Suddenly, the whole nation is depending on the same people they say shouldn’t make $15 an hour.
John Henry
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John Henry
@JohnHenryStyle
3x Founder, former TV Host
proud son of immigrants 🇩🇴
now: Head of Insurance, @OutRivalAI
frmr: Cofounder: LOOP & Harlem Capital
Joined July 2013
- Achieved a life-long dream of mine today: bought my parents a home. 🙏🏾🥳🎊🎉 Since my parents immigrated in 91, we’ve been renters. It’ll never be a sliver of repayment for them — but here’s to breaking generational curses and beginning a journey of ownership for the folks!
- VCs that passed and said “I’ll see you at the A.” No mf’er. You’ll see us at the NASDAQ.
- Tired of getting asked to speak on being a black founder. How about just being a founder?
- Whitney Houston singing the national anthem at 1991 Super Bowl — same day the US entered the Gulf War. Man. Powerful moments in Black and American history. 🇺🇸
- Anyone notice that OpenAI did the exact opposite of what YC preaches? 1. Raised a ton of money pre-product 2. Built for years before launching 3. Built waterfall vs agile 4. Hired big staff pre-revenue Solving complex problems requires money & time. Not a one size fits all.
- Haven’t resonated with a candidate like @AndrewYang since seeing that smooth Senator from Illinois in ‘08.
- "Fuck living basic, I'm taking risk." — Nipsey
- Man... Been running hard & fast for so long, sometimes barely processed what's happened. 10 yrs ago, I was a doorman for $10 p/h, going to community college. Somehow started a co, launched a fund, got a TV show, bought my parents a house, raised VC. A decade can change ur life
- I forgot how much admin work goes into being CEO. 😳 Payroll, cap table management, quarterly reports, HR, 1-on-1s, legal, etc. It’s the unseen work that paves way for the seen.
- Before Loop, I was making about $500k a year. Now during Loop, I make $70k per year. Income can be a false positive! Take a step back, and go do shit you love. 💜
- What a subliminally racist commercial by @QuickenLoans. White families need translator for Basketball & Rap slang. Black families need translators for... finances?? 🤔😑 #CrossedTheLine
00:00 - LOOP Seed vs Series A stats: Seed - 77 VCs - 134 meetings - 100% outbound - 4 mo to close Series A - 5 VCs - 13 meetings - 100% inbound - 30 days to close Anyone facing rejection right now: Keep executing. They all become believers in time. 🙏🏾
- By the time you can afford it, the car ain’t important.
