1 hour left to apply for Flux -- the future is in your hands.

Make it so!


Last hour! Apply here:

1517.smapply.us/prog/flux_ca…


Also, I'm up past my bedtime and it's all y'alls fault!


gn fluxies!


That is confusing! I don't think we mean it like a "must, right now" kinda thing, more like an option if it makes sense for what you're building. We will have to be clearer for future ones. Thanks for pointing that out!


At 1517 we talk to makers and founders 24/7. Flux is specifically to promote great science being worked on outside of slow systems.

Though the application is closed, anyone can reach out any time about what they are up to -- see my pinned tweet or use our contact form on the website!


Applications are closed but we're always open to your ideas!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  12 May 2025

                Replying to @SweetTechAZ
                At 1517 we talk to makers and founders 24/7. Flux is specifically to promote great science being worked on outside of slow systems.

Though the application is closed, anyone can reach out any time about what they are up to -- see my pinned tweet or use our contact form on the website!


Dance until it rains!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  27 Jul 2024

                .@stephenbalaban from @LambdaAPI on not giving up…

“The Native American rain dance worked because they don’t stop dancing until it starts raining”

#1517TorontoSummit


I would not be surprised if we funded someone working to scale CROs and FROs.


Ideas are free!

Replying to @credistick @stephenbalaban @LambdaAPI


New album drop!!! First close of 1517 Fund IV!

Less than 15% of funds make it to Fund IV so this is a huge milestone for 1517 as we grow from being emerging managers to an emerging firm.

Watch out world, we're in this for another ten years!


How it Started vs How it's Going


We have too many of them!


Thanks David! Most of the evolution has been higher conviction checks, going from doing $250K at preseed, to now doing $1M at preseed! It really helps early founders to not worry about money and being able to get back to work quickly. We are learning more into our love of sci fi too but still do a bit of everything.


It's a wild day...

...that means it's a TJ's orange chicken for breakfast kinda morning!


First bite magic and thinking that a hint of wasabi would be incredible on this stuff...next time!


This is what happens when a teacher and a philosopher become VCs...

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  12 May 2025

                New album drop!!! First close of 1517 Fund IV!

Less than 15% of funds make it to Fund IV so this is a huge milestone for 1517 as we grow from being emerging managers to an emerging firm.

Watch out world, we're in this for another ten years!


ohhhhhhh yeaaaah

Vinay Hiremath

                    @vhmth

                  12 May 2025

                Day 1. Let’s get to work.


Because you have a wonderful heart and are a very good listener. You're also a ton of fun! DJ monk? You broke the mold!


lol I was really close — there was a kitten that I wanted to meet but she got adopted quickly. But each fund does call for a new pet. Maybe Fund IV bunny!


Who is hustling it up at Camp Hustle? See you soon!


I want goat badly but I don’t think I should do it!


Thank you!


Rainmaker is ready for missionaries!

Augustus Doricko

                    @ADoricko

                  13 May 2025

                Adventure is out there! It’s in the Rainmaker Forward Operations Corps

If you crave adventure, not some backpacking trip through Europe, but true, gritty, adventure with a mission to save the world, skip the rest of the article and apply to work as a Rainmaker Forward Operating Specialist (FOS). You will climb snowy mountains in distant lands with advanced, almost magical, technology to make it rain and snow.

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You have watched Office Space, The Office, Falling Down, Fight Club. The deadening quality of daily life, especially our careers, needs little introduction. The current configuration of the economy, despite the EfFiCiEnCy oF MaRkEtS is biologically and spiritually untenable, especially for the American.

Mankind evolved to hunt game in the Sahel. In recent centuries, every profession involved work with our hands out in the world as farmers, artisans, tradesmen, or soldiers. The rare exception to this rule were the clergy or aristocrats who, despite not needing to work to feed themselves, lived intellectually and spiritually fulfilling lives.

Our central myths, the lives of Jesus, Moses, and Aeneas, are about men who left their homes as youth, sojourned to distant, foreign lands to escape persecution. Moses, unlike Jesus and Aeneas, obviously did not flee from political persecution, but in his old age he mustered the courage to revolt against the persecution a sedentary, comfortable life inflicted upon his soul. All three of these men, however, were not merely refugees deserving of pity. They were adventurous heroes that found and built a better world for their people.

The American people are a lived fulfillment of these stories, and are imbued with a distillation of the spirit that animated these heroes. The founding stock of our people are the colonial pilgrims who fled from religious persecution in England in hopes of building utopia across the sea. And, in the last two centuries, the new Americans that immigrated after fled from serfdom and ghettos to become free yeomen or make their fortune in industry. Through intermarriage and osmosis of these groups, the American has become biologically, constitutionally, and spiritually the most adventurous, risk-taking, and ambitious of all the world.

But, we work in fluorescently lit corporate outlets and offices. We need to pay the bills. So you traded away the fulfillment and purpose you know you desire in favor of a paycheck, because frankly there isn't anywhere to find adventure that pays the bills anyway.

Or so you thought. But, adventure is out there.

The Rainmaker Forward Operations Corps is the boots on the ground that will actively terraform Earth to make it more green and abundant than ever before. While our scientists and engineers design the technologies for weather modification in El Segundo, California, our FOS's carry that technology by way of plane, boat, truck, ATV, and backpack across the world and up to the high altitude mountain ranges with clouds full of water waiting to be harvested. They install radar along long forgotten game trails to measure cloud conditions, and fly our drones through atmospheric rivers to bring precipitation down from the sky. When our FOS's deploy, they do so for as long as long as 8 months at a time. They learn the local language, meet local people.

We make it rain in service of creation and all mankind. Our ecosystems, farms, cities, and industry all needs water, and cloud seeding, even in its nascent state, produces water for >10x less than any other technology.

And, yes, you earn a good salary, have room and board covered, and get to own a piece of what will be the biggest company in the world.

No degree required, no technical expertise necessary. We need grit, determination, and a spirit of adventure. If that's you, apply now to join Rainmaker's next campaign against drought, training begins August 1st, 2025, operations begin October 1st, 2025.

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The truth is out there!

Wall Street Apes

                    @WallStreetApes

                  12 May 2025

                This woman has a board game that proves Fruit of the Loom is lying about never having a cornucopia and saying it’s the ‘Mandela effect’

The board game is from 1991

“The very first card that we look at is called Clues. That's the theme. So the idea is that you give your partner the clues and they have to guess the brand:

The first three clues right here are underwear, cornucopia, and apples and grapes.

Can you guess what the brand is? Can you guess?

It's Fruit of the Loom. This is from 1991.

That proves that there was always a cornucopia in the Fruit of the Loom logo as far back as 1991. There was always a cornucopia.”

She shows the board game, the date on the box and cards in the video:


If I liked duck eggs, I’d be so cooked.

Buitengebieden

                    @buitengebieden

                  13 May 2025

                Ready, set, wheee.. 😂


Maybe my Fund IV pet addition will be a snail! I love snails!


Rad!!

kristina v. saint

                    @kristinatastic

                  13 May 2025

                carved a little salt cellar out of a chunk of cherry wood over the weekend


I know that a 1517er can do this! Go get it fam!!!

Sheel Mohnot

                    @pitdesi

                  13 May 2025

                5 weeks ago, someone buried a 22 lb chest with $10,000 of prizes (half in gold), somewhere in San Francisco.

No one has found it yet.

This is the only clue.


That time in the early pandemic when 1517 road tripped all the way to Montana.


Zeno Power is what inspired us to launch our Flux program. 7 years ago we met Tyler and Jonathan and invested $50K to start doing some of the preliminary work.

Now they are literally taking their nuclear battery to the moon. Congrats guys!!

Tyler Bernstein

                    @tybernstein

                  14 May 2025

                The next frontiers of global influence – the seabed, Arctic, and space – will be shaped by those who can power them.

Today, we’re announcing @zeno_power’s $50M Series B to build nuclear batteries that deliver years of reliable energy in these contested environments.


Electrical is being redone at my house and the electrician is talking to me if I want a setup for solar. I told him about Zeno and that I’m holding out for nuclear and he looked me dead in the eye and say “fuck yeah!”


Could not love this more!

Ben Somers

                    @ben_m_somers

                  14 May 2025

                We're probably breaking some child labor laws here...

10yo kid is the lead software engineer for a new AI tool we're building


You can just build things!

Two young men out dropped out of Vanderbilt to start Zeno Power. Started with some belief capital with a $50K check from 1517 to test their ideas and now they are going to the moon!

Congrats Zeno team!

Zeno Power

                    @zeno_power

                  14 May 2025

                Today, we’re announcing our $50 million Series B and that Admiral John M. Richardson (USN, Ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations, is joining our Board of Directors.

With over $70 million raised to date, we’re accelerating toward full-scale nuclear battery demonstrations in 2026, enabling deliveries to maritime and space customers in 2027.

Read more via @demarest_colin in @axios:
axios.com/2025/05/14/zeno-po…


Conditioned is a great word here. 5 year olds have incredible agency — it’s the system that takes it out of them.


The marriage of good ideas (founders) and resources (us) is very powerful!


gn

Posts Of Cats

                    @PostsOfCats

                  14 May 2025

                Oh to be an orange kitty sunbathing in the sun


You did a really great job here — told 100% the truth, kept it in your side of the net, and communicated in a kind way (that’s hard to do when stuff like this can get triggering over time). Very well done!


Getting yourself a glass or ceramic butter dish is the flossing your teeth of beginning to have a nice kitchen.

𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗬

                    @TheWarKitchen

                  15 May 2025

                You just don't see butter dishes anymore


Can we have a chat group where only your mom posts pics and we just get to emoji them and say how amazing they are?


Friction is the death of startups


"If you are crazy enough, things will happen."

yutish

                    @star_yutish

                  15 May 2025

                I’m 18. I dropped out.
Built an AI company.
Team of 4. Waitlist at 300+.
One guy used to work for Disney.

I don’t know how this happened.
But if you are crazy enough,
Things will happen.


“When you find a group that cares about the same things you care about, you don’t have to hide your passions. You can sing them from the rooftops…you don’t have to dim your light to succeed.”

- Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality


Lol love the first photo. Work it Eric!


I love the Hustle Fund team so much! If you're an investor, go to Camp Hustle next year -- really lovely event to build community between investors and founders.

