xameerOct 24, 2020
How to Angel Invest, Part 2 - https://nav.al/angel-2
Twitter started off as #Odeo; Instagram was #Burbn; Slack was #Glitch; and Lyft was #Zimride. Uber started off with just black cars.
How to Angel Invest, Part 2

We have another podcast called Spearhead, where we discuss startups and angel investing. This is a compilation of recent episodes. Also, see Part 1. Everybody Thinks They Already Have Good Judgment It takes years to know if you have good judgment For the past few episodes, we talked about why you should angel invest and how to get proprietary dealflow by building a brand. More

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xameerOct 24, 2020
How to Angel Invest, Part 2 - https://nav.al/angel-2
Twitter started off as #Odeo; Instagram was #Burbn; Slack was #Glitch; and Lyft was #Zimride. Uber started off with just black cars.
How to Angel Invest, Part 2

We have another podcast called Spearhead, where we discuss startups and angel investing. This is a compilation of recent episodes. Also, see Part 1. Everybody Thinks They Already Have Good Judgment It takes years to know if you have good judgment For the past few episodes, we talked about why you should angel invest and how to get proprietary dealflow by building a brand. More

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Show threadRyan OzawaMar 16, 2019

@mark It was done via #simhijacking, also known as the #portoutscam: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vbqax3/hackers-sim-swapping-steal-phone-numbers-instagram-bitcoin

It happened while I was in the hospital. Later found it listed on an auction site, where it sold for a lot of money.

Fortunately, I was an early user of #Instagram (when it was called #Burbn), and CEO Kevin Systrom responded to my plaintive tweets. He got it back for me.

Of course, the buyer and his friends were very upset and harassed me and my family for a while. But it's calmed down since!

The SIM Hijackers

Meet the hackers who flip seized Instagram handles and cryptocurrency in a shady, buzzing underground market for stolen accounts and usernames. Their victims' weakness? Phone numbers.