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coo/partner @fdotinc | strategy + design
Oakland, CA
Joined April 2009
If you ever meet someone who at one point was globally ranked in a video game. hire them immediately.
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It's easy for my kid to understand what police officers or mailmen do, but how do you explain being a founder? Or just working in an office?. This children's book series solves that. @_buildspace @_nightsweekends
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No cohorts. No deadlines. Just the tailor-made experience you need to go from builder to founder. Our door is always open @fdotinc . There’s no waiting until the next ‘cohort’ to start to get in. Builders start here, go on to other programs like YC, and then come back. There’s.
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Normal accelerator:. Here’s a check, and we’ll try and help you over the next 3 months. Finc:. Here’s a desk, a room, a hardware lab, lunch everyday, an epic media team, a gym, and 100 other founders as crazy as you for life.
these guys started a robotics company in 90 days. & they did it out of their bedroom lol.
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It's 2024 and design is still under appreciated in tech. I'm on a mission to make @fdotinc a place where designers, too, have a home to create. If you're a designer in SF and want to hang, drop a reply. This is the way
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Looking for a Spline animator to do a handful of animations . DM please!.
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@sweatystartup Unlike the Bay Area, as a service worker in NYC you could easily rent a place outside of Manhattan and still be able to get to work for only $2.75 and not need a car. Cheap mass transit and exponentially diminishing real estate prices the further you go out.
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Another week another AI revelation!. In any case, here’s what’s happening @fdotinc this week:. Tuesday - @LangChainAI office hours (invites, hit up @atbeme). Thursday - @ycombinator Hybrid Demo Day! Hear pitches in person Friday - fireside with our.
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Any illustrators for children’s books on this website?. DM! Trying to get a book out asap.
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Startup operations stack. Payroll (US, FTE) - @gusto.Payroll (Contractors + Int’l) - @deel .Banking - @mercury .Cap table - @cartainc / @AngelListStack .Credit Card - @brexHQ .Crypto - @CoinbaseInsto .Accounting - @Xero .Taxes - @EveryBanking / @tryfondo .401k - @Betterment /.
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When I joined in finc in 2021, we had three seedlings that we were actively watering: community, capital, and studio. In just a year those seedlings have grown into full blown trees. Feel awesome to finally share the vision for our studio with you all!.
Announcing the Studio 🛠️. ▸ Join as a Studio Founder or Studio Engineer.▸ Move fast w/ eng, design, growth, and ops resources.▸ Get daily mentorship from @furqanr + @hthieblot.▸ Receive a steady salary so you can focus on building. Now hiring:
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LLMs x Email = a massive opportunity. - Sifts and sorts emails.- Responds on your behalf.- Best spam filter of all time.- Manages your calendar.- Turns notifications into rich insights. We've built the foundation @fdotinc and are looking for someone to drive it home. who's in?.
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What defines culture at an early stage startup? After years of strategy consulting for one of the leading culture design firms, here’s some of what I’ve observed so far.
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More epic companies coming your way.
BIG news for @Scenario_gg - we’re beyond thrilled to announce our $6M seed round with a group of incredible investors, including @PlayVentures, @AnorakVentures, @TheVRFund, @fdotinc, and more. @Techcrunch just covered the news this morning: #GenAI
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the @fdotinc studio is cooking! . We've created a whole pipeline of projects in what we're calling 'pre-studio' . These are ideas in their infancy that some epic devs are building out. Some will turn into full fledged Studio companies and others we'll shelf.
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ArenaX—.where champions are made. Game clock starts this Tuesday! Sign up now, or take the L. 👇
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At the earliest stages of a startup ( <10 employees) culture is implied. Instead of written values, your cultural tenants are the norms your team follows, and that you as a founder embody. Things like:.-your working hours.-how you communicate.-the lingo you use.-how you build.
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guys. boss says I need to get to 1k followers by the end of the day. i only need 4 more, can I get some love?.
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Early stage startups are pure energy. So amazing to see the @thirdweb_ team deliver from all sides. Some at home crushing code and pushing product, while the rest bringing the heat at ETHDenver.
