My first job was giving this test in the Boston area. Everyone I tested was 110+. I had a patient one day who I thought was completely bombing the test. When I went to score it I assumed he would be in the 85 range. It was 100 and was a huge wake up call for me.


Hitting people over the head with one’s faith isn’t a great way to include others but you do you.


Congrats to @SRFtweets on announcing her oversubscribed $33M debut fund for @zelda_venutures. Suzanne is a great GP and I'm excited to see where this goes! Read more from @ChristineMHall in @TechCrunch: tcrn.ch/3Ry9yn5


Isn't Panera charged lemonade just Mountain Dew?


When I was a teen I started drinking Mountain Dew thinking it wasn't caffeinated and wondering why I was a chippy chipmunk at 2am. Whoops.

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  11 Dec 2023

                Isn't Panera charged lemonade just Mountain Dew?


Treating people like adults means also treating them with boundaries. Options should not include taking up public (meaning for the whole public) side walks and causing health and safety hazards.

London Breed

                    @LondonBreed

                  11 Dec 2023

                Street Outreach Update: In November, encampment workers encountered 350 people during planned operations, offering services and shelter to all:

• 117 accepted shelter
• 20 were already housed
213 times – 60% of the time – people refused to accept help and move indoors. (1/6)🧵


Investors who don't leave their office = ngmi


I've heard this called "body doubling" in the ADHD community.


I probably don't actually wish this but I'm starting to think that the war on drugs was better.

weisser

                    @julianweisser

                  12 Dec 2023

                “Be empowered [to do fentanyl].”

“Do [fentanyl] with friends.”

They’ve completely lost the plot.

But the good news is more people are waking up to this and other forms of institutional lunacy.

Over a long enough time horizon we are going to win.


Yes please!

Chris Bakke

                    @ChrisJBakke

                  13 Dec 2023

                There's only one way this situation ends


After an hour going over strategy and regulatory issues with a founder over dinner, he asks, "So does 1517 give dating advice too?"


Total crush on @VCBrags 🩷💓🩷


Glad that there is a place to go for fashion because that is definitely not our wheelhouse!


We should all spend more time staring at the sky -- preferably while laying on the ground.

Nick

                    @nickcammarata

                  15 Dec 2023

                pick an animal from the animal kingdom at random and it probably spends half its time lounging and staring at grass or water or sky, but you think ideal health is spending every waking minute of the day being productive


Advice here was as follows.

Standard advice:

1. Don't put d*ck in crazy.
2. Don't date people who do coke.
3. Get a prenup

Specific in this case:

1. Date for the person you want to be with. If you're looking for wife material, treat her with respect. Kiss at the door and no more and take it slow.

2. Don't date for 4 months when you know it's not a right fit earlier. Don't drag it out.

What's your sitch?


I've thought about it!


Happy to take Qs over DM any time. Would love to learn more!


I hate to tell you, but at 23 he probably knows what birds, bees, and pollination is all about!


Lol so you might focus on when to pollinate and with whom!


Incredible work Caitlin!

Caitlin Ner 🇵🇭☁@caitlinner
                  15 Dec 2023

                officially 1 year sober 🥹🤍

grateful for everyone who has helped me in this journey -- my bf, my family, my friends, my dog, my mentors, people who saved my life during the dark times,  and the sober community.

3rd times the charm to quit alcohol.


"We are more than the sum of our ambitions" - @jordanplows


Let's get you to the Bay!

Michelle Fang 🌁

                    @michelleefang

                  20 Dec 2023

                introducing the Starter Guide to SF — a wiki for any founder new to or thinking of moving to SF.

this is everything i wish i knew & pointers i accumulated over my 2 years in san francisco.

startertosf.guide


How I feel when I get to inbox zero 3 times a year!


How 1517 is stopping Michael from getting a dog!

Advik Kapoor

                    @heyadvikkapoor

                  24 Dec 2023

                asked your question about rambo too @DStrachman!


Obviously Santa Clause exists.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

🎅🎄🇨🇽🌟🕯

youtube.com/watch?v=c5K0znZX…

Hannah Frankman Hood

                    @HannahFrankman

                  24 Dec 2023

                *The Case for Santa Claus*

I believe very, very strongly that kids should believe in Santa.

This comes up every year, and I'm always fascinated by how many people are anti-Santa.

You're not lying to your kids by telling them about Santa. You're giving them a gift.

I'm staunchly pro, and there are three core reasons why:

1. Santa is a touchstone cultural myth.

We live in a world that's becoming increasingly starved of tradition.

We don't do things like Maypoles and St. Nicholas' Day anymore; we do things like Black Friday shopping and Superbowl parties.

Fine in their own right, but they're lacking the magic that lies beyond the material.

We use myths to make sense of values before we have language to fully understand them. That's why they're so important for kids.

Santa is a rare mythological tradition that's still alive and well, that's strictly for the kids, and that children can lose themselves in.

It's a tradition for a reason: because it's useful.

Primarily because ...

2. Santa interfaces the make-believe with real life.

Santa is an exercise in imagination. Your kids can't see him. They can only imagine he's there.

And yet, Santa interfaces with the real world. He eats the cookies, he leaves presents, you can watch for him on Christmas Eve night. He's imagination, manifest.

You can't touch him, but you can touch the results of him.

And the anticipation, the payoff (gifts!), and the participation in the story makes it infinitely more real.

This acting out of imagination is a critical moment in a child's development - it allows them to practice mapping imagination and reality together.

That skill (interfacing imagination and reality) is a prerequisite for living a creative life.

Of course there are a million ways your child can exercise this.

But Santa is a special kind of magic. And ...

3. Your kids should live in a world filled with magic.

This extends far beyond Santa: the tooth fairy, the Easter bunny, forest gnomes, etc.

Eventually the fantasies die (and that too is a rite of passage in your child's ability to think rationally about the world around them).

But the exercise in magic is important.

There are lots of things in life we don't understand. The unknown extends far beyond the known.

Allowing room for mystery - alive and vibrant in childhood, mapped and tamed in adulthood (but still present) - is important for creative thinking.

In order to expand the known, you have to wrestle with the unknown.

Magic is an exercise in that.

Plus - kids have their whole lives to be adults. Let them relish in the wonder of being children, for as long as they can hold on.


You've seen this right? It's want it to make it into Xmas cannon. youtube.com/watch?v=c5K0znZX…


Sending love on this lonesome Christmas Fritz!


This is what we all missed out on!!


It's the most wonderful time of the year to give to your favorite nonprofits! If you want a couple more to give to here are mine for this year.

What nonprofits are you giving to this year?

@Innovationsacad is the charter school that I founded in 2008 in San Diego. We serve 400 children and over double the rate of special education students as the district because we specialize in neurodivergent needs and we were one of the first schools in the country to implement a social emotional curriculum daily. We're also an inquiry based school -- I think most of the founders I work with would have loved a place like IA!

@foresightinst is coming up on 40 years as an org and has been led by some incredible women. @allisondman has taken the org in a marvelous direction over the last 10 years. They host science & tech events on cutting edge topics and also have a wonderful fellowship that merges tech and the arts. Check them out!

@MiracleMessages connects the homeless with loved ones that they have lost touch -- this simple act has an outsized impact on bringing more stability to their lives and often reintroduces housing. They have expanded from serving the Bay Area to being nationwide.

womamu.org/ is a new organization I have joined in the last two years. It's a music camp for women that creates an incredible space for learning, sharing, and risking one's self in front of an audience. It was started 40 years ago by Judy Fjell, a folk activist singer/songwriter. Understandably most donations come from people who have attended. Hope to see you at the next one!


Just like that! 1517fund.com/post/1517-medic…

Replying to @radbackwards @FilippoFonseca @1517fund


Lots of folks wanting to create a better university but replacing bureaucracy with another one doesn’t necessarily make anything better. Getting rid of credentials solves the problem, not making a new credential.


Told an old Thiel Fellow that his Axe Body Spray was too strong -- so strong that it caused others in meetings with him to get a headache.

His classic response: But the girls on Muni LOVE IT! <3

Nick Gray

                    @nickgraynews

                  28 Dec 2023

                Do this if someone ever shows up to your party and they smell bad enough that it needs to be addressed

Pull them aside privately and say:

"The odor of your body is sometimes too noticeable."

I hope you never need to do this, but that phrase will make an uncomfortable situation a bit less awkward for everyone involved


This fellows' appointed nickname was "J-Bunny" and he fully embodied it.


Lol I think this was post your most active mentorship days but now I'm curious who you're thinking of. Will take it, and cat photos, to DM.


@ericbahn @kevinleeme


Is this after sunset? If so, birds do fly around and make lots of noise to signal that they are alive to their flock, usually around sunset, so that they know they made it through the day and will checkin in morning.


I am all about it -- my brain just says, "But who else is going to tell them?!"


I'm not entirely sure why but I've often found it a great idea to follow the random interests that capture my brain and don't let go. I am captivated by illuminated manuscripts right now. Very curious to see where this journey leads and what I might make!

youtube.com/watch?v=WuNtDn3R…


I think that would be my ideal -- and assessing for those skills by the organization rather than leaning on universities as a proxy.


Some of my family insights that helping relatives financially will make them "trust fund babies" when we are talking about piddly amounts of money (and especially for how much they could help) -- makes me so so mad that support is not something that our culture really understands and definitely not older generations.


Fuck those guys

weisser

                    @julianweisser

                  27 Dec 2023

                🤡


In that last hour of a flight where  you want to start clawing your eyeballs out...good times.


Happy New Year everyone! We're going to have an ice cream social in Dolores Park on Thursday (Jan 4th) from 2 -4pm for anyone who wants to join! Find us across from the tennis courts!


This is the start to Sleepless in Seattle 2...make it happen!

Augie

                    @augierakow

                  1 Jan 2024

                Looking for a smart-pretty-kind single woman in her 30s-40s to share a friendly NYE greeting with my brother-in-law. Nothing heavy. Zoom?  Just a friendly toast and smile to ease the solitude as he’s  going thru divorce (from my sister) and deserves a friend.

He’s not dating yet but I’ll promote him here.  43 yo, 6’2” dedicated father of 3.  Moldovan born, Florida raised, PhD statistician, cultured and well-read, works for SEC.  Backbone of steel, if rigid, 100% family oriented., sports fan, incredibly decent of character.

