Matt Hackett's Notes

The end of consumer startups?

We cannot abandon everyday tech to AI

Feb 26 • 

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Pitching is pain

Early investors want to write your startup's story with you, not judge a dog-and-pony show

Feb 14 • 

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January 2025

How to Find Ideas Worth Building

Out: Pivot until exponential growth — In: Build the future humanity needs.

Jan 24 • 

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February 2021

My loss and yours

I’m mourning a particular and overwhelming loss. Just after I hit send on my last newsletter, I got a strange call from a friend of my mom’s. I knew…

Feb 18, 2021 • 

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January 2021

How did my plague year go?

I resisted reviewing my accomplishments and pitfalls in 2020. But when I finally did it, I was shocked at how much good had happened and how much I've…

Jan 8, 2021 • 

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October 2019

April 2019

Travel and pre-startup anxiety

Oh, hi there.

Apr 3, 2019 • 

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November 2018

June 2018

Space APIs, $$$ and messy process

The year so far has resulted in two themes: software-defined places, and investing.

Jun 26, 2018 • 

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May 2018

Swimming in lightbulbs

2018 is a blank check of time I’ve been gifted by the gods, a gift I don’t want to squander.

May 18, 2018 • 

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March 2018

Unsolicited advice

As I write this, I’m brushing the side of Douala as we take to the South Atlantic (Ed.: I failed to format and send this until now, about five days…

Mar 16, 2018 • 

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February 2018