We hosted SF's only co-ed mixer with more women than men. 45 women, 35 men, and 4 relationships I personally know came out of it.
And I'm the guy who went viral for staying "single until series B." Here's the storytime:
One random Sunday I tweeted that there should be a singles mixer for YC and a16z speedrun founders.
The shitpost hit top news on X. Consensus: "no women will sign up."
Instead, dozens of women DMed me: "please make it happen, just keep the ratio right."
@dianeemccormack from Fondo offered to run it. @peggy_wang from SparkChat & @parthma said they're single and in.
While we planned, I went viral again with my bro @contextconor for joking I'd stay "single until series B."
@gregisenberg called it the single worst trend to come out of silicon valley. People called me "everything wrong with SF," said incels were killing the city's dating culture (fun fact: it doesn't exist).
So now I was the "single until series B" guy throwing SF's biggest singles mixer. The irony was not lost on me.
But a million views, thousands of DMs, and hundreds on the waitlist were counting on me. @pulley signed on to sponsor.
So I leaned in. I asked @peggy_wang to be the face of it, dunking on the techbros: sign up so you don't end up like me, single until series B.
I was guiding people to a treasure I couldn't possess. And it worked.
Best event I've ever hosted. Curated people from every walk of life, not just YC founders, actually hit it off. The girls' group chat is still popping lol.
Moral: you can have your cake and eat it too. It's just harder. You can stay "single until series B" and still help everyone else find their person.
As @gregisenberg put it in his tweet calling us out: you can have it all. (all love, I like his work)
This is independent of my startup @KoyalAI, which helps people make films with AI. Yes, also controversial. I can't help it.
hosting Technically Single last night in SF was a blast!
curating beautiful rooms full of genuinely interesting people and watching connections form is one of the great joys of my life
grateful to everyone who came, and to my co-hosts @dianeemccormack, @peggy_wang, and @meh_agarwal
DM me if you want in on the next one
Technically Single brought 70+ builders together for a night of real conversations, new connections, and a very good time.
SF at its best ❤️
Can’t wait for the next one…
@KoyalAI x @digipals_app x @Fondocom x @pulley
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