Kash is automating tax filing (YC S24)
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Automating tax filing @AskTaxGPT with 💍 @IsaMacedaAli . Scout @GaingelsVC Previously worked for Adobe & WSJ @Launch (LA30) S24 @ycombinator
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Eight years ago, I was flipping burgers in tenderloin
18 months later, I was working for Adobe
4 years ago, I started a company with $60,000 personal savings.
3 years later I was a complete failure with $40,000 credit card debt, 2 failed companies and burned out.
Worst of
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Received my first paycheck as a founder after 2 years and 4 months.
People think that founders start companies for money.
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I know startup is hard and stuff but have you ever dealt with US immigration system?
The immigration process will take your mind body and soul away.
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I am tired of meetups with loud music and drunk people chasing the next big thing.
Is there something for 30+ people to meet for meaningful conversations, socialize, and not talk about work?
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Only thing bigger than
@bchesky
guns are his heart and his willingness to share his learnings.
YC S24
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Founders night in San Francisco within 48 hours notice.
Sure, SF is dead.
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How did I cold-emailed
@mcuban
@DavidSacks
and
@Jason
about
#TaxGPT
and get the reply?
1. Keep it short, under 150 words.
2. Included the traction numbers.
3. Small personal touch.
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I turned 33 today. Here are the top three lessons that helped me become the first person in my family to finish high school, fail 100+ interviews, graduate from college, become a journalist, learn English while watching friends, and come to the USA with $169
1/n
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I am thrilled to announce that TaxGPT is joining the Launch Accelerator led by
@Jason
TaxGPT is automating tax filing with AI to save Americans 2 billion hours annually.
Ask any tax-related questions at . 4000+ users have asked 7000+ questions to TaxGPT
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Had the funniest sales call ever
Three software engineers from Intuit signed up for the TaxGPT demo for tax filing product.
Two showed up on the call and "really" wanted to see the product and demo.
They also wanted to "discuss" the AI side of it.
I was like ........ G*FO
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This year, I am incredibly thankful for everything in life.
Life Update + Some Learnings
1. How to build MVP in 12 hours.
2. How to gain momentum
3. How to raise money in the harsh fundraising env
I proposed to my wife
@IsaMacedaAli
, a day before Thanksgiving last year. Weeks
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Getting inspiration from Sheel and Nihal’s dad. Here is my American story.
I moved to the USA with $169 back in April 2016.
There was an fellowship lined up for me at WSJ. So, they put me in a hotel and gave $2k stipend. After 4 weeks of fellowship. I had around $1,000 left.
I
Like
@nihalmehta
, my dad came to this country from Jodhpur, with a stop in Bombay along the way. He grew up very poor & without a father but had an awesome teacher who encouraged him to apply to IIT (he went to IIT-B).
He raised ~$2000 in a crowdfunding campaign from his
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Lease signed for the first
#TaxGPT
office.
4000+ square feet
Come join the tax revolution.
We will assemble a desk together as part of hiring process.
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The problem with crypto is that users must invest money to participate. That's sus.
🚀📢Launching to find work in Web3 companies, DAOs, and Protocols to earn tokens/ fiat.
716 companies/daos
26 open jobs and bounties
worth $1.8M
Sign up now!
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Waking up to stripe payment notifications, 💸
Investor's inbound requests, 🧐
and the second SAFE signed. 🥳
What a start to Monday.
It took me three years of rejections, learnings, and lessons.
GM
#buildinginpublic
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🚨File Your Taxes with TaxGPT for Only $50 🚀
Step into the future of tax filing with TaxGPT. At just $50, get AI-powered assistance, comprehensive support, maximum refund and accuracy granted, and no hidden costs.
Why Choose TaxGPT? 💡
AI Assistance: Enjoy personalized
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Next week is the unofficial blockchain week in San Fransico.
DeFi security summit (Stanford)
DeFi San Francisco
The Science of Blockchain Conference (Stanford)
Hack Summit SF
University of ETH launch in SF
ChainLink event
Celo reopening SF community center
Near rooftop party
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Mark Cuban, Jason Calcanic, and David Sacks replied to a cold email about
#TaxGPT
. Last week I tweeted about cold email crafting; it went viral.
Doubled the user base from 600 to 1200.
20+ Investors Inbound. Meetings fixed.
2 checks in. 1 SAFE signed
IRS, EY, and potential hires
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TaxGPT just crossed 10,000 registered users 🚀
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“Building the first wave of Web3 solutions is an honor and privilege”
@2Ragu
Very well said Raghu 👏
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🎉 TaxGPT just crossed 11,000 registered users 🚀
Over 23,000 tax questions answered 📚
12,000 hours saved for businesses and tax professionals
More than 500 tax filings ✅
1,000+ tax firms onboarded 🏢
3,000+ businesses trust TaxGPT, including Fortune 500 companies 💼
P.S.
