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consumer hardware is going to be massive this year who will invent the next iPod? i will find you and fund you!

consumer hardware is going to be massive this year who will invent the next iPod? i will find you and fund you!

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i need your help naming something 👇 we built the first home for founders. which means we don't just give you a check/1 mo program when you join us. nah, you become a permanent resident of our lab - office hrs w/ partners that feel like Robin Williams in good will hunting, a desk next to 100s of founders 1-10 steps ahead of you, a team to lean on for problems only founders face, (all the other stuff like credits/metric tons of hardware) & our full support 4 life, whether you pivot or shut down. what do i call this? a fellowship sounds lame lol, need something new.

i need your help naming something 👇 we built the first home for founders. which means we don't just give you a check/1 mo program when you join us. nah, you become a permanent resident of our lab - office hrs w/ partners that feel like Robin Williams in good will hunting, a desk next to 100s of founders 1-10 steps ahead of you, a team to lean on for problems only founders face, (all the other stuff like credits/metric tons of hardware) & our full support 4 life, whether you pivot or shut down. what do i call this? a fellowship sounds lame lol, need something new.

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They reinvented the hearing aid by studying the human ear Normal hearing aid: $4700 Theirs: $20

They reinvented the hearing aid by studying the human ear Normal hearing aid: $4700 Theirs: $20

11,348,174 views • 3 months ago

Announcing Blueprint II A 3mo frontier tech program in SF 30 teams, $150k upfront Once you join: - Full access to our campus, labs, machines, talks, and $1M in credits - Our full team working with you on product, GTM, hiring and fundraising - Up to 1 year of dedicated space for your company on campus - On site lunch from personal chef We are the biggest backer of early hardware companies in SF So we’re making an even bigger bet this year Applications open now We're looking for founders working on the hardest problems Robotics. Drones. Space. Advanced manufacturing. Energy. New materials. Biosciences. Frontier AI models. Chips. And software that makes machines smarter. If you believe that's you, we want to support you and push you further just like the founders we've backed before:

Announcing Blueprint II A 3mo frontier tech program in SF 30 teams, $150k upfront Once you join: - Full access to our campus, labs, machines, talks, and $1M in credits - Our full team working with you on product, GTM, hiring and fundraising - Up to 1 year of dedicated space for your company on campus - On site lunch from personal chef We are the biggest backer of early hardware companies in SF So we’re making an even bigger bet this year Applications open now We're looking for founders working on the hardest problems Robotics. Drones. Space. Advanced manufacturing. Energy. New materials. Biosciences. Frontier AI models. Chips. And software that makes machines smarter. If you believe that's you, we want to support you and push you further just like the founders we've backed before:

185,489 views • 9 days ago

they gave frontier models a 1 billion token context window: you can now run Fable [1B], Opus [100M], GPT 5.6 [500M] across your entire codebase - it's a graph based tool that can traverse databases with 400M+ of nodes in ms - only one prompt to install - & it's open source (link in video) Introducing Polygres

they gave frontier models a 1 billion token context window: you can now run Fable [1B], Opus [100M], GPT 5.6 [500M] across your entire codebase - it's a graph based tool that can traverse databases with 400M+ of nodes in ms - only one prompt to install - & it's open source (link in video) Introducing Polygres

398,260 views • 1 month ago

He reinvented the 3D printer Introducing the polysynth mini:

He reinvented the 3D printer Introducing the polysynth mini:

1,090,018 views • 4 months ago

He built a factory you can fit in your home. Introducing MicroFactory. Another industrial revolution is upon us:

He built a factory you can fit in your home. Introducing MicroFactory. Another industrial revolution is upon us:

171,458 views • 1 month ago

He discovered how to make any metal on the periodic table And the only byproduct is water Introducing Radify Metals:

He discovered how to make any metal on the periodic table And the only byproduct is water Introducing Radify Metals:

