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pre-seed vc + creator · the human layer of startups and tech

the internet's most honest content about GETTING HEARD↻

you're building something great. you just can't say it yet.

i've been making content for 10+ years, 108k+ on tiktok. now i'm a pre-seed vc, and i see hundreds of great ideas from people who can't say them yet. give me the mess, i'll find the story you haven't told. and if you're not building anything, don't worry, it's not all startup talk over here.

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the honest stuff about getting heard, plus a lot of chaos in between.

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Bella laughing at the podium while hosting Pitch-A-Thon
108K+FOLLOWERS
there's a switch up top. flip it, i dare you.
oh. you want the messy version? scroll ↓
fine. the unfiltered version.
// the stuff that doesn't make the cover.
off the record

i can tell in the first two minutes if a pitch has a point of view. i can't turn that off.

Bella as a kid with a fake mustache
age 10, comedy phase
off the clock

obsessed with stand-up comedy. it might be my favorite art form.

Bella cheering with her tongue out
hands up if you're chaotic
unserious

i have Love Island opinions and i stand by every one of them.

Bella grinning in a crystal crown
crystal crown szn
true thing

my sister lost her hearing. i taught myself ASL and started posting about it. i was 13.

Bella caught mid-bite with wide eyes
caught mid-bite
true story

i review SNL, sketch by sketch. it's a whole thing. read my reviews →

Bella doing a high kick on a path in Ireland
warming up in ireland
the woo

i pull my own tarot cards. manifesting is real, fight me.

Bella catching snow on her tongue on a ski lift
catching snowflakes
hot take

animated sketches are never as funny as they think they are.

Bella with the Genie at Disneyland
made a friend
the honest part

i'm great at starting things, worse at finishing them. i'm working on it, out loud.

Bella sticking her tongue out in a store
unbothered
currently obsessed with
  • early-2010s internet humor
  • why a sketch lands (or doesn't)
  • vibecoding with claude at 2am
  • stand-up specials on repeat
↑ flip the switch back up and i'll put myself back together.
a little bit about me

bella pivo is a content creatoran opinionated fireball. she's been crafting contentlearning in public since 13, and in the startup ecosystem for the past 5 yearsreading hundreds of pitches a year. she's passionate about innovationmaking businesses that change the world.

my thesisfounders need better personal brands, creators need better businesses.

learn more about me
since 13
Bella as a kid, making a heart with her hands
bella
no. 01 · my audience

welcome.
are you one of them?

i take them as seriously as a founder takes customer feedback. every comment below is unedited.

▶ 116K views
the video that summoned them →
one of them? send me your product or a question →
as featured inNortheastern NewsMediumVenture Café CambridgeBoring Business NerdYou're The Boss Podcastthe full press →Claude Certified Architect - Foundations badge, issued by AnthropicClaude Certified Architect Anthropic 2026verify →
no. 02 · what i build

i don't just talk about it.
i build.

drag the notes around. tap one to open it.

open sourcethe strategist10 years of content, turned into a tool. a brand manager you run in your terminal.open →
the buildAI chief of staffi turned claude code into my executive assistant. schedules, emails, content, all of it.open →
live resourceboston: the hubboston's startup ecosystem, mapped. the founders, funds, and resources worth knowing.open →
communitycafé creationsan in-person vibecoding series for builders and creators.open →
see everything i've built →
no. 03 · the garden

where the ideas grow.

the digital garden · live

a walkable map of what i'm building and what it grew from. half-formed ideas, planted in the open and still growing.

wander the garden →
Bella speaking on a panel
· last thing ·

vision means nothing if no one understands it.

founders and creators have the same problem: getting people to care. the ones who win learn to tell their story.

for the audience

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the videos, the receipts, the building in public.

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