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Made a YouTube video 16 years ago. Someone just left a comment yesterday. Damn.
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finc founders built different. @automationism got a giant telescoping lens on his iPhone to check our surf break a couple miles away.
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The team being developed @fdotinc is epic. It’s been built slowly and methodically—doing things that set us up for the right people to be pulled into our orbit, rather than searching for them outright.
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Starting a guild for techies in the Bay Area who even attempt to dress half decently.
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In a past life I was an engineer. But I haven't touched a piece of code in 15 years!. Today was no different. And yet, I was able to mint my first NFT and send it to a friend using @thirdweb_ . mind == blown;.
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Let me tell you the best thing about living in the UAE:. Elevator buttons that you can undo—.hit once to select, tap twice to deselect. Why does the rest of the world refuse us this luxury?.
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got @iamTchami playing a set above me while I get sh** done. main screens out front with my notepad tucked at the bottom. new favorite setup
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Not sure if you’ve heard about the residencies we’ve been doing @fdotinc , but they’re like 6 week hackathons with a small group of legit builders. Some are just exploring, others are accelerating, and some are further along. There’s weekly sessions about growth and product. The.
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What happens when you announce that your Apple Vision Pro resident hackers are going to be demo'ing what they built?. 300+ people show up.
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the more I talk about what we should do at founders inc the more excited I get. need to continue turning more shoulds into dids. lfg!.
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looking for an entrepreneur to make the @Raiders their next project at @_nightsweekends @_buildspace . huge opportunity. dm for details.
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not AI generated, circa 2019 @Pontifex . he's a good dude, shoulda put down my backpack first
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Someone for the love of god plz name this program. If we pick your name. we'll send you some dope new finc merch.
i need your help naming something 👇. we built the first home for founders. which means we don't just give you a check/1 mo program when you join us. nah, you become a permanent resident of our lab - . office hrs w/ partners that feel like Robin Williams in good will hunting, a
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Just found this in a drawer at my in-laws’ house. Plugged it in and it turned on immediately.
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I wore a continuous glucose monitor (cgm) for a month and here’s what I learned:. - Processed sugar is the devil. Even the tiniest bit of will spike your blood sugar higher than anything else. - Eating before bed is really really bad. Your blood sugar will go crazy while you.
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Here’s a quick story about how I failed to convince the Pope on a new brand direction
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Hackathons can be launch pads. But where do you land?. Finc’s are special because they offer both. From hackathon winner to a desk in our lab and your first check in 3 days.
San Francisco. We're trying something new. 100 hackers — AI apps + hardware. 3 days of full access to our lab.
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the two values we often talk about most @fdotinc are generosity and ambition. every builder that we have the privilege of working with seems to embody them with ease. it really makes this place special.
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The Founders, Inc. community bbq yday was so a blast!. Two things I want to point out:. 1. I am so grateful that we have have cultivated such a caring community at Finc. It all starts with @FurqanR . He manned the grill himself for about 7 hours. At whatever level of success
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Feels good to be back at the lab after so long! Friday nights are always great.
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Very few companies, or anything else for that matter, will be able to move people the way this company has. We can all hope to get somewhere close in our own endeavors.
I have some tough news. Today, @_buildspace is closing. I wanna be real about everything. It’s not because of investor pressure, runway, internal drama, monetization, or any of those reasons. The actual reason is a bit more personal. I wrote a letter about it below. I know.
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If you were at one time globally ranked in a video game.Please Apply. If you feel a surge in your veins after shipping projects.Please Apply. If you never really feel like you fit in at most places.Please Apply. If you think most VC's are cringe.Please Apply.
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decided to open all my @fdotinc talks with an original joke. Today was day 1:. What does the spiritual founder do on Fridays?. Works from Om. thanks.
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I shaved off my beard after over a decade (just for fun) and I am now unrecognizable to my 1 year old son. what a crazy feeling. Its me dude!.
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The founders are coming! The founders are coming!. Excited to see the 'if you build it' tale come to life. What am I talking about?. The @fdotinc Founder Lab. Come see as at Fort Mason, SF!.