358,398 views • 4 months ago

There's something special about the internet. So for our latest batch, we found 200 of you from around the world who we're shipping online. We brought you to San Francisco, and told you you had 6 weeks to make something of your idea. That was 4 weeks ago, today you've gotten your first users w/ 30d retention, reached $100k MRR, deployed robots, all with over two weeks left until the final day. August 7th. Demo Fair will be invite-only, limited to 500 people IRL. This is a day to celebrate all of you who are building something... and those who are ready to start Introducing 200 founders just like you: Off Season Batch II

There's something special about the internet. So for our latest batch, we found 200 of you from around the world who we're shipping online. We brought you to San Francisco, and told you you had 6 weeks to make something of your idea. That was 4 weeks ago, today you've gotten your first users w/ 30d retention, reached $100k MRR, deployed robots, all with over two weeks left until the final day. August 7th. Demo Fair will be invite-only, limited to 500 people IRL. This is a day to celebrate all of you who are building something... and those who are ready to start Introducing 200 founders just like you: Off Season Batch II

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Introducing Off Season II Every summer you have a choice: A vacation? An internship? Or you can decide that you're ready for more Offseason is a 6 week program - Jun 24th to Aug 7th - Designed for students, recent grads & dropouts - up to $250k in funding to the top teams - 100 teams will be selected to join - $50k in credits for all participants - Shoulder to shoulder w/ obsessed founders like you - Direct office hrs with our team of exited founders - Ends in a demo day / festival Last summer we saw students start companies, find their first users, raise millions & dedicate themselves to their life's work. We've seen a massive shift in what students are capable of building. We expect this summer to be the craziest yet, if you believe you can do more. You can. Don't wait for permission, don't wait for a certification that says you can do it. You're more ready than you think. Applications open today - First acceptances go out this Friday We already have 1000 pre-applications... GO!

Introducing Off Season II Every summer you have a choice: A vacation? An internship? Or you can decide that you're ready for more Offseason is a 6 week program - Jun 24th to Aug 7th - Designed for students, recent grads & dropouts - up to $250k in funding to the top teams - 100 teams will be selected to join - $50k in credits for all participants - Shoulder to shoulder w/ obsessed founders like you - Direct office hrs with our team of exited founders - Ends in a demo day / festival Last summer we saw students start companies, find their first users, raise millions & dedicate themselves to their life's work. We've seen a massive shift in what students are capable of building. We expect this summer to be the craziest yet, if you believe you can do more. You can. Don't wait for permission, don't wait for a certification that says you can do it. You're more ready than you think. Applications open today - First acceptances go out this Friday We already have 1000 pre-applications... GO!

190,522 views • 3 months ago

Introducing Canopy: a new path for anyone building in public to get funding + real resources to go all in on their idea 1 server, 5 weeks, 500 founders starting Apr 15 we'll give you, weekly lectures from $1B+ startup founders $50k in credits, up to $250k in funding on demo day & top teams online will be flown to SF to go all in open to builders in software, hardware and media from anywhere in the world our goal is to teach you everything we know about marketing, agent powered building, & fundraising so that you can turn your company into the biggest thing possible applications open today! link in reply

Introducing Canopy: a new path for anyone building in public to get funding + real resources to go all in on their idea 1 server, 5 weeks, 500 founders starting Apr 15 we'll give you, weekly lectures from $1B+ startup founders $50k in credits, up to $250k in funding on demo day & top teams online will be flown to SF to go all in open to builders in software, hardware and media from anywhere in the world our goal is to teach you everything we know about marketing, agent powered building, & fundraising so that you can turn your company into the biggest thing possible applications open today! link in reply

195,483 views • 5 months ago

They invented the key to perfect sleep: A headband that actively forces you into a deeper "N-REM" sleep by timing your brains oscillations

They invented the key to perfect sleep: A headband that actively forces you into a deeper "N-REM" sleep by timing your brains oscillations

