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    Tim Ferriss

    Tim Ferriss

    Early: Uber, FB, Twitter, Alibaba, Shopify, Duolingo, etc. Podcast: 400M+ downloads. 5 #1 NYT/WSJ bestsellers. 100+ media outlets (NYT, Fallon, etc.).

    Angel Austin Princeton University
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    Uber
    Uber
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    WeWork
    WeWork
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    Shopify
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    Shopify
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    Evernote
    Evernote
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    Automattic
    Automattic
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    TaskRabbit
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    Expa, TaskRabbit, Automattic, Shopify, Uber, AngelList, Evernote, Shift, DonorsChoose, CreativeLive, BranchOut, about.me, Schematic Labs, makers of SoundTracking, Soma Water, Quarterly, DailyBurn, The Hustle, WeWork
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    About
    What I Do

    These days, I do very few investments.

    If I do...

    1st step: improving conversions/sign-ups, with average 20-80%+ improvements after two sessions. It makes no sense to drive traffic until you are capturing traffic.

    2nd step: PR/marketing/launch planning for reaching 1-100+ million people.

    Describe what you have done, what you are doing, and the kinds of things you are interested in.
    Achievements

    5x #1 NYT/WSJ bestsellers. Picked startups that have 1,000x'd starting capital, no external funding. Podcast with 400M+ downloads, first business-interview podcast ever to do so (The Tim Ferriss Show).

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    What I'm Looking For

    Insights that pierce the veil, crack the cosmic egg, make me laugh, make me cry, make me buy you coffee.

    Describe what you're looking for in a company.
    Locations
    New York City Canada Austin
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    Consumer Internet
     
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    • “
      Tim has played a huge part in putting Shopify on the map. He has been an advisor to Shopify since 2009, and he’s been invaluable in the growth of our business.

      Back when no one knew about us, we were brainstorming with him. He challenged us to prove that building an online business was in fact as easy as we claimed. In order to accomplish that, and under Tim’s guidance and leadership, we created the Shopify Build-a-Business competition. Now, it’s one of the most important things that we do.

      In the most recent Build-a-Business contest alone, more than 12,000 brand-new shops sold more than $55 million in products. It’s become the most popular ‘online retail’ competition in the world.

      This helped Shopify ‘cross the chasm’ in terms of pushing Shopify’s brand to a mainstream audience.

      It was risky, but Tim knew it would succeed – it was entirely consistent with his track record for PR and Marketing. Simply put, Tim is our secret weapon!
       
      Harley Finkelstein
      Harley Finkelstein
      Harley Finkelstein

      Canadian Entrepreneur & @shopify COO

    • “
      Tim has been incredibly helpful to our company because he actually rolls up his sleeves and helps with the initiatives that drive revenue.

      In particular, he helped us with our two biggest launches by helping to develop our PR strategy, making introductions to journalists/bloggers, and sharing our announcements with his audience. The results were launches that exceeded our expectations in terms of media impressions and sales.

      Tim has also helped us raise venture capital by making important investor introductions and improving our investor presentations.

      Knowing that TIm is incredibly busy with his other investments, books, TV show, and travels, we've been impressed by how accessible and responsive he is. If you can get him to invest or advise in your company, you'll be very glad he did.
       
      Mike Del Ponte
      Mike Del Ponte
      Mike Del Ponte

      Founder @soma-water, former Marketing Manager @branchout, Studied at @yale-university and @boston-college-1.

    • “
      Genuinely excited about what we do, he's helped get the word out and introduced us to lots of great people. His value add is awesome - has a knack for the quantitative and qualitative.
       
      Virginia Bauman
      Virginia Bauman
      Virginia Bauman
      Founder of a company Tim Ferriss invested in

      Founder @cuties, @tonx-acquired-blue-bottle-coffee, @foodzie • Worked at @blue-bottle-coffee, @burner

    • “
      very supportive and deep intelligence around marketing.
       
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