( he doesn’t know I’m posting this )
                There's a new version of this post


If you're looking for a great method to teach reading at home, I can't recommend this book enough (and it's only $15). One of my old students learned through this method and later applied it to reading in other languages -- she's trilingual now and a voracious reader!

a.co/d/7RTpmEF

Hannah Frankman Hood

                    @HannahFrankman

                  3 Jan 2024

                When you teach your kid to read, the point isn't actually "being able to read."

Reading as a skill is worthless if not applied.

The point is the books your kids will be reading, and the ideas they will be consuming, by nature of the skill of reading having been unlocked.

This is true of most things in education.


Who's in for tomorrow!?

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  1 Jan 2024

                Happy New Year everyone! We're going to have an ice cream social in Dolores Park on Thursday (Jan 4th) from 2 -4pm for anyone who wants to join! Find us across from the tennis courts!


NO!!!


Talked to the most wise ten year old today:

"Why do you want resources? To expand on knowledge and make a difference in the world."

"Communities shape your relationships and relationships shape your future."

Just another reminder that the kids are alright!

1517.substack.com/p/the-kids…


We have 100 ice cream tickets! Look for the multi-color balloons (including a narwal because who needs a unicorn!) across from the tennis courts when you arrive. 2 - 4pm in Dolores Park (across from the tennis courts) today. It's beautiful out!


Danielle Fong 🔆

                    @DanielleFong

                  5 Jan 2024

                distributing longevity nootropics, as informed by the latest research, with @DStrachman @1517fund

(I got roasted banana and eggnog with brandy in a bi-rite waffle cone) 🍦


Was worth it!


Work with Birite!


When you go to a Warriors game and think you’re seeing football! Sportsball!


I’m gonna try putting my phone in the bathroom so when the alarm goes off I have to get up.

Mike Solana

                    @micsolana

                  4 Jan 2024

                I've initiated a 'no phone in bedroom' policy for 2024. Three nights later, with sleep greatly improved, I can actually feel my brain healing. Do this!


Most amazing part of the game — the chin balancer!


This is still cracking me up. Next time we will call it a longevity nootropics social and I’ll dig up all the research I can on why ice cream is good for us.


One thing that amuses me about hosting the @1517fund ice cream social is how curious people are about them.

“So *why* do you host these?”

“Ah, cause it’s fun!” (And why not!?)

“No I mean, like is there something else?”

“Ah, nope. I mean, if hanging out with good people and connecting in the sunshine….then yes!”


This was probably our most well attended one and it was nice to hear people explicitly say that they felt so good being outside and away from their screens making connections with others 💗💗💗

I’m glad that my happy place is a happy place for others too.


I would buy a pair for my dog!


We do them a few times a year!


Probably will be the next one in March or April!

Replying to @suntzugi @suntzoogway @1517fund


We do a lot of different events for people to opt into so they can pick and choose what they want!


I like a lot of this! That said, I think a feminine virtue is protection which has a very strong pull (things like mama bear energy). Women are better at protection when they view it as in service to others rather than for themselves (and there is some research to back this up as well) so I think for the ladies it might be best to view these protective/courageous situations as being of service for their future families and children.


Random pet peeve: When you get your new year's planner and the company changed the weight of the paper. Nooooooooooo!


Planning to head up to Seattle later this month to do office hours at UW. Any neat student groups I should hit up?


“We can fuck up the world in such a beautiful way!” - 1517 Founder


Welcoming Zach and Frenter to SF. His vibes are on point! @joinfrenter


Plus longevity elixir! 🍦


Bed time tales with Mr. Gibson!

Michael P Gibson

                    @William_Blake

                  9 Jan 2024

                Next pick for the 1517 Book Club: the classic tale of the world's greatest assassin, Shibumi by Trevanian. If you like John Wick, Bullet Train, or Atomic Blond, Shibumi is the original source. Let me know if you want to join. Discussion Feb 13.


DM @William_Blake


Trace Cohen

                    @Trace_Cohen

                  9 Jan 2024

                Founders you need to take care of yourselves right now

Don’t continue running your startup just because you feel “you have to do right by your investors”

If it’s not working, you’re not giving up. We know you tried and we took a huge risk - there’s no shame in moving on


These are right of passage companies! I think an entrepreneurship lab (instead of class) would be great where everyone builds their own version of each category of these companies and compares outcomes and the process.

Also add apparel, tutoring/education company, and lemonade stand to this list!

Trace Cohen

                    @Trace_Cohen

                  9 Jan 2024

                How to tell if you’re a first time founder - your idea is:

Dating app
Helping local SMBs
Local travel rec
Ai for X
Selling to college students
Social commerce
Parties / events

Not a knock bc it can work but most serial founders won’t touch these

Good luck!


Nice! Happy to visit sometime or zoom in to help!


Hotties ruled the world!

Alexis Ohanian 🗽

                    @alexisohanian

                  9 Jan 2024

                Ages of the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776

James Monroe, 18
Aaron Burr, 20
Alexander Hamilton, 21
James Madison, 25
Thomas Jefferson, 33
John Adams, 40
Paul Revere, 41
George Washington, 44

Now check the ages of our three branches of government in 2024...


Been using The Pump App for a month and have been having great results as far as building endurance and better energy during the day. And the community is stellar. This bird app could learn a lot about what it means to support each other — Arnold’s community is a blessing, check it out!

Arnold Schwarzenegger

                    @Schwarzenegger

                  4 Jan 2024

                Get to the Pump! Join the positive corner of the internet, get your workout plan from me, and start tracking daily actions to make your resolutions and your vision a reality: thepump.app


We don’t tell people we are proud of them often enough. Arnold models masculinity in such a beautiful way and he really engages with his community.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

                    @Schwarzenegger

                  11 Jan 2024

                I am proud of you!


Use this book! It’s fabulous and the strategy is well researched. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: Revised and Updated Second Edition a.co/d/6M4Y34A


Customers are your accelerator, nothing else.

Casey Golden@caseycgolden
                  11 Jan 2024

                I did an accelerator in Palo Alto, won pitch contests, followed the #startup “recipe” and it never fit our business. It didn’t move our team or company forward. It didn’t secure more customers or support our fundraise. It took me, away from the business and looped us in a constant “education” cycle to outsiders rather than just selling to our customers and taking up space in our industry. I am pro hustle culture but, but the startup culture feels like a waste of time unless you’re building hype instead of a company.


Started Phase 2 yesterday!

Arnold Schwarzenegger

                    @Schwarzenegger

                  11 Jan 2024

                I love seeing you guys doing the bodyweight programs. Great work.


"The pessimist criticizes, the optimist creates."

-@JamesClear


@simonsarris


You bet!

Replying to @Valhalla_Nights @7racker @sanfranmag


If you work with children, or humans for that matter, and haven’t read Montessori…you’re missing the boat.

Matt Bateman

                    @mbateman

                  14 Jan 2024

                Replying to @mbateman
                “…Discipline is therefore attained indirectly, that is, by developing activity in spontaneous work. Everyone must learn how to control himself and how to engage in calm and silent activity, for no other purpose than that of keeping alive that inner flame on which life depends.”


Guildfather

                    @tasshinfogleman

                  15 Jan 2024

                i aspire to be wholesome without importing puritanism. you can be wholesome and also horny, playful, mischievous, rebellious, irreverent, silly, weird, disagreeable!


Had to rebook a few meetings this week and asked people for their calendar links (to be more conscientious as the person needing to move the time) and I'm surprised in 2024 that some people still don't use them.


HELLLLL YAAAAAAAAS

Eric Bahn 💛

                    @ericbahn

                  15 Jan 2024

                I saved my Nintendo for 37 years, just for this day.


Founder question - What does managing up look like to you?


Just a couple more months for me for hitting the 1st year of dog life! Congrats!


Naina is awesome and a @1517fund grantee! Any surgeons who can help?

Naina Kumar@NainaK1064
                  16 Jan 2024

                I'm a 16-year-old building an AR platform to optimize surgical workflows

i'm looking to talk to surgeons who can provide feedback on my idea

reply if you know anyone


Loved discussing all things education and young people with @rebelEducator 💓

Hannah Frankman Hood

                    @HannahFrankman

                  16 Jan 2024

                How do you raise entrepreneurial kids, who have the skills they need to be builders?

How do you help them see the glitches in the matrix?

I asked @DStrachman, co-founder of @1517fund (and backer of hundreds of entrepreneurial young people).

This was her answer👇


Same! Enjoying his autobiography too!

Eric Bahn 💛

                    @ericbahn

                  16 Jan 2024

                Dave Grohl is officially my favorite rockstar.


Adults often mistake motivation for boredom.

Danielle Fong 🔆

                    @DanielleFong

                  16 Jan 2024

                Danielle Strachman (@DStrachman)

“over the pandemic, there was this tweet that really stuck out to me:

‘my brother so bored he just plays guitar all day’

my god!! that’s not boredom, that’s motivation. the right thing to do is support that, and push that out further“ (~7m)


At @1517fund we were reviewing some of the speakers we had at events in the early days of the @thielfellowship  -- turns out they were from some would become massive companies like founders from @instagram @Dropbox @RobinhoodApp.


At @1517fund, @William_Blake asked everyone to write down a one pager about what they look for in founders. Mine came very quickly, I have to be IN LOVE with them. And what I notice about that love is that, over time, no matter what happens with the company my admiration for those founders generally continues to grow and blossom. Love is really grand 💐💕💫


Doing office hours in Seattle on Thursday and Friday! If we haven't connected yet and you're a dropout, student, or renegade scientist, I'd love to hear from you (see my pinned tweet about reaching out)


Go team!


Got to start them young!

Mat Sherman

                    @Mat_Sherman

                  17 Jan 2024

                Thank you @DStrachman and the @1517fund team for sending this cute little onesie for Micah. He is already channeling his inner founder that will one day erupt into building something amazing for the world!


Did not expect 15 bookmarks for this — fascinating!


What airlines are your favorite to fly with pets on in the cabin? @AlaskaAir doesn't allow for any addition of a pet when you book a flight -- you have to go through a labyrinth of customer service to do it and it's about making me ready to switch carriers.


The best part is that our founders, LPs, and team are the only ones with the official white on black swag -- and babies. That's it!

Replying to @meawoppl @AdamDraper @BraytonKey


2024 is going to be a good year for our "angel investments" slide at our annual meeting in December.


Immigrants are my main hope for saving the future of America — they don’t take it for granted.

