{"id":4753,"date":"2015-06-10T12:33:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T16:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=4753"},"modified":"2015-06-10T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T16:36:54","slug":"bettertelephonetalk2larrychiang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/bettertelephonetalk2larrychiang\/","title":{"rendered":"#BetterTelephoneTalk2LarryChiang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Problem: a few YC startups will never reach $1.00 in revenue. I won&#8217;t disclose how many but, it&#8217;s staggering.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I wanted to call this blog post: &#8220;Better text Larry&#8221;. But texting is YC&#8217;s problem. All y&#8217;all can&#8217;t talk on the telephone. Me!? I blame fB for allowing you to &#8216;booty fB notify&#8217;. I was PUA mentored to &#8220;booty call&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ok, this isn&#8217;t a blame game. This is a solution that entails getting $899,999 in revenue. You get the last dollar to say you participated \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The theorem I&#8217;ll derive&#8230; (Btw, if you&#8217;re ignorant to the difference between theory and theorem, make a fist with your off hand and punch yourself in the face). This is the theorem for&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23BetterTelephoneTalk2LarryChiang&amp;src=hash\">#BetterTelephoneTalk2LarryChiang<\/a>&nbsp;Its a sequel to&nbsp;<b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bettercallsaul?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@BetterCallSaul<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/545265578395455488\/MHa04Kpu_normal.png\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>BetterCallSaul (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bettercallsaul?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@BetterCallSaul<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bettercallsaul\/status\/598865798581616641?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">5\/14\/15, 8:01 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Who\u2019s gonna call Saul next? Show creator Vince Gilligan wants to spill the beans. Enter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KVCmdFuy59\">bit.ly\/1cro1KG<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z0hmwu8OBI\">pic.twitter.com\/z0hmwu8OBI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>And three pics<\/p><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image4.png\" alt=\"image.png\" id=\"AF238576-7C5B-4FFE-8881-A61F47E4F605\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image5.png\" alt=\"image.png\" id=\"3FF4F9BD-8E7D-4372-865F-B1A34394E9C7\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image58.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"8A44A128-C688-4926-8C01-56ECA7E371B6\"><br \/><b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bettercallsaul?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">Better Call Saul<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b>creator, Vince Gilligan, wants you to call (505) 842-5662&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You call Saul if you&#8217;re a fictitious New Mexico meth dealer that teaches chemistry during the day. You call Larry Chiang if you&#8217;re a real startup founder that&#8217;s constipatedly attempting to flow money in as it firehoses out.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Money in<\/div>\n<div>Money out.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Don&#8217;t fret. Remember, there are 17 PDF docs for equity out. But only one YC PDF for money in. True story.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The payoff:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/608649747847495680?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">6\/10\/15, 7:59 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Need rev $$ #1 to $899,999!?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23BetterTelephoneTalk2LarryChiang&amp;src=hash\">#BetterTelephoneTalk2LarryChiang<\/a>. Cost = 1\/3 Eq + 9% comm&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\">@6502838008<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23CSmajorCRO&amp;src=hash\">#CSmajorCRO<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23First899999theHardest&amp;src=hash\">#First899999theHardest<\/a>&nbsp;:-))<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(650) 283-8008<\/div>\n<div>Blog post end. #DropsMic<br \/>:-))<\/div>\n<div>You&#8217;re crashing an industry &#8220;Without Their Permission&#8221;. Youre crashing conferences and parties&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J07ncnaMcU\">duck9.com\/blog\/celebrity\u2026<\/a>&nbsp;You&#8217;re &#8220;doing things that don&#8217;t scale (BUT HAVE MOMENTUM)&#8221;. You&#8217;re executing the theorem &#8220;#CS183s&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image59.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"88872E2F-8135-4612-8109-A68BA7C3F4A0\"><\/div>\n<div>CS 183b kinda addressed #dttdsBHM 63,030 students took CS183b. Guess how many have revenue?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The number:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>CEO of Duck9, Larry (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/603211320918343681?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">5\/26\/15, 7:49 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>It&#8217;s like being a &#8220;Welcome Wagon&#8221; for Silicon Valley parties and FICO score mentorship<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J07ncnaMcU\">duck9.com\/blog\/celebrity\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>My goal. I want to install the wetware of my mentors sales brain inside your brain.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>See how &#8220;Kobe Bryant&#8221; put &#8216;Michael Jordan&#8217;s&#8217; brain inside his:<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid black;padding:8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width:48px;height:48px;padding-right:8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/543817958892384257?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">12\/13\/14, 9:21 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>On Kobe vs Michael Jordan, MJ said, &#8220;I can&#8217;t beat Kobe. He stole all my moves.&#8221;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LarryChiangSky&amp;src=hash\">#LarryChiangSky<\/a> is putting a 40yo brain  inside a 24 yo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image6.png\" alt=\"image.png\" id=\"60291128-857A-4F49-A33C-454B5E112039\"><\/div>\n<div>See &#8220;Muse&#8221;. It&#8217;s Gotham Chopra&#8217;s documentary on Kobe Bryant. See how Kobe installed the Michael Jordan protocol. See how Kobe mentions a dozen mentors.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eudADPfTWiE&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/eudADPfTWiE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WVKHwYJzVVc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WVKHwYJzVVc&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image60.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"B6E79E7C-D819-4E46-9544-55FB2AA5CC8C\"><\/div>\n<div>Larry Chiang watched Pitch Perfect as<\/div>\n<div>Founder and CEO of Duck9<\/div>\n<div>Stanford University&#8217;s Founding Entrepreneur in Residence<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n5jB310egEI&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/n5jB310egEI&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>(Duck9) Deep Underground Credit Knowledge 9<\/div>\n<div>c\/o UCMS Inc<\/div>\n<div>2021 Midwest Road \/ 3rd FL<\/div>\n<div>Oak Brook IL<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass\" >https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/ass<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div>630-705-5555<\/div>\n<div>650-283-8008 (c)<\/div>\n<div>(650) 566-9600 -PALO ALTO<\/div>\n<div>(512) 775-8100 -AUSTIN<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Founder of &#8220;What They Don&#8217;t Teach at Business School&#8221;&nbsp;for CNN iReport<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BMyLcDaWazU&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BMyLcDaWazU&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Chris, the 9 year old, can sell better than you because of 3 hours at a baseball game<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFGY7v9C4G0&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OFGY7v9C4G0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/image61.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"2E59F86A-1F5F-43B2-8FB3-1DBC6F634347\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Larry Chiang Problem: a few YC startups will never reach $1.00 in revenue. 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