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At YC policy event with
@AndrewYNg
I told him about
@AskTaxGPT
He said, “where do I sign up?”
“At TaxGPT dot com” I replied
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صدر ممنون حسین نے بھی جذباتی ہو کر استعفی دینے کی ٹھان لی۔ پھر انکو سمجھایا گیا کہ جناب آپ پاکستان کے صدر ہیں بول کے نہیں
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Every time a candidate, friend, or angel investor said they needed to talk to their wife.
The answer is always no.
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Thank you everyone for your kind words.
We are back to building, and the real work is starting now.
The team is hyped and obsessed with solving tax issues for individuals, businesses, and accountants.
We just crossed 13,000 registered users.
Eight years ago, I was flipping burgers in tenderloin
18 months later, I was working for Adobe
4 years ago, I started a company with $60,000 personal savings.
3 years later I was a complete failure with $40,000 credit card debt, 2 failed companies and burned out.
Worst of
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1K
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Just sent a 🔥🔥🔥 update to the investors on our cap table.
I genuinely feel sorry for people who underestimated us
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Four VC funds reached out to me today.
I guess, all the VCs are not in Europe on summer vacation.
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I met
@farzatv
back in 2021 before
@_buildspace
That was probably the earliest version of n&w at a wework. Super excited and inspired by the journey and happy to follow along.
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Hello World!
TaxGPT is Introducing Your Personal Tax Assistant
1. Ask any tax question
2. File personal taxes for only $50
3. Refer a friend and earn up to $100
9000+ Users
20,000 tax questions answered
300+ tax filing
1000+ tax firms
PH:
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Crash the party first and than ask for forgiveness
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Got accepted to
@_buildspace
Looking forward to building the next version of
#TaxGPT
in the next few weeks.
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@MacConwell
#ThisIsTheFaceOf
immigrant startup founder who bootstrapped a company for over a year that just started generating revenue.
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222% revenue growth last month.
We are default alive
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Any founder looking to raise in next 6 months should raise now.
Next eight weeks will be the peak fundraising activity.
July and August will be hard to raise months.
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How I survived in SF with $800 a month and landed a $100k+ job in 18 months back in 2017
I learned to code
2. Kash survived in San Francisco on $800 per month, washing dishes and cleaning floors in a restaurant, but his real hard work was learning programming.
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Cheers to those that just got the YC rejection emails 🥂
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@UmarCheema1
جن لوگوں کو دیکھ کر صحافت میں آئے تھے جب ان کے چہرے سے پردہ اٹھا تو اب دل کرتا ہے کہ ابا جی کے ساتھ جا کر کھیتی باڑی کی جائے
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Yo founders, go back to building.
Hi investors, go back to investing
Let’s all cook together
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Founder fridays kickoff San Francisco at startup hq.
The energy in SF is insane rn.
@twistartups
@jason
@LAUNCH
@FounderUni
@getriver_io
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TaxGPT press release made it to AP and 200+ other news organizations
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3+ years as a founder, and I attended most pre-accelerator programs under the sun. YC startup school, OnDeck, DraperU, and Buildspace, to name a few.
@FounderUni
by
@Jason
and run by
@KSchricks
and
@preshdkumar
has been the most valuable and helpful program with a chance to get
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The Friday closer is back with a bang.
First 6-figure check 🥳🥳🥳
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Had the option to meet the CEO of Amazon today or stay in the office and troubleshoot some customer issues.
I choose my customers ❤️
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@lolitataub
1. Share and pitch your idea as much as you can. Don’t hide it. I can assure you that no one will copy or steal it.
2. Launch faster. (4 weeks max)
3. Lead with empathy
4. Find co-founders with complimentary skills.
5. Write basic agreement of understanding with co-founder
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I am hosting the
@theallinpod
fan meetup in San Francisco tomorrow.
Monopoly boards
Poker
Shoot some pool
Network with some snacks and good music
85 fans of the pod are coming, capping it at 100.
RSVP here
cc
@Jason
@DavidSacks
@chamath
@friedberg
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Looking for a contract graphic designer for long term work. DM me your portfolio.
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Hi There,
Kashif here. My friends call me Kash.
I moved to the USA with $169 in my pocket 5 years ago.
I washed dishes, cleaned floors. Learned to code and worked for Adobe.
Now, we are building a product that helps everyone fulfill their American dream.
