I’m excited to introduce Artist Commons, a year-long, online... development program for early- and mid-career artists. Applications open next week, and the program starts in mid-January. ➤ Do you want to learn more about how to navigate the business of art? ➤ Do you want an artist community invested in your longterm growth? ➤ Do you want real feedback on your work instead of just some kind words from your friends? If you’ve been looking for a way to level up your art practice without spending an arm and a leg to get an MFA, Artist Commons is for you. Artists accepted into the program are paired with a mentor and a small cohort of peers at their level for weekly feedback sessions. Then tune in every month to lectures on the business of art, craft workshops from visiting artists, talks on various modern and contemporary art movements, and guest speakers working across the art world. You’ll build deep community with your fellow members through online meetups including regular reading groups, close looking exercises, and forum discussions, as well as quarterly IRL meetups in select cities. Developing this has been so inspiring and I’m so excited to build the community I wish I’d had when I was coming up. I can’t wait to tell you about all the amazing guests we have lined up. If you’d like to go into next year with a clear sense of purpose for your art practice, we’d love to have you. Below is the website where you can learn more about the program. Follow Artist Commons on socials. And sign up for the email list to be the first to know when applications open next week.show more

Art is all about practice and patience. No AI... can compare to what a real artist can do, the soul and depth poured into their craft! Artists will always have their authenticity. Keep doing what you do~ ♡show more

gm, so a bit of a look ahead for... BRAINROT COMMUNITY BUILDING > TRIALS > BURNS this weekend we launched the discord, working on the community API(CPI) for community members to start building whatever they want. Looking to launch the CPI early this week. working on the next big release which will be the agentic trials. each token gets trialled by a team of agents and receives metadata tags as a result. Trials will be replayable and viewable for every token. The metadata will serve a function when burning (more on that later) after the trials we will launch THE LAB which will be a place where you can manage your burns and modifying your remaining BRAINROTS after burns. This period right now is for building the community, and accumulating BRAINROTS. I have been talking about a few of these things in our private channels at greater depth, and will talk more about them in the near future. The plan for BRAINROT is to have the community have agency, choice and an active role in shaping the collection through burns, modifications and re-rolls. These will unlock new body types, new fashion and new accessory types and even more diversity into the collection. There will also be an option for creating legendaries which are custom designed either by me or an artist of your choice where possible. These will come at a great cost in burns though. It's been amazing seeing this community starting to grow, and if you have been on the outside looking in, don't worry, you are still very early, there is so much more to come. join us and rot your brains.show more

Good morning and where do I start? I’m so... proud of the man you’re becoming and I’m so thankful to have you in my life. The first player I met and the first player I had dinner with after I became the receivers coach at Baylor. Yes I’m speaking it into existence but it’s also the feeling I have when I tell you God truly has a calling on your life. The person you are lets me know the lord is and will continue to bless you more than you can imagine. I love you like a son, little brother, nephew, etc…. Played receiver for a big time program like Baylor, played in the NFL, from the great state of Texas but more importantly a GREAT person and man of God. So you have all the tools you need to be successful in this coaching profession but more importantly LIFE! I’m so thankful to be a part of your journey. I’m going to do EVERYTHING in my power with the help of God to make sure you succeed. I told you this and I truly believe it. You’re the next great coach/receivers coach. Love you G and this post doesn’t do justice for how I feel about you or the kind of person you are✊🏾🙏🏾❤️💯 Gavin Holmesshow more

fxhash 2.0 launch we are so back 🪩 🚀... the fxhash 2.0 ethereum integration is now live on mainnet, and thus, viewable on the site and available to artists! we did it - a multichain era for generative art is here 🥳🎉 for your viewing pleasure, here is ethereum project #0, Genomes by ciphrd + Alex Mordvintsev ▶️ right now, the fxhash 2.0 ethereum integration is only accessible to artists so that they can get their projects prepped and minted for thursday's launch. we're also currently uploading a whole host of libraries requested by the artist community, so that when creating an onchain project, you don't have to pay to store them since they'll be there waiting for you 💖 thank you everyone for rolling with us, this has been a journey and we wouldn't want to share it with anyone else 🥹🙏 artists, if you have questions about accessing mainnet or anything else, reach out to us by posting in the artist-support forum in the fx discord - or DM us here. there's no special access link, just head to and go through the mint flow as usual! everyone else: see you on thursday! 😆🚀🚀show more

