There’s never been a better time to start a company. If you’re a founder, this is an opportunity to have access to the Vercel team, investors and $6M in credits. A new class of companies is emerging. Smaller, flatter, faster growing, autonomous. Agentic. I encourage you to appl…↗

Coding agents are no longer a distant idea—they're already starting to reshape how we work. YC's Tom Blomfield (@t_blom) and David Lieb (@dflieb) discuss how AI coding tools are transforming software development, why small, high-agency teams will be able to do what once took arm…↗

Here's how it works at @pioneer_fund: - One call with the founders. - We come prepared, having reviewed any materials. No pitch needed. No deck needed. - Clear decision within 48 hours. - No games. - No waiting for other VCs. 100% our decision. - Sign and wire same/next d…↗

Founder 1: Runs startup for five years. Sells for ~$100M. Makes $30M. Founder 2: Running startup for ten years (and counting). Valued at ~$1B. Founder shares valued at $30M. Which founder would you rather be? /🧵↗

I've built online communities since I was 14, and have interviewed 100's of successful community builders and founders. Here's what I've learned about building great communities: 🧵↗

Instead of asking "how can I be helpful?" I wrote this doc to send to founders. A founder just told me "every investor should have one of these" – so here it is to copy! notion.so/How-to-use-Sah…↗

If I ever do moonshot investing it will be 10 years from now backing current @earnestcapital founders after a number of them had their first life-changing exit.↗

What’s an easier path to wealth? PATH 1: VENTURE STARTUP - 95% chance of $0 - Tiny personal income while building startup until IPO/scale - Massive dilution (most founders end up owning 5-15%). $1BN market cap = $50-$150MM for founder. OR...↗

Founders: what's in your pitch deck? Here are my must-haves: ✨Vision 💵Market size ☹️Problem 😊Solution 🏰Competition/differentiation moat 📝Go-to-market/business model 📈Traction/financials 🗺Roadmap/milestones to achieve 👛Fundraise/use of funds 👩🏽‍🎤Team/advisors/investo…↗

1/ The amount of great content coming out these days for founders, managers, and employees is incredible. Tons of 10+ and even 100+ page detailed tactical manuals, interactive guides, curated content databases, you name it. A few notable examples:↗

1/ One of the biggest misconceptions I see from first-time founders is what multiples they could sell their company for. So, let's talk about that a bit, in an effort to downplay the notion that you'll get filthy rich from your company.↗

The first thing founders should do when they think they're ready to fundraise is lock down the narrative of their startup.↗

The reason most founders are surprised by the difficulty of fundraising is that they're learning something about themselves, not something about fundraising. They know fundraising is hard for startups that don't seem appealing to investors. They just didn't realize they had one.↗