Ada Yeo@adayeoyh
                  17 Jan 2024

                7 years ago i was at a low point in my life

decided "fuck it" and moved to sf although i'd never been here, had no money, and knew only one person

now i'm the happiest i've ever been

finally got my green card today. don't believe the haters, the american dream is real 🇺🇸


30 now, wild.


I heart me some cults!

In all seriousness, of course there is other evaluation criteria but outcomes have been particularly good when the emotional connection to enthusiastically work with the founders is exceedingly high.

Replying to @stoic5132 @1517fund @William_Blake


Sounds like content for OF! :D


I’ve been trying to remember the handle we came up with yesterday?!?!?! Can’t wait!


This will be the driver for creating an account! I hear there is an awesome person who does naked yoga on there too. But Tasshin will be my first follow! Any other awesome, wholesome, and authentic OF accounts?

Guildfather

                    @tasshinfogleman

                  17 Jan 2024

                fuck it i will start an onlyfans today and it's gonna change my life and the whole world and fill it with horny love and it's all @DStrachman's doing


Love it!


I don’t think we can get him back on!

Replying to @s0ulDirect0r @tasshinfogleman


Excuse me, but round these parts we are toxically optimistic!

Andy Bichara 🇺🇸@stoic5132
                  17 Jan 2024

                Replying to @DStrachman @1517fund @William_Blake
                Sounds cult-like. Toxic positivity isn’t a great approach to analyzing businesses. Very important to remain impartial, judge on the basis of fundamentals — not on the image that leaders seek to cultivate as a means of attracting investment capital or whatnot.


Pray for this family

Mark E. Joubert

                    @mark_joubert

                  17 Jan 2024

                We've had bad news. After a successful transplant, our son's donor heart has not started beating. He will transition to ECMO (heart bypass machine) for a couple days in hopes that it begins to beat. Otherwise, he will pass away. Please pray for us all. May the Lord be glorified.


I have a pretty good manipulation detector and our track record is going well but always good to keep an eye out for the wolves!


Gearing up at @1517fund to do an event titled Fundo in the Gundo this year ⛱🏄♀🌅


I have this funny itch to start a 1517 radio station -- I love college radio stations and don't see why we shouldn't have one. I know there are pop up radio stations that happen and that's about the extent of my knowledge. If you operated a student radio station or show I would love to chat!


You can have whatever time slot/s you want!


you'd be great!


Want to work on biotech for a couple days?

Seaweed Gang are hosting a 2 day all-online, global ideathon. Participants will be matched into teams based on their skills (or you can bring your own team) and will be presented with three of some of the biggest challenges in the seaweed industry. They'll then ideate solutions and compete for a (small) cash prize to help fund very early work on the idea. They’ll be plenty of scope for biotech solutions for some of the challenge questions.

forms.gle/VmuaAt4y2yv4Fzts6


One less! See you there.

Berkeley Alembic ⚗@BerkeleyAlembic
                  17 Jan 2024

                *** low ticket alert **

There are less than 10 tickets left for this Saturday's metta dance party with @tasshinfogleman - you know what to do!

eventbrite.com/e/metta-dance…


One of my fav accounts 💗

Dan Wuori

                    @DanWuori

                  18 Jan 2024

                “Look at you… you’re going to do so many great things in your life…”

The hopes and dreams we have for our children are so powerful.

Just ask this new dad, awestruck at the sight of his newborn.

Consider this your daily reminder that your child’s path to success begins - not in kindergarten - but in this moment.

Young children are born learning and their longterm academic and life success is profoundly shaped by their experiences during the period from prenatal to age three - during which the fundamental architecture of the brain is “wired.”

Optimizing this process involves love and connection.

It requires responsiveness and attention.

And it requires language rich interaction.

You’ll never regret a moment you share with your infant… and can’t overestimate the power of these interactions.

Speak, read, play, laugh, love… and repeat.

This lovely newborn pep talk was shared to IG by laurenhadalittlelamb.


I truly saw the most mind boggling thing today. Went to use the pet relief area at SFO and there was a man relieving himself! No pet!

He opens the door “Come on in with your little wolf!”

I didn’t want to go in with him in the room so flagged him to walk on through.

He continues some banter about my little wolf and I ask, “So where’s yours?”

“I can’t afford one.” Then he walks out, smiles, and says, “Sorry about that!”

🐶😆😬😳🐾


Srsly


The aggressive head pullback is pretty great lol.

Matt Bateman

                    @mbateman

                  18 Jan 2024

                12mo has decided that peak comedy is slamming his face into soft surfaces


RIP rhombus ☠

Sunshine Jarboly@SunshineJarboly
                  17 Jan 2024

                when i was in elementary school we learned about a shape called a rhombus & that was the last time i ever heard about that shape ever again


Getting on a call with a founding team and they use Microsoft Teams -- I call sus!


Great endorsement!

Replying to @HoffmanTactical @CooperZurad


How old is your oldest? Youngest I used it with was 4. Only one lesson a day (didn’t push it and wanted to leave the little one always wanting more).

I have to insist on reading the intro — it’s the key to the magic!


Sebastian A. Brunemeier 🏴 🌎 💊 🧬

                    @sebastian_gero

                  19 Jan 2024

                Replying to @DStrachman
                Probably a CIA front, not a real startup. Sus AF


Fine! (I’m as cheap as they come)

Replying to @robertmclaws @msft4startups


Snow day!

anu

                    @anuatluru

                  19 Jan 2024

                sorry boss i can’t come in to work today i’m behind on all my side projects


Happy to chat with your class any time! Thank you!


Ni ni time Twitter!


And out! Big day for this little guy — cars, trains, maybe office hours tomorrow!


This kinda thing is both beautiful and trippy. Years ago I went to an all women hackathon and everyone was using @figma for design. Felt incredibly full circle. Was a proud moment!

Aryan Mahindra

                    @armahinuwedu1

                  19 Jan 2024

                Random thing happened today that I found so beautiful

Was helping w arranging meetup for @DStrachman at UW and was asking if any students wanted to share a project w her. One person recorded a loom. And when filling out the excel sheet with that loom I was like "wait a second Danielle literally funded loom at it's earliest days"

Love how full circle company building can get. Ppl use and share what you've built. Must feel beautiful. Congrats @vhmth you rlly made it


So excited to chat with @DubHacks makers tomorrow! Thank you @armahinuwedu1!!


Love washing dishes!


Dads are SO good at the long con 🔥

Katie D@KatieDeal99
                  18 Jan 2024

                My dad told my daughter she was the best duster ever then leaned in to me and whispered “if you tell kids they’re amazing at the chore they don’t bitch about doing it” and suddenly I’m questioning if I really was the most amazing weed-puller he ever saw


Over the years I’ve made a point of telling people the things that stand out about them. It’s so infrequent that this happens and it’s so delightful to do. You get to see someone shine in a way from being seen that is a blessing.

Susan Caddell@SusanCaddell1
                  19 Jan 2024

                Replying to @KatieDeal99
                You tell anyone how good they are at something and watch them shine. Everyone is hungry for someone to say "good job." Sad it can be so hard to come by.


Was on a founder review recently where I made the point explicitly about how good of a leader this particular founder is. He was telling me how good he feels about how the team is doing but I also noticed his hesitance in celebrating it. We talked about standing in that beautiful feeling and not shying away from it. There will be harder times ahead but celebrate the now and his abilities that have steered the team to great outcomes. He was almost blushing from bashfulness — it was so sweet!


Beautifully simple, calming, and encouraging — and true!

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  18 Jan 2024

                You have yet to meet everyone who will love you.


Poetry in motion

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  18 Jan 2024

                Good morning. It is the 18th of January.

The cold is good for dreaming.

It amplifies the contrast; it is cold, and we remember back to when it was warm. Dreams of summer are never as sweet as in the middle of January.

It is 8°F as I write this and I am grateful for it.


Kittttttties!!!!!! Thank you!!


Coffee social tomorrow (Sat, Jan 20th) from 10 - 11:30 with students and drop outs in Seattle! If you want to join, DM me!


Sounds like @learnmoonrise to me!

aquinas heard

                    @aquinasheard23

                  19 Dec 2020

                The future of learning for kids will be in a non-coercive environment. It’s from this premise that one must judge the new learning models that are currently developing for them. #futureoflearning


If you’re bringing flower sculptures into being, to dedicated problems you’re committed to solving, you’re hardcore.


They can apply what they have learned across contents.


Cats are very trainable! Teach the little one sit to start — it will help to stimulate their brain and will lead to less human training :). Food puzzles are also great!


Clicker training is incredible!

Replying to @ultimaratiorex @heyalexfriedman


These are the types of tells when it’s their first rodeo and integration hasn’t occurred yet.

Kendall Pennington

                    @Kenny___Rose

                  20 Jan 2024

                when u can tell someone has just recently read How To Win Friends And Influence People bc they say ur name 37 times a sentence lmao


So great to spend time with y’all!


Obvi


Medium-rare


Student at UW: “First off, thank you for being a human! Although I'm new to the startup world, I've talked to a couple of VCs and met people in the startup ecosystem who gatekeep advice, refuse to be transparent, and waive off students. You were one of the first people who provided an insane amount of wisdom in 15 minutes. You're super transparent, wise, humble, and empathetic, so thank you!”

Next up, office hours on the Berkeley Campus: Feb 1 from 10am - 1pm

Undergrad students, non-degreed/dropout, and sci fi tech makers/founders welcome. DM me for the sign up link!


Coming down on Feb 15 for Stanford office hours. Let’s do it! DM!


Learned a new Chinese proverb today that kinda sums it all up:

Talk does not cook rice 🍚


My bf says he’s going to use this photo for blackmail. Can’t stop me now!


Master of the craft

Positive Side of 𝕏

                    @positivesideofx

                  20 Jan 2024

                Replying to @PicturesFoIder
                This is the right way to enjoy a concert ❤


Not wrong!

Stace@StaceRiley
                  20 Jan 2024

                Replying to @PicturesFoIder
                If the Titanic sank today.


Real footage of what it’s like to work out at home


Not just for toddlers!

Dan Wuori

                    @DanWuori

                  21 Jan 2024

                Want to help your toddler develop new skills? The key is often “scaffolding.”

Hidden in this lovely video are several perfect examples.

First, let’s acknowledge that stringing beads is a challenging task.

Especially for toddlers, who are still developing fine motor skills (control of the small muscles of the hands that assist with precision tasks), there’s a lot involved.

