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Unpopular opinion: The best investor relations happen at 2am in a WhatsApp group, not in a quarterly letter.
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Unpopular opinion: The best investor relations happen at 2am in a WhatsApp group, not in a quarterly letter.
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Founding Partner at Ironcore Partners. Building the operating system for venture from Dubai. Previously: 86+ Tech Tuesday events, multiple fund formations, and a belief that the best investor relations happen at 2am in a WhatsApp group.
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