Barackface: 22: Africa

“So there’s this startup called @acquiredotcom, and basically, and im not even making this up you can check it out online, it's a marketplace that helps you acquire profitable SaaS startups. You don't even need a startup idea anymore you can just buy one with paying customers.” pic.twitter.com/Jvnq6nmNAu
— Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) June 22, 2023

The amount of people who only hit me up when they need something makes me 100x more excited to help the people who hit me up just to say hi
— Alex Friedman 🤠 (@heyalexfriedman) June 22, 2023

Did you know there are 34.4 billion chickens on planet Earth?
— Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis) June 22, 2023

hello pic.twitter.com/X5FU29gu6j
— Varia Bortsova 💙💛 (@variainayurt) June 22, 2023

My 26th year was a solid one.

🍷 Stopped drinking. Best decision ever.

🦄 4 new portfolio companies become unicorns.

💵 $125M invested

💰 4 exits

🎙️ 167 podcast episodes.

📊 100M downloads

🚀 20VC grew 328%

Time to build. This is just the start. Bring on 27. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/ysdOcvbqZU
— Harry Stebbings (@HarryStebbings) June 22, 2023

Did you hear the news?? Kourtney Kardashian wants to buy a startup too pic.twitter.com/7bcMIbmE5F
— acquire.com (@acquiredotcom) June 22, 2023

San Francisco is the worst-run city of the 149 biggest in the U.S., according to a new ranking of their operating efficiencies. https://t.co/j4MZ4QnMjJ
— SF Examiner (@sfexaminer) June 21, 2023

My Latest :

प्रचण्डलाई लाग्छ– उपप्राध्यापक कुटिएर के भो त, बाँचेकै छन् । दुई छाक खाएकै छन्। विद्यार्थीहरुलाई थुनेर किन दुःख दिने?

बालेनलाई लाग्छ– अदालतका ती आदेश मान्छु, जो मेरा हितमा छन्। अदालतका ती आदेश च्यात्छु, जो मेरो खिलाफ छन्।https://t.co/edMR6HT28w
— Basanta Basnet (@basantabasnet) June 22, 2023

I’m not trying to be mean, but I’m completely transfixed by this guy’s LinkedIn bio.

There isn’t a single discernible fact in here. I’ve been staring for 10 minutes and I still couldn’t tell you what he does, what his background is, or what any of his skills are.

It’s pure art. pic.twitter.com/p7NJBETP2F
— Robert Sterling (@RobertMSterling) June 22, 2023

Today, DoorDash is bigger than Uber Eats even though it didn't already have a global network of millions of drivers and riders like Uber did

Here's what co-founder Tony Xu did to acquire DoorDash's initial users: pic.twitter.com/EEunXZJw1R
— Michael Houck 💡 (@callmehouck) June 22, 2023

Thinking today of all the Texas prisoners whose cells will be over 100 degrees this week.

We know from past heat waves that many won't make it out alive.

The state legislature just had another chance to pay for A/C, and again decided not to. https://t.co/AdlJDoPzLK
— Maurice Chammah🍹🎻 (@MauriceChammah) June 21, 2023

Is Balen Shah turning into a populist demagogue?

You can't defy a court order! https://t.co/NYTJaB0Ll1
— Akhilesh Upadhyay (@akhileshU) June 22, 2023

Did Balen watch it before he banned it? Or you, before supporting that ban?🤔😅

Anyway, @salokya watched it. You might want to read his extensive analysis in this thread: https://t.co/lRiIGIeTSG
— Kashish Das Shrestha कशिश दास श्रेष्ठ (@kashishds) June 22, 2023

One reason I hated my 9-5 was rush hour.

You spend 8 hours a week sitting in traffic. 368 hours a year.

Do that for 45 years and it's 690 days of your life down the drain.

When you're old, how much do you think you'd pay to get 2 more years?

Everything.

Move online.
— Kieran Drew (@ItsKieranDrew) June 22, 2023

Most founders are builders not scalers.

It’s rare to be great at both.

Your job is to find product market fit.

Get the engine going. First customers.

Then hire great leaders to scale.

You need to be working "on" the business.

Not "in" the business.
— Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) June 22, 2023

Book me for an hour https://t.co/ZyMs85AX1O
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) June 22, 2023

Good job mayor @ShahBalen, its seems like italian town. You did good job mayor balen ji, really appreciate pic.twitter.com/j2unqc0Lsf
— Rajesh Kumar (@rajesh_98) June 21, 2023

King balen♥️ pic.twitter.com/UYtUH7qYlU
— मणि कोईराला (@king_number05) June 18, 2023

सलाम बालेन pic.twitter.com/Rbx4IQEXB7
— जम्बल प्रवासी (@bT3JBbiKzo3274e) June 19, 2023

#Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah said Sita is not India's daughter ahead of the release of Prabhas-Kriti Sanon's #Adipurush https://t.co/4cRF6Hct6p
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) June 16, 2023