And I don't think this is a coincidence but I met so many ex-educators turned GPs. That never happens at any other VC event! How refreshing to be with my people <3

Eric Bahn 💛

                    @ericbahn

                  16 May 2025

                Once again, I'd like to apologize to my mother for not going to medical school. This is what her son has become.


We call this hyperfluency at 1517 — the ability to communicate your ideas to anyone!

gabriel

                    @gabriel1

                  16 May 2025

                i swear you are a top 10% founder if you can tell someone what you are building and others understand


Forget pdf to text — texting on iPhone is now 1000% more frustrating because it should definitely know what I’m trying to say!

rohit

                    @krishnanrohit

                  16 May 2025

                It's slightly crazy that we're *this* close to superintelligence but pdf to text is still somehow beyond these most advanced models


Hugs — feel you on that one!


If @bryan_johnson were a cat!


Th American mind cannot comprehend:

1. European $4 sandwiches.

2. Or how much in military subsidies we send to Europe.

sucks

                    @powerbottomdad1

                  16 May 2025

                you can get one of these every 50 feet in europe. theyre like 4 bucks. they are superior in everyway to starbucks waveslop. why can America not compete on this cafe sandwich front. what advanced manufacturing do we require


It’s pretty well documented that small infractions lead to larger infractions over time.

Agency without virtue is soulless.

brent

                    @_brentbaum

                  15 May 2025

                i learned something about agency when, on my second date with my now-girlfriend, i mentioned feeling cold and she about-faced into the nearest hotel, said she left a scarf in a room last week, and handed me the nicest one out of the hotel’s lost & found drawer


Best fail I heard all week…

🗣Founder pitches over zoom.

✅ Firm debriefs right after.

🥵 “Hey guys, whose notetaker is this?”

😆 Absolute silence


Luckily it was all positive feedback!


Me too! Would be great for drawing and painting practice!


Hell no!

Replying to @Principal_Jon @William_Blake


We are goofballs but we aren’t dumb!


As an example, someone who cheated during a Thiel Fellowship finalist round (on a scavenger hunt of all things) is now facing potential time in prison for fraud.

It was an automatic out for us at the fellowship but others spent hundreds of millions of dollars to learn the same lesson.

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  16 May 2025

                It’s pretty well documented that small infractions lead to larger infractions over time.

Agency without virtue is soulless.


It was just a group activity — but character is clearly revealed when people think no one is watching.


Apparently this same firm offered a term sheet that requires the solo founder to…

Get life insurance. Wow.


Nope!


The suspense!

Zak Slayback

                    @zslayback

                  17 May 2025

                When you’re waiting for the meeting host to turn on screen sharing so you can present what you’re there to talk about


Example please! (like do you mean they get away with it?)


It's Friday night...do you know where your fun is?

Bryan Johnson

                    @bryan_johnson

                  17 May 2025

                Buzzkill Bryan reporting for duty


Y'all on the west coast still have 25 minutes to party!


Omg the little fur baby. Get him a vet that visits the house — it’s awesome and often not that much more expensive.


That's incredible!


gn

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  17 May 2025

                I AM GOING TO DRINK A BIG GLASS OF WATER AND GO TO SLEEP EARLY SO I CAN BE A GOOD FATHER AND GIVE MY LITTLE GIRLS EVERYTHING TOMORROW!


He told me life insurance lol.


@grok what research or case studies are there around escalating lying in business (like fraud) starting with smaller infractions and then leading to larger ones.


What’s your definition of a hacker mentality?


An excellent point!


Share the things you are really passionate about with others! Try teaching them something about it.


I’m sure you could find a way!


I read a book on this years ago but for the life of me I can’t think of the title!


We have over 1K grantees at 1517! Building for fun above all else is what Medici is for 💝

What makes for a great Medici Project grantee:

✅ Real passion for getting started on a new project
✅ Building for the sake of building & learning

Some joy filled examples:

🚗 High schooler building her own remote control car from scratch
🛞 Young man building his own unicycle
🧶 16 year old homeschooler making hyper realistic crafts
🤖 Young lady building a robotic squirrel
🌞 Young man working on novel solar cells


Learn more about the Medici Project here:

1517fund.com/post/1517-medic…

Looking for more resources? Check out these grants, labs, and houses for wily makers:

docs.google.com/spreadsheets…


For the ladies our there, you can also use a weighted belt (much prefered to the bulky vest).

Been using 7lbs on walks for a a couple weeks and getting some good results to be in zone 2 or 3 on walks.

Dan Go

                    @CoachDanGo

                  17 May 2025

                I’m going to do a test where I wear a 30 lbs weight vest all day for 30 days.

What do you think will happen?


Thank you! We love giving resources to young people to help to realize their ambitions!


So what’s your definition?


Correctomundo!


Amazing


gm

Friends of Bear Cat Rescue@feederofcats
                  18 May 2025

                Replying to @feederofcats
                we're keeping a close eye on her and making sure she gets one-on-one feedings daily to keep her gaining weight. she's too small to get blood from but we'll check on that as soon as she has enough blood to take


No better day than today to build your dreams!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  17 May 2025

                We have over 1K grantees at 1517! Building for fun above all else is what Medici is for 💝

What makes for a great Medici Project grantee:

✅ Real passion for getting started on a new project
✅ Building for the sake of building & learning

Some joy filled examples:

🚗 High schooler building her own remote control car from scratch
🛞 Young man building his own unicycle
🧶 16 year old homeschooler making hyper realistic crafts
🤖 Young lady building a robotic squirrel
🌞 Young man working on novel solar cells


If you’re searching for your own happiness, contribute to someone else’s happiness and you’ll find your own.

gabriel

                    @gabriel1

                  18 May 2025

                happiness is sadly a weird and touchy topic. unhappiness is often a chronic addiction to problems

if you were upset by the last sentence, that is likely your addiction inventing reasons for why you are special and deserve to be unhappy, and how i don't understand anything. rant:


I really like prepping for the next day the night before. Refill the hot water boiler (so tea is ready!), put out the next day’s outfit, tidy around the house, etc. makes the morning flow really well. I need to get back to reading before bed, so me it’s relaxing and calms me before sleep.


Go ahead, put d*ck in crazy 🍆🤪💦


Make some art!


Make make make!!!

Replying to @suffiyanmalikk @malihaislam_


gn

blue@bluewmist
                  18 May 2025


This and a butter dish is on the way to enlightenment!

Zelda

                    @zeldapoem

                  19 May 2025

                This is the irrational joy a French person feels when they finally have the right bowl to arrange their fruits and vegetables instead of putting them inside the fridge like a hooligan


"I love my board" 💘

- said no founder ever


Forge the impossible into the possible!

Atelier Missor

                    @AtelierMissor_

                  19 May 2025

                Many engineers come to us saying:
"But it’s impossible to cast a gigantic titanium statue!"

First of all, we should stand in awe of the impossible — and engineers, of all people, should know that.

Second, it won’t be through casting that we usher in a new era of titanium gigantism, but through hot forming and welding.

There’s an epidemic of pessimistic engineers.

We shouldn’t be asking why something is impossible, but rather how we can make it possible.


Is your board just you and another cofounder?


Year 7+ tends to be control issues. Firm and founder incentives do not always align well. And experience of investors varies greatly.


This is what supreme nervous system regulation looks like

Why you should have a cat

                    @ShouldHaveCat

                  19 May 2025

                I aspire to be at his level of unbothered.


Great to see you! Welcome to SF!


Well done!


Captured in my natural habitat (and queenly garb) by @zeldapoem while we were the honorable judges for a torch building competition 🔥


Founders, next time you need to raise money, go to the Ok Go show — some major folks here lol.


Look up Ok Go — you’re welcome! New incredible rabbit hole unlocked!


It’s cougar night lol


They are incredible live!


Already ahead by knowing who OK Go is lol. Art + geekery + obsession


Art + geekery + obsession

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  20 May 2025

                Founders, next time you need to raise money, go to the Ok Go show — some major folks here lol.


Never seen this before — they did QA during the show! 🤩😂


It will happen en masse in the arts over the next 7 years.

Adam Chase

                    @AdamatLumis

                  20 May 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman
                I imagine a world where there are incubators for bands.


All good things start in the garage

MacKenzie Fisher (MK)@philosofounder_
                  20 May 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman
                I hope so!! Every neighborhood should have community bands again🙏🏾🌚


Our best founders haven't gone through any accelerators. We say that your customers are your accelerator, maybe in music, it's your fans.

That said, it doesn't mean that more resources for shots on goal is bad.


People are going to try to scale soul.


So much to say back! More soon. Love you to the Moon!


That is very kind Elliot! Love you!

Replying to @ThatMrE @William_Blake @1517fund


lol now this is a touch too far lol 💗💗💗

Replying to @sashaprzybylski @zeldapoem @1517fund


Funny, I was just thinking about the OP topic an hour ago.

Replying to @Seraph_Notitia @ISeePattern @1517fund


Love you too, homing pigeon (Michael has an uncanny way of navigating cities — he always knows where to go!)!

Replying to @William_Blake @ThatMrE @1517fund


gm


Vibes are on here!

owen cyclops

                    @owenbroadcast

                  21 May 2025

                everyone turns their noses up at woo woo spiritual stuff dovetailing with parenting but how often do you see infants wearing black. do you often see babies in black onesies? no. you dont. why? because its spiritually inappropriate. it feels wrong. thats vibes. everyone knows this


Maybe we should do live band socials for 1517 — buy a block of tickets or something and vibe out together.

A great live show is a masterpiece! It never gets tiring to see a master of one’s craft!


This is how you build a cult following


“I know a guy” is an endlessly powerful resource.

Will Manidis

                    @WillManidis

                  21 May 2025

                the real measure of wealth is how many problems you can solve by calling one of your friends


Jam sessions!

Bryce Johanneck

                    @BryceJohanneck

                  21 May 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman
                Pitches should only be live shows

Me show up with a slide deck?

Nah my garage door's open and all are welcome


Judging by our Flux applications -- biotech is the biggest new tech wave. Bigger than space, bigger than AI, bigger than robotics.


Can't get into specifics yet!


Can't say yet!


Partly yes, I read it as "party" lol


When you're making review assignments and you know exactly who is going to look at both biotech and parapsychology applications -- you know who you are!


Visiting Dartmouth on Thursday and Friday! Who should I meet?!


Good and evil are definitely real.


Same — but not everybody likes it. I guess that’s the point!

