previously @stanfordmbb @usfdonsmbb now the CEO & Co-Founder of https://xitter.cf/t.co/h5wJsf7L5A
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From Jesuit High School in Sacramento to Stanford and Mexico's national team, basketball taught me how to compete and find a way.
Now I'm the founder of HiaFan, a fan engagement platform bringing sports fans together across 90+ countries.
Starting today, I'm sharing my journey as a founder and athlete here on X. Excited to keep building HiaFan alongside my co-founder @NdutuYahya
Isael 'Isa' Silva retweeted
When I was young and building confidence as an athlete, I’d often repeat in my head before the game:
“Be aggressive. Be aggressive. Be aggressive”
Sometimes this landed me on the bench. But more often than not, good things happened. I’d force turnovers, create shots for myself, or even better my teammates.
By attacking relentlessly, I got more opportunity to attack. And then later learned when to go slow. Play at varied paces.
It looks slightly different off the court, but a warrior-like aggressiveness is surely the best way to compete.
Startups should staff themselves with Warriors, and root out Guardians or Caretakers.
Bad performance is easy to spot. Mediocre performance and complacency is harder to spot. Mediocre performers will never achieve greatness. They will always be Guardians at best.
Warriors become complacent when high performance shifts to autopilot. Metrics may still look strong, but the commitment is no longer the same, and the changes in behavior are subtle. Meeting goals doesn’t mean someone isn’t complacent. Complacent Warriors lose the will to fight and become Guardians themselves.
Startups operate in a highly competitive environment. You are battling both incumbents and other startups, so you need to recruit, retain, and reward Warriors. Send the Guardians and Caretakers to your competitors.
I went through recruiting as a 4-5 star ⭐️🏀
Now that I'm a founder, venture feels really familiar.
What I've noticed with startups is nobody wants to offer first (obviously there are outliers). Then one investor writes a check and suddenly everyone's calling. Same thing happens when that first school offers you.
The offers begin to feel like a huge accomplishment, but they're only the beginning. The difficult part is finding/choosing the right one. Two schools can offer you and only one of them is actually right for you.
Pretty sure this is true for investors too, fit matters!!!
I often experience analysis paralysis. I think it stems from my creativity, perfectionism and constant brainstorming. This obviously is a negative, and I experienced this in basketball🏀
but “finishing” a pitch deck may be the most heightened analysis paralysis I’ve ever had 🤣
3 months ago my cofounder @NdutuYahya and I launched HiaFan: a sports app where fans make predictions in their own words and compete with friends. ZERO betting & no gambling
HiaFan is in 80 countries and it’s only the beginning
excited to share more here on X about the journey
Isael 'Isa' Silva retweeted
Danny Sprinkle picks up a big commitment from junior transfer guard Ryan Beasley! Rated as a 90 grade and four star transfer on 24/7 sports, he will likely be the starting point guard after averaging 13.6 ppg, 4.0 apg, and 3.4 rpg for the Dons.
Isael 'Isa' Silva retweeted
San Francisco guard Isa Silva, who sat out last season due to wrist surgery, will enter the portal, his agent Scott Nichols told @TheFieldOf68.
Silva was a heralded high school recruit who spent his first two years at Stanford.
Love you brother ! @AlexHoriuk
Southern Indiana C Alex Horiuk has entered the transfer portal. verbalcommits.com/players/al…
Isael 'Isa' Silva retweeted
Harrison Ingram and the Spurs had four 15+ point scorers in their win over the Hustle. The Spurs took care of the rock and only had 6 turnovers, forced 18 which led to 29 points, and held the Squadron to 28% from three.
⚫️ Duke: 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL
⚫️ Miller: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL
Isael 'Isa' Silva retweeted
College basketball news: Sacramento native and current San Francisco PG Isa Silva will redshirt this season, per sources. Silva played last season at Long Beach State and will play for the Dons during the 2025-26 campaign. Former Stanford signee from the 2021 recruiting class
What an Honor to play with Mexican National Team in Olympic Qualifiers and represent Mexico. Thank you God 🙏🏼 🇲🇽 See you in 2028 Olympics!
Isael 'Isa' Silva retweeted
San Antonio Spurs rookie Harrison Ingram today at the California Classic Summer League
— 16 PTS
— 10 REB
— 3 AST
— 2 STL
— 6/10 FG
— 3/5 3P
— 1/3 FT
— 26 MIN
WOW!!!!! I love you for life Hermano ❤️ @Harrisoniingram you deserve it all. Back to work !!!