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The Bay Area is ambition unleashed. All day I hear from founders at @fdotinc who relocated (yes, people are still moving here) talk about the level of aspiration and inspiration that this place nurtures. It's unbelievably palpable.
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What if in addition to your founding engineer you prioritized a founding designer?. Someone well trained that can bring a design led approach to problem solving will make magic . Most founders can’t comprehend this because they’ve never experienced it first hand.
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Got my hands on some unreleased finc content. A Food x Founders show from last year. We talked Founders inc + reviewed seekh kabobs in SF. Which kabob reigned supreme?
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How to save thousands in legal fees as a startup:. 1/ Speak with multiple law firms before choosing.Get referrals, listen to how much they blab, see how much they know your product/space. 2/ Ask about fee deferral programs.Big firms will do things like defer $25k+ in fees until.
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there’s a certain respect that you show to work actually getting your hands dirty no matter how senior you are. It’s like top chefs who still show up to peal the potatoes. You need to touch the food, understand it, and respect it in order to create . I never let too much time go.
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Last night was the end to one of the most exciting builder programs we’ve hosted. The life altering progress that these builders were able to make was insane . finc remains a place that focuses on builders first. Make cool shit that you love and watch magic happen.
this is what last night looked like:. > 60 demos pitched in 60min. every floor was packed, lol we had to use TVs downstairs so ppl could see. not gonna talk ab the stats. just want to say how proud we are of the crazy mfs who proved just how much they can build in 30 days. thnx
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we lived closer in time to the t-rex than the t-rex did to the stegosaurus. let that sink in. now — here’s 10 ways you’re using ChatGPT wrong 👇.
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tomorrow we’re hosting a walk n’ talk from @fdotinc to the @PhilzCoffee on the marina as part of It will be a bunch of founders and builders hanging out, getting some fresh air, and talking about shipping. 📷️ rsvp here:
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The mission is fully activated!. Was such an honor last night speaking alongside such design legends. One of the biggest turnouts we've ever had at an @fdotinc event—almost 800 signups.
It's 2024 and design is still under appreciated in tech. I'm on a mission to make @fdotinc a place where designers, too, have a home to create. If you're a designer in SF and want to hang, drop a reply. This is the way
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Creating our @fdotinc Builder event calendar for 2025. What do you want to see more of?. Topics, formats, etc. drop it below, we'll make it happen!.
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founders: immediately relocate your company to Canada. turns out everything is 30% off.
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consistently inspired by the grit of founders pivoting and going at it again. time after time.
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Eid Mubarak to everyone! Wishing you peace, happiness and lots of food.
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In November of last year I joined @FurqanR and team to build @thirdweb_ and @fdotinc . And it's been such a fulfilling journey. Just a handful of months later, the ambition and hard work of the team has manifested in a series A with some incredible backers. An unreal feeling!.
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨. Today we're excited to announce that we've raised $24m in our Series A. Led by @HaunVentures, with participation from @coinbase ventures, @Shopify + more. While there’s turbulence, noise and uncertainty in the market, . Builders are still building. 🧵
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We’ve got so much cool stuff in the works @fdotinc for 2023! I’ve never been so excited for a Monday.
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So much epic happening @fdotinc . Congrats to @Fateen_Anam and team!.
Toys haven't changed in 100 years. We decided to do something about it. Introducing Dino: the most intelligent toy for your kid.
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Sitting here quietly @fdotinc and @LabibYasir walks up trying to sell domains like they’re watches on the street. Bruh.
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$100 is such a steal.
Here’s my story. I’m making 1000 talking dinos. you want one?
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Your monthly reminder that. dinosaurs existed for 165 Million Years,. and Humans have only been around 200 thousand. If you don’t think that’s absolutely nuts you’ve got problems.
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Some reflections on being a father, three weeks into the role:. - You just do it. No matter how scared, your body just takes over. - No instructions is 🤯. Ppl go home with a human and no clue how to raise it. - Inverted clocks. Baby makes you face your limited existence.
