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Where the world’s most ambitious founders start. Apply to Blueprint II: https://t.co/nqic6XT3ob ($150k funding upfront, 3mo in SF + 1 year of dedicated space)
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They reinvented the hearing aid by studying the human ear Normal hearing aid: $4700 Theirs: $20
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He reinvented the 3D printer Introducing the polysynth mini:
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![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](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2083279883950862631/amplify_video_thumb/2083270328453853184/img/BZuCXCMEOvE-wIm0.jpg)
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
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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:
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Introducing a personal flying car first prototype coming soon
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He built a factory you can fit in your home. Introducing MicroFactory. Another industrial revolution is upon us:
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their average user is 76 years old, and they keep selling out.
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These guys built a 5-axis manufacturing machine for your desk. Introducing Unlayered:
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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!
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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
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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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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
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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
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hardware is having its moment. we’re building the robots we grew up watching in movies.
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