127,351 views • 3 months ago

how to cold DM anyone: complete basics 00:00 Why I love cold emails 02:36 Inbound vs creating your own luck 03:52 Should you use AI to write your DMs? 04:33 The 5-part subject line rubric 06:13 The cold email Mark Cuban replied to 12:18 The Lovable email everyone responds to 13:18 You want a hell yes or a no 13:39 The hedge that kills your reply rate 14:29 Leading with negative curiosity 18:10 Optimize your email for someone's AI inbox 19:59 Pop quiz: which subject line do you reply to? 22:38 If you want an investor to open it, mention another investor 27:25 Match the message to the GP, not the analyst 35:08 "yo bro wanna collab" is terrible 35:48 Your message is way too long 36:24 Burying your ask 38:30 Following up after a hard no 39:37 The mistake of making it all about you 40:18 Email Bible vs Twitter Bible vs LinkedIn Bible 40:40 Set a rule 42:07 Personalization? 43:28 The 3 questions to answer before sending

how to cold DM anyone: complete basics 00:00 Why I love cold emails 02:36 Inbound vs creating your own luck 03:52 Should you use AI to write your DMs? 04:33 The 5-part subject line rubric 06:13 The cold email Mark Cuban replied to 12:18 The Lovable email everyone responds to 13:18 You want a hell yes or a no 13:39 The hedge that kills your reply rate 14:29 Leading with negative curiosity 18:10 Optimize your email for someone's AI inbox 19:59 Pop quiz: which subject line do you reply to? 22:38 If you want an investor to open it, mention another investor 27:25 Match the message to the GP, not the analyst 35:08 "yo bro wanna collab" is terrible 35:48 Your message is way too long 36:24 Burying your ask 38:30 Following up after a hard no 39:37 The mistake of making it all about you 40:18 Email Bible vs Twitter Bible vs LinkedIn Bible 40:40 Set a rule 42:07 Personalization? 43:28 The 3 questions to answer before sending

127,012 views • 4 months ago

4 weeks ago we brought 200 founders to our campus They came from all over the world. Japan, India, Russia, Korea, New Jersey, Canada & 30+ other countries They've built: - Autonomous solar farm maintenance robots - Hearing aids that cost $20 instead of $4700 - Protein engineering that costs $10K instead of $200K - An autonomous retention engine for companies - An algorithm that finds tumors - Insurance for AI agents - Disk free infinite cloud storage that requires no upload - A headband that amplifies your REM sleep brainwaves - AI that finds & schedules the best talent for interviews - Robots that stock retail shops - Underwater drones to clean fish farms & about 100 more ambitious companies like this. Next Friday we're hosting a Festival/Demo Day to showcase their progress and celebrate startups solving real problems. We believe in founders that care, are obsessed with their solution, & never stop relentlessly building. If you feel the same way. Come through lu. ma/Festival

4 weeks ago we brought 200 founders to our campus They came from all over the world. Japan, India, Russia, Korea, New Jersey, Canada & 30+ other countries They've built: - Autonomous solar farm maintenance robots - Hearing aids that cost $20 instead of $4700 - Protein engineering that costs $10K instead of $200K - An autonomous retention engine for companies - An algorithm that finds tumors - Insurance for AI agents - Disk free infinite cloud storage that requires no upload - A headband that amplifies your REM sleep brainwaves - AI that finds & schedules the best talent for interviews - Robots that stock retail shops - Underwater drones to clean fish farms & about 100 more ambitious companies like this. Next Friday we're hosting a Festival/Demo Day to showcase their progress and celebrate startups solving real problems. We believe in founders that care, are obsessed with their solution, & never stop relentlessly building. If you feel the same way. Come through lu. ma/Festival

108,223 views • 3 months ago

Introducing Artifact Our largest program ever 200 founders. $2 million to top teams. 5 weeks on our campus in San Francisco. Applications are open. Early decisions Dec 20 GO!