David

                    @DavidSHolz

                  20 May 2025

                working on my anger issues (trying to get better at being angry)


💗 founder stories. Here’s the team from Arcturus on the road staying in a childhood basement romper room in Colorado.

Amir (top bunk): “Nothing says pre-seed startup like trying to 'rewire the world' from below ground level.”


Many congrats to Hooman and the new fellows!

Hooman

                    @hoomanrenezhad

                  22 May 2025

                Became a Thiel Fellow today 🚀


LFG

Atelier Missor

                    @AtelierMissor_

                  22 May 2025

                Cut the pessimists, we are building the New Statue of Liberty


Dylan can tame any beast

Dylan Field

                    @zoink

                  23 May 2025

                I’m not crying, you’re crying


So so sorry :(. Sending prayers and some research I read this morning:

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…


This is what they deserve!

Atelier Missor

                    @AtelierMissor_

                  23 May 2025

                The real question is: does our civilization still have a dream that makes a child’s eyes light up?


A rainbow in a dark cloud!

Tyler is finishing a book, slow to reply

                    @TylerAlterman

                  23 May 2025

                Me rebelling against the current color palette of NYC fashion


Life is a really harsh teacher for this subject, learn this one early!

Imade.

                    @ImadeIyamu

                  23 May 2025

                Either you learn accountability yourself or life will inevitably teach it to you.


No such thing as too much art!! Love the details and feeling this evokes!

Maliha Islam@malihaislam_
                  24 May 2025

                Should I make more art this year?

Here’s my latest piece called Half Moon Bay, inspired by the vibrant landscapes of California and @suffiyanmalikk :)

Check out the full meaning behind it on my Instagram page @malihascanvas

Thank you @DStrachman for the encouragement!


Love this!!! Did you repurpose the mosaic? The moss is devine. Is it living? Spraying down that moss here and there would bring so much joy! Could see this being great with succulents too!

Replying to @malihaislam_ @suffiyanmalikk


Are the metrics different for non-priced seed rounds? Priced seed is probably less than 50% of the time. But more so recently.


This “test project” is most people’s final project!


We are all wrong sometimes.

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  24 May 2025

                I can’t explain it, but I have always found glass blowing very suspect. Something unwholesome about the whole vibe. Don’t come for me, you know I’m right.


You are allowed incorrectness as well!


Being ahead of one’s time at the right time!

TBPN

                    @tbpn

                  23 May 2025

                "In the future, you won't need any software at all. The neural network will completely replace it." - @stephenbalaban, co-founder of @LambdaAPI

"Here's the idea: instead of generating a program, just go to ChatGPT and say, 'Hi, please behave like a calculator or a spreadsheet.'"

"'Generate an ASCII user interface for me. And I want you to essentially just respond, implement the logic of that program in your mind.'"

"This is what I call neural software. Normal software is really brittle. 'Neural software' can't have bugs, only misunderstandings."

"Large language models will be the software you interact with."


Soul > efficiency

Michelle Lim

                    @michlimlim

                  23 May 2025

                Prediction: The surge in undetectable call recording apps is about to drive more people back to in-person meetings and prompt more startups to move to SF.

Secret recording tools like Granola and now Notion's new feature can capture any call without a trace - Zoom, FaceTime Audio, anything. They can go under radar because they hook into your system’s audio output at the OS level, without needing direct access to your video call platforms.

As a founder, I've had my own words from private calls thrown back at me during deals. Terrifying. Think about how this affects secretive AI labs and stealthy startups. One leaked conversation could be catastrophic.

My bet? Face-to-face meetings are about to explode. And if you want the real inside scoop on what's happening in tech, you'll need to be where the conversations are happening: San Francisco.


Reading Flux applications is a hit in the hopeful feels. Y'all are infinitely beautiful and driven people.


All applicants will hear from us in early June! And decisions will be out by mid June.


And see all these garage, basement, and nursery (yes sharing with the baby) labs is so so inspiring!


gn


You have good taste!


gm

Into The Forest Dark@ElliottBlackwe3
                  24 May 2025

                Go about the grind as you like, but you will find me here:


We are open 24/7 for great ideas :D Flux is to light a fire under people’s ass with a deadline. See my pinned tweet and write me!


When you see the most egregious, ridiculous, and stupid displays of character, the only reasonable thing to assume is that the people are coked out.


gm

Bryan Johnson

                    @bryan_johnson

                  25 May 2025

                Get your shit together this week.


I’m on the east coast but it was still too early and went back to bed!


gn

The Cats 𝕏

                    @TheCatsX

                  26 May 2025

                who is this diva?!?!


Wow! Incredible!


Reviewing Flux applications and pausing to watch the launch -- priceless!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  28 May 2025

                What it is, is beautiful.


Bliss!


Heard a really great opening band last week and then was completely blown away by the craft, devotion, and number of reps of the headliner. No competition, both were really wonderful but in very different leagues.

Simon Sarris

                    @simonsarris

                  28 May 2025

                after viewing nine zillion paintings I really understand why and how the masters are masters. Incredible how bad and average work indirectly glorifies the greats. Art is long after all.


I would do anything for Cheese

But I don’t do that…no, no, I won’t do that!

Collin Rugg

                    @CollinRugg

                  27 May 2025

                NEW: Man goes flying in front of thousands of people at the annual Gloucestershire cheese roll at Cooper's Hill in the UK.

The tradition involves dozens of individuals who chase after a roll of cheese down the steep 200-yard hill.

According to the BBC, two people were rushed to the hospital for injuries. It's unclear what the man's condition is in the video below.

The cheese rolling event dates back 600 years.

This year's winner was German YouTuber Tom Kopke.


gn

Baseball King

                    @BasebaIlKing

                  26 May 2025

                This dad surprising his daughter with a new softball bat is the BEST thing you’ll watch today ❤🙌


Stone Foxes and Ok Go.


The Sky is the limit!! Congrats to Ari and Conrad and the whole team!

Sky

                    @skybysoftware

                  28 May 2025

                Introducing Sky for Mac.

Here's a 90-second sneak peek:


Why is Coke zero terrible?


No no, you're thinking of Diet Coke!


This better not be your breakfast young man!


My mom used to drink diet coke for breakfast -- so you must be part of our family lol.


We will know we are back when, as the philosopher @William_Blake says, "2 slices and a coke are $5."

Sheel Mohnot

                    @pitdesi

                  28 May 2025

                Now we doin $40 cheese pizzas


This does remind me of a time when I was reading Ray Bradbury short stories with a homeschooler in high school...and I read a few paragraphs ahead, immediately slammed the book shut. "We can't read this" and started laughing, because it was dirty!

Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙♀

                    @SketchesbyBoze

                  28 May 2025

                Ray Bradbury; this is how you rebuild an attention span

                        ALT  “I’ll give you a program to follow every night. For the next thousand nights, before you go to bed, read one short story. That’ll take you ten minutes, fifteen minutes. Then read one poem a night from the vast history of poetry … Read the great poets, go back and read Shakespeare, read Alexander Pope, read Robert Frost. One poem a night, one short story a night, one essay a night, for the next 1,000 nights. From various fields: archaeology, zoology, biology, all the great philosophers of time … I want you to read essays in every field. Every night, before you go to bed, you’re stuffing your head with one poem, one short story, one essay—at the end of a thousand nights, you’ll be full of stuff, won’t you?”


winner winner, chicken dinner!

Simon Sarris

                    @simonsarris

                  28 May 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman
                its not diet coke


Danielle Fong 🔆

                    @DanielleFong

                  30 May 2025

                never kill yourself


People who lead with "Happy Friday!" are weird.


Oakland will know when we've become the leading city in the Bay when Oaklanders can proudly say, "Let me know when you're in The Town next!" (with no offer to come to SF)


Happy birthday! Thank you for defending Oakland!


This is what happens when you grow up watching Ben and Jerry be good to their employees -- you become a generous boss and one up their Hawaii trips!

non aesthetic things

                    @PicturesFoIder

                  30 May 2025

                Owner of Spanx sold her company for 1.2 Billion - gifted all 500 employees 2 first class tickets to anywhere in the world and $10k


Sending big hugs Parm! I'll have to have you over soon for a Maui date -- you'll love him and he will love you!


My cozy little hobby is investing in nerds <3

Cleopatra 🪷 ✞

                    @amandaperera

                  31 May 2025

                Women need to have silly little cozy hobbies to stay sane and hormonally healthy. Writing, reading under the sun, baking, cooking, collecting flowers, journaling our feelings, sipping our tea in complete silence, dancing at home, frolicking in nature


Happy birthday Parm!!!

parm🔬

                    @parmita

                  2 Jun 2025

                Dear Parmita,

At 26, you are officially a badass founder. You did it. Inspire the ones around you with your love for life and science and pave your own way forward, like you always have. Happy birthday. Your family loves you.

Love,
Parmita


Hey Nilesh, we collected optional feedback from reviewers and are looking into if we can send that out automatically next week. We wanted to get our responses out as soon as possible not to keep people waiting and I'm hoping that we can get the feedback mechanism to work! If not automatically, happy to look at your account and see if there is some for you (but let's wait to see if the automatic function will work). Thanks!


Just looked at your application, if you DM me I can share more (didn't see a way to DM you).


Done!


Could not love this more -- post dinner museum vibes is where it's at!


My bf would totally sign up for this. He's training for 100M right now. If you're serious, I have a buddy for you.


That looks like some good pastrami! Where is that!?


Girl, you're in your prime. Take the bull by the horns. There is an extra confidence that comes at 35 especially after an experience like this. Now you know what you want and better yet, you know how to advocate for that. Get it!


You gotta go out and meet people in person, socialize like you've never socialized!


Fun to chat with Alana today!

No Strollers

                    @strollerno

                  7 Jun 2025

                Hello. Excellent information here for young people and parents! Thanks to the Entepreneurial Army's fearless leader/boss @DStrachman for making time for the Alana Podcast.

youtu.be/h7oBarJVcJY?si=HUH_…


We need this type of training in Oakland

The Figen

                    @TheFigen_

                  7 Jun 2025

                The police thought they were in Fast and Furious.


Went dancing last night and kinda felt like the cockatoo on the left.


Kids are always trippin'

nicole ruiz

                    @nwilliams030

                  8 Jun 2025

                me to 2yo: “are you a baby, a toddler, or a whale”

2yo: …

“I am sand.”


gn and happy almost Monday!

