A venture fund and community for the New Silicon Valley by @thatguybg & @j__cub
SF, NYC, & LA
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cats outta the bag! we're (just) a fund now
Launch House --> Launch House Ventures
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VCs as soon as an ex-Stripe engineer updates bio to “building something new”
Dodgers won the World Series again
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🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT🚨
we officially raised our series A led by @a16z
here is serious actor Chris Diamantopoulos definitely not doing an announcement video for us
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we're throwing an invite-only party in sf at the end of the month
interact with this tweet and we'll DM you the info
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🚨 we're teaming up with @0xPolygon, @Coinbase, and @thirdweb_ for our next Hack House in NYC 🚨
- 25 world class engineers
- building gaming and metaverse dapps
- $50,000 in prizes on the line
while living in a 13 bedroom compound
apply now: launchhouse.com/new-residenc…
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Schools producing the most funded seed and early-stage founders, 2021-present
Stanford 338
MIT 246
Harvard 217
Berkeley 208
Columbia 94
Cornell 92
USC 84
Duke 84
via @crunchbase
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sex is cool, but have you ever actually launched a product idea instead of just writing it down in your Notes app and pitching it your friends every time you get drunk?
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building a startup is
10% luck
20% skill
15% concentrated power of not giving up and crying on the floor in the fetal position
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After months of apprehension, the deluge of startup layoffs that many had been predicting came flooding in all at once.
Here’s who has reduced headcount in the past few days alone:
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🚨big news alert🚨
today we're launching NFT membership cards
this isn’t your standard PFP project, so lets dig in:
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Power rank these startup cities
NYC
Austin
LA
Miami
SF
Boston
Lisbon
Other (Raleigh, Copenhagen, Atlanta, Chicago etc.)
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what it feels like trying to navigate the fundraising process as a first time founder with no connections
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olympia’s mom stopped by launch house la this morning
thank u @serenawilliams & olivia for coming by 🐐
the house is still b̾u̾z̾z̾i̾n̾g̾
every 11:11 we will wish olympia will allow u to come back to us again
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there's a new vibe in venture
introducing House Capital, an early-stage venture fund to invest in and support builders of The New Silicon Valley
details below:
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we have a list of all the official (and unofficial) NFTnyc events
if you want it, like this tweet and we'll DM it to you
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Hack House applications are officially open for June
🗓 1 month
🏠 1 house
⚡️ 1 goal
👀 15 days left to join
come build cool stuff with @0xPolygon and @coinbase. apply below
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Overtime
hey (with the intention of convincing you to quit your job and work on your startup full time)
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we’re pleased to announce our third house
DOG HOUSE: the premier membership club for pooches and their owners
please respond with a pic of your pup below if you'd like to be considered for the inaugural cohort
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WINTER QUARTER applications are officially open!
we've got NINE residency programs in LA, NY, and 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮 for founders (and engineers 👀) who want to vibe and build together
apply now 👇
launchhouse.co
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we're filling our nyc house with a bunch of web3 founders in 2 weeks
who should come speak / kick it for dinner?
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Reply below if last year you
1) joined a start up
2) founded a start up
3) are going to join a start up in 2022
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the best part about being a founder is that no one tells you what to do
the worst part about being a founder is that no one tells you what to do
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⚡️ introducing Hack House x @Solana ⚡️
a 4-week residency program for 25 top engineers to build venture scalable projects in web3
plus a week-long hackathon to compete for $50k & more
if you want to live, learn & launch in our LA mansion, apply here: solana.com/events/launch-hac…
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SXSW is coming
here’s a list of all the ~unofficial~ tech events/parties worth going to, curated by yours truly
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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overheard at launch house
VC: do you know what a pirate's favorite metric is?
founder: uhhhh
VC: ARR
founder:
VC:
VC: and that's why we can't invest. you don't have any.
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🚨big news alerttt🚨
- LAUNCH HOUSE 3
- LOS ANGELES
- JANUARY
co-live and launch products with dope people in a house (obviously)
applications now open at launchhouse.co/join-launch-h…
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ABC News
pick two, the rest have to go
• cofounder with complimentary skillset
• access to $100 million credit line
• 100% employee retention
• 1 million social followers
• supportive spouse
• 10x engineer
• PMF
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the best startup friends
- lift you up
- tell the truth
- give actionable feedback
- will steal the Declaration of Independence with you
- are reliable
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we are creating a set of guides to help founders become better operators, marketers, and builders. some examples:
TikTok for Founders
Twitter for Founders
Cold emails for Founders
Investor updates for Founders
what else would you want to see?
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hiring chatgpt prompt engineer: literature degree, has read snow crash, enjoys talking to robots, $300,000 starting salary with bonuses for viral chatgpt screenshots
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We are hiring for an insane amount of roles here at Launch House
and honestly, we'll just make up job for you if you're convincing enough
a thread of our open positions:
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LOS ANGELES - we got something 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒽 this thursday
the great @Cooopahtroopa is dropping by to share his story, his vision for the creator economy, and ofc a gm
our favorite crypto kids and creators will b there
food, drinks & vibes too
come thru👇lu.ma/jr4a5qra
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don't start a company. start a cult
benefits include:
- increased member loyalty
- tight-knit community
- ritualistic blood sacrifices
- churn is low
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✈️ GIVEAWAY ALERT ✈️
like this tweet for a chance to win a free flight from LA to SF on a private jet courtesy of @StephBeTravel
wheels up Saturday at 9 am PST
we’ll choose the winners by 5 pm PST
good luck!
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i don’t know who needs to hear this but it’s ok to close the 100 tabs you have open & start a new life
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one year ago, Kim K accidentally sent a cake to our house in LA because she thought Paris Hilton still lived there
yesterday, she launched her own PE firm
LESSON: sending us cake leads to good things
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🚨 announcement alert 🚨
our female founder residency is back...and heading to NYC
• 30 spots
• one month
• starts August 28
apply at the link below
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Launch House = school of business
Hack House = school of engineering
any guesses on what we're cookin up next?
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christmas came early at launch house and it’s coldddddd thanks to @andrewchen 😎❄️
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we're giving away a 1 month stay at launch house for the first time
great ideas come from anywhere, regardless of people's ability to pay
tag a founder who comes from a traditionally underrepresented background who'd be a great addition to the LH community!
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yoooo! we're excited to announce our first themed residency:
🦄THE CREATOR ECONOMY RESIDENCY🦄
June 5 - July 2
- live in a creator house in Beverly Hills
- hang out with huge creators (100M+ total followers)
- join the Launch House fam
launchhouse.co/creator-econo…
more info! 👇
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second-time founders teaching first-time founders how to build a company
nitter.app/videosvecagando/status…
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