Brandon Bao

creator founder
currently @sideshift_app

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

i turn 20 today. in honor of this amazing achievement i'm going to finally do an intro on twitter!

>current growth @ sideshift (NYC)
>creator (50k+ on ig)
>founder matcha brand (yinji_tea on ig)
>prev @buildpbc
>5x AIME qualifer, 3x USABO qualifer
>radiant val (peak #40), global elite csgo
>interested in consumer apps/startups, content creation, human psychology

other random facts
>comp bio @ ucla (want to tap into the healthtech consumer space in the future)
>love basketball (hmu if you wanna play; haven't played much yet this summer)
>1st grade chinese level (goal is to eventually be more fluent)

want to document more on here so you'll see a lot of stuff here (building, shitposts, ditl) going forward!

also if you're interested in any of the above let's chat ^^

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

we getting serious now

[Christian Stiker @cstiker05]

Tech Twitter I need hiring help - engage & repost!

We're training a model to predict exactly if and how a video is gonna go viral using our platform data.

Need an AI researcher with legit publications and/or experience at a frontier lab.

$1 million base salary.

let's get it.

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@AustinGeorgas yes being human will be the biggest moat in the AI world

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@kierroth09 if only i was in sf

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

was at 10k when I first joined 1 month ago

[Squilly @squilliamlewis]

It’s a momentum game @brandonbbao

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

crazy how irrelevant ugc feels from outside the bubble yet is a major contributor to the top 1% of companies

[Drew Levin @drewlevinn]

Over 50 of the top 200 apps in the world are spamming tiktoks using SideShift

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@iamminhdo @buildpbc i gotta come to cmu

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

i turn 20 today. in honor of this amazing achievement i'm going to finally do an intro on twitter!

>current growth @ sideshift (NYC)
>creator (50k+ on ig)
>founder matcha brand (yinji_tea on ig)
>prev @buildpbc
>5x AIME qualifer, 3x USABO qualifer
>radiant val (peak #40), global elite csgo
>interested in consumer apps/startups, content creation, human psychology

other random facts
>comp bio @ ucla (want to tap into the healthtech consumer space in the future)
>love basketball (hmu if you wanna play; haven't played much yet this summer)
>1st grade chinese level (goal is to eventually be more fluent)

want to document more on here so you'll see a lot of stuff here (building, shitposts, ditl) going forward!

also if you're interested in any of the above let's chat ^^

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@ssarahfann @buildpbc sfan the goat

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@ManilowOliver you need a gf unc

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@seanrobins_ wtf is this route

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

“life is like a shit sandwich. the more bread you have, the less shit you taste.” @cstiker05

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@drewlevinn get this guy off the couch

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

the @sideshift_app ig acc has grown 1k followers in the last 2 days

im slowly starting to see more traction

looking to gain more insight out how to grow a brand account - would appreciate some advice so comment or dm if you’d be down to chat

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

sideshift is rly the only way

[Ernesto Lopez @ErnestoSOFTWARE]

Our app makes $50,000/ week
between IOS and android.

At this rate thats $200,000/mo

This is the exact tool stack we use
to rank #7 and beat companies

That have millions in funding
As a Bootstrapped team of 2

✅ Rork: using fable 5 to update the app and quickly beta test it

✅ FunnelFox for doing web to app funnels and saving close to 30% of apples fees when running meta ads

✅ Higgsgield MCP: for running AI UGC and testing AI ads

✅ Amplitude: tracking all your apps analytics ( onboarding drop off and more )

✅ Singular: MMP for ads

✅ Superwall: for collecting payments in app and a/b testing paywalls

✅ Claude Code: To build internal systems and tools

✅ Sideshift: To hire and pay creators

Using these tools is non-negociable to building a generational app

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

the @sideshift_app team got me donuts and they were both empty inside

i guess it’s good to know that everyone’s super hungry

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

you’re a dangerous man @squilliamlewis

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@noahrjyu @buildpbc down bro are u in ny

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@andrewcai8 @buildpbc you'll be seeing me more.. maybe

[Brandon Bao @brandonbbao]

@eunifiedworld everything and nothing