Why you should have a cat

                    @ShouldHaveCat

                  8 Jun 2025

                The walk. The tail. The pattern. This cat is a diva


This is what masculine swagger looks like 🥰

Nature is Amazing ☘

                    @AMAZlNGNATURE

                  8 Jun 2025

                This guy learned how to speak with chicken


Best news I've heard all day! Congrats!!


That is hilarious!


So excited for what's next!

Edward

                    @somefoundersalt

                  10 Jun 2025

                Proud to announce @AetheroSpace has raised $8.4M led by @KindredVentures alongside @Neo, @GiantStepVC, @alumniventures, @1517fund, and @osventuresllc to build compute in space

s/o to our angels @JoshuaSteinman, @basti, @miamishor, @sthenc, @kayvz, and others

What comes next?


gn

The Cats 𝕏

                    @TheCatsX

                  9 Jun 2025

                love changes everything


I want to host a dinner in SF where no one's allowed to talk.

Alyssa Krejmas

                    @alyssakrejmas

                  11 Jun 2025

                I want to host a dinner in SF where no ones allowed to talk about AI


Those will be left in a basked outside the front door.


I'll give you a tip to increase the experience. No one talks and everyone must feed someone else. (Did this before and it's a great experience)

Replying to @bihanmahadewa @zeldapoem @withtenacity


*basket


Ran one a long time ago...have been thinking about hosting one again.


It is delightful!


that is permitted


Miming is ok but not ASL.


Acceptable


And with my cats!


No wine!


Clothes?

Replying to @kubla @bihanmahadewa @zeldapoem @withtenacity


Or silence so as not to escape the intensity!


I want.

Cat Schrodinger@CatSchrodingrr
                  11 Jun 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman
                I want to host a dinner in SF.


What are your favorite impactful coming of age movies?

I'll go first, Almost Famous.


Ohh good one! I really need to rewatch it.


That's Xennial to you buster!


Go Jim Go!!!!

Secretary Kennedy

                    @SecKennedy

                  11 Jun 2025

                Jim O’Neill’s extensive experience in Silicon Valley and government makes him ideally suited to transition HHS into a technological innovation powerhouse. He will help us harness cutting-edge AI, telemedicine, and other breakthrough technologies to deliver the highest quality medical care for Americans.

As my deputy, he will lead innovation and help us reimagine how we serve the public. Together, we will promote outcome-centric medical care, champion radical transparency, uphold gold-standard science, and empower Americans to take charge of their own health.


1517 is looking for Content Wizards! Come make magic with us!


Content wizards' role: docs.google.com/document/d/1…


We're hosting a lot of events this month, but in July or August 1517 will host a silent dinner!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  11 Jun 2025

                I want to host a dinner in SF where no one's allowed to talk.


1517 is hosting a party at the end of the month to officially launch our Fund IV, celebrate our new Flux cohort, and welcome the Atelier Missor sculptors to the Bay! If you're not on our invite list, comment or DM me about your wily ways 🥰🤪


Correct!


The latest and greatest 1517 fund ever!


Will add you to the list. See DMs.


In the words of a great philosopher:

Mo money, mo problems 🤑


Excited to see you so happy Jim! Congrats!!

Replying to @regardthefrost @SecKennedy @HHS_Jim


Waited a whole 17 seconds for a shriek that didn't come!


gn


So excited to have you!


Worth it -- gn.

non aesthetic things

                    @PicturesFoIder

                  15 Jun 2025

                It seems ridiculous until you hear this dude’s voice.


Asking chatgpt for a burner name is pretty fun.


Make it rain!

Augustus Doricko

                    @ADoricko

                  17 Jun 2025

                Become a Rainmaker

Make it rain, and snow, and end droughts


It's not a 1517 lunch, it's our lunch!


gn

Why you should have a cat

                    @ShouldHaveCat

                  17 Jun 2025

                The stance. The posture. THE GLOW!😭


Huge differentiator!

Zelda

                    @zeldapoem

                  19 Jun 2025

                Crazy to me how much people underestimate the power of following through with their commitments

If you do the things you said you'd do (and on time!) you're are already in the top decile


We have thought about doing an infomercial for 1517 -- love to see this coming back...and the fax machine! ☠

pryce@pryceandstuff
                  19 Jun 2025

                Why explain embedded accounting with a deck, when nostalgic old commercials are so much more fun.

Introducing @openledger, the worlds #1 accounting API, now live from @hf0 S25 Demo Day.
🎥👇


MAGIC!

Janum Trivedi

                    @jmtrivedi

                  19 Jun 2025

                So excited to share one of my white-whale projects: a fully physics-based, holographic foil shader.

Each pixel simulates a ray of light diffracting into a rainbow of waves, which add and subtract to create these incredible patterns.

Not a single gradient was used here!


gn

The Figen

                    @TheFigen_

                  18 Jun 2025

                The dog thought that if he waited in line, he would get some ice cream.
The store manager didn't want to disappoint the dog.

God bless him!


Congrats!!


Out of town right now! have fun!

Replying to @philosofounder_ @cyantist @stratospark @zeldapoem @nautilusquest @verdakorz


And it's really really fun!

chris

                    @cwamidon

                  20 Jun 2025

                There's really nothing more important than inspiring and giving opportunities to young people


Always wonderful to chat with Robert!


Incredible work by the Xona team!!

Xona

                    @XonaSpace

                  23 Jun 2025

                The next generation of navigational intelligence is in orbit!

Pulsar-0 is ready to prove what’s possible when precision, security, and resilience are reimagined for today’s world.

Explore what it is built to demonstrate and why it matters:

xonaspace.com/news/launching…


"He's rizzed himself all the way to the top of the pyramid." - @William_Blake


Thank you so much for coming! It was a blast!


1517 IV launch party was kind of everything we've wanted 1517 to become in one party -- an abundance of kind creatives (inventors, makers, and incredible artists) cross pollinating for an epic love filled and wholesome (albeit loud) evening.

Jana Iris

                    @janaboruta

                  28 Jun 2025

                We had a blast at the @1517fund party. Burning Man vibes with art, hardware, welcoming people, and experiences. This is SF at its best. Congrats on Fund IV @DStrachman


We hosted a summit for Professional Fairy Godparents (fellowship leaders) and it was so lovely to get so many generous, creative, and mission oriented leaders together.

Suffiyan Malik

                    @suffiyanmalikk

                  27 Jun 2025

                Thanks for hosting another awesome Fellowship Summit @DStrachman and @1517fund


Fellowship Summit after party! So many good vibes!

moons

                    @moonsandhues

                  27 Jun 2025

                much gratitude to @1517fund @DStrachman


Lol that for was the next day's party! And I ended up handing off my pineapply onesie to a friend who needed some dress up vibes :D

Replying to @Seraph_Notitia @moonsandhues @1517fund


This last week was a smorgasbord of 1517 community members coming together. If you want to learn more about why we do what we do, read Michael's book!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  2 May 2024

                A lovely review of Paper Belt on Fire!

"People in venture should read this book for a variety of reasons: for Gibson’s candour and experience and as a powerful manifesto in support of innovation. To reflect on exactly what venture capital should aim to achieve, beyond and in pursuit of returns…

Everyone else should read it because it’s gripping, dense, inspiring, technically fascinating and keeps you on your toes with shifting perspective."


Despite Morgan's floating head looking like he might be casting some sort of nefarious spell on me, this breakfast will be delightful!

Morgan Barrett

                    @MorganBarrettX

                  26 Jun 2025

                July Tech Breakfast Clubs 🚀

Hosting hard tech founders in SF with the legendary @DStrachman from 1517 (in partnership with the City of El Segundo) on July 30th

El Segundo Tech Breakfast Club on July 29th with @grant__gregory from @cantos

And NYC Tech Breakfast Club with the iconic @nicole_ripka from betaworks on July 16th

If you’re building something interesting, come join us


Gage showcased one of his pieces at our party last night. Today is the last day to go see his exhibit! Incredible work!

{{ Champion 0f The Goddess }} .// Dr. Summers@Seraph_Notitia
                  25 Jun 2025

                Replying to @tigran3rd @1stSnub @suntzoogway @DefenderOfBasic @DStrachman
                If you come on. The 27th we’ll see you there
On the 28th we got this partiful.com/e/UC8J3avjmac40…


Having a moment of zen over knowing that the klezmer clarinetist (or maybe soprano sax) rocking out at the lake before 8am, a block away from our apartment building, is probably sending my downstairs neighbor (who loves complaining) over the top.


Thanks for coming!


This is how we roll (a literal blue sky painted bus into the party)!

shani 🌱 (sf)@sha_zng
                  28 Jun 2025

                this was my first time painting a fund launch party & it was not what i expected

it was a renaissance party combined with a warehouse rave

at some point i look up & a blue school bus full of poetry is parking inside the warehouse & no one seems fazed??

@1517fund


Singlehandedly bringing back fashion in SF

Rush

                    @rushbhatia

                  28 Jun 2025

                louise bourgeois for @1517fund | @DStrachman ✨


We couldn't have our 1517 party without so much magic happening from so many incredible people 😍

Huge thanks to our hosts at Lumindt!!!

lumindt.com/

Thank you to all of our artists:

- Lena (a Nautilus protege) with her experiential VR art: instagram.com/lena.k.aouki/
- Gage (who also has an art party tonight) for bringing his beautifiul painting partiful.com/e/UC8J3avjmac40…
- Ashley from Sustainable Magic: sustainablemagic.org/
- Shani who painted water color portraits (and does so, and other art activities) for events: nitter.poast.org/sha_zng/status/1938979…
- Aidan for rolling in his with big blue poetry art bus. Support his art by subscribing to his substack: beatinpaths.substack.com/
- Albert and Daniel from Eve Labs for stimulating our neurons! evelabs.info/
- Kung Fu Kenzie (also a Nautilus protege) for kicking off her inaugural DJ set and getting us dancing! nitter.poast.org/philosofounder_
- Moe Monuments with the giant face sculpture: moremonuments.org
- The Atelier Missor for bringing their bronze statue, Prometheus, all the way from Paris! nitter.poast.org/AtelierMissor_
- Joule Munich for bringing their physics and art fun! linkedin.com/in/joule-muni%C…


No no, this was for our Flux cohort!

Daniel

                    @growing_daniel

                  28 Jun 2025

                A new thiel fellow has been announced


Would have been more fun with you!


100%! (and he keeps upping his game with the decor)


It's a very cute dress, thank you! Love that one!


She's a keeper!