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Here’s what’s happening at the @fdotinc Lab this week 🪄💾 :. Tuesday: .@abhargava20 and @harshitagirase are hosting a meet up for the Data Community! Come nerd out about numbers and AI. ?day:.Founders, Inc. is gonna drop a 🔥announcement about an epic upcoming event. Friday:.
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Two weeks ago I joined what I feel will be one of the most exciting orgs of the next decade. In a matter of days I’ve witnessed dozens of founders help one another build pieces of businesses that totally blew me away. Let me tell you about it….
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After a killer week of aisf, here’s what’s happening at the @fdotinc lab this week:. Thursday / noon.Demo day with @Stonks_dot_com and @a16z . Friday / PM.@atbeme co-founder of @leap_api shares his insights on the startup landscape in AI.
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Watching @atbeme code is like…. I dunno what the analogy here is, but it’s absolutely nuts. Beast.
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First day back at the @fdotinc Lab today. Talked to a bunch of people, got them hyped, and they got me hyped. Got very little ‘work’ done besides that. was pretty epic.
I am anti-productivity. At some point, we need embrace the fact that we're humans and not robots. And work that way. Here’s what I mean.
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privileged to work at a place where there's so many exciting projects my brain melts.
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@SenecaSpeaks21 That fact that people take over our parks, sleep there live there, makes it completely unsafe and unusable for our families that need those spaces so badly. They’re basically inaccessible. The city has chosen those conditions over supporting its families. Why should my tax.
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The basis of psychology is simple:. A scarcity mindset makes us feel stressed. and an abundance mindset helps the mind calm down. It's short-term thinking vs. long. I don't have enough users --> there's plenty of users to be had.
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Arrived to Toronto this weekend to visit family for a couple weeks. Looking forward to crushing work in my virtual workspace @fluid_xr
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I’m almost 40 and just started using a facial moisturizer AMA.
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Everyone saying ‘but but but’ about the @Humane pin. Use it, then make a judgment. Know that it’s a glimpse into the future. And that something similar to it (if not it) may eventually stick around. This is how we make progress.
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Team’s been crushing it building web3 products. They just built . You can send anyone crypto over email. I’ve got some USDC that I want to send around. Comment if you want some and DM me your email!
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My 0 to 1 company stack. Just gave a preso to a bunch of builders. What would you add or change?
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there’s no crazier software update than when a baby wakes up one morning and can do a ton of new shit. it’s pretty mind blowing.
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2023 is going to be even more epic @fdotinc . We’ve got so much in store, the startup ecosystem will never be same. Someone’s gotta do it!.
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Hackathons at finc can alter your future. Our lab enables people to continue building projects that get started at hackathons. And eventually become companies!. We've got many stories like Aman's. Maybe DreamXR can be that for you.
You could be one hackathon away from changing everything. A new startup, a new cofounder, a new job, a new investor. DreamXR is next week. The choice is yours, anon 🫡
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If you havnt heard of this toy company, you need to.
Introducing a new series. Episode 1: building the biggest AI toy company on earth.
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Relentless focus requires trade-offs. Trade-offs are real choices that are painful to have to make. If what you’re focusing on hurts because you’re choosing not to focus on other things that you want to focus on. Then you’re doing it right!.
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web3 button so good it deserves to be on a t-shirt. Who wants one?.
Introducing the Web3 Button component. 💫 . Call any function on any smart contract with one click. Before calling, it ensures:.-> A wallet is connected (shows a connect wallet button if not).-> You're connected to the correct network. Our most powerful UI component yet.
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@nikunj An alternate definition…. Coming from the creative consulting/agency world ‘strategy’ does not necessarily mean business strategy (or classic corporate strategy type work). It’s just a way of approaching problems in a structured way, creating frameworks, and breaking down key.
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step-change.
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Sad to have missed you @alliekmiller !. Solid recap of the epicness happening @fdotinc . Thanks for the thread!.
Just visited one of the top founder workspaces in SF, @fdotinc 🚀 . Here are just some of the things people are building 🧵
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