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The Witness: The Time of Magic Book I

The Witness: The Time of Magic Book I

What would you do if you had the power to bring magic back to the modern world? What price would you be willing to pay?

2026

Stories

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Apr 4

Amir 5.0 — Major Release

We are excited to announce Amir 5.0! We have been working hard on this release and it includes several major features and product updates…

Amir 5.0 — Major Release

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Startup Stash

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May 12, 2025

Managing a Startup Fundraise: Navigating Complexity and Avoiding Pitfalls

Fundraising isn’t just about “getting money.” It’s about choosing your partners for a decade-long journey. Choose wisely.

Managing a Startup Fundraise: Navigating Complexity and Avoiding Pitfalls

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Apr 4, 2025

Amir 4.9 Release Notes — last 4.X

Despite the popularity of the Amir 4.0 through 4.8 releases, we are sunsetting the 4.X series with this last edition of 4.9. Although 4.x…

Amir 4.9 Release Notes — last 4.X

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Feb 4, 2025

Crossing the Early-Stage Startup TAM Chasm: Having a Crazy Big Vision While Executing a Realistic…

Many founders find themselves frustrated when pitching their early-stage startup ideas to investors. Two common pitfalls often trip them…

Crossing the Early-Stage Startup TAM Chasm: Having a Crazy Big Vision While Executing a Realistic…

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Oct 16, 2024

10 Tips to Get Promoted in Tech — Why Doing a Great Job is Not Enough.

I moved from a junior manager position to vice president within 5 years. It was through a lot of luck and good timing, but it was also…

10 Tips to Get Promoted in Tech — Why Doing a Great Job is Not Enough.

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Sep 17, 2024

Startup Valuation 101: How to Set and Justify Your Startup’s Valuation

As an early-stage investor, I meet 3–6 startup founders every day. While most early-stage founders find it easy to pitch their startup…

Startup Valuation 101: How to Set and Justify Your Startup’s Valuation

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Sep 4, 2024

Founder Mode: A sign you have yet to, or failed to, hire the right people and build the right…

Why founder-mode is a cop out as you grow your business.

Founder Mode: A sign you have yet to, or failed to, hire the right people and build the right…

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Aug 12, 2024

How to Run a Startup’s Demo Meetings

So, you’ve created an initial product or your first mockups in Figma, and now you want to source feedback and get your initial design…

How to Run a Startup’s Demo Meetings

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Jun 19, 2024

Growth is a promise, retention is a promise kept.

The reason why growth is the wrong metric in early stage-startups.

Growth is a promise, retention is a promise kept.

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Apr 4, 2024

Amir 4.8 Release Notes — the Stable Edition

Following the popular release of Amir 4.0, 4.1 , 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7, we are excited to announce the release of Amir 4.8…

Amir 4.8 Release Notes — the Stable Edition

Amir Shevat

Amir Shevat

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Investor in early stage startups. Previously: Head of Product, Twitter Dev Platform, VP product at Twitch, Slack, Google, Microsoft. Author at O'Reilly.

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