A16Z SPEEDRUN 2026 UPDATE: I think most people secretly... know if they’re founders or not. Some of you can never be happy working inside a giant company, writing docs, in endless meetings. Deep down, you know you’re supposed to build. we're opening up a16z speedrun today! We are accepting applications for our 006 class, where we'll invest up to $1M. It's based in SF, kicking off Jan 2026 but you need to apply now in september. here's how to apply: And yes, we are investing up to $100M in the next 30 days -- it's all happening in september. Quit whatever it is that you're doing, and in 2026 come to SF and work with us out of Andreessen Horowitz's office in SOMA, alongside over a hundred other founders, building the startup you've always wanted to build. We will help you -- both myself and the a16z speedrun team. the details: - up to $1M of investment - hosted at a16z HQ in San Francisco - 12 week program, with an IRL kickoff, luminary speakers, community events - live events with the founders of Carta, Zynga, DoorDash, Behance, Airtable, Twilio, Figma, and more - private dinners/Q&A with Marc and Ben of a16z - apply now, and the deadline will be Sep 28 2025 for SR6 At a16z speedrun, you get access to programs from our operating team and work with experts in marketing, BD, talent, people and capital—more below MARKETING Our team of expert marketers is here to help you win. Whether refining your brand, launching, or building a thriving community, our marketing operators have powered dozens of startups with: - Brand Development -End-To-End Marketing Strategy -PR & Media Coverage -Go-To-Market Execution -Creators & Content TALENT Find and attract the talent you need to build and scale your company. Our curated network connects you with world-class technical talent, executives, advisors, and specialists who can help accelerate your success. Here’s how the program works: - You tell us what you’re looking for. - We use a16z speedrun's brand and referral networks to magnetize talent. - We take hundreds of calls each week to curate a list that we only send to speedrun founders. - You request introductions and we put you in touch. PEOPLE We help you quickly stand up the tools and practices needed to hire, manage, and lead highly performant teams. Our goal is to help you anticipate challenges and navigate some of the most foundational decisions you'll make as you build a world-class company. While a16z speedrun takes place in the US, we welcome founders and companies from around the world. Our Global Founders Program provides specialized guidance for navigating visas and relocation, plus dedicated access to our expert immigration attorney network, so you can focus your energy on building your company. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT We unlock unparalleled access to networks, expertise, and tools that help startups scale faster. - $5M+ in free credits in our speedrun Marketplace from AWS, GCP, OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Stripe, Deel, and many more. - Dedicated advisors & experts to guide you through every partnership, sales, and GTM motion, including crafting your business model and pricing. - Level up your sales with real live demo experience across various events to executives and operators in your target market. - Access to a16z’s network of executives & decision-makers at 2,000+ companies. CAPITAL One of the most important things a founder can do is raise money. Our fundraising program sets the stage for your raise through an in-person Demo Day and an online platform reaching 1,000+ top early-stage investors. We help you prepare with practice sessions, stress tests, and materials review. When you’re in high-stakes negotiations, we coach you, share insider knowledge, and leverage alumni intel on the investor across the table. More details: The a16z speedrun program is a fast‐paced, 12-week startup program that guides founders through every critical stage of their growth. It kicks off with an orientation to introduce the cohort, then dives into rapid product development—helping founders think through MVP while addressing key topics like customer acquisition and design partnerships. Throughout the program, startups benefit from expert-led sessions and interactive office hours that cover: - Brand Building & Go-to-Market Strategy: Crafting your story, marketing, and driving product-led growth. - Customer Acquisition & Launch: Securing early users and executing effective launch plans. - Fundraising & Strategic Partnerships: Pitching, navigating investment, and building lasting relationships. - Team Building & Operational Scaling: Developing high-performing teams and refining internal processes for sustained growth. - Community & Enterprise Sales: Building communities, forming strategic partnerships, and landing your first enterprise customers. - Product-Market Fit & Demo Day Prep: Assessing market traction which culminates in a Demo Day to showcase progress. The a16z speedrun program is IRL and runs for 12 intensive weeks in which our team of expert investors and operators guide your startup from idea to market launch. The program moves through sequential modules—each dedicated to key aspects such as rapid product development, go-to-market strategy, fundraising, team building, and operational scaling. Expect regular check-ins, one-on-one office hours, and interactive sessions, culminating in a Demo Day where you present your progress to potential investors.show more

