan, who is trained in epidemiology & loneliness. For realz tho—she has a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from NYU, a B.S. in Brain & Cognitive Science from MIT, and is the founder of Catalyst, a community strategy agency. Get to know Sara.

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News & Commentary

Edtech notches a win as Teachable is acquired by Hotmart

Frank’s take: Ankur Nagpal spoke at Inflection Conf this past June and is the perfect example of how to build a profit-driven company. $6mm raised at a $132mm valuation, then sold for at least $250. Get to know Frank.

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Top Tweets

Alex Adelman 🍭

@alexadelman

when Sir Issac Newton was quarantined in 1665 because of the bubonic plague, he invented calculus, developed his theory on optics, and formulated the laws of motion and gravity

no pressure yall

11:01 AM - 14 Mar 2020

Brad Gessler

@bradgessler

Here we go... the VC world talking about “surving hard times” with advice given in lots of words that can be summed up as “be prudent with your money”

I went through YC in S08, known unofficially as “the worst YC class”. It’s when the “RIP good times” Sequoia deck went out.👇

6:14 PM - 11 Mar 2020

Rae’s take: This thread is fire. Yes the stock market is in a free fall and spending is tight but there’s still plenty of opportunity for those who are disciplined. We now have 20/20 hindsight on all the companies that rose from the ashes of 2008±Airbnb, Groupon, and Spotify to name a few. Get to know Rae.

Tactical Guides

8ight Things I learned in Solitary Confinement, That Will Help You Keep Calm During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Frank’s take: As many cope with a new normal of forced solitude, learn from someone who has experienced the extreme of 5 years of solitary confinement forced by the government. If they are able to come out of that experience with a clear head, you will too. Get to know Frank.

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This woman built a $1 million business around 'coily, kinky, Afro-textured hair'

Rae’s take: Further proof that just because the typical VC doesn’t understand black women’s hair, doesn’t mean there isn’t money to be made. We need more diverse founders and investors in order to reflect the market of consumers. Get to know Rae.

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Startup Showcase

Go Tax • Customized, affordable financial advisors and tax professionals for your startup.

Nora Hamada founded Go Tax to offer business tax return filing at a flat price. Bonus: her team of CPAs specialize in working with startups in NYC.

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Opportunities + Events

Literally everything is canceled. Take this time to drink lots of water and get to inbox zero.

Be well,

Rae & The Inflection Team

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