Introducing Artifact Our largest program ever 200 founders. $2 million to top teams. 5 weeks on our campus in San Francisco. Applications are open. Early decisions Dec 20 GO!

195,978 views • 8 months ago

TBPN just got acquired by OpenAI a new media empire built in just 1 year who's next?

TBPN just got acquired by OpenAI a new media empire built in just 1 year who's next?

104,021 views • 5 months ago

he reinvented the 3D printer

he reinvented the 3D printer

186,020 views • 10 months ago

they built a talking lamp with the screenwriter of toy story

they built a talking lamp with the screenwriter of toy story

177,463 views • 10 months ago

announcing the Off Season Festival a celebration of young founders & what they've built

announcing the Off Season Festival a celebration of young founders & what they've built

195,773 views • 1 year ago

San Francisco now has it's first Vertical Farm restaurant Clayton Mooney built a salad bar where all the greens are harvested & brought straight to your table > giving you 2x the flavor & nutrition opened yesterday in SoMa, literally the freshest food you can get in the city

San Francisco now has it's first Vertical Farm restaurant Clayton Mooney built a salad bar where all the greens are harvested & brought straight to your table > giving you 2x the flavor & nutrition opened yesterday in SoMa, literally the freshest food you can get in the city

14,503 views • 22 days ago

This is how Mark Pincus built Zynga into a $12B company, & how he keeps building something better Full interview with mark pincus & Hubert Thieblot : 00:00 Poker party legend 01:46 "The Abyss" when nothing's working 03:09 The lazy onramp to curiosity 04:01 How Zynga started 06:50 The bet that built Napster, LinkedIn, Facebook 09:18 How Mark almost built Uber 11:10 "If I could go back, I'd just copy Friendster" 11:36 You're in the right body of water, wrong boat 12:33 Don't let B+ be the enemy of A 14:53 Excitement is the real metric 16:11 What real product-market fit feels like 17:35 If you're not addicted, no one else will be 24:09 Too much success 33:46 Building FarmVille in 6 weeks 35:16 170,000 installs on day one 37:24 You're an "expert witness" 38:33 Build the house you want to live in 41:09 Talent is a myth 42:31 You should hire "broken resumes" 58:50 Can you talk to 10 real users every day? 01:00:06 Day-365 retention 01:02:13 Mark's framework: proven, better, new. 01:04:12 Everyone who treated Facebook as distribution failed 01:10:21 What I'd do if I was starting over today

This is how Mark Pincus built Zynga into a $12B company, & how he keeps building something better Full interview with mark pincus & Hubert Thieblot : 00:00 Poker party legend 01:46 "The Abyss" when nothing's working 03:09 The lazy onramp to curiosity 04:01 How Zynga started 06:50 The bet that built Napster, LinkedIn, Facebook 09:18 How Mark almost built Uber 11:10 "If I could go back, I'd just copy Friendster" 11:36 You're in the right body of water, wrong boat 12:33 Don't let B+ be the enemy of A 14:53 Excitement is the real metric 16:11 What real product-market fit feels like 17:35 If you're not addicted, no one else will be 24:09 Too much success 33:46 Building FarmVille in 6 weeks 35:16 170,000 installs on day one 37:24 You're an "expert witness" 38:33 Build the house you want to live in 41:09 Talent is a myth 42:31 You should hire "broken resumes" 58:50 Can you talk to 10 real users every day? 01:00:06 Day-365 retention 01:02:13 Mark's framework: proven, better, new. 01:04:12 Everyone who treated Facebook as distribution failed 01:10:21 What I'd do if I was starting over today

49,300 views • 3 months ago

50 robots 25 food trucks 1 DJ we’re hosting the largest robotics festival in SF tomorrow. RSVP below

50 robots 25 food trucks 1 DJ we’re hosting the largest robotics festival in SF tomorrow. RSVP below

105,790 views • 10 months ago