First month of 2026 is in and we need... to celebrate the new year the right way 🎉 It’s time to step up the game and introduce you to the first surprise of this 2026: our New Year’s Airdrop! 🚀 From the 5th of February, a new wave of fun and quests are coming your way, with an outstanding prize pool of 100k $ALICE for our amazing Neighbors 🌸 You’ll learn how to win big this time, and you may want to join our Community to know more and more on what’s going on right now! Check our link in bio, join our Discord and stay tuned, lots of exciting news coming to this Airdrop 👀show more

The Sabotaging Practice of Over Supply and Sameness in... the NFT Space. The current zeitgeist of the NFT space is that the same artists are doing the same kind of work five times a year, with project after project leaving a trail of disappointment and discontent among collectors and all of us watching in disbelief as huge resources are extracted from the space over work that feels like it could be left as an "artist study." I understand that you can do what you want with your money as collectors, but we are killing the whole space with this incestuous practice. No artist is that prolific to be able to do 5 collections of 100+ pieces each every year and actually deliver innovation and some kind of creative evolution. Of course, they can pretend play that the work has something new, but there is no precedent nor proof that that has ever happened in the speed that it happens in the NFT space. Again, people are free to through away their resources on whatever they want but with this way of doing things, we more and more are going to start seeing the consequences. Oh! There are consequences? Yes. Maybe unintended, but there are. Let's see. Let's start with the loss of belief in the NFT space as somewhere where emerging artists can come and find support for their experiments. Why even bother to bring experiments, innovation, and new ways to think of art on the blockchain if the same people have all the collectors hypnotized with their magical flutes? Why even try to come to a space where taking risks and challenging the status quo (the mission of art!!!) is overlooked? This makes the NFT space a social club and not a space for art. I guess it is fine, but IMO it is a recipe for disaster. New collectors stay away because the art will slowly but surely become stale and un-challenging. Why even bother to come and see what is happening here if you can't, as a collector, see new weird and up-and-coming artists? The amount of noise emitted by the same artists doing the same art over and over, drowns out any new voices. Again. A recipe for disaster. The NFT space is becoming a space of disappointment and doubt. We think that collections going to zero one after the other, over and over, is not damaging? I feel we are kidding ourselves. Disappointment piles up, and again, the people who will hurt are the emerging artists, the new blood, the ones who are willing to risk the most and, in return, put fire in this cold space of sameness. I love this space—don't get me wrong—it has changed my life, and I believe it has a ton of potential, but things need to change for it to become a beacon of light in art. But we need to support new voices. We need to support new ideas. The challenge is huge. I hope to contribute all I can to this change. I hope more and more see how exciting it is to go out and try to discover what else is out there and move this space forward. But again, I understand the leaps of faith needed, but if there is a space that is based on that, it's the NFT space...so there is hope. We will see. 📺by Boldtronshow more

🎃 Get ready for TeraFright! 🎃 We're posting a... new TeraBrite Games video EVERY DAY of October, and letting YOU decide what those videos are! To kick things off.. LET'S DO AN ART CONTEST! Reply with your #TeraFright fan art for a chance to be featured in our videos, banners, posts, and more! We'll be checking the replies to this post and featuring your art in various ways throughout the month. LET'S HAVE SOME FUN! 👻show more

Thanks for the love 💛 On-Chain Bonsai Love the... art, and the community. Excited to see what you plan to do in the future 🙏show more

LA Dept of Cultural Affairs TY 🙏🏽 for sharing... my art as the coverart for this years #AAHM Celebration, with the honorees and fellow artists, and leaders who keep hope’s light aglow through our gifts, purpose, and mission. I am honored as an artivist, and artist to share, in using art to unite us all. #BHMshow more

shapers! to celebrate a year of shape, we want... to see your favorite art you've collected or created quote with the piece you love and tell us why 🟡 up for grabs for our favoritesshow more