Replying to @cyrusnewday @sha_zng @1517fund


It looked so glorious! Thank you @1stSnub for shining your art upon us!

moons

                    @moonsandhues

                  28 Jun 2025

                beautiful piece by @1stSnub i got to see last night at the @1517fund party


Check out @1stSnub art tonight!

partiful.com/e/UC8J3avjmac40…?


Thank you!


Hot damn


"Danielle and Michael, who created the Thiel Fellowship before starting 1517, have become master cultivators of this particular faith.

They've discovered something the medieval church knew well: if you want to spread an ideology, don't just preach it—fund it."

bytylerd.substack.com/p/the-…


1517 is moving into funding La Belle Epoque 🎨

Michael P Gibson

                    @William_Blake

                  29 Jun 2025

                My fav pic this week of the brothers Missor carrying their statue around San Francisco this week


We do not! Happy to intro you to the Missor brothers if you'd like!


draw/paint/music


I love them all so so much!


Today, one of our new investors, unsolicited, called us:

"The James Brown of venture funds"

Big W!


[media-only post: gif]


it's a vibe!


Gotta work on my split


Huge congrats to Dylan and the Figma team!

When Dylan started his Thiel Fellowship in 2012, he used the $100K no strings attached grant to get bunk beds for him and Evan to get cranking in San Fransisco.

Today, announcing the Figma IPO!!

Dylan Field

                    @zoink

                  1 Jul 2025

                Sharing an update on @figma: we publicly filed our S-1 with the SEC today, and have applied to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FIG.”

figma.com/blog/s1-public


Vibes for days!!

Jim O'Shaughnessy

                    @jposhaughnessy

                  1 Jul 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman


They are irresistible

vx-underground

                    @vxunderground

                  2 Jul 2025

                I've discovered that you can literally just send important people pictures of cats and for some reason they feel compelled to respond

I sent the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Cloudflare a cat picture and he responded with a cat picture

What the fuck is going on


gn

snoopy lover

                    @snoopyfever_

                  3 Jul 2025


2E Teen Camp is BACK!!!! We are so excited to host again from Oct 9 - 13th in the Bay Area.

Are you an irrationally passionate teen? Math, science, art -- we love it all!

Previous 2Ers have gone on to become great friends, received the 1517 Medici grant, and participated in internships with some of our founders! It has been exciting watching everyone flourish.

We can't wait to hear from you ❤ Apply by August 3rd

1517.smapply.us/prog/2e2025/


Cyan Banister

                    @cyantist

                  7 Jul 2025

                Augustus is the gold standard of an amazing human being and there's NOTHING that Rainmaker did that had anything to do with these floods. He handled this crisis with grace and went above and beyond for the inquiries that he had zero obligation to do. He taught a master class in how to be professional and calm in a crisis that he didn't have anything to do with. If you are snickering at him, shame on you. I want nothing to do with you.


Tech bro starter setup for the win!

Dave Danna

                    @DaveEDanna

                  8 Jul 2025

                No furniture at forever house for another week, and it’s just me here - rate my setup 🤠🙏


Legends!

Ozzy Osbourne

                    @OzzyOsbourne

                  7 Jul 2025

                My first time meeting Axl Rose, at my age you don’t get to meet many legends, seriously an utter gentleman


Love this theme -- might have to do a 1517 formal with this vibe.

Sassington, M.C.

                    @MissSassbox

                  8 Jul 2025

                stealing this idea because the amount of outfits I know me and my friends have between us that NEED to be seen 😂


Cute, cuddly, kings!

Ozzy Osbourne

                    @OzzyOsbourne

                  7 Jul 2025

                Nothing like a good after show cuddle from my friend James


I have a financial interest in Rainmaker and anyone building for a positive and prosperous future.

Jackson Moses (🇺🇸,🇹🇼)

                    @jamoses92

                  7 Jul 2025

                I have no financial interest in Rainmaker.

@ADoricko is a class act. A standup guy. He’s a legit entrepreneur who’s eternally grounded, thoughtful, and kind.

It’s a shame some are celebrating what is clearly a coordinated political attack. Am I a cloud seeding expert? No. But America is lucky to have solid young men and women pursuing solutions to massive and meaningful problems when they could be building HR platform v19.2.14.

99% of VCs gossip, which is weird and sad. Go fund something of substance instead. Inspire the next generation through action, not childish antics.


@sanyatimar @TheAnnaGat


Kinda like getting a shorter haircut!


lol


Fae people are everywhere 🧚

🎸 Rock History 🎸

                    @historyrock_

                  7 Jul 2025

                Ringo Starr is 85 years old, let that sink in


ftg


Your skill is skilling!


No druid, just fae and cat.


adhd

Sarah St. Onge ن ♀🦬

                    @shebringsjoy

                  8 Jul 2025

                Can someone explain this phenomenon to me?


True! My dog wants the roll!


And sleep in the bed, and have bacon…


Some of the most beautiful writing I’ve seen on here.


Best starter spam email ever...

"Your yearly jet bills can really eat into carry."

Is the middle seat on Southwest my jet?


This is what scrappy looks like!

Dave Danna

                    @DaveEDanna

                  9 Jul 2025

                Got my home office done ✅

Rate my setup 🤠

I really feel like the concrete slab floor goes well with the main water shutoff, folding table, drop down ceiling and no windows 😃🙏


From Mythic Mischief to Market: Radical Tech & the Reformation of Science!

Josie Zayner

                    @josiezayner

                  9 Jul 2025

                From Mythic Mischief to Market: Radical Tech & the Reformation of Science

SF Tuesday July 15th 6-8PM

A conversation between @DStrachman GP of @1517fund and @josiezayner of the bene gesserit

Sign-up below 👇🏻


Some of the most solid advice you will find!

Cynthia Wang

                    @cynthwangg

                  10 Jul 2025

                If it takes <5 minutes, do it now


You gotta meet a couple of our new Flux founders :)


gotta park your yoga elsewhere!


You can take the girl out of New England but you can't take the New Englander out of the girl (especially around braggadocios):

"It's been my experience that humility goes a long way with other people's money."


Grew up in Massachusetts!


lol — you rebel rouser you! (Cyan, Adam and I made up a fun narrative where you and I create a fake beef to have to raise engagement and eyebrows…but that’s not what this post is about)


Kevin → Plant Daddy

                    @KevinEspiritu

                  11 Jul 2025

                Silicon Valley: "You need to be high agency"

Also Silicon Valley: "Gr0k iS ThIs TrUe?!?! Gr0k eXpLaIn ThIs"


That is perfect!


My anxiety (when present) tends to be present in the morning/afternoon with a sharp decline around 4pm.  I suspect some cortisol spikes at play here.


Your friend isn’t from SF, they are from Boston.


lol except for the showing up part.


Guildfather

                    @tasshinfogleman

                  13 Jul 2025

                some of y'alls need a hard pivot towards FEELING and some of y'alls need a hard pivot towards DOING


Didn’t we ALL think this?

mariana Z

                    @mariana057

                  12 Jul 2025

                When I was a little kid,  I used to think "this little pig went to market," meant it was going shopping!


Pray for him! He’s a good soul.

Gage 🃏🍎

                    @1stSnub

                  14 Jul 2025

                I know most of you don’t know me, but tomorrow is the most important day of my life.

If you have any love for me at all, please pray for me.


Same. That piggy was definitely shopping at the market!


You invite her for steak on Sunday when you meet her on Saturday!


Mine too

Sebastian Völkl

                    @basti_vkl

                  14 Jul 2025

                My favourite conspiracy theory is that everything’s gonna be ok


Damn tootin'

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  14 Jul 2025

                Damn it, Elon.

I do not WANT an AI companion.

I want a robot to fold AND PUT AWAY the laundry.


Talking to the queen of bio tonight! If you have a burning question that you want me to ask Josie, throw it in the comments!

Josie Zayner

                    @josiezayner

                  15 Jul 2025

                SF come hangout tonight for an amazing bio/deep tech chat. Tuesday July 15 6PM

@DStrachman cofounder & GP of one of the top deep tech investment firms 1517
x
@josiezayner a PhD scientist who John Oliver said "likes to hog all the media attention"

Sign-up 👇🏻


2E teen camp applications are due Aug 3!

Are you an irrationally passionate teen? We want you to apply!

🗣 Have something you can't stop geeking out about (could be in the sciences, arts, history, philosophy, etc) that you want to share with others?

🚀 Want to see the insides of cutting edge sci fi companies in San Francisco?

✅Apply to 2E today! Ages 14 - 18 and all are welcome to apply.

1517.smapply.us/prog/2e2025/


Calling all teens! Applications due Aug 3!

Hannah Frankman Hood

                    @HannahFrankman

                  15 Jul 2025

                Parents of entrepreneurial teens: 1517 is *awesome* and this is an amazing opportunity.

@DStrachman and @William_Blake are good friends of mine. They’re the folks behind the Thiel Fellowship, and they were the earliest backers of the youngsters who went on to build Figma ($12.5bn), Etherium ($358bn), and a ton of other companies.

Their teammate @zslayback is a former colleague of mine. The rest of their team is amazing too.

Their extended network is even more outstanding.

This camp could quite literally change your kid’s life.

And even if it doesn’t, it’s going to be a great time. All 1517 events are.

The first one I attended featured @01Ericweinstein serenading everyone on piano, impromptu, with @William_Blake on vocals.

I’m pretty sure they were buying time so an AV issue could get fixed.

A happy accident that set the tone for a wonderfully irreverent, rebellious, intensive, information-dense, intellectually stimulating weekend.

If you have an entrepreneurial teen, I’d highly encourage sharing this with them.

This camp is worth *at least* a year of college. I’d put money on it being worth more than the full four years.


Wonderful to chat with @josiezayner about art, bio, giving one's self permission, and where to find hope!

Olga Botvinnik 🇺🇦@olgabot
                  16 Jul 2025

                Electricity in the standing room only fireside chat with @DStrachman and @josiezayner at @frontiertower. Excited to see what new kingdoms of life @WeBuildLife creates!

"If you're not risking something, is it really worth it?" - @josiezayner


Fancy that, that you can’t see the people behind the photographer. Wild!


The kids have good taste. Thank god this isn’t Coke Zero.

Sheel Mohnot

                    @pitdesi

                  16 Jul 2025

                TIL the kids are referring to Diet Coke as a "Fridge cigarette" and I kind of love it


I feel the same way when people specifically ask “what nonfiction are you reading?”

Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙♀

                    @SketchesbyBoze

                  15 Jul 2025

                Every week I get folks in my mentions saying “I haven’t read a book in twenty years.” My friend, that's not the brag you think it is. There's so much nourishment & pleasure to be found in books. And when a person quits reading, it’s as though a light has gone out of the world.


Never seen shots fired so gorgeously than when @josiezayner told a room full of longevity maximalists that she’s ok and maybe even inspired by death. Living life to the absolute fullest and most self expressed in the face of finality.


All of this!

Dick Lucas 🇺🇸

                    @dickclucas

                  15 Jul 2025

                California should flourish.

But right now, our cost of living is insane, wildfires rage, homelessness is everywhere, and red tape chokes our ability to solve any of it.

I’m 6th generation Californian Dick Lucas and I’m running for State Assembly to unshackle California.


@KevinEspiritu @hnshah


Isabel🌻

                    @isabelunraveled

                  15 Jul 2025

                the woo girls who also get capitalism are a rare breed. Protect us


I will be your preacher teacher, anything you have in mind


I will get out the spirit animal deck and earn interest on investments.


Always trust but verify!


That elevated heart rate that I thought was growing anxiety (just a ton going on right now — all good problems to have but lots of spinning plates) is likely my thyroid sending overactive signals. Bye bye synthroid, hello more thyroid research.


Maybe one definition of love is becoming comfortable, inquisitive, and curious about what is. It’s allowing the feelings, thoughts, or experiences and not pushing them away or artificially embracing them.

In this way, the answer (love) is truly being with reality.


IFS work has been very helpful in this domain and opened up a lot of exploration.


We are also both Aquarius!


Fascinating! I was diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroid two years ago and now I seem to be moving in the opposite direction, will have to look at the potassium links more. Thank you!


"Do not go gentle into that good night!"


Nice to put an IRL face with account :)


Cigarettes > mace

Margaretsnatchr@margaretsnatchr
                  15 Jul 2025

                Attn NYC. Start carrying cigarettes. IDGAF if you don’t smoke. Anytime someone has approached me being wild or out of their mind yelling I offer them a cigarette and it immediately shifts the vibe. Most of the time. Not American spirits ****


AI emails mostly get marked as spam.

Isabel🌻

                    @isabelunraveled

                  16 Jul 2025

                being able to write well is actually becoming an even more epic and stand-out skill because AI writing is so glaringly obvious that when i can tell someone has *not* used AI to write, i read their words more attentively, with a degree of salience entirely distinct from pre-LLMs.


Time to buy my first pack of American Spirits!


And?


Brilliant!

Nick Gray

                    @nickgraynews

                  16 Jul 2025

                I am reminding you that $10 Starbucks and $10 Amazon gift cards are nice to carry in your wallet or purse for random acts of kindness

I have friends who swear by giving the Starbucks cards to flight attendants and claim to get free drinks and occasional upgrades


Listening intently


No no — I am the spam filter.


Woo-adjacent!


@drgurner


Punch Cat

                    @PunchingCat

                  16 Jul 2025


Me wants

Nature is Amazing ☘

                    @AMAZlNGNATURE

                  16 Jul 2025

                I believe i have been misinformed on the size of wombats and honestly I couldn't be happier


"The best investors are already examples of this. No amount of automation or industrialisation could replace wonderful eccentrics like Cyan Banister, Michael Dempsey, Andy Weissman or Danielle Strachman."

Incredibly kind and incredible company

Dan Gray

                    @credistick

                  17 Jul 2025

                Good summary of the struggle at seed, from @robgo.

I would frame all this with one simple observation:

Seed VC needs to break away from the industrial-scale funding of "obvious" opportunities. It's not the real purpose of venture capital, and it has only ever been bad for returns (and reputation).

This environment is reminscent of stories from the industrial revolution, when it was assumed that traditional weavers and clothiers would be driven entirely out of business.

On a 1:1 basis, the economics were undeniable and a huge number were forced to find other work as the output of the mills drove prices down. Those that survived had one thing in common: quickly recognising the need to focus on what made them unique.

Their products were more expensive because they would last longer, look better and had a better story. They weren't simply more valuable than mass-produced mill-slop, they were a distinct category.

Thus, "handmade" became "artisanal", and (perceived) value became a fundamental differentiator for this stable cottage industry of traditional producers.

Importantly, this had always been on the table. They'd always had the opportunity to tell better stories about quality and craftsmanship to grow their business, the industrial revolution just forced it to the front.

The lesson for venture capitalists is that trying to participate in (and compete with) the Startup Industrial Complex has driven their performance into the ground. The economics just aren't viable without huge scale, or against typical benchmarks.

Instead, like the weavers and the clothiers, seed VCs need to pivot to expressing their non-fungible value: the unique character which allows them to find opportunities where others cannot, or will not.

Not price. Not access. Not speed. Not the comparative properties of a commodity product in an industrial process.

The best investors are already examples of this. No amount of automation or industrialisation could replace wonderful eccentrics like Cyan Banister, Michael Dempsey, Andy Weissman or Danielle Strachman.

So, I would argue (unfairly pre-empting Rob's follow-up here) that the post-industrial era of venture capital, particularly at seed, simply emphasises the bifurcation we've been discussing for some time.

The venture banks (and increasingly, YC) compete in the positive space. Technologies that are understood well enough to become consensus. Founders that fit a template that is understood to correlate with success.

In contrast, seed VCs ought to float in the unbounded negative space of possibility. Their only task is to build a process around their own judgement that rewards good decisions and mitigates bad ones.

The former has spawned an army of vest-wearing account executives, cosplaying as investors.

The latter requires more confident weirdos.


2E Teen Camp is Back! October 9 - 13 in the Bay Area!

We’re excited to invite teens aged 14 - 18 to apply to 2E by August 3rd.

Application link 👇


2E stands for twice exceptional — and whether teens are neurodivergent, gifted, self-taught, wildly curious, or just doesn’t quite fit into the traditional mold, this camp is for them.

🏕 What is 2E Camp?

It’s a multi-day in-person experience designed for teens (ages 14–18) who are irrationally passionate about their areas (can be in anything: sciences, arts, niche topics galore) and want to share it with others who are similarly eager!

Apply by Aug 3: 1517.smapply.us/prog/2e2025/


🗓 What’s the Schedule for 2E? Oct 9 - 13 in the Bay Area

~Thursday: Arrival and Getting to Know You Activities

~Friday: Sci-Fi Tech Adventure (San Francisco Field Trip). We kick things off with a full-day field trip around San Francisco, exploring cutting-edge tech, speculative futures, and mind-expanding ideas. Think: labs, founders, futurists, and robots — all through a sci-fi lens.

~Saturday: Creativity in the Wild (Creativity Workshops at Camp). On our nature-based camp site, teens dive into creativity workshops, hands-on projects, and collaborative challenges designed to stretch the imagination.

~Sunday: Teen-Led Unconference Campers take the lead! Teens design and run their own sessions on topics they care about — from hacking and game design to storytelling, philosophy, and beyond. It’s peer-driven, spontaneous, and inspiring.

~Monday morning: Departure!


💬 What Teens Can Expect at 2E:

~Deep conversations with peers and mentors who truly get them
~Creative exploration, idea-sharing, and a beautiful camp in nature
~A community of people who ask big questions and dream even bigger

👪 What Parents Can Expect:

We’ve created a supportive, and inspiring environment led by trusted adults (staff to camper ratio is 1:2) — the 1517 team and our extended community of mentors, founders, and educators. Your teen will be surrounded by people who respect their individuality and want to see them thrive — socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Danielle, cofounder of 1517, was a previous teacher and school principal.


At 1517, we believe that the best learning happens outside of the classroom — and that some of the most extraordinary people take unexpected paths.

2E Camp is where those paths begin to cross.

Apply by Aug 3: 1517.smapply.us/prog/2e2025/


Timeline cleanse!

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  17 Jul 2025

                She’s right. Better that you click on videos like this one featuring flowers and honey bees so your algo becomes more grounded and healthy.


“The most precious thing you have here is your optimism—your belief in dreams. It might be the most important thing in the world. Protect it. It’s incredibly rare, and incredibly precious.”

Atelier Missor

                    @AtelierMissor_

                  18 Jul 2025

                We’re about to leave San Francisco and return to Paris.

We’ve been deeply moved by the optimism of the people here. Every time we spoke about our grand dream, we were never met with skepticism—only encouragement, and offers to help make it real.

We came here to seek funding for our project: a New Statue of Liberty, and to open a foundry in San Francisco. We ended up finding even more support than we had hoped for.

Back home, when we tried to find funds, bankers treated us like we were crazy—some were nearly ready to call the asylum (from which we had escaped!). Here, we found backing from venture capital funds like @1517fund  and @fdotinc , along with generous benefactors who wrote us substantial checks.

It’s an extraordinary feeling to have discovered this city, where everything seems possible. And at the same time, it’s heartbreaking to realize how rare this is elsewhere—this ability to dream.

The most precious thing you have here is your optimism—your belief in dreams. It might be the most important thing in the world. Protect it. It’s incredibly rare, and incredibly precious.

We hope to return as soon as possible, to open our foundry and begin building!


The best vibes! It’s our favorite thing we host at 1517 💗


Not too shabby for a 1517 portco! Huge congrats to the team at @Atom_Computing!

Satya Nadella

                    @satyanadella

                  17 Jul 2025

                Big milestone for the future of quantum computing.

We are delivering the world's first operational deployment of a Level 2 quantum computer, powered by our stack and in partnership with @Atom_Computing. Congrats to EIFO, @novonordiskfond, and QuNorth.

novonordiskfonden.dk/en/news…


gn

Punch Cat

                    @PunchingCat

                  17 Jul 2025


"1517 is different in how they intentionally brought together a community defined by cognitive diversity: differences in knowledge, neurotype, background, and perspective. Our passions, and the way we’ve been outsiders because of them, put us on the same wavelength. Together, we amplified each other and it was magical!!"

🥰🥰🥰

MacKenzie Fisher (MK)@philosofounder_
                  18 Jul 2025

                2E Camp changed my life!!There’s this concept in physics called constructive interference: when two waves are aligned in phase, their amplitudes combine to create a stronger wave.

Oddly enough, that’s what happened to me at camp. (2x style🔥)

1517 is different in how they intentionally brought together a community defined by cognitive diversity: differences in knowledge, neurotype, background, and perspective. Our passions, and the way we’ve been outsiders because of them, put us on the same wavelength. Together, we amplified each other and it was magical!!