Stringing involves expert hand-eye coordination and separate, precision movements from each hand.

But look at how this experience has been planned to help ensure this little one’s success.

First, note that Mom has provided, not string, but pipe cleaners - which provide a level of rigidity that simplifies the process.

Note as well, her gentle guidance on where and how to grip the cleaner.

This is a task right on the outer limits of our hero’s ability - but with the scaffolds provided by Mom, she’s able to find success.

This is where learning occurs for all of us: Just beyond what we already know and can do independently.

As you play and learn with your toddler, look for opportunities in which just the right supports can make all the difference.

This lovely video - and expert “momming” - comes via racheljwelcher.


The one and only Mr. Gibson will be joining for this too if you want to meet our resident philosopher!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  21 Jan 2024

                Student at UW: “First off, thank you for being a human! Although I'm new to the startup world, I've talked to a couple of VCs and met people in the startup ecosystem who gatekeep advice, refuse to be transparent, and waive off students. You were one of the first people who provided an insane amount of wisdom in 15 minutes. You're super transparent, wise, humble, and empathetic, so thank you!”

Next up, office hours on the Berkeley Campus: Feb 1 from 10am - 1pm

Undergrad students, non-degreed/dropout, and sci fi tech makers/founders welcome. DM me for the sign up link!


Not right now!


Agreed! Thank you for your energy and support in the space!


Team will likely be in Atlanta soon! @naarnett @zslayback


And while we are at it, (for those who would benefit) gift them monetary gifts while you’re alive and can see how it helps them thrive.


In your 40s and 50s it starts to become really clear who took good care of themselves (low alcohol, movement hobbies, engaged with the world) or who the fae people are.


Just you wait!


Absolute banger!

Squirtle

                    @squirtle_says

                  21 Jan 2024

                ITS SQUIRTLE SUNDAY


This cat is NOT happy. Ears back, hair erect, pupils dilated, body posture pushed away, face tight. Do not do this to kitties!

Why you should have a cat

                    @ShouldHaveCat

                  21 Jan 2024


I once screamed at a bully from my front steps who terrorized the neighborhood. I remember feeling like I had won a war — the power rush as an 8 year old was unreal.

It dawned on me later that my tattooed 6’ stepdad moseyed onto the porch, standing tall, arms crossed, with that cowboy stare off in the distance was behind me.

Kid never came back to our street again.


Reinforcements!


Grinding done well!

Punished Cooper | パニッシュド・クーパー

                    @CooperZurad

                  22 Jan 2024

                Even on our days off we grind 🤠

Rode 40 miles of road, trails, and Colorado hills yesterday! Feeling it lol


Would love to stop by the SF one! Can bring art projects!

Replying to @socraticainfo @jenndryden @ansonyuu @ariellelok @freemanjiangg @hudzah @rishiosaur @scottific @_jzhao @benxneo @WoahIsThatSteve @hulloitskai @kdrag0n @lnofx @pound_jesse @arenjo_


Being seen doesn’t feel safe.


@zslayback will likely be out there later this year!


Been thinking about doing the same thing on Fridays in Oakland 🤔

SHAIYAN

                    @shaiyanhkhan

                  22 Jan 2024

                homedoxxing: hosting friday coworking days in toronto with the homies, hit me up if you're not a serial killer and/or want to pull up


Nails, dating?! I got you boo.

I love Lavender Nails in Oakland for Karaoke Nails (get a pedicure and do karaoke at the same time) but what are your favorite bougie nail places in the Bay?


One reason why @HackTheNorth is one of the most beloved hackathons is because they can put their resources into supporting hackers (flights, etc) instead of paying the CS department $30K for renting the building for a weekend. Schools that aren't partnering with their hackathons and school clubs are ngmi.


Need some reading material for bettering yourself and your startup? Here are some 1517 favorites!

docs.google.com/document/d/1…


Just met with Ayush! He’s awesome and really into physics. He’s here until Fri and would love to geek out about wormholes.

Ayush Tambde

                    @atamb_

                  6 Jan 2024

                Excited to share that I've been awarded an Emergent Ventures grant! Will be visiting SF later this month – any cool people I should meet?


Basically none.


I have an interesting potential opportunity for a student (high school, college, nondegreed) to work with a tech company in South SF doing hardware assembly on site. No experience necessary but a strong desire to learn and wanting to work with their hands is huge. Experience with soldering would be nice, but again, there is on the job training. It's a part time gig and flexible hours. Message me!


When the last meeting is a no show🎶🪩


Last week! Had an intense hankering for fries and a vanilla shake and went for it. Was sadly disappointed by the fries :(

DadChef

                    @the_dadchef

                  22 Jan 2024

                When’s the last time you ate McDonald’s?


Kinda want my next kitty to be an orange one.

positive side of X 🌞

                    @positivityofx

                  23 Jan 2024


We love being ten years ahead of the curve! But glad it’s catching fire! 🔥

Zak Slayback

                    @zslayback

                  23 Jan 2024

                Replying to @EpsilonTheory
                .@William_Blake, @DStrachman & @1517fund have been on this ball since at least 2015 —

medium.com/1517/a-new-95-ec0…


We need @fpontaza to make one for us! Start with Big Lebowski and Almost Famous though


More relevant now than ever! Let's march on Harvard!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  23 Jan 2024

                👇👇👇👇

medium.com/1517/a-new-95-ec0…


Medici strikes again!

1517fund.com/post/1517-medic…

Rhythm Doshi@RhythmDoshi
                  23 Jan 2024

                Just secured a $1000 grant from @1517fund to accelerate my research to develop & design a cost-efficient way to recycle nuclear waste.

Super grateful to the wonderful people @ 1517; s/o to  you @AlexEKoren for believing in me & giving me some golden advice + guidance.


Had a flash of insight that maybe at larger 1517 events we open with the Star-Spangled Banner.


We can rotate!


Our accountant is so based...he's FROM the Gundo!


35!!!! I thought you were 25!! Older and weirder it is, happy birthday :D


Based in the Gundo :P


We are both incredible disappointments. I was supposed to be the first person in my family to get a PhD.

Eric Bahn 💛

                    @ericbahn

                  25 Jan 2024

                Dear Mom: Again, I’m sorry I didn’t end up becoming a doctor. This is what your son is now.


I feel ya bro


I think it needs a swift kick

Julie Fredrickson

                    @AlmostMedia

                  24 Jan 2024

                Have we tried turning academia off and back on again?


There are great people in education. We need to give them more airtime (and appreciation, and resources, and better pay) 💗

Alex Friedman 🤠

                    @heyalexfriedman

                  24 Jan 2024

                I imagine that for some of these kids, this is the most thoughtful person they have. Great teachers change lives.


Great post on the importance of reading to children. This extends to older children too!

And when they are eager and ready, every parent has the ability to teach their child to read. $15 and 15 minutes a few times a week for 3 months and you have the recipe to kickstart a great reader!

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: a.co/d/cxZxS0q

Dan Wuori

                    @DanWuori

                  25 Jan 2024

                You probably know that reading with your baby is important. But do you know why?

There’s actually a long list of reasons, but today let’s focus on one of the most important of them all: the development of a rich vocabulary.

Your baby develops language by taking in the examples you provide. But the truth is that most of our day to day experiences can be a little mundane.

That’s where books come in.

Take a moment to consider this lovely father-daughter read aloud and all of the new language introduced.

It’s not unreasonable to think this family might have a pet - likely a dog or a cat.

But consider all the other animal words here, for example, that may not be a part of their daily experience.

In just this short snippet alone, father and daughter discuss lambs, sheep, kittens, bunnies, monkeys, and lion cubs.

Notice how dad makes a point of repeating the word “lamb” as our hero interacts with the fuzzy woolen material embedded in the board book.

Notice too how he uses the opportunity to introduce additional words (ball and yarn) inspired by the pictures, even when not included in the text itself.

In a little over a minute, dad introduces his daughter to a whole collection of words that they’d be unlikely to have discussed were it not for this time spent reading together.

Now imagine the impact of daily reading over a period of years.

Research consistently links vocabulary size with long term academic success. A rich vocabulary is also a tremendous advantage as children learn to read for themselves.

Reading isn’t the only way to expose young children to a rich and varied vocabulary, of course. But it sure is a great one.

Read with your children daily. It’s an investment in their future that you’ll never regret.

This stellar example was shared to IG by lelah_and_lou.


Hell yeah!


Been trying to do this for a couple weeks and it’s tough!

Samswara

                    @samswoora

                  25 Jan 2024

                1g protein per lb of body weight is insane is that what you’re supposed to do


Big lessons in startups this week. Cooking! It’s healthier and better for extending burn rate.

Coworked on Tuesday. Founder arrive at 7:30am and we made breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Now I get updates on cooking! We also worked on plating the food so I expect better pics next week but this is a good start!


This is what it’s like when you include kids!

The Figen

                    @TheFigen_

                  24 Jan 2024

                17 month old baby ran out on stage when his dad. He started dancing and stole the show. ❤😂


Depends on what I’m feeling but a whole salmon filet is my go to for hosting.


Total banger!

Michael P Gibson

                    @William_Blake

                  25 Jan 2024

                My stoicism is poison essay now available as PDF:

uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6266…


When one of our founders buys and hosts the best domain ever: manufacturingissexy.com/


Manufacturing is Sexy AF!

youtube.com/watch?v=D1V6-RIA…


It's time to go BACK TO THE FUTURE with @1517fund

"Newton discovering calculus and gravity at his childhood home, Darwin formulating his theory of evolution on the H.M.S. Beagle, Einstein working as a patent clerk while investigating relativity, Shockley’s invention of the modern transistor in a Chicago hotel room: many of the best scientists have achieved breakthroughs when on break from their day-to-day commitments or away from a university."

Launching the Flux Capacitor today for renegade scientists! Applications open until February 23!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  25 Jan 2024

                Don't be this guy.

Apply to 1517's Flux Capacitor.

Get $$$. Find cool people. Get shit done.

1517.substack.com/p/the-flux…


Join the Flux Capacitor if you're ready to steer the future!

1517.substack.com/p/the-flux…

Michael P Gibson

                    @William_Blake

                  1 May 2022

                We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teacher, leave them kids alone


Are you rallying for change on your campus? Want to get discussion going with #anew95 theses? We will mail a scroll to students who are dedicated, like us, to lighting the Paper Belt on fire. Comment or DM with how you're making waves on campus.

medium.com/1517/a-new-95-ec0…


What is the Paper Belt?

