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[steve wu @stevewu22]

@mercury Mercury does not provide tax advice. For specific guidance on your tax filing obligations, please consult with a qualified tax professional.

[steve wu @stevewu22]

Our goal at @mercury is to simplify banking (and so much more) for founders. You can already collect W-9s from recipients you've paid through Mercury. This year, we're taking 1099s off your plate too.

Just head to the Taxes page in your dashboard to get started. We’ll help you request W-9s, automatically pre-fill tax details, file 1099s with the IRS and state agencies, and deliver them to your recipients in just a few clicks.

If you paid a contractor or freelancer in 2025, you may need to file 1099s by the February 2 IRS deadline. Check it out and let us know what you think!

[immad @immad]

One of the most annoying things about Januarys is filing all the fricking 1099s!

But no longer an problem for @Mercury customers.

Now you can

1) identify recipients
2) Collect W9s
3) Prefill 1099s
4) Submit to IRS and track fillings.

Super easy!

[Ryan Wiggins @rywiggs]

1099 filing is the DMV of accounting for entrepreneurs

Every year it is the same: to hunt down W9s, wrestle PDFs and pray nothing gets lost

This January, you can now run the whole 1099 workflow - request W9s , data import, filing - without leaving @mercury

[immad @immad]

Today @FortuneMagazine ran a piece on @Mercury celebrating:

* 3 years of profitability
* $650m in annualized revenue
* 40% year on year active customer growth
* Building a long term + sustainable + trusted service for our customers

Thanks @agarfinks for the write up.

[steve wu @stevewu22]

Disclaimer: Mercury does not provide tax advice. For specific guidance on your tax filing obligations, please consult with a qualified tax professional.

[steve wu @stevewu22]

Founders on @mercury have been telling us for years that 1099 filing feels stuck in the past - you’re either juggling spreadsheets or using tools that look like they’re from the 90s.

Starting today, you can prepare and file 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC forms right inside Mercury. We’ll help you automatically identify eligible recipients, collect W-9s, prefill the details, and e-file with federal and state. No more chasing down missing W-9s or exporting data to a 3rd party provider. Your 1099s can be completed in minutes.

Give it a try and tell us what you think! The 1099 filing window runs from Jan 1 to Feb 2, 2026, but you can get a head start today and come back in January to submit your forms 🙏

[Joshua Kushner @JoshuaKushner]

the goal of life is to be excited to go to work and excited to go home

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

True wealth is simple:

A healthy body, a relaxed mind, a loving family, enough financial freedom, living in a neighborhood you love that offers many possibilities, a long-term goal that nurtures your unique gifts and makes you grow into the most confident version of yourself.

[gon @chinesegon]

remember that when you die, you won’t be able to work on b2b saas anymore. so work on as much b2b saas as you can right now, while you’re still alive

[immad @immad]

1/ Today, @Mercury announced a $300 million Series C in a mix of primary & secondary funding at a $3.5B valuation, led by @Sequoia, with participation from @sparkcapital, @MarathonMP, @coatuemgmt, @CRV, & @a16z.

I’m deeply humbled by the growth we’ve experienced.

🧵

[steve wu @stevewu22]

@mrjordanbentley @immad @mrjordanbentley we don't parse emails forwarded from unknown senders to help with spam/fraud but if you click into any unverified bill you will see a button that says "Yes, Trust Sender" which will add them to your Allowlist and parse all bills in the future. Hope this helps!

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

Bill Watterson, the genius behind Calvin and Hobbes, on creating a meaningful life

[steve wu @stevewu22]

gusto’s wall of love on twitter was one of the main reasons I wanted to join the company 5 years ago. glad to see nothing has changed ❤️

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

Has anyone used Gusto? If so, from 0-10 (no 7 allowed), how strongly would you recommend and why? Thanks! 🙏

[Karri Saarinen @karrisaarinen]

Interactions with users builds intuition, intuition builds great products

[steve wu @stevewu22]

@davidzhou @mercury thanks for using Mercury and sending us all your feedback David! 🙏🏽

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant. Being selective—doing less—is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.

[Greg Brockman @gdb]

number of people in a team matters much less than effectiveness per person

[DHH @dhh]

"The best designers and the best programmers aren’t the ones with the best skills, or the nimblest fingers, or the ones who can rock and roll with photoshop or vim, they are the ones that can determine what just doesn’t matter. That’s where the real gains are made."

[steve wu @stevewu22]

@kevinleeme @knarfeel_ @useinari