Toru.T

Select, Inc. Founder.
YC hackathon in Japan 🏆
ShogunAI @Shogun_AI_

World model for work

[Toru.T @toruai]

We won YC AI hackathon in Japan🏆

Thank you for amazing time！！！

See you at YC2026 fall.

@ycombinator @newsycbot
@garrytan @karrwinn @KyosukeTogami
@Shogun_AI_ @TTT_Shogun
@GWazumi @gota_waju @Toru_select

[Woojin @songwoojin]

WE WON THE AI HACKATHON WITH @garrytan

@Toru_select San and I built Kashin AI, a company brain for indiehacker

Because of this win, we’ll be heading to SF and joining YC Startup School!

If you're in SF at 7/20 ~ August,
Feel free to DM me LFG

Thanks to @karrwinn , @sgrove , @KyosukeTogami and all judges!

[Toru.T @toruai]

@kelvinbuildss Get user reaction!

[Toru.T @toruai]

We got 2.5k credit .
It is one of the best event for startup in Japan！

[Open Network Lab（Onlab/オンラボ） @OpenNetwork_Lab]

Series Aの前に、Series Tを
Post AGI時代の挑戦を加速させるTokenを、まもなくお届けします🔥
Series Tにご応募いただいた皆さま、改めてありがとうございました！現在、ファイナリストおよび書類審査を通過された皆さまへのOpenAI APIクレジット等の特典付与に向け、最終確認を進めています。
対象の皆さまには、来週より順次ご案内予定です。今しばらくお待ちください。

[Toru.T @toruai]

It was amazing event
Thank u so much！！

[Open Network Lab（Onlab/オンラボ） @OpenNetwork_Lab]

大変お待たせしました！
書類審査を通過したSeries T応募者の皆さまに、応募特典のご案内メールをお送りしました。
1社あたり2,500米ドル相当のOpenAI APIクレジットと、ChatGPT Plus 3カ月分が付与される予定です。
Onlabでは、年2回のアクセラプログラムに加え、Series Tのような起業家の挑戦を後押しする新たな企画を今後とも展開していきます。
今後のOnlabにも、ぜひご期待ください！

[クラファン達成して🇺🇸渡米して受賞 Yoshihiro Sekiya @y0shihiro0]

2年前歌舞伎町とかでホームレス生活してたの懐かし
士気上げるために、なけなしのお金で白州買った写真
にしても荷物多いなwww

あの時、事業うまく行かんくて人生終わったと思ったら、始まりだった
この前もアメリカから帰ってきて、先がなくて終わったと思ったら始まりだった

[Gota. W @GWazumi]

Describing your idea as simply as possible is crucial.

[Toru.T @toruai]

Boil the oceans.

[Toru.T @toruai]

Now only 4 people,
2 humans and 2 Agents.

[Toru.T @toruai]

@alishaz1221 HI

[Gota. W @GWazumi]

So true. Overly produced launch videos are losing their edge. In fact, raw/UGC content usually goes much more viral now.

[Toru.T @toruai]

@vaaselene Hi

[Toru.T @toruai]

@jessilychen Hi

[Toru.T @toruai]

Does anyone actually do "YC apply in public"?
Like, documenting the whole process — building the product, writing the application, waiting for the interview — and sharing it openly?
Feels like it should exist.

[Gota. W @GWazumi]

One of the best pieces of advice.

Thanks!!

[Gota. W @GWazumi]

This is a really good clip.

Most people focus only on "Energy" (individual skill and effort), but the real leverage is always "Coordination", connecting people and building systems to move together.

[ノトフ（川本龍）／DreamCore @notf]

日本が世界で負けた世代の「日本はプラットフォームでは勝てない」という記憶が呪いになっている。２０代とかと話しても「日本が勝てるわけがない」くらいに思ってたりする。勝ちたい人は日本を脱出、日本に残る人は勝ちをあきらめてる（全員ではない）。若者を扇動してでも無謀な勝負をさせよう！

[Toru.T @toruai]

https://t.co/5m1zar8axB

[Toru.T @toruai]

If you're building something from scratch, read 左利きのエレン (Left-Handed Earen).

It's a manga about advertising creatives — but what it really asks is: what separates genius from strategy? Can you build taste, or are you born with it?

Every startup founder is wrestling with the same question.

Stop asking if your idea is good. Start asking if you have the taste to make it great.

[Toru.T @toruai]

Eren the Southpaw

[Toru.T @toruai]

Lately, everyone’s been making the same kind of launch videos, and it’s getting pretty boring, isn’t it?

Whether it’s how they create the hook, the structure, or just the overall look—everything just looks the same.