<p><span style="font-size:24px">Thank You Qasar!</span></p>
<p>Dear Qasar,</p>
<p>Thank you so much for coming to Floodgate to speak to the Reactors last week. Given your love for crypto, we decided to send you a thank you on the most secure and immutable ledger ever created. Fun fact - Bitcoin is the longest running computer in history by a long-shot. Since it's launch in 2008, it has had 0% downtime. Long after emails have been delted and physical thank you cards have turned to dust, your grandchildren's grandchildren will only need to look to the Bitcoin network to see what an impact you made. Below we've inscribed notes for you from the teams. Thanks again! - Tyler & The Reactors</p>
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<p><em>Dear Qasar,<br />
I wanted to express my gratitude for the valuable time you invested in sharing your philosophy on starting companies with us. The emphasis you placed on both the sacrifice and beauty of this undertaking was deeply impactful.You conveyed that these ventures cannot merely be projects; rather, they need to represent am important segments of our life’s work.Moreover, I appreciated your advice on the necessity of meticulousness and intentionality in every facet of building a company. From choosing our idea and co-founders to defining company norms, assembling teams, and beyond, your guidance has proven invaluable.</em></p>
<p><em>- Calvin</em></p>
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<p><em>Qasar,<br />
You are the man. Thank you for spending your thursday evening with us - it was incredible to hear your story from Pakistan to GM to TalkBit to Google and then to YC and Applied. The biggest takeaways for me from your talk are to 1) focus on the work 2) sacrifices are needed 3) startups are a contact sport 4) decision making + speed is key. Will take these with me on my founder journey / quest to climb Everest. Cheers and thanks again</em></p>
<p><em>- Michael</em></p>
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<p><em>Thank you Qasar for coming to talk at FG, sharing your non-consensus insights and inspiring the next generation of founders.</em></p>
<p><em>-Ruslan</em></p>
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<blockquote>Thank you for speaking with us at Floodgate today, Qasar! I really enjoyed the conversational nature of the session. We were talking about it afterwards, and all of us agreed that your transparency/pragmatism was incredibly refreshing. I appreciate how you were so willing to offer advice on a varied (and interesting!) set of topics, from finding the right co-founder to remote vs. in-person work to your broader personal reasons for going into startups. I learned so much this evening.<br />
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- Rhythm</blockquote>
<blockquote>Hey Qasar,<br />
Thank you for taking the time to come in and share your wisdom with us. Your dedication to putting in the raw hours is something that really stood out to me, and it’ll be something I’ll remember as I continue on my journey.<br />
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- Yuma</blockquote>
<blockquote>Hearing you candidly talk about the mindset required to do a startup and build a great company was awesome! The part about “capitalism is a contact sport” is something I’ll keep in mind for a long time. Thank you for coming<br />
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- Praneet</blockquote>
<blockquote>Picking your brain on how you think about subtle topics around starting and running businesses was super insightful, and seeing your commitment was very motivating. Thank you for sharing all the fascinating stories and advice today!<br />
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- Mehul</blockquote>