(I cried that weekend because of just how many amazing conversations we had)

I left camp obsessed with this crazy idea, and 10 months later, I know I’ve found my life’s work and will not give up until it’s executed. I’m under the guidance of the magical, @zeldapoem all because I went to 2e camp. (twice;)

Apply rn!!!👇🏾


Love you MacKenzie! Thank you for sharing your self with us!


Dream team!! 2e 2024!!


Congrats to 1517 portco @MarathonFusion! Incredible news!

Eli Dourado

                    @elidourado

                  18 Jul 2025

                Congrats to the team at @MarathonFusion for identifying a plausible, scalable process for transmuting mercury into gold.

This is something that drove Isaac Newton insane.


And unlike most camps, ours is free!

Max Song (🌎, 🌍, 🌏)@Pericarus
                  18 Jul 2025

                This is possibly one of the best summer camp to go to build an exceptional path as a teen / parent of teens , from the amazing team of @DStrachman and @1517fund


When you send a second close email and tell LPs it's time for to full send with 1517.


I need to get on a plane to Austin!


gn

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  18 Jul 2025

                It is Friday and you know what that means:

You need to drink water go to bed early!

Do not waste your Saturday morning groggy and fatigued! You need your energy for your family, to enjoy nature, to build something good!

You must rest and then make the world more beautiful.


Happy unpacking!!


This has been my heartache over this as well.


gn


💀 = Gen Z 😂


I really don't get people who want to do a thing but don't want to do the requirements of doing the thing.


Used to test for this when I ran the Thiel Fellowship.

Him: What do you do?

Me: I run a non-profit program for teens in STEM.

Him: *Clearly looking for capital and looks like he's smelled a fart* Ends conversation and moves onto the next target.

Anyone who actually inquired and engaged in conversation was an easy keeper and someone I'd disclose the full work to. Relational > transactional.

George Mack

                    @george__mack

                  20 Jul 2025

                If someone asks you “what do you do?” within seconds of meeting you — don’t be annoyed. Smile. You’ve just identified a transactional player. Instead, give them the lowest status answer. Then drop your highest IQ insights for the rest of the conversation. This breaks brains.


Was at a party meeting a friend's new bf. I could tell he was a signal maximizer so I danced around what I do when my friend blurted out "Danielle ran the Thiel Fellowship!"

Bright eyed, he said, "Why didn't you lead with that?!"

"Because I'd prefer you to know me for me rather than a signal."


Not untrue!


"Bad take here" indeed.


Lol because this was at in person events


I'm happy to engage...I'm talking about people who would literally walk away because they knew they couldn't extract dollars from me.


Correct!


Context is king. Do I want people to find me online and reach out when it's a fit -- surely. Do I want random older dudes at tech events to source me for access to Peter, no.


Lol it's not a lie...it was a nonprofit program that worked with teens in stem fields.


.@MarathonFusion announced last week that they may have a way to turn mercury into gold. Bitcoin prices have yet to bake this in.

Byrne Hobart

                    @ByrneHobart

                  21 Jul 2025

                Today's free issue of The Diff: The Finance of Alchemy. A fusion startup may have a way to turn mercury into gold. But if you can make a lot of something that's priced because it's scarce, how much is that worth?


These are getting really good!

Kevin → Plant Daddy

                    @KevinEspiritu

                  21 Jul 2025

                Day 51 teaching myself to draw, studied Studio Ghibli foods, one of my favorite rendering styles


ice cream is pretty tempting!


People get so enflamed when they feel the weight of potential creativity crushed by their normative habits.

Like sticking with "what do you do?" instead of coming up with a more interesting opener like "so a taco is a type of sandwich right?"


Yes, curiosity is a real winner!


I am definitely going to use this sometime this week. Great question.

I think I'll go with a salty olive oil vanilla! (I'd love to say something like maple walnut, my personal fav, but I'm not sweet enough for that). You?


Inquiring minds want to know, what ice cream would *you* be?

Michael LaFramboise 🇺🇸

                    @LaFrogman

                  21 Jul 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman
                If you were an ice cream, what ice cream wouls you be? Not what you like the most, but look deeply and be honest with yourself about what ice cream you would be


We've lost the ability to pay attention to incredible futures.

Marathon Fusion dropped this insane bombshell last week. They're blasting mercury into GOLD.

But we're all too dopamine pilled selling our attention to cheating CEOs. Yawn.

Get back to science.

Marathon Fusion@MarathonFusion
                  18 Jul 2025

                marathonfusion.com/alchemy.p…


Bingo! "You're clearly watching a movie with yourself as superior protagonist"


Check out the paper! They did it in a test and now working on scale.


Leave people better than you found them


🥰🥰🥰

"I thought the Thiel Foundation was more of a predatory club, but your feed and 1517 page are making me pause.

I went to [an alternative school] and remember very vividly how much it meant to me, a fatherless hyperactive kid spending my whole life in the magic/scifi/physics part of the local library since I was 3, to be taken seriously and provided with means to grow and space to not be conformant.

So let's say you're doing that, but with tangible projects and young people, hoping to see humanity have a meaningful future. If you need some help on your side of the equation - please, let me know."


If you're a teen spending time in magic, scifi, and physics (or any other geekery really) I can't wait to read your application for 2E.

1517.smapply.us/prog/2e2025/


You should have heard what he said about you!


You do!


Just wait for the story about the "Girard scholar" who flashed his expensive watch at us over and over again, and name dropped during the whole meeting. Oh brother.


Congrats!


Too real.

Kyle Harrison

                    @kwharrison13

                  21 Jul 2025

                Every day as a VC.


It depends! But sometimes I tell people I'm a professional fairy godmother and that gets some interesting responses.


Anyone in Little Rock, Arkansas? Free for dinner tomorrow if anyone wants to meet up!


The good ol' days

Julie Banderas

                    @JulieBanderas

                  21 Jul 2025

                My kids asked me what games I used to play on my IPad as a kid. I told them I used to speak into a fan to sound like a robot.


I prefer "how do you spend your time" since it's a bit more open ended.

Replying to @msc4themntlyill @yaghsizian @IamIronLAN


"Rutkowski and Schiller say this means future fusion power plants that adopt this approach would be able to produce 5,000kg of gold a year, per gigawatt of electricity generation, without reducing the power output or tritium-breeding capacity of the system. At current prices, they estimate that amount of gold would be worth roughly the same as the electricity being generated, potentially doubling the revenue of the plant."

archive.is/y7snU#selection-2…


Noooooooo :(

Ozzy Osbourne

                    @OzzyOsbourne

                  22 Jul 2025

                It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love.

We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.

Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis


gn

MJ 𖦹 Thrawn’s PR manager@chimaera_chat
                  22 Jul 2025

                my fav ozzy clip every cat owner knows this feeling
rip legend


Just wait until yours are part of a “collection!”


Heard some incredible advice from a sales rep on the plane today…

“Make a list of all the people that you really want to like you. Kelly isn’t on that list. Treat her accordingly.”


We need Ozzy's party tips!


Really strong women let the dog in the bathroom with them!

𝕏 Dogs

                    @_XDogs

                  23 Jul 2025


Can I squeeze your melons? 🤣


Because they aren’t doing the work. Talking about change is hot. Making change is like being deep in muck.


I need to get her to 2E!

Teens apply by August 3 ⬇

LibertyJ

                    @LibertyJen

                  23 Jul 2025

                I want to send this kid a Swatch watch.


Teens apply by August 3 to 1517’s teen camp: 1517.smapply.us/prog/2e2025/


"You don't need fuck you money, you need fuck you essence"

~ a savvy founder


No no no no no NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO no.

Pete Hegseth

                    @PeteHegseth

                  24 Jul 2025

                RIP. 🇺🇸💪


Incendiary!

Cameron Crowe@CameronCrowe
                  24 Jul 2025

                It was one of the first times I ever scored a backstage pass.  I wandered into Black Sabbath’s dressing room with my tape recorder and a copy of our local underground paper, the San Diego Door, and asked Ozzy Osbourne for this interview.

1/2


Eric definitely made the melon post lol


My team won’t let me book places because I’m too cheap.


Brilliant! Amazing progress. Are you drawing from your mind or an image?


Love it!


Will be there with pineapple onesie in hand!


Just over one more week to apply!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  17 Jul 2025

                2E Teen Camp is Back! October 9 - 13 in the Bay Area!

We’re excited to invite teens aged 14 - 18 to apply to 2E by August 3rd.

Application link 👇


Last week to apply for 2E -- 1517's free camp for irrationally passionate teens!

Applications due on Sunday!


I hate fomo bullshit and how much people fall for fomo bullshit.


1517 founders go hard!

Kwat Medetgul-Ernar

                    @KwatME

                  29 Jul 2025

                Monday 🔥

2% better than yesterday 📈


Do not tell a woman “you look tired” unless in the same breath you hand her a gift card to a spa.


You know it!


Earned fomo and fake bs are different things.


5 days left to apply to 1517's favorite program!!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  29 Jul 2025

                Happy Tuesday! Just yet another scheduled reminder that if you know a teen, tell a teen about 1517's 2E. :)

To quote, @DStrachman,

🏕 What is 2E Camp?

2E stands for twice exceptional — and whether teens are neurodivergent, gifted, self-taught, wildly curious, or just doesn’t quite fit into the traditional mold, this camp is for them.

It’s a multi-day in-person experience designed for teens (ages 14–18) who are irrationally passionate about their areas (can be in anything: sciences, arts, niche topics galore) and want to share it with others who are similarly eager!


4 days left to apply! Share with the teens in your life, it could change theirs!


The gift card arrived!!!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  29 Jul 2025

                Do not tell a woman “you look tired” unless in the same breath you hand her a gift card to a spa.


It’s all happening! Congrats Mo!

Mo Monuments

                    @MoMonuments

                  30 Jul 2025

                we’re building the largest monument in the USA

Grateful to everyone who’s believed and helped push this forward:


Gn…and buy some FIG in the morning!

We Assess and Draw Cats 🐾

                    @WeAssessCats

                  30 Jul 2025

                When the cat lies down on the bed, the rabbit immediately comes to him for affection and starts grooming him.