"the 'Paper Belt' refers to those colleges and universities that purport to educate the country’s future leaders but manage only to waste their time."

jamesgmartin.center/2023/02/…


We started the Flux Capacitor to replicate Newton's path! Apply by Feb 23!

1517.substack.com/p/the-flux…

Michael P Gibson

                    @William_Blake

                  3 Mar 2020

                In 1665, Cambridge University closed b/c of the plague. Issac Newton quarantined himself at his childhood home. It was the most productive time of his life. He discovered the calculus & laws of motion. Stuck a bodkin in his eye to study optics. How will you spend the next year?


Sometimes being ahead of the curve means screaming into the void.


Your void may vary!


The best part is when someone else gets the credit — big fun.


Incredibly important!

Hallie Berries

                    @hrlomax

                  26 Jan 2024

                an environmental factor that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy is whether you default to treating someone like they're "proficient", "sufficient", or "deficient"


Could also try appreciating shame for what it’s trying to teach you — see how hard it’s working to keep you safe.


I have this experience with the Thiel Fellows I’ve worked with. I’ll think that they are clearly in their 30s and then learn that they’re 28! So much life experience and progress happens when you start making contributions early!

Jack Raines

                    @Jack_Raines

                  25 Jan 2024

                I didn't realize @PalmerLuckey is only 31-years-old.

He sold Oculus to Facebook when he was 21 (!!!) for $2 billion, and he founded Anduril when he was 24.

That's unreal.


Please god, let this happen to me!

Why you should have a cat

                    @ShouldHaveCat

                  25 Jan 2024

                And this is how a human gets adopted by a cat


Moonrise@learnmoonrise
                  26 Jan 2024

                Find your family here.💜


Zeno started with a brilliant idea to breakout overlooked research from a university with $50K from 1517. Today they are powering the future.

Want to bring research to life? Join the Flux Capacitor! Applications due Feb 23.

1517.substack.com/p/the-flux…

Zeno Power

                    @zeno_power

                  26 Jan 2024

                Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve secured the Strontium-90 (Sr-90) fuel to bring our full-scale radioisotope power systems to market by 2026!

Link to PR: rb.gy/3o1mzh

                        ALT  The BUP-500 being unloaded from the transport vehicle


Rad!!!

Dival Banerjee 🦆@divalbanerjee
                  27 Jan 2024

                make metal printing great again


Love the hacker monastery cross over!

Kye Gomez (swarms)

                    @KyeGomezB

                  27 Jan 2024

                I’ve been thinking about setting up hacker houses in SF, El Segundo, NYC, and Miami to connect people from different locations together.

Kinda like little monasteries you can come and stay at if you’re in the city.

Should we make this happen?


Ramez is a great dude. If you haven’t met him yet, happy to introduce you!


See FB messenger :D


Someone commented that an AI could do this in 6 seconds. But it can’t.

This is duende and AI can’t produce or provoke that (yet).

If it ever can, then I will be truly amazed and terrified at once.

Historic Vids

                    @historyinmemes

                  27 Jan 2024

                Bradley Cooper Spent spent 6 years learning how to conduct 6 minutes and 21 seconds of music in this scene


Lorca writes: "The duende, then, is a power, not a work. It is a struggle, not a thought. I have heard an old maestro of the guitar say, 'The duende is not in the throat; the duende climbs up inside you, from the soles of the feet.' Meaning this: it is not a question of ability, but of true, living style, of blood, of the most ancient culture, of spontaneous creation." Lorca, in his lecture, quotes Manuel Torre: "everything that has black sounds in it, has duende." [i.e. emotional 'darkness'] ... This 'mysterious power which everyone senses and no philosopher explains' is, in sum, the spirit of the earth, the same duende that scorched the heart of Nietzsche, who searched in vain for its external forms on the Rialto Bridge and in the music of Bizet, without knowing that the duende he was pursuing had leaped straight from the Greek mysteries to the dancers of Cadiz or the beheaded, Dionysian scream of Silverio's siguiriya." ... "The duende's arrival always means a radical change in forms. It brings to old planes unknown feelings of freshness, with the quality of something newly created, like a miracle, and it produces an almost religious enthusiasm." ... "All arts are capable of duende, but where it finds greatest range, naturally, is in music, dance, and spoken poetry, for these arts require a living body to interpret them, being forms that are born, die, and open their contours against an exact present."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende…


Only the classical realists can feel my pain — damn it!


And it’s worse than I thought (dropped it) — fuckers. Time to start over.


My kinda party!

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  28 Jan 2024

                Oof, is it really 8:00pm on a Saturday night? Time to drink a big glass of water and go to bed.


Srsly, have a breakup and you’ll either gain or lose 10lbs.

Michael Girdley

                    @girdley

                  28 Jan 2024

                I've lost 7 lbs since October.

My secret?

Stress.

Follow me @girdley for more health tips.


When do we have a Twitter retreat at your place? That and/or @simonsarris’s.


Masculine energy 🔥

Bryant

                    @SullyBusiness

                  27 Jan 2024

                When your 11 month old daughter wakes up at 4am

You just get in the car and go get a coffee.

Try to let mom sleep a few more hours.

A wonderfully random few hours with my girl.


This is what alpha looks like -- especially the hands through the hair at the end. This guy's a smooth operator.

Morgan ❤💜💛🐝@kilday_morgan
                  27 Jan 2024

                Men think women want dudes who are beefcakes who live at the gym and make 8 figures.
What women actually want:


Can anyone introduce me?!

Danielle Fong 🔆

                    @DanielleFong

                  28 Jan 2024

                @DStrachman check out this amazing story from this science Youtuber youtube.com/watch?v=XwGmcFCI…


Just sent him a message! Here’s hoping!

Replying to @archerships @NileRed2 @thielfellowship @1517fund


Apparently OF doesn’t want pilgrims! 🧘🏼♂

Guildfather

                    @tasshinfogleman

                  28 Jan 2024

                Replying to @tasshinfogleman @DStrachman
                was rejected 3 times! 4th time's the charm 😂


If you don’t know Rufus, give him a listen!


On it!


lol I eye rolled on that too. Like “this is the summah vacay home”


You forgot quails. Quails are great!!!


Would love to her more about your dance journey!


Does anyone mentor any First Robotics groups in the Bay Area? Would love to let the young people in those groups know about our Medici Grant program but I'm not sure how to reach them!

1517fund.com/post/1517-medic…


Looking for a place to do novel research!? Check out the Flux Capacitor this summer!

- Funding up to $100K
- All scientists (mad or not) are welcome to apply!
- We're especially excited about deep tech
- Apply by Feb 23!

1517.substack.com/p/the-flux…

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  26 Jan 2024

                Zeno started with a brilliant idea to breakout overlooked research from a university with $50K from 1517. Today they are powering the future.

Want to bring research to life? Join the Flux Capacitor! Applications due Feb 23.

1517.substack.com/p/the-flux…


Flirty? Under 30? 1517 wants to help make some love connections for you! 💕🩷💓

Haylee Goeken@hayleeejohnsonn
                  29 Jan 2024

                Bay Area friends! 1517 is sponsoring an awesome event hosted by community members, Rana & Delali. If you are free this Saturday, come join us at Flirty Under Thirty. Link to the event and to RSVP is here: partiful.com/e/7Yg3cjhztEUtN…

Space is limited.


What happens when Seed and Series A investors try to do pre-seed investing.

instagram.com/reel/C0WuESuoe…


No joke — when seed funds reach out about diligence into preseed companies our styles just don’t compute.


They play Tetris with containers.


Bullet 2 is so relatable.

Trace Cohen

                    @Trace_Cohen

                  29 Jan 2024

                Finally met a founder in person from a 2021 investment I made

- taller than I expected
- still no idea what kubernetes is
- confident I made the right decision

Can anyone explain to me what you think they do?

nmachine.io


Cognitive dissonance is a bitch

Nick Gray

                    @nickgraynews

                  29 Jan 2024

                ❌ bad frame:
“I’m scrolling social media”
“I’m wasting time consuming content”

✅ good frame:
“I’m doing feed work”
“I’m training my algorithm”
“I’m curating interesting content”

use this to defend the 12 hours day you spend on your phone and feel better!!


Off for a run!

Danielle Fong 🔆

                    @DanielleFong

                  29 Jan 2024

                the weather is insanely good here in california, and you will be stuck inside an atmospheric river over the next week. go outside and enjoy it

catch sun rays, become dyson sphere


We are right on!


The sign of the goddess!

Dan Regan@DanRegan_Comedy
                  29 Jan 2024

                My wife can eat one Reese's peanut butter cup, rewrap the other one and save it for later, so clearly I married a supernatural being.


My feed is about to get way better!

Cookie Monster

                    @MeCookieMonster

                  29 Jan 2024

                Me doing okay. Me would be doing better if me had some cookies!


🥨@fateofgrace
                  29 Jan 2024

                HE SAYS "I love you so much it's not even funny" AND SHE SAYS “I’ve never been so proud of anyone in my life ever”  WTF


That’s a good trick!


That weird is good!


Chocolate milk is a totally legit post workout drink right? Help me settle this with @William_Blake! 💪🏼 🍫 🥛


Candles and flowers!


Mischief is a trait we look for and foster at 1517. Good job boys!

Paul Graham

                    @paulg

                  30 Jan 2024

                Occasionally I would let the boys push all the buttons on an elevator, and they were unbelievably delighted by the naughtiness of it.


Yeah this is the best of the best milk!

Replying to @jeremyrwelch @William_Blake


Paul Graham

                    @paulg

                  30 Jan 2024

                The first time you work really hard on something, in addition to the immediate benefit (whatever you were working for) you also learn that you're capable of working really hard. This makes it easier to be ambitious in all your future plans.


I felt nearly invincible after getting my charter school off the ground and running it for the first two years. Incredibly rewarding and challenging times.


I know, but it’s funny to have something to win over lol!


Real talk

positive side of X 🌞

                    @positivityofx

                  30 Jan 2024

                why are they like that


Surround yourself with who you want to serve, not who you compare yourself to.

From a newer VC: My low-class upbringin' is lost around all these ivy league chads and rich kids, it feels like I'm in a different culture entirely sometimes."

Me: My mom cleaned houses for a living, I feel you. Stop hanging out with VCs and hang out with founders. Their stories are much grittier and you'll meet better people that way.