5,000 of you. I don’t even know how to... put that into words. When I started sharing my art and stories here on X, I honestly didn’t know if anyone would care. The AI community can be loud, fast, overwhelming… and yet, you made space for me. You saw my work. You shared it. You quoted it. You commented. You encouraged me when I doubted myself. This feels like more than a number. It feels like a second chance. I truly believe this might be my last real shot at showing my art and stories to the world, and the fact that 5,000 of you chose to follow, support, and believe in what I create means more than I can explain. Every repost, every like, every thoughtful reply has carried me further than you know. Thank you for standing by an artist experimenting at the edge of AI and imagination. Thank you for helping my stories breathe. Thank you for being here. We’re just getting started.show more

The Hero's Year Program is only open for enrollment... during The Winner's New Year. If you cannot work towards your goals in 2024, you have no hope to ACTUALLY work the entirety of 2025. If you truly give a fuck, if you truly want to change your life and who you are. START NOW:show more

If you’ve been wanting to experiment with #generativeAI, check... out PartyRock powered by Amazon Bedrock. With PartyRock, anyone can learn about prompt engineering/writing and build apps in just a few clicks. I built one to find the best bike trails in the Seattle area based on time of year, and best time to go to avoid crowds. You can build an app to create the perfect playlist based on your musical tastes, or one to recommend what to cook based on ingredients in your pantry. The list goes on. PartyRock is an easy and fun way to learn the fundamentals of foundation models and then collaborate with other developers. Anyone can access PartyRock through the website, and you don’t need an Amazon Web Services account. Share your PartyRock apps in the comments below!show more

Simulon's Next Chapter 🌌 Thank you for your excitement... and invaluable feedback. As we've started to reveal more about Simulon, one thing has become clear: the creative community is ready and eager for a fresh chapter in VFX. In every creative endeavor, there are defining moments—when art meets technology, when vision becomes reality, and when creators discover their tools. This is the essence of Simulon. We're aiming to make cinematic-quality VFX accessible to all creators, no matter their background. Simulon has been 3.5 years in the making and our focus from day one has been to harmonize simplicity and power with the human creator at the core of the experience. What's Next - Closed Beta: We're close to sharing Simulon with a select group of creators and studios to help us finesse the final touches. - Community Insights: Keep an eye out for updates and stories we'll be sharing along the way. Your feedback is crucial as we move toward a version of Simulon available to everyone. - Public Launch: We're gearing up for a full release early next year. It's a significant moment, one that promises a new chapter for all creators. - Knowledge Sharing: In the lead-up to the launch, we will compile a series of tutorials, tips, and maybe a surprise or two, to help you maximize Simulon's potential. - Constant Evolution: in an industry that never stands still, neither will Simulon. Stay tuned for regular updates on our exciting R&D progress across social media. As we enter this new phase, your engagement and support continues to inspire us. Thank you for joining us on this creative journey! The Simulon Team 🌟 (Video shot with Simulon on iPhone)show more

As 2024 draws to a close, I can't help... but marvel at the fact of how far my Premonday agency has come in the world of design. What an unforgettable year it has been! It has been a pleasure for my agency to create Framer websites for our clients, the journey has truly been unique. For everyone who chose Premonday this year, thank you for allowing us to be a part of your story. And for my future clients, I want to say - in 2025, there will be even more designs, even more results, and even more conversions for your businesses waiting for you! I can't wait to finish this year on a high note and move into the next year fully charged! If you'd like to be a part of our 2025 journey, I'd love to hear from you! I am just 1 DM away.show more

Ditch the small screen for the big one! Noble... Mobile has teamed up with MoviePass to get you off your phone and out to the movies with friends. All Noble members get a discount on a MoviePass Season's Pass in their dashboard, and if you switch today, you can get a free year of MoviePass. Switch at and get off your phone!show more

Shout-out to the artist community We love art, images,... and ideas that make the world feel different, even strange at times. As a team, we are always curious about new art and enjoy sharing the gems we stumble upon with our community. From photography to AI and code-based art, here are some of the works we have loved over the past few weeks. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! ↓show more

Fuzey Fam, I am asking for all of your... support here... I spent the past year and half building this for you. Our blood, sweat and tears went into this for you. We believe this is the product that will take your stream and growth to that next level without having to hire a professional designer! If you believe in what we're building and support this community, use it. build with it. make your stream beautiful with it. I guarantee you're going to LOVE it. IS NOW LIVE 💛 Love Fuzeyshow more