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microgrants for ambitious young people @mergedotclub
Joined May 2020
Introducing Microgrant Guide: a resource for getting funding for your projects. Tons of people want to fund your ambitious ideas, you just need to know where to look. Builders have already received over $100k+ in funding from our V0 guide. More 👇
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tech bro discovers the Public Library
I’ve been thinking a lot about third spaces:. - A public place where you can sit and read or work.- No pressure to buy anything.- Surrounded by books and quiet people.- Sometimes it can have free events and talks. Has anyone tried this?.
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@roshanpateI crazy because I just had the best chat experience ever the other day w amazon. haven't gotten the refund yet. maybe because it's literally just a chatbot and it can't issue refunds? 😭
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@jelleprins am i crazy or is this 100% one of those ideas that should’ve been shut down in the first pitch. just feel the avocado with your hands and use your eyes.
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Introducing BuilderBook - the handbook for young people entering tech 📚.
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why i love tech culture:.> zero stigma for trying.> low barriers to entry.> broad willingness to support for nothing in return.> the last industry that truly embodies the American Dream.> we create the future with our own hands or watch our friends do it.
why i despise tech culture:.> frequency of premature announcements.> young founder/wonderchild trope .> romanticization of esoteric engineering fields.> "selfies with niche internet microcelebs who seem visibly uncomfortable".> over-glorification of neurodiversity.
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what’s the cool, well-designed startup alternative to goodreads.
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I just made a cross-platform analytics dashboard for my startup using @browsercompany's easel feature
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I’m 20 today 🥳. Here are some of my favorite shots from my 19th year
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I gamified my closet using @browsercompany's easel feature, arc makes the internet feel like a playground again
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I'm 19 today 🥳. Here are some of my favorite shots from my 18th year
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We're giving $50-$1,000 grants @mergedotclub + @bagelfund . if you're working on a cool project and need some $ to continue, apply! we don't bite :).
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This past year has been insane, thank you to everyone who has been a part of it 🫶
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friends of mine have collectively raised ~$70k in the past few weeks from various grant programs to build their projects. it's a brave new world and grants are playing a bigger and bigger role - gone are the days of taking small dilutive checks to validate ideas early on.
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wow, took a day and the competition has already begun
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there are few things better in the world than public libraries
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We need 100x more non-dilutive microgrants and fellowships for young people building!. This past quarter, we’ve seen 10% growth in programs, a 43% increase in growth rate 📈🧵
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NYC food safety inspectors conduct 17k+ inspections yearly. All results are open-sourced. Whipped up a @raycastapp extension in 45m to check food safety records at any restaurant 👀👨🍳
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Yesterday, I turned 18 🥳. Crazy how my first chapter has just come to a close - very hopeful for what comes next. Here are some of my fav shots taken under 18 📸
Happy birthday to my friend and incredible co-founder @aridutilh - one of the smartest, hardest working individuals I've seen on this planet ❤️. We built incredible things together this year - can't wait to see what we can accomplish during 2023!.
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life was better before the friend group discovered ios shortcut automations
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Never take an overexposed photo again 📸. Automatic film stock recommendations based on your current weather + brightness. Another weekend cursor side project :)
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crazy new ai projects are finally hitting reels instead of tech twitter?? . mass awareness achieved
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This past year has been a wild ride, thankful to everyone who's been a part of it 🫶
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just published my personal q3 updates (link in replies) . some snapshots from the prev 3 months:
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Looking to work with someone to build out a special @mergedotclub project with @julianweisser and me!. - remote.- part-time.- opportunity to play a big role in getting more non-dilutive capital in the hands of young builders. 📬 tag your friends + dm me.
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@DylandeBro @jelleprins wasn’t aware that there was an unripe avocado smashing epidemic that required heavy investment in new technology to solve.
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how has Discord not figured out profitability yet? I can't think of an app with stronger hour-by-hour retention other than my browser.
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We've curated the best Microgrants and Fellowships out there to help you get started on your idea 💰. Link to full @mergedotclub Guide with details on each program, video reviews, and more in next post 👇
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I started a new community with @julianweisser! Merge is a club for grant recipients - hackers, scientists, and creators of all kinds. Recent Mergers are working on:.• Jet propelled skateboards.• Bipedal robots.• Ai traffic infra. more info + join link in bio :).
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Want to get paid to work on your project for 3 months in San Francisco? 🌉. @zeldapoem and I break down everything you need to know about applying to @NautilusQuest. Applications close Feb 3rd! Application + YouTube vid below 👇
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@APStylebook as a french person, I have to deal day in and day out with the dehumanizing nature of being known as one of "the French". more awareness needs to be brought to this topic 🇫🇷🙏🏼.
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We need 100x more non-dilutive microgrants and fellowships for young people building things.
@paulg More young people want to explore entrepreneurship, and we should build more platforms to support that. We should also ditch incentive structures that make high schoolers feel like they need to be unicorn founders to get into college. That’s not healthy.
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It's been one year since I started @buildergroop with three people who would later become some of my best friends ❤️. As a very small thank you to everyone who supported our journey, here's a Buildergroop wallpaper pack - comment below if you'd like a version with custom text!
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shoutout to whoever hired this kid at 12 to work at their startup.
Meet @nijmehvm, Merge Club member from Toronto. - 15 years old.- Coding since he was 10, working at startups since 12.- Currently automating city transport systems with AI.- Received a grant from @tylercowen at Emergent Ventures
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it’s weird rn cuz half the news i’m reading is talking about layoffs and recession and the other half is just random 6 year olds announcing $2m pre-seed rounds.
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thankful to the internet for giving me the power to pick and choose my friends and communities based on interest rather than immediate geography.
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i may or may not be working on supercharged ultrasonic rice for my @tksworldhq moonshot ⚡🍙. :)
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@LazPieper first one is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.second one is in Paris, France.third one is in Waterford, Connecticut.fourth one is in New Haven, Connecticut.
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i've been utterly spoiled by @1517fund. receiving my first grant from them last year completely mislead me in terms of how difficult it is to raise non-dilutive grant capital. they make it *so* quick and simple. PSA to other orgs: please learn from 1517 😭.
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generally speaking, it seems like people in tech are very compassionate and willing to help out while expecting nothing in exchange.
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the number of young, hungry, talented, and earnest people in tech sometimes feels overwhelming . the future is bright.
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BuilderBook was voted #1 Education Product Of The Week on @producthunt 🥳🥳. With 11k+ page views, 75k+ impressions, and loads of new articles on the way, things are looking up. Huge props to @Neesh774's insane dev skills that allowed the project and its launch to go smoothly ❤️
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I've led community for consumer social, pitched and raised for a biotech moonshot, and love working with teams to create tangible positive impact. I want to hit the ground running in 2024 and work more on:.- Sourcing, supporting, and connecting GenZ Founders.- Growing and.
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just published my personal q2 updates (link in replies) . some snapshots from the prev 3 months:
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