StampList

Breakout companies sponsoring visas for exceptional talent 🇺🇸

[StampList @StampList]

Great role in SF with visa sponsorship available for the right person 🌉

[weisser @julianweisser]

We rarely hire.

We have one seat open in SF for someone who wants to create outstanding software for founders.

ODF has helped 1,000 startups launch worth billions.

Solo Founders has <1% acceptance rate and is proving solo is a valid path.

Come help founders win — email me!

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

Moving to SF changed my life.

In the last 2 years, I paid it forward and helped hundreds of founders relocate to do their life's work.

I want to work with you & invest $100K if you:
- are building solo
- feel what you’re building is a calling
- have paying users who love you

[weisser @julianweisser]

I spent 7 years helping people finding co-founders (1,000 startups, $10B)

Then I went all-in on Solo Founders.

Solo Founders Podcast ep 8 live. I swapped seats and was interviewed by @davj (solo founder of @Fondocom)

We talk about:
01:46 The Co-Founder Myth & Origins of ODF
06:23 The Moment That Sparked Solo Founders
08:30 The New $100K Investment
12:31 Why There's No Demo Day
17:34 Solo Founders Program
20:59 Why Startups Really Implode
27:15 The Solo Founding Trend & Denominator Delusion
30:55 When to Raise a Seed Round
32:10 True Solo, Free Solo, Juiced Solo
36:40 The Tailwinds Behind Solo Founding
40:03 The Bear Case for Solo Founding
43:12 The Bull Case: The Company Only Dies If You Do
47:14 Solo Together, Not Solo Alone
49:08 Outro & How to Apply

[weisser @julianweisser]

The Solo Founders Program turns one today.

Many say you need a co-founder to get started.

They're wrong.

The best founders have never waited around for a co-founder.

Will you?

[StampList @StampList]

You can tell how good a founder is by talking to their founding engineer. Solo founder always have excellent ones.

More authorship + more equity to grant = best people

[weisser @julianweisser]

For the first time in history, over 1 in 3 startups were started solo this year.

Introducing The State of Solo Founding: exclusive data from Carta + commentary from top founders and investors.

https://t.co/QG2seoE9LQ

Solo founders seem odd today.

Soon they'll be the default.

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

I'm giving out $1K in microgrants with @mergedotclub to help you build ambitious technical projects.

Grantees will also get access to $800k in perks + the ODF community.

apps due by October 24th, apply below :)

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

I’m obsessed with the idea of a solarpunk future built by technology.

Convinced that bringing the most ambitious people together will make it happen.

This center of gravity is built by people like Minn & Robby who help immigrant founders build important startups in SF.

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

We're putting together an incorporation & immigration guide for those who are @solofounders.

Reply with your country 🇫🇷 and I'll send it over!

[rahul @0interestrates]

Julius has raised a new round of funding from some great investors like @BessemerVP @sandykory @ycombinator @natfriedman @8vc and angels like @rauchg @amasad @AravSrinivas @akothari @mikeknoop @arashf @eoghan @gokulr @balajis @pk_iv @swyx @lukeharries @typesfaster + some more amazing folks

there’s no shortage of data, there’s a shortage of insights and Julius is here to fix it

[StampList @StampList]

Many of those @solofounders are immigrants. Truly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible 🇺🇸

[weisser @julianweisser]

Solo founders are underestimated. We’re changing that.

In May we launched the Solo Founders Program (<1% acceptance rate) for six founders to build together in SF.

60 days in: millions raised, 35k GitHub stars, rapid growth.

Join us: Fall 2025 applications close soon.

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

TLDR;
• AI-native tooling & workflow picks will keep compounding.
• Solopreneurs will raise earlier, and faster.
• Visa support might be the highest-ROI founder perk of 2025.

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

Capital matters, but conviction and immigration paperwork loom larger. cc @lighthousehq_ 🇺🇸

As is usual with early-stage founders, conviction is still the first stop on the path to going full time on something new.

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

Join us 🌁

[weisser @julianweisser]

We rarely hire.

We have one seat open in SF for someone who wants to create outstanding software for founders.

ODF has helped 1,000 startups launch worth billions.

Solo Founders has <1% acceptance rate and is proving solo is a valid path.

Come help founders win — email me!

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

If you're currently employed but quietly thinking about what's next, reach out!

I have a good pulse on who's building interesting things in SF, happy to brainstorm and play matchmaker.

💌Just like this & DM me what your dream job would be.

[weisser @julianweisser]

Looking for someone who wants to break into SF startups / venture to help me with @solofounders web stuff.

Coding w/ AI, SEO, blogs, etc.

Paid (obviously)

Proof of past work critical — more important than "badges" like where you went to school/interned

High velocity only :)

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

If you're set on building a generational company, you should move to SF.

You can build a great regional business from Europe and the internet isn't a bad ecosystem overall.

Still, most of the change is happening here. Ultimately, it's about how far you want to go.

[Noémie @FedericoNoemie]

This is a unique moment to start something.

We’ve been told the Bay Area feels like the dot com days again. I’ve seen a surge of founders moving here to be part of it.

Grateful to partner with @lighthousehq_ to help the most talented people in the world do their life’s work.

[Dhravya Shah @DhravyaShah]

Plaid for memory = supermemory

i'm building an open source, interoperable memory layer for a variety of use cases.

if you believe in the mission, we're hiring 🫡

[will o’brien @Willob]

This is the Ulysses, Inc. Masterplan btw.