Huge respect Balen Sir
True leader 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/yx9MES8B9j
— Pratima Rai (@praatey) June 19, 2023

#Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah earlier gave three days' time to change #Adipurush's dialogue that Sita is India's daughter https://t.co/rjGdBiNhGR
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) June 18, 2023

Good Reply Balen Ji👍😍👍😁👍😃👍 pic.twitter.com/glDMreARn1
— Rishi Kharel (@RishiKharel10) June 18, 2023

संसदमा बालेनकाे चर्चा । Balen shah, mayor Kathmandu metropolitan pic.twitter.com/2J3AzwDvhW
— Taksar (@taksarmag) June 16, 2023

Just hired a private chef. It’s insanely cheap in Japan.

She’s dropping off food like this 2 times a week and I can request whatever. So much better than delivery.

No groceries or dishes to wash. pic.twitter.com/AjBXqeybf9
— Nathan Lands (@NathanLands) June 22, 2023

Tonight’s obnoxious mansplainer: “Have you heard of Bain? Have you heard of McKinsey? Do you know what pontificate means? Do you know about artificial intelligence? Do you know what exits are? You’re too young to know about the dot com boom” 😡
— Katie Roof (@Katie_Roof) June 22, 2023

twitter:

"sf is dead"
"nyc is expensive"
"miami is unserious"
"la is fake"

what about: live in the city you love and enjoy it :)
— jack mcclelland (nyc) 🕺 (@jackmmcclelland) June 22, 2023

We need some data on this because almost nobody I know in Asia wants to move to America

Generally not regarded as such a great place to live anymore like it used to be 10-20y ago

Asia more modern and more opportunities now https://t.co/lTlCUFso2f
— @levelsio (@levelsio) June 22, 2023

got told on a date last night “if you lost 20 lbs and kept the personality more dudes would look at you”…and wow men, unsolicited comments like this fuck with our self-esteem and it’s just wildly inappropriate to say out loud. do better.
— Cristina Vanko 💘 (@cristinavanko) June 21, 2023

JUST IN: First results are in for SF's new policy to crack down on drug use.

Since May 30, law enforcement "encountered" 58 people. Some were cited or booked into jail, but none accepted offers of treatment upon their release.

More at the link. ⬇️ https://t.co/7MtvHEruv8
— The San Francisco Standard (@sfstandard) June 21, 2023

I’m the first-born son, of a first-born son, of a first-born son… dating back to 1749.

Finally got to see the family book that has been passed down with the name of every first born son and his wife from 1749.

Can’t wait to show this to my first-born son when he’s older. pic.twitter.com/ULfruiMwWm
— Yohei (@yoheinakajima) June 22, 2023

It gets better: Grand Theft Auto games lower crime rates

When a GTA game is released, violence & crime actually drop, as potential criminals stay inside to play (This applies to other big shooters, too, so the yearly CoD releases are actually good for the world, sorry to say). https://t.co/3W3Q0dhg8W pic.twitter.com/BVQWK5K0tv
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) June 22, 2023

The secret to success isn’t mentors, it’s peers.

Surround yourself with people on a similar level who are doing great things.
— Eunice Ajim (@euniceajim) June 22, 2023

the most frequent dialogue in my life:
- Why are you arguing with me?
- I'm not arguing!
🤦🏻‍♂️😜
— Veniamin Bakalinskiy 💡🚀 (@venibak) June 22, 2023

I’m rebranding.

Profile overhaul.

Expanding to new socials.

TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn.

Will be pushing more products (free because I love you all) and more email content.

Going back to my old ways and commenting on everything.

Could backfire but whatever lmao.
— Aaron (@IAmAaronWill) June 22, 2023

Also lack of personality and a comms team obsessed with trolling on Twitter rather than real-life media appearances https://t.co/gwJwCFHWpM
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 22, 2023

Caste restricts opportunity . Restricted opportunity constricts ability. Constricted ability further restricts opportunity. Where caste prevails , opportunity and ability are restricted to ever narrowing circle of people.

- Ram Manohar Lohiya pic.twitter.com/LKTUEHYd9e
— Prabhakar Bagchand (@PBagchand) June 22, 2023

Solution: https://t.co/zWA35SNPdB
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) June 22, 2023

Mirror now composes with all Ethereum NFTs, with inline minting.

Big step forward in NFTs becoming even more first class on Mirror!

Try pasting your favorite Zora, Manifold, or Sound drop into the editor and seeing what happens 👀 https://t.co/XyU8L2K0m3
— nis.eth (@Iiterature) June 22, 2023

Absolutely. The people here at #cryptosummit and across the United States, that are building the actual technology, are serious, honorable and talented. They won’t let this country be left behind. https://t.co/2UdhFiiBP8
— paulgrewal.eth (@iampaulgrewal) June 22, 2023