4/ Finally, I looked more closely at which companies create the most successful founders. It’s one thing to start a company—it’s another to start something that works. Based on the data we have available to us, the best proxy we found for measuring “successful” was to look at
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Palantir PMs Start Companies at Highest Rate Among Tech Alumni
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3/ Then, I looked into which companies’ PM alumni go on to start the most companies, irrespective of how these companies do. @PalantirTech dominates. Over a third of their PMs have started a company. @Intercom comes in second, at over 18% (almost one in every five alumni
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Which Companies Produce the Best Product Leaders
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(Here's the full post if you want to dive right in, but keep reading for more highlights: https://
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How Zoink Inspired Bolt’s Rapid Growth Success
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How @zoink inspired @boltdotnew
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 17 mars 2025
(which is currently the second fastest-growing product in history in terms of revenue) pic.twitter.com/QYDey1XArVHow @zoink inspired @boltdotnew (which is currently the second fastest-growing product in history in terms of revenue)
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Engineer Leaves Tech Career for Park Ranger Role
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Product Managers: Best-Positioned Role for AI Success
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The CEO of @boltdotnew on why product managers are the best-positioned role in tech to thrive in a world of AI. https://t.co/ZsyHRN3UMO pic.twitter.com/sNqnkSuMhc
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 14 mars 2025The CEO of @boltdotnew on why product managers are the best-positioned role in tech to thrive in a world of AI.
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Bolt Revolutionizes Browser-Based Development with AI
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Bolt becomes second fastest-growing product ever after ChatGPT
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.@boltdotnew is the second fastest-growing product in history—only behind ChatGPT.
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 13 mars 2025
They hit $20M ARR just 60 days after launching the product, and ~$40M ARR (and 1 million DAU) just five months in 🤯
The craziest part is that they almost shut down the company. After seven years… pic.twitter.com/mHjDg2VaSz.
@boltdotnew is the second fastest-growing product in history—only behind ChatGPT. They hit $20M ARR just 60 days after launching the product, and ~$40M ARR (and 1 million DAU) just five months in The craziest part is that they almost shut down the company. After seven years -
Top tips for building successfully with Lovable
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.@antonosika's top tip for being more successful when building with @lovable_dev https://t.co/DPaGx73fUI pic.twitter.com/Px2VPkbv5c
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Lovable reaches $10M ARR in 60 days with AI-powered app builder
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Building Lovable: $10M ARR in 60 days with 15 people
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 9 mars 2025
Anton Osika (@antonosika) is the co-founder and CEO of @lovable_dev, an AI-powered app-building tool that turns a description into working products without requiring any coding knowledge. They are building what they describe… pic.twitter.com/L2fCbisqZwBuilding Lovable: $10M ARR in 60 days with 15 people Anton Osika (
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, an AI-powered app-building tool that turns a description into working products without requiring any coding knowledge. They are building what they describe