@William_Blake @stuartbuck1


"Hey, nice to meet you! I'm terrible at small talk, but what's important to you these days?"


N of 1 isn't enough data :)


What are your best openers?

Advik Kapoor

                    @heyadvikkapoor

                  30 Jan 2024

                Replying to @DStrachman
                danielle, i need tips for not being weird in person. i am alright online but pretty introverted in person and have a pretty hard time making small talk haha 😭🫠


A reflection from a @1517fund founder who had to sell his company too soon:

Recently reflecting on the last ~12 months and realizing almost unbelievably it's been 2 years since we were together at the 1517 founder retreat. Not a day goes by I don't think about you and the wider 1517 ecosystem that so generously embraced our ambitious mission. In reality it's right up the 1517 thesis so obviously we were a fit. What I think you may have missed in the last year is actually what has panned out proving your bet on us was sound but inspires thoughts of what could have been.

Strangely, as I am sure you're not surprised, the day-in-day-out grind of a zero to one startup weirdly prepared me for almost anything [larger turn around company] could throw at me. The most surprising aspect now is that the turnaround process is so scrappy & startup-like that, that I am right at home in the chaos of building processes, chasing down opportunities, and doing our best attempt at staying focused on the mission while avoiding distractions that don't massively move the needle as we chase profitability.

There was no grander point to this email other than to highlight a couple of things:

- Your own attitudes to founders and their missions are unparalleled and leave a lasting impression. Even when I meet young founders without investors, you're the first group I think about sending them to.
- I am forever grateful that during the horrible dismantling of the deal - you were so kind in asking how we were doing. Our other funds basically ghosted us once the deal was done and it was really disheartening. They cited "wanting to give us space" but it was the wrong time for that. We gave them such feedback months later but the saying of "people don't remember what you say but how you make them feel" is so true. You made us feel cared about as people. Thank you.

All this to say - I'll continue to try my best to give back to the 1517 community as much as I can. Any intros, mentoring, sessions - whatever you need please don't hesitate to reach out. I now spend a majority of my day budgeting, planning, hiring, and building a team so my skill set continues to evolve but at the core of my passion remains building and growing amazing brands.

Have wanted to send this out the past few months. Hope it finds you well and that I get to see you soon.


Chris = total banger always!


And you asked some of the best questions I've EVER been asked on a podcast -- so, just be YOU!


Go to community events over startup events!


Sometimes it's hard to make these distinctions! Glad it's clearer!


Really says it all!

Replying to @TheAnnaGat @interintellect_ @EstherPerel @AgnesCallard


Real talk -- y'all have never done this!

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  30 Jan 2024

                It’s delicious, especially with garlic and onions. You should be pan frying everything in a thin layer of real maple syrup. 🤷🏻♂


Love this!


Should do this at the next ice cream social!


I’m both horrified and lmao at this.

Michael Moriarty

                    @orkamichael

                  30 Jan 2024

                “Do Things That Don’t Scale” - @paulg


Updating with a new photo! We are almost a year in together and he is a little over a year old now. So in love with my dog! Thanks for all the help!


How do they grow up so fast!?!?

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  18 Mar 2023

                Twitter fam, the impossible is happening — I’m adopting a puppy on Tuesday! Meet Maui the chiweenie (likely, he’s a rescue).

I have done a bunch of reading and also have no idea what I’m doing (I am a cat person). Pro tips?! How do I think like a pack leader?


Replying to @generaldynamism @Askeladam @tomaxwell


Can’t contain the cuteness:


Mr. Man


Well done!!!


Sometimes you can remind people about how rude they are being by just saying, "You're welcome."


Clear indicator that someone doesn't care much about a requested intro:

"So, how long have you been with 1517?"


When it's someone I'm just meeting and there is no expectation that they know anything, I just say "Oh I started 1517 eight years ago with my cofounder." This scenario the person should have done their homework.


@RackRobotics team!!!!


Anyone with a paper calendar is a total boss.

Abir Bhattacharyya

                    @Abir2

                  31 Jan 2024

                Is
the real status symbol is
NOT

having a calendar?


What does “this” mean?


We used to have a big wall calendar growing up. Super helpful!


You’re good!


What did you get busted in elementary school for?


You got it!


Was not ready for that one!

Replying to @carlamichlawson @CarlaMiLawson


What should you have gotten busted for but didn't?


Some are simmering on richer ones :)


He’s just waiting for Ricky Martin to go on like me. Pitbull can’t hold an audience and doesn’t have any moves.

Michael P Gibson

                    @William_Blake

                  1 Feb 2024

                Total respect to the old guy sitting in front of me at a Pit Bull concert playing chess on his phone


Seeing mini Joule makes me want to see the mini versions of y’all! Get your kid pics out!

/home/~j0ule@gigaj0ule
                  31 Jan 2024

                Replying to @DStrachman
                maybe this VC needs to hang out with more hoodrats


google.com/url?q=m.youtube.c…


9 years in May!


Had this in my head all day :)

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  1 Feb 2024

                Replying to @DStrachman @augierakow
                google.com/url?q=m.youtube.c…


Crying!

MattyG@meawoppl
                  2 Feb 2024

                💀


Baby was born this way!


Gonna make a filter for emails with "Let's get straight to the point" to go to trash.


How to win company updates:

“Dating update first for Danielle:”

💗💗💗

Obsessed!


Nope! I have a guest room founders use often and it’s great!


Replying to @samcates @kirbywinfield @davefontenot


Sounds like riding the subway

✴ kitt ✴

                    @profeshkitten

                  3 Feb 2024

                really thankful for places where it feels ok to cry and everyone else will just keep doing their own thing, acknowledge but not try to fix


Nope


Dance where ever I feel like it.


I know a guy who has done tons of personal development work. He also is embarrassed about his teeth so he always does a pursed lip smile for photos.

I feel like I’ll know he’s ascended when I see all the toothy glory!

Replying to @DStrachman @tasshinfogleman


From a @1517fund founder during their first update:


No! The wave is solving problems/being in the economy and the founder is the surfer. 1517 is the jet-ski to get out to the wave but the glory is all on the founder (the surfer)!


When someone says they are using a new tool (web3, Gen AI) with their product what I hear is Ben Fong-Torres saying, “A Mo-Jo, it's a very modern machine that transmits pages over the telephone! It only takes eighteen minutes a page!”


Don’t take [dating] advice from the king of the rationalists.

VCs Congratulating Themselves 👏👏👏

                    @VCBrags

                  6 Feb 2024

                This has to be the worst relationship take ever 🤨


I’m ready to live!

Nate

                    @TornadoNate

                  6 Feb 2024

                You haven’t lived until you’ve made ice cream from cream and milk that you hand milked from your own cow.


Job description at @1517fund: Be on the lookout for weird!


Stared at a fire a few times last weekend. Was so lovely!

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  7 Feb 2024

                It makes perfect sense.

We are starved for truth, for beauty.

We are constantly assaulted by the inescapable artificial, the sleek frictionless false. The things that take away our agency.

You crave what is real, gritty, beautiful.

We long to burn.


^ weirdo broker


Who we're looking for at @1517fund -- we're here to cut the leash!


lol was walking down the street in the golden rays of summer sunshine feeling blessed by the uncover…and then I tripped on the sidewalk and landed flat on my face.


My vibe 💗


And my cat [1 of 3] 💗


Piloting a maker/founder lunch in SF on Monday from 11:30 - 1pm. DM me for location!


The Tate Modern - John Singer Sargent blows me away. Larger canvases, brighter colors, and finer details.


$100K is coming your way to start this if founders fit our wily thesis!

Zane Mountcastle

                    @zanemountcastle

                  8 Feb 2024

                the elites don’t want you to know this but you can just build a factory and start making things


Zane is awesome!


We fund students, dropouts, and sci fi scientists!


Hosting an ice cream social in San Diego at Yogurt World UCSD (9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla) on Thursday (2/8) from 2:30 - 4:30! See you there!


Would be fun! Don't get out to Atlanta too often though :(


I call it slangry (sleep angry).


Super charge your kids! 🖍

Lenore Skenazy

                    @FreeRangeKids

                  9 Feb 2024

                Product pitches like this drive me nuts:

"By catering to a child’s unique learning style, we can supercharge their brains and foster growth and development through enjoyable, imaginative play."

You know what SUPERCHARGES brains?

A cardboard box.

A marker.

And free time.


Solo travel/vacation is where it’s at!


Best Friday night is hatching a plan for a girl gang big sister community!


I did it for my first time in Costa Rica 2 years ago and Paris a year ago. Both great! Especially loved Paris solo!


The trick to staying up late and waking early is eating super clean (like mostly vegetables). When I’ve done this consistently, I only need 5 hours of sleep and can’t sleep more (I’m usually an 8 hour kinda gal) It’s wild.


Steak, sundried tomatoes, and pesto!


elle ✨

                    @heyellehogan

                  10 Feb 2024

                When people join the walks, they say: “I don’t understand how this experience is so incredible.”

That is because I care. A lot. And my care creates a community of people who care. (If not, I ask them to leave.)

I am obsessed with creating shortcuts to genuine connection.

The Board Walks are my main solution.

I designed the walks to eliminate the things I hate about most events:

Low effort experience design. Unclear intentions. No community management. Nighttime bar scene. Awkward small talk that never turns into big talk. “What do you do for work?” dripping with transaction and ulterior motives. Reliance on alcohol to bond with people. More takers than givers. Predictable experience that doesn’t allow for personal growth or exploration. The “too cool for school” attitude from people who think it’s cringe to care. Event hosts who stand in a corner and only talk to their friends with “I’m just here so I won’t get fined” energy, but will gladly take your $50 ticket without looking you in the eye. The lack of shared values that make people feel SEEN — and like they are an important part of something meaningful.

The Board Walks are the exact opposite of everything I just wrote.

Each walk is its own little world. That’s why I track the numbers (i.e. today was Walk #81). Each walk feels different because I never invite anyone directly — so, the energy is co-created by whoever *really* wanted to be there on Saturday at 8 AM.

If 10 people show up, it’s perfect. If 100 people show up, it’s perfect. If no one shows up, it’s perfect. I will post a selfie from the trail. The walks are my weekly surrender experiment.

A newcomer said this to me last week: “This is like a little utopia where people forget their phones exist for 3 hours.”