FIGMA FIGMA FIGMA

Dylan Field

                    @zoink

                  31 Jul 2025

                Good morning


How it Started vs How it's Going

Dylan's 2014 Thiel Fellowship update ➡ Today at the NYSE


"Figma's vision is to eliminate the gap between imagination and reality."

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  31 Jul 2025

                How it Started vs How it's Going

Dylan's 2014 Thiel Fellowship update ➡ Today at the NYSE


Some ideas, just can't wait!

Another one for the dropouts!


I am very very excited for the future for all young makers! This is part of the start of what will be a continuing trend.


Will let founders drive my Honda Fit any time! Lol

Replying to @ChadCazel @BlackwingVC @isaiah_p_taylor @valaratomics


Thanks Rich!

Replying to @richdewey @zoink @figma @William_Blake


"My property and wealth will pass on to my kids long before I die. It’s much better to give them a head start than to have them be middle aged before inheriting."

This meme needs to come back in full force. Institutions would have you believe that you are better off donating your money to them instead of setting up your family and friends for better futures.

Hamilton 🇺🇸

                    @Watchman_motto

                  1 Aug 2025

                Things I am changing generationally:

My kids will stay at home and save $ while working until they have a really good reason to leave home.

My property and wealth will pass on to my kids long before I die. It’s much better to give them a head start than to have them be middle aged before inheriting.

All of my kids will be forced to invest X/week. Non-negotiable. This may require a two hour conversation with a calculator.

The emphasis is on dynasty. They are working together as family to get ahead. I help them, they help each other. Money, prospects, network, etc.

Potential marriage partners must be vetted b me and my wife.

Nobody is going to rent property, ever.


The point is that you all take care of each other, not that you die in poverty.


Add industry quip here.

Daily Snoopy

                    @DailySnoopys

                  1 Aug 2025


Then so it shall be!


Hunting for the next dropout decacorns at 1517!


until they start taxing you


Applications for teen camp due on Sunday!

Send me  your irrationally passionate teens!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  30 Jul 2025

                Alright folks, it's crunch time. Y'all have until this weekend to apply to the kind of camp this tweet writer would have killed for as a teen.


Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  1 Aug 2025

                If your mind is young enough to comprehend this, you should apply to 1517's 2E! Applications due this Sunday, August 3rd!

See link below 👇


Judge louder!


Even doing the gift amount ($19K) per year would be pretty impactful for most people.


At the 1517 San Diego Summit!

Perk of being in our community :D

npjd@PourjafarNima
                  31 Jul 2025

                I met @zoink in 2022 when I was just a random high schooler messing with ZK circuits.

i flew all the way to San Diego  — but I ended up meeting lifelong friends and one of the best leaders I’ve worked with.

What’s stuck with me ever since: “build for what excites.”


The thing I see most often is people raising children that could really use the support of grandparents for school and living, not lavish, but less stressful lives during the child raising years.


Last day to apply for 2E teen camp is tomorrow!


Documentary about Augustus!

autist

                    @litteralyme0

                  2 Aug 2025


Michael and I would love to be on bigger podcasts about this, but honestly, have no idea how to get noticed by those players. Help?

Daniel Koss

                    @daniel_koss

                  6 Aug 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman
                Why haven't you been on every single important podcast in the world as one of the world's leading experts for ultra-high potential talent recognition? I would listen to every episode!


Thank you Garry! Means a lot!


Our vintage, a fine wine!

Louis Anslow

                    @LouisAnslow

                  6 Aug 2025

                Worth noting most Thiel Fellows here are from the @DStrachman @William_Blake era (2011 - 2015)

 @1517fund is that with a different name, with less constraints on age (can be over 20+)


Babe, you have no data on that.


The Thiel Fellows (and many of our applicants -- I always regretted that we couldn't fund more people which is why we started 1517) already had builder energy. What they lacked was the unlock of permission and capital, belief capital, to set them leaps and bounds ahead.


Can't wait for this same chart with 1517 on it :D


Have we talked in public? I've been on speaking circuits, talked publicly, been on podcasts, Michael published his book "Paper Belt on Fire", etc.


I assumed for the big dogs that you need to be reached out to. Gotta get in their attention sphere.


Awesome!


lol


Love the lovers!


"Paper Belt on Fire" is your read!


Would love to do one of those long form meandering conversations!


Learning to see properly is an important still in developing taste. Drawing is a great way to hone that skill.


Ramon and Jake are great teachers!

halftonestudio.art/everythin…


Holy moly! Just crested 20K followers. All organic, have never hit the promote button.


We haven't but we know Tyler


That does seem like the next significant jump!


Wow, I'm so positively overwhelmed with the help and outreach. One of my favorite adages to use with founders is "if you don't ask, you don't get"...and I really didn't expect asking to have such an impact here. Thank you all so much!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  6 Aug 2025

                Michael and I would love to be on bigger podcasts about this, but honestly, have no idea how to get noticed by those players. Help?


This level of passion is something we look for in the founders we back at 1517. We want you to insatiably curious and devoted to your calling!

parm🔬

                    @parmita

                  6 Aug 2025

                why I’m devoting my life, youth, ATP, and GPU hours to Precigenetics:

forget about what the name stands for. think from first principles

drug discovery is completely overfit to a world without AI.

we are not developing drugs rationally, which is why we are still fighting disease instead of just making human beings even more healthy.

drug discovery today - the process of discovering what drug works for what disease - is a story of luck and middlemen.

97% cancer drugs fail trials. start to finish, each drug would take 2 billion dollars and 10 years; 97% fail. we are wasting time and we are wasting resources. the effect on the patient, family, doctor, economy, GDP, is unreal.

so why are we sending drugs to trials that are not ultimately passing them?
> we cannot predict anything about a compound inside a human body well.
> using alphafold, we can predict proteins. not those proteins, responding to cells.
> alphafold exists because the protein database already existed, and was updated for decades. that work was already done.
> nothing similar exists for drug cell interactions.
> our capabilities as humanity to crack disease are limited by data.

so can we just spend a lot of money and use the best existing technique, and sequence cells?
> that’s what many companies tried to do for the past decade. but they’re stuck.

why? because their measurement technique kills the cell.

a drug cell interaction occurs across time. you cannot take one frame of a movie, and know what the movie is fully about. it is fundamentally impossible.

the best efforts on earth are fundamentally limited by measurement. I don’t care if you have all the TPUs in the world.

and here’s the thing you need in biology, which Richard Feynman cracked decades ago in “There’s Plenty Of Room at The Bottom”:
you need imaging.

not just imaging: chemical imaging.

you need to be able to use a microscope to actually visualize the science in front of you.

instead of sequencing the cell once - killing it, waiting 1 week, getting sequence - you need to be able to get that kind of data in real time

at Precigenetics, we have built an ability to use various forms of optics, often quantum optics, to be able to VISUALIZE the chemical spectra of life as we know it.

in the process, we have given AI eyes.

the industry is using statistical draws to validate drugs in mice and then taking them into trials.

rational drug discovery died.
biology and pharma divorced.
until now.

now, suddenly, we have the ability to make ai churn all the data we create about a cell. all the one trillion reactions in a cell every second in each of your 40 trillion cells in the body, we can churn the data, use math and statistics.

how will ai ever tap into the logic of the cell? how will ai ever estimate cellular responses to drugs? it needs to see them.

how can we use this incredible gift to take every single cellular response to a drug, train on it, and make the ideal drug based on predicted response?

we have a setup we have created for the past year, providing us with data never seen before about a cell, across time.

we are not pretending we know what human biology is. or that it can be dreamed up or imagined in code.

we are simply. seeing it.

and so is our ai.

> why do we need to see at the single cell level? because that’s how every drug acts.

> what is your edge? we are simultaneously staining the chromatin inside the cell’s nucleus in a special way. this way, we are also getting a “video” of the epigenetics of the nucleus. over time, our model learns the epigenetics better than anyone else in the world.

my life’s work before this was on epigenetics and I believe it carries the cellular intelligence of a cell that persists across time, and can fight aging outside of cancer, too.

that’s Precigenetics.

And I linked some images we got. First one is super resolution with the scale bar at 2 microns, not 5 (which is cutting edge confocal microscopy)


For the old guard of the Thiel Fellowship, being under 20 years old, insatiably passionate about their topic area, and having the ability to get building were all very important factors.


Danielles are always ahead of the curve!

Danielle Newnham@daniellenewnham
                  6 Aug 2025

                Replying to @FoundersPodcast @DStrachman @griswold
                Might I be the only the podcaster to have had both Michael and Danielle on?

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Actually, as someone who has interviewed all three of you, I think you will have a blast recording an episode - perhaps a live show in SF?


This is always active! I look forward to seeing that pic of your pets or kids :D


A few hundred


Super psyched over here!

Eric Jorgenson 📚 ☀

                    @EricJorgenson

                  6 Aug 2025

                Scheduled for September.

I'm psyched.


We're talking :D


~ A calling level passion
~ Hyperfluency
~2 standard deviations out on curiosity


I've been loving his long form interviews!


Maybe? I also think community and influence matters. If you're a person who has potential to be a Great Person but are in an environment that can't support it, the uphill climb is much steeper.


It's called "Paper Belt on Fire"


Message me about your show!


Yeah we like crazy/crazy awesome founders but I prefer to be less crazy.


I have no idea about the promote button. Real is my currency and paid doesn't feel very me to me.


Will have to look at what he posted!


I just ran out of your tea! I’m obsessed. Good timing. Gotta make some art with your gf!


One of my favorite interviews!

Ben Averbook

                    @benaverbook

                  6 Aug 2025

                Replying to @DStrachman
                Had a great episode with you! Would love to have @William_Blake too.


“Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with thee”

- Gabriel


@alxmthew


Full of grace!

We don't deserve cats 😺

                    @catsareblessing

                  5 Aug 2025

                Catosynthesis


One of my favs!!!

₿enjamin

                    @consciousrepo

                  7 Aug 2025

                Replying to @daniel_koss @DStrachman
                humbly sharing

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These dogs pass the marshmallow test better than some humans

greg

                    @greg16676935420

                  5 Aug 2025

                Videos like this is why the internet was invented


Excellent!

Replying to @jposhaughnessy @William_Blake @InfiniteL88ps


Reform sounds exhausting!

Replying to @Anvoro @BryceJohanneck @William_Blake


Can't wait!!!


Get in loser, we’re hunting dropouts!


That's who I responded to!


I look forward to you putting that out in public and gathering people to work with you on that!


Playing the long game looks different


As long as you don't have the degree!