Alex Banks

Alex Banks

@thealexbanks

Building a better future with AI.

London, UK t.co Joined Jul 2023
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How a Guatemalan founder built a $6.5 billion company, To become the #1 language education app in the world. The story of Duolingo: https://t.co/Gh2tumYr6J

Less than 1% of startups successfully raise funds. Why? They fail to tell a story. Here's how to master storytelling for your next pitch:

The PayPal mafia have a combined net worth of $310 billion dollars. The group of former PayPal employees have founded YouTube, SpaceX and LinkedIn. 5 lessons from the the most po...

Sequoia Capital, the VC behind Airbnb, Uber, and WhatsApp, has backed over 300 startups. Their pitch deck framework has funded over $3.3 trillion dollars in market value. Steal i...

Microsoft PowerPoint is the most popular presentation software in the world. Jeff Bezos banned it from Amazon meetings in 2004. Here's the better alternative:

Elon Musk is the master of pitching. He's sold spaceships, flamethrowers and electric cars. And his framework can be applied to any pitch. 10 simple storytelling tips to nail yo...

Sleep is the greatest legal performance enhancing drug that most people are probably neglecting. –– @sleepdiplomat

Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Elon Musk learn faster than 95% of the population. Why? They teach what they learn. Explanation Effect 101:

I've seen 100+ startups fail. The mistakes of first-time founders are nearly identical. Here's how to avoid them:

If you're asking a friend to review your work: Instead of asking β€œwhat do you think?” Ask β€œwhat’s wrong with this?” You’ll receive the truth rather than a pat on the back.

Perfection is the enemy of progress. Leave it at the door when you launch your startup. Then keep building alongside your community.

9 months ago I identified 20 of the most successful writers on Twitter. I analysed their profiles, their content and their followers. And in doing so, I uncovered a secret to the...