She was spot on. And trust me, that doesn’t just happen, because the walks were a subpar experience for months before I created the structure and Ground Rules. Creating genuine connection (for a mix of strangers and regulars who have joined 50+ times) is the hardest problem I’ve ever worked on. Always changing, always shifting, always revealing new problems like a game of whack-a-mole.

The genuine connection you feel (or don’t feel) at any event is a direct result of the host’s level of passion for the work — and their love, care, consistency, and commitment to having hard conversations to maintain integrity in the community.

If the host doesn’t care, it all falls apart.


Oreos in space? It doesn’t get much better!

OREO Cookie

                    @Oreo

                  9 Feb 2024

                You could follow your tastebuds to space! Enter for a chance to win a trip with Space Perspective. For rules, including all details, restrictions, and odds, visit bit.ly/3SHPfD5.


Yum!!!


Jason Carman

                    @jasonjoyride

                  10 Feb 2024

                The future is ours to build and there are few startups going after it as audaciously as Rainmaker.

Episode 30 of S³ is all about chemistry, cloud seeding, and making it rain.


Hosting office hours on Stanford's campus from 10am - 4pm this Thursday. If you're an undergrad, dropout, or deep tech scientist interested, hit me up (see pinned tweet or DM me)!


And chicken wings!

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  11 Feb 2024

                Feed your children steak. Let them gnaw the bones. 🥩


You’re evil!!!


This man doesn’t understand girl dinner.


A very sweet note from a founder (and not one we have invested capital in!) on my birthday (today!):

Happy Birthday!

I just wanted to say that you're among the kindest people I've ever known, and definitely the most warm-hearted and enthusiastic investor. Most investors seem to think money is the only tool to boost someone’s ideas, but you've shown that there’s so much more to it. Your skill in using not just funds, but also time, the right words, and your incredible energy, creates a powerful mix that genuinely transforms lives. I’m always here to help you, as I truly want to see you succeed in everything you undertake. Lastly, in the whirlwind of the startup world, never lose that joy and happiness that makes you so unique.


Happy birthday aquarians!

"Lots of people like rainbows.  Children make wishes on them, artists paint them, dreamers chase them, but the Aquarian is ahead of everybody.  She lives on one.  What’s more, she’s taken it apart and examined it, piece by piece, color by color, and she still believes in it. It isn’t easy to believe in something after you know what it’s really like, but the Aquarian is essentially a realist, even though her address is tomorrow, with a wild-blue-yonder zip code."


Thank you! That’s so kind of you to say!


I didn’t know I could root this hard for the popular kids. But hella yeah!!!!

The Eras Tour

                    @tswifterastour

                  12 Feb 2024

                🚨| Travis Kelce after seeing Taylor Swift for the first time since his Super Bowl win!

"Come here girl" 🥺

 nitter.poast.org/DMRussini/status/17568…


The who? ;)


Twitter is getting me with the goat posts today…and I should not get a goat!

Shagbark's Wife ☦@KeturahAbigail
                  11 Feb 2024

                My littlest brother thinks he's not a baby because he can help with the kids now 😅


Oh it burrrrrrrns!

Ryan Rosenblatt, Back to Back World Series Champ@RyanRosenblatt
                  12 Feb 2024

                The best part of getting old is becoming the target demographic for the Super Bowl halftime show


Sometimes you talk to a horse and sometimes the horse talks back.

Fascinating

                    @fasc1nate

                  12 Feb 2024

                Ozzy Osbourne gave up taking acid while the recording of Black Sabbath's Volume 4.

He said, “I took 10 tabs of acid, then went for a walk in a field. I ended up standing there talking to this horse for about an hour. In the end, the horse turned round and told me to fuck off. That was it for me.”


Pheromone cologne!


Had a sobering catch up with a teen founder over the weekend — while being in school, and working on a startup, he’s also repairing his family’s relationship with his dad. You never really know what anyone is going through. When they tell you, honor that.


“Ski week” has got to be the most ridiculous school week off. Feeling for those families that can’t take a random and expensive ski trip off and are wrangling for child care and activities to do so their kids don’t feel left out.


Watching Vanilla Sky at 23 years old. Helped me take a left turn in my future.


Here for the concise wisdom! 🤣


YOU THINK YOU’VE REACHED THE FIRST JHANAS?!?!


Going to the SF symphony tomorrow — really looking forward to it except the part where you might get harmed going to and from symphony hall.

Shame on SF “leaders” for not doing their job and the arts having to pick up the slack.


No. And I don’t think it’s appropriate for investors to ask. It’s nobody’s business. And if you wouldn’t ask two male cofounders, don’t even get me started.

Alex Colville

                    @AlexJColville

                  13 Feb 2024

                Is it unethical for cofounders to not disclose a romantic relationship with each other while raising VC money?


Of course it would! But many teams break up and it has nothing to do with them sleeping with each other.


Travel, homeschooling, cross cultural experiences and community? Just talked to the founder of Boundless and was blown away!

boundless.life/


I am hyper caffeinated today and can't seem to come down. Talking to people feels a bit like this:


I was so excited to see Sting with the SF symphony that I went a day early. Dammit!


Just read your bio — love it!


King of his kingdom!! Shine on brother!


True love!

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  14 Feb 2024

                I made a Valentine’s Day toad-in-a-hole for my wife. ♥


Trapeze


So excited for what’s ahead! Go Lambda go!!!!

stephen balaban

                    @stephenbalaban

                  15 Feb 2024

                Lambda has raised a $320M Series C led by Thomas Tull's USIT. This new financing will be used to expand the number of NVIDIA GPUs available in Lambda Cloud and build features that will absolutely delight you.


They are exceptional and they are a brother founding team. Some people say don't invest in families -- families are the best to invest in!


"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who'll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to do an awful lot of work." - Chuck Close


Nope. You have until April 1.


This is why we give out our Medici Grants -- to kickstart your inspiration! 1517fund.com/post/1517-medic…

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  16 Feb 2024

                "The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who'll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to do an awful lot of work." - Chuck Close


Vibing SO hard!

Michael P Gibson

                    @William_Blake

                  15 Feb 2024

                This is how you make Silicon Valley great again. On the left, inexplicable crystal pyramid award that looks like the 1983 Los Altos citizen of the year award. And iconic aviator prescription glasses w/ Real Genius vibes


Dude, I have a fucking message. STOP SMOKING! We need you for the long haul.

Augustus Doricko

                    @ADoricko

                  15 Feb 2024

                ENGINEERS WANTED

If you want to build the future and make Earth habitable, I have a message:


Srsly, any founder that doesn't wear a helmet or smokes is going to get unending side eye from me.


I mama bear all over the people I love -- can't stop, won't stop!


How fast are you going?


A preview of what Fundo in the Gundo will taste like!

Isaiah Taylor - making nuclear reactors

                    @isaiah_p_taylor

                  15 Feb 2024

                you have no idea how back we really are


grumble grumble


God also put Job through torture.


@spenceraviav @ADoricko


Oh please oh please oh please!

joshua steinman (🇺🇸,🇺🇸)

                    @JoshuaSteinman

                  15 Feb 2024

                Live look at the Gundo crew headed up to SF rn

                        This media is unavailable


It better start being about not smoking!


I have rocked with the dudes from before you were born.


Incredible. Had a call with a Hot Girl (tm) recently (doing all the HG affects and behaviors) and the comedian was basically my internal response.

Visakan Veerasamy

                    @visakanv

                  16 Feb 2024

                excellent minute of a comedian getting a hot girl to do a side by side comparison of hot girl mannerisms


Pro tips?


baby sitter > animal handler/trainer > tutor > researcher/psychometrian > tutoring company > school founder/principal > founding team and operator of the Thiel Fellowship > founder/GP of 1517

shaad khan@ekaurghar
                  16 Feb 2024

                sunglass hut sales associate > policy researcher > sales ops > cold DMs for 2 years > venture capitalist


Cigars are fine, you don't inhale them, generally a special occasion thing and @Schwarzenegger loves them.


I couldn't love this arch more!!!

Augie

                    @augierakow

                  16 Feb 2024

                waiter > english teacher > historian > translator > patent litigator > startup lawyer > founder > coder > yogi


Let's modify this, specialty occasion stogie time!

Replying to @CooperZurad @Schwarzenegger @ADoricko


Interesting indeed!


A duel commences! Who is a worthy opponent?!


At @1517fund we call this alchemy -- when makers transform resources into the future.

Danielle Fong 🔆

                    @DanielleFong

                  17 Feb 2024

                much equipment at lightcell is from the auctioned bones of once promising startups.

here, advanced GaN blue LEDs from Soraa, founded by Nobel Prize winner physicist Shuji Nakamura

throw out? or sell w limited edition print for $42 each plus shipping…


Happy birthday Lady!

Replying to @OldHollowTree @LadyHollowTree


Treehacks throwback!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  22 Feb 2015

                Having fun with the Cosmos team at #treehacks.


Happy birthday!!!


Great work!


Amazing. If your VC isn't paying for your meals, coffee, etc they're ngmi.

VCs Congratulating Themselves 👏👏👏

                    @VCBrags

                  18 Feb 2024

                Founders, how much do you usually tip your VCs?


Relationship goals is having this type of hype man in your life.

Nathaniel Salander@NateSalander
                  18 Feb 2024

                Replying to @zanemountcastle
                Circa 345 am


I cackled. This is what happens when latchkey kid generation buys for Gen Z.


Literally packed care packages for parents picking up their kids. For the love of god, help me get this food in their bellies!


Just finished my squats with more resistance. Thanks bros — getting ready for the Gundo!


No one has ever gone hungry on our watch.

Ryan Huang@ryan_huang_1
                  18 Feb 2024

                Replying to @DStrachman
                1517 goes wild with Costco and TJ’s, that’s for damn sure 😅


Get it!


Proud of you and sending hugs!


It's been a long time but I have been!

Replying to @Valhalla_Nights @PatrickJBlum


Saw Bert last week in San Francisco. Happy President's Day. Patriotism is good!

youtube.com/watch?v=h6kY3Z2I…


From the ashes comes the phoenix 🙏

Ryan B. Anderson

                    @OldHollowTree

                  19 Feb 2024

                I bet you feel like this fire some days: burnt out, covered in ash, barely making it.

That’s just the surface though — dig a little and you’ve got enough heat to make a hearthfire to burn away the coldest days.

Tend your woodstove heart. I know you’re going to be ok.


Lookin' good! Congrats!


