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Omar Waseem

@omarwasm

founder of @alifdotbuild (investing seed) and co-owner of founders arm.

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Today, we’re announcing: The Tournament. It's the world's greatest no-code hackathon. Presented by Alif x Replit. January 17-18, 2026. San Francisco, CA. I'll see you there: alif.build/tournament


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life recently

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Your analytics dashboards are lying to you "cold email" led to a big sale - even though someone at a conference really sold them "meta ads" - even though an SEO guide is what sold them "google search" but they came from your tweets Always ask where people found you


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"The point of venture capital is to allow a founder to run an experiment against a hypothesis that is knowable, testable, where a true dramatically changes the EV of the company. If you look over history that's when it has performed best, and that's really how it works. Using a…

credistick's tweet image. "The point of venture capital is to allow a founder to run an experiment against a hypothesis that is knowable, testable, where a true dramatically changes the EV of the company. 

If you look over history that's when it has performed best, and that's really how it works. Using a…

"In the early days of Valar, a lot of VC’s passed on us because they didn’t believe we could raise the money." Yes, VCs will pass on a company out of fear that other VCs will pass on it. This is institutionalised insecurity. Venture capital emerged from opportunity of frontier…

credistick's tweet image. "In the early days of Valar, a lot of VC’s passed on us because they didn’t believe we could raise the money."

Yes, VCs will pass on a company out of fear that other VCs will pass on it. This is institutionalised insecurity. 

Venture capital emerged from opportunity of frontier…


Good founders build distribution, systems, etc. Great founders build people.


Does anyone still read weekly newsletters?


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a couple of months ago, i did an interview with @omarwasm at Alif for their launch i never really shared it widely, but whenever someone asks me why i love startups or wants advice on getting into them, this is what I send if you’re curious about my journey, link is below

endpoint's tweet image. a couple of months ago, i did an interview with @omarwasm at Alif for their launch

i never really shared it widely, but whenever someone asks me why i love startups or wants advice on getting into them, this is what I send

if you’re curious about my journey, link is below

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The world’s greatest….

Today, we’re announcing: The Tournament. It's the world's greatest no-code hackathon. Presented by Alif x Replit. January 17-18, 2026. San Francisco, CA. I'll see you there: alif.build/tournament



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Are you ready for it? 👀

Today, we’re announcing: The Tournament. It's the world's greatest no-code hackathon. Presented by Alif x Replit. January 17-18, 2026. San Francisco, CA. I'll see you there: alif.build/tournament



Masa & Sam Altman just invested in a 27-year-old trying to build the next Bell Labs (@episteme) substack.com/home/post/p-17…

omarwasm's tweet image. Masa & Sam Altman just invested in a 27-year-old trying to build the next Bell Labs (@episteme)

substack.com/home/post/p-17…

Most VCs would never invest in agencies because offering services for money doesn't scale Ironic since venture is a service business too - but VCs give money AND services instead of one for the other


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Few spots left for Side Projects Night tonight. lu.ma/alif

alifdotbuild's tweet image. Few spots left for Side Projects Night tonight.

lu.ma/alif
alifdotbuild's tweet image. Few spots left for Side Projects Night tonight.

lu.ma/alif
alifdotbuild's tweet image. Few spots left for Side Projects Night tonight.

lu.ma/alif
alifdotbuild's tweet image. Few spots left for Side Projects Night tonight.

lu.ma/alif

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What’s happening in January?

Announcing our biggest project to date this Friday, featuring...



Announcing our biggest project to date this Friday, featuring...


17:1 reader-to-writer ratio This is like starting on TikTok in 2018

omarwasm's tweet image. 17:1 reader-to-writer ratio

This is like starting on TikTok in 2018

The masses are re-entering substack in droves It's still early



2021 - 2025: distribution is the moat. 2025 and beyond: recruiting (and retaining) is the moat.


The masses are re-entering substack in droves It's still early


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Announcement coming soon.

alifdotbuild's tweet image. Announcement coming soon.

Met @H4mzaAhmed first at Alif Summit in February, and invested the following month Very cool to see how far Automax has come in <1 year

Automax (automax.ai) is the fastest way to appraise a home- accurate, compliant, and in just 20 minutes. Their mobile app analyzes 150+ features from a quick scan, and AI agents turn it into a complete valuation report signed & verified by a certified appraiser.



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