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From Intern To Startup Builder
- Tristan Walker went from internships at Twitter and Foursquare to building business development teams at startups before founding his own company.
- He used persistent outreach (multiple emails, booking flights) to join early teams and learn from tiny startups up close.
Bevel Born From Historical Research
- Tristan researched shaving history and discovered multiblade razors worsened problems for men with curly facial hair.
- He re-engineered a single-blade system and launched Bevel to address razor bumps for Black men.
Contrarian Ideas Create Space
- Very big ideas are contrarian, which explains why incumbents often haven't pursued them.
- A polarized investor reaction (some yes, some no) is a healthy signal for big, non-obvious opportunities.