Know a 10 - 14 year old looking to learn to code? Check out cadmuslearning.com/


Let me know when you have the office setup and we'll do a lunch or dinner there! Costco or bust (and maybe some TJs too)! That said Birite is awesome for catering, so will probably do that!


Apply today! Priority given to applicants who apply by the deadline this week!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  18 Feb 2024

                Be a friend to lost ekranoplans. Bring a blueprint inside.

If you're a scientist/independent researcher who wants to build ekranoplans, apply to 1517's Flux Capacitor; docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…


I am totally game to bring a posse to build out your ikea furniture!


Wonderful!


We call our founders "Scholars in Residence" -- as part of that they work with other founders to move their work forward and also pay it forward to the next generation.

Here is Brad from Astrus (astrus.ai/) with a ten year old from our community having an office field trip day!

Thank you to our founders for pushing the bounds of what is possible for technology, society, and the next generation!


Also, agreed that WH is better -- I am astounded by who good the food is at WH!


Corporeal punishment is still legal in many states. Abolish it.


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School….

Replying to @siddharthd01 @rebelEducator


Here's a little feel good news to start the day! Excited for what this young man will build in the future and so happy to have our founders contribute to that!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  20 Feb 2024

                We call our founders "Scholars in Residence" -- as part of that they work with other founders to move their work forward and also pay it forward to the next generation.

Here is Brad from Astrus (astrus.ai/) with a ten year old from our community having an office field trip day!

Thank you to our founders for pushing the bounds of what is possible for technology, society, and the next generation!


Have a white whale you're chasing? Apply for Flux today! Applications close tomorrow!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  5 Feb 2024

                We've built 1517's Flux Capacitor for the Karikós of the world.

Does a paper pusher believe you aren't worth $35k?

We'll give you $100k for 3 months of intense research. No strings attached.

apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…


"The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life."

- Jessica Hische


No age requirements! Have your 12 your old send me a message (see pinned tweet!) :).


What you do on Friday night matters! Apply to Flux today -- last call!!

Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕

                    @DStrachman

                  22 Feb 2024

                Have a white whale you're chasing? Apply for Flux today! Applications close tomorrow!


Or are you?! Or are WE!?

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  23 Feb 2024

                You aren't Howard Hughes. We aren't the CIA.
But if you yearn to explore (and know the lore),
we'll give you $100k to explore the sea floor.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…


Few more hours to share your dreams with us! Up, up, and away!!!

1517 Fund

                    @1517fund

                  23 Feb 2024

                Today's the last day to apply!

Just Hit Send, if you want $100k to change the world w/ your research, docs.google.com/forms/u/5/d/…


here to help with your mood: youtube.com/watch?v=7pcYhsQp…


One of my fav pieces :)


Joining Vinay's cult!

Vinay Hiremath

                    @vhmth

                  26 Feb 2024

                5 days meditating and reading in the redwoods.

1. I am in a polyamorous relationship with the redwoods and my girlfriend. (she approves)
2. NYC is a terrible place to come up with good ideas.
3. More stimulation = less confidence. For everyone. Generally.


Dolly Parton Memorial!


She's amazing!


And more so that!


premise 1 is false -- you can be burnt out on what you love.


We all need a good cry.

The Daily Show

                    @TheDailyShow

                  27 Feb 2024

                Jon Stewart remembers his best boy, Dipper.


Y’all LA people are insane.

Do you actually see friends in different parts of the city or do you just keep everything super local?


I will never live here.


Makes sense. I’m seeing a friend for dinner — thought we were in the same area. Nope, 45 min each way.


You’re sane!


I live there!


I feel similarly about the Bay Area. I grew up in a much smaller city so this idea of driving all over hell and creation always stumps me.


This is girl dinner.


Since getting a dog it is clear to me that the world is covered in urine.

priya 🫧@prtwoa
                  28 Feb 2024

                there is so much room to build in the pet space. i only see pet food being advertised, what about b2b stuff to attach to restaurants for dogs to have water, go pee, etc etc? we still just put a bowl out and let them stink up our sidewalks. has anyone thought about this?


Congrats Lucas!!!

Lucas Vaz

                    @lucasbagnocvaz

                  29 Feb 2024

                INTRODUCING RAVELIN

I’m excited to finally talk about what I’ve been up to.

Ravelin (@ravelincap) is an early-stage venture firm backing exceptional founders building Critical Software.

Here is who we are, what we do, and what we believe in:

ravelincap.com/introducing-r…


When science catches up to what you knew all along.

The more cats the merrier for entrepreneurs!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…


The magic words!

ib

                    @Indian_Bronson

                  29 Feb 2024

                1517 Fund is one of the *very* few funds that is 100% not kidding about funding radicals, oddballs, weirdos, and wildmen:


Ok, maybe I was wrong...there might be ONE reason to be in LA.

Greg Baroth

                    @gbaroth

                  29 Feb 2024

                Been a minute since I’ve posted a sandwich so here’s “The Dom” from the cheese store of Beverly Hills. Prosciutto, burrata, and red peppers.


Having chatgpt write a bio is fun, and might I say flattering!

Danielle Strachman

Venture Capitalist and Education Advocate

Danielle Strachman is a dynamic figure at the intersection of education and venture capital, recognized for her commitment to fostering innovation and empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs. With a passion for education and a keen eye for groundbreaking ideas, Danielle has made a significant impact in shaping the future of learning.

Danielle co-founded and served as the Executive Director of the Thiel Fellowship, an initiative launched by Peter Thiel's foundation, aimed at supporting and nurturing young talent. Through this fellowship, she played a pivotal role in identifying and supporting promising individuals who showed exceptional potential in entrepreneurship, technology, and various fields.

Her journey in the venture capital world has seen her actively engaging with emerging startups, providing mentorship, and contributing to the growth of innovative projects. Danielle's keen understanding of the startup ecosystem and her ability to spot disruptive ideas have made her a sought-after advisor and partner in the entrepreneurial community.

A thought leader in the education space, Danielle has spoken at various conferences, sharing insights on reimagining education, fostering creativity, and preparing individuals for the challenges of the future. Her commitment to bridging the gap between traditional education and the demands of a rapidly evolving world has made her a respected voice in the industry.

Danielle Strachman continues to be a driving force for positive change, leveraging her expertise in venture capital and education to inspire and support the next wave of innovators and disruptors.

Mat Sherman

                    @Mat_Sherman

                  1 Mar 2024

                I had chatgpt write my new bio. I trained it on over 1,000 links to create the most accurate bio that truly encapsulates who I am. Take a look, I think you'll be impressed with what it came up with.


What Gibson (@william_blake) and I feel like when we cover a song.

Tenacious D

                    @tenaciousd

                  29 Feb 2024

                STILL BELIEVE 🐼💥🐯
@jackblack @GassLeak


Kinda excited about eventually crossing over the 15K mark of followers -- all home grown, zero hacks or follower spend.


hmmm this is a decent question since I definitely had my account pretty dormant for a handful of years. Maybe actively since 2018? I'm not sure!


Lol a million lol


Tomorrow, tomorrow, there's always tomorrow!
I'll be in the Gundo that day!!!
Toooooomorrow, tomorrow, I'll love ya tomorrow!
It's only a daaaay awwwwwwwaaaay.


He has a really incredible voice.


You know it!


Mini universes everywhere 💗

charlottegrysolle@chargrysolle
                  1 Mar 2024

                My new favorite word:


Guys, they aren’t telling you something about the Gundo…

…it is SO freakin cute!


And everyone is so courteous and friendly!!!


Sipping on a tea latte about to see some cool tech shit — life is good!


Walking around there is no trash! It’s so clean!


Children, families, dogs!


Perfect!


I’d like to do more art work but I find the plethora of material choices to be a lot. But maybe this is where I should be heading!

positive side of X 🌞

                    @positivityofx

                  1 Mar 2024

                Contempurrary art!!!


Thank you! That means a lot to me 💗


Reviewing Flux Capacitor applications with Back to the Future on in the background. Gotta get back in time!


Y'all wrote some great applications! It's gonna be hard to narrow them down. Y'all are making it easy -- great work!


I’m so sorry :(


Watch out Augie — just bought materials for my first experiment. Buttercream frosting and food dye 🤣🎨🖼

Augie

                    @augierakow

                  1 Mar 2024

                Replying to @DStrachman
                Go for it!

Here for Danielle’s art era.


Spring is springing!


Agency starts early!

Dan Wuori

                    @DanWuori

                  3 Mar 2024

                A+ Dad!

Earlier this week I wrote about the importance of “agency” - or allowing children to make choices for themselves.

Today, along comes this fantastic example.

What I love about this dad is that he’s laying the groundwork for this very thing - even before his daughter is expressing strong preferences of her own.

He’s selected two potential outfits and talks our hero through each option - conveying the message that she is capable of making her own decisions, and that he will honor them.

But that’s not all. Listen to the way he describes each. To all the extra vocabulary he exposes her to. And to the warm and happy tone he uses as she looks on adoringly.

The whole episode might have taken 30 seconds longer than if he had simply picked an outfit and dressed her… but look at all that was gained by his attentive and interactive approach.

Simply fantastic. How might you follow this dad’s lead today?

This wonderful video was shared to IG by nikkiverabrown.


Yay!


Taste develops over time and most people, billionaires or otherwise, aren’t good at the patience that taste development requires.

In the earliest days of the Thiel Fellowship and now with 1517, we don’t have particular grand theories about the future, but we look for people who do or have an inkling of brilliance in that area.

Then we give them one of the most precious resources, unencumbered time. This allows taste to develop and flourish.

If we had looked at the ROI from the Thiel Fellowship in year 2 (which some people tried to do) most would say it was unsuccessful but in year 10 the ROI of those first two cohorts is undeniable.

Patience is a fine seasoning and often missing ingredient.


Let’s get her happy and hitched Twitter!


Michael wrote a whole chapter about these inklings in Paper Belt on Fire!


Yup! And I came from the homeschooling world and it’s embedded in everything we do :D


Wise!!

Augie

                    @augierakow

                  5 Mar 2024

                How my wife chooses relationships:

“If you expect anything from people, you’ll just end up disappointed and resentful. So I look at if I enjoy giving to them.  If I enjoy giving to them, then that’s all I care about.”


OH in Berkeley, “PeeWee Herman, I’m assuming that’s some football dude.”


Same!

Myles Snider

                    @myles_snider

                  4 Mar 2024

                Do not sleep on the fish spatula.

Extremely useful kitchen tool. Not just for fish. I use this almost daily.