Let's talk; DMs open
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First day at the office with TaxGPT team!!! Super nice to meet them all in-person.
If you like working with in-person team. We are hiring a growth hacker and an AI engineer in SF.
🛝 into my DM
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TaxGPT now indirectly serves 100,000 tax filers and businesses with our 60 partner firms 🚀
If you know a tax firm owner or CPA, Help us reach out and earn $100 per introduction.
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📢🚨
A coalition of leading blockchains & crypto companies is coming together to open a massive Web3-only co-working & event space in SF
65,000+ square feet
Co-working + Event Space
Private offices
Conference rooms
Podcast studio + more
Should we tokenize this space as DAO?
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300+ people showed up for the AI tinkerer meetup. Thank you for hosting
@NotionHQ
@0interestrates
and
@mickeyxfriedman
for organizing
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#TaxGPT
update
1570 users have asked 2500+ questions to TaxGPT.
3 Tax filed
4 checks from investors
Building the next version of the chatbot. Giving access to select 10 tax professionals to test this early product.
DM for access
#TaxTwitter
#buildinginbear
#buildinginpublic
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Mission accomplished. Found a new dosa place. 8.5 out of 10.
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I love seeing people posts about moving to SF and announcing "SF is so back"
I have a news for you
SF was never gone
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#HappyIndepandanceDay
of
#Pakistan
#LaylatulQadr
#TheNightOfForgivness
Plz RT, if you understand this.
http://t.co/7LoCixyIz5
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Took me 6 months to build up this trust level
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#TaxGPT
update
8,350+ registered users
19,000+ tax questions answered
230+ people are saving hundreds of $ and filing taxes with TaxGPT.
4,750 hours saved for individual users, SMB owners, and tax accountants.
1000+ tax firms are using taxgpt.
Also, we have a small office in
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Edge & Node House of Web3 is the most intelligently and beautifully designed workspace. Period
The vibes are so homey, comfy and immaculate.
Congratulations and thank you
@theklineventure
and
@1stNoL
for designing and opening this place for Web3 community.
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Who wants to join anti-loud music, no work talk and no alcohol hangouts?
DM me and I will connect.
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Peter Thile in a church turned Gary Tan home.
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@maxyoung
@garrytan
@ycombinator
Thanks Max for your kind words.
My story is only possible in America. 🇺🇸
American dream is alive and well in SF despite whatever they say in the news
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All the memes aside.
I watched Pakistan burn after extremist killed leading opposition leader and ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
USA dodged a bullet today
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Organizing a fireside chat about DAOs legal structure and road ahead during San Fransico Tech week + San Francisco Blockchain Week in early November.
Who should I invite to speak?
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Hi Everyone!!!
After a brief hospital visit, I am back to work. The hospital visit was a bit scary but I am doing well.
I take this as an early warning and will be making adjustments in my lifestyle.
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After three and half years, I received my first paycheck as a W2 employee as a startup founder.
Also, getting reasonable health insurance. I have never been more excited to visit a doctor and dentist.
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Someone mentioned startup tool where lawyers can give solid legal advice on terms sheet. I think
@lolitataub
you or either
@MacConwell
mentioned it.
I got a term sheet that an investor sent me today that need to be reviewed. Thank you 🙏
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Just dropped the most 🔥🔥🔥 update in taxgpt history on our investors.....
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I am hosting the
@theallinpod
175th episode fan meetup in San Francisco on Wednesday next week.
Pull through and RSVP here.
cc
@raechellambert
@Jason
@chamath
@DavidSacks
@friedberg
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عمران خان اورامریکی سفیرکےدرمیان ملاقات کا کوئی ایجنڈا نہیں تھا:شیریں مزاری
توکیاوہ1گھنٹے تک کمرے میں منگ پتہ کھیلتے رہے؟
@murtazasolangi
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@saraledterman
@Twitter
@elon
@Jason
It’s not an April fools joke. It’s a hard hitting, scathing journalistic sarcasm with a lot of truth nuggets.
“I understand I will be the most hated CEO in America and 2x because I’m a woman.”
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Bonus: In school, they teach you a lesson first and then test. Life will test first and then teach a lesson.
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I am reconnecting with many old founder friends, and so many people shut down their startups in the last 12 to 18 months and are struggling with mental health issues.
This should be talked about more openly
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Founders night in San Francisco.
200+ people. Love pitches and on the spot crowd funding. SF serendipity at it’s best.
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Another check-in and we have 10+ people on the cap table 🥳🥳🥳
Happy Friday y'all
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Super packed demo day at AI for good hackathon.
Super cool projects. Just another weekend in SF.
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