Erica Clark

vibing something new | YC F24

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@zeeg The city needs more Poms

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@Baconbrix Congrats!! Very excited to see what you do next!

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@honeyNonABG Is it bad if I’m missing how this is toxic? 🙈 I’ve definitely done variations of this to signal to guys that they are now clearly back in the friendzone, when I felt like they were just keeping me around for the validation

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@dr_alphalyrae I usually do it through my hobbies, espwcially hobbies that allow for interacting with other people (ie. team sports, sport climbing, etc) If I’m at a tech event, try to find a common, non-work related interest, and that’s where most of my friendships are from

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@amapel Great piece! The proximity to nature is one of the most overlooked benefits of SF

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@lucas_crupi @loombotic Congrats on the launch!!

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@amapel This is the answer. I have found some very genuine, non-transactional people amongst the founder circles, but my best friends have all come from shared activities and hobbies.

Also, if you’re not taking advantage of the proximity of nature, SF is wasted on you

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@dexhorthy It seems like more and more companies are not interested in upskilling or coaching their employees and basically expect them to come batteries included. Sometimes this even includes skipping critical steps like teaching them about the quirks of their specific org.

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@davis7 Happy birthday!!

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

“How are you spending your time before you become a part of the permanent underclass?”

[Bruno Faviero @Bfaviero]

I forgot SF people open conversations with weird questions like “what’s bringing you joy lately”

[Bruno Faviero @Bfaviero]

I forgot SF people open conversations with weird questions like “what’s bringing you joy lately”

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

During lunch at a ski lodge, three highschoolers sat down with their dad in a straight line, and instantly buried their noses in their phones. The youth are cooked.

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@dexhorthy Love this idea! I’ll be there

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@jacksondecampos What happens if you’re not productive enough? 👀🙈

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

Sometimes, I miss hand coding, except then I have a day where I clean my whole apartment while Claude vibe codes my side project

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

While Claude is cooking , I am cleaning

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

SF pedestrians randomly crossing the road at night have an alarming amount of faith in me as a driver

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@bluewmist I never realized this! I used to have the imaginary conversations all the time. Recently, my friend group has gotten deeper and wider, and reflecting on this, I haven’t had any of these mental conversations, likely in the past year or more.

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@signulll I love the variety that weak ties bring to life, and how they’re a good source of new friends, experiences and ideas. However, my life became wayyyyyy more satisfying when I developed good friends that I could go to in those hard moments, and when times got tough.

[Erica Clark @clarkerican]

@prasann_pandya Founders would rather tweet than go to therapy