“Founder life = jack of all trades. Couldn’t do it without AI. Big ups to @Replit for crushing content & the pitch deck, and @Bazaart for the epic video 🫶🏽”
Happy Mother’s Day to the women who carried generations through chaos, sacrifice, love, and impossible odds. The original builders of strong communities long before the internet tried to redefine connection. 💐
ok - dropping big dates/news for a16z speedrun:
- starting TODAY, founders can apply for the 2026 program that runs July 27 to Oct 11 in SF
here's the link: https://t.co/opkX4cIaCF
- we will be investing up to $1M and funding 70+ companies over the next few weeks
- But there's also $5M in credits/tokens/etc from AWS/GCP/Open AI/Azure/NVIDIA/Deel/Stripe/etc. You'll also work with our amazing operating team (GTM, talent, brand, people, and more), and join our community of elite founders
- we offer a Global Founders Program for international founders, to help with visas, banking support, relo recommendations
- yes you can be solo (but better if you're further along, and have built a team). No you don't have to have an idea yet. Yes you have to know how to build (even if you're not technical)
- Also, in other news: speedun is officially moving full-time to SF. (prev it alternated SF/LA) this is for all the obv reasons
- we've continued to have an insane lineup of speakers, including the founders of Carta / DoorDash / Twilio / Figma / Zynga / Airtable / Twitch / and of course, lunch/dinners with Marc/Ben alongside a16z team - and much more
- the deadline for applying is May 17!
When you hold power and authority, use it with kindness and respect. Never abuse it… because not everyone will endure your arrogance in silence. Treat others exactly like you demand to be treated. Atlanta… I’ll see you soon.
Building on @solana feels like the internet remembered it was supposed to be fast, cheap, and actually usable. Turns out innovation moves a lot quicker when friction gets out of the way.
Web3 isn’t just about tech—it’s about ownership. For the first time, the people creating value can actually keep it. No gatekeepers, no middlemen… just proof that the internet can finally belong to the ones building it.