Thomas Schulz
@thomasschulzz
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Build and launch in one weekend, next on 12/26-12/28 @ https://t.co/mrea1MpPpE
New York, NY
Joined December 2017
Hey X I'm hosting an online build weekend! - learn how to build an app - meet and work with others - get feedback + help on ur product - ship a v1 - do a live demo to potential customers No experience necessary. 100% free. 12/12 -> 12/14. Comment for an invite
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The latest nano banana model has officially crossed the line. I no longer implicitly trust photos anymore. And sometimes I can’t even definitively claim it’s AI now.
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Timothee Chalamet has played in - Dune - Dune 2 - A Complete Unknown - Marty Supreme - The King - Wonka Do you see the trend? He only plays Great Men. Chosen men. Heroic men. Because he himself aims to be the very best like no one ever was.
marty supreme is a cardiac event. safdie turns ping pong into myth and chalamet into a creature possessed by greatness. the film is a meditation on ambition as violence, on dreams as a heist on fate, on how arrogance, obsession, and delusion become survival. “losing doesn’t
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My 1st weeks into NYC - attacks on the subway - someone robs a bagel shop - gf’s roommate stole her deposit - street vendor changed price on a Square payment box w/o me knowing - scammers all over apt rental sites This city is vicious Makes me miss SF’s high trust
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Dear “15-18 yo founder” sending me DMs, do it more - elon locked in at 10 - zuck locked in at 12 - collision bros locked in at 12 - bill gates locked in at 13 - larry/sergey locked in at 13 - evan spiegel locked in at 15 I wish i locked in at 15-18 Start your mission now
Dear “15-18 yo founder”s sending me DMs, don’t. Go and hug your parents, fall in love, eat chocolate cereal for breakfast, read poetry. Nobody will give you back these years. And sure, do your homework and learn math and code if that feels fun. But stop building SaaS and
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You’re stranded on an island Two paths: - collect seashells - build a boat One option is high status, self-centered, and helps nobody The other option serves a purpose, helps your fellow man, and gives you a reason to exist Only one leads to fulfillment
Imagine you finally get all the power, control and wealth you dream of. You then buy all the stuff that you salivate over. Toys, homes, experiences. All of it. Okay. Tough Question: Now what? Seriously. After the party gets old: Now what?
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I made it in SF with zero dollars, skills, or network In fact I was so screwed that I - sold White Claws for rent - became the target of a violent gang - learned design from scratch But im not a pussy, so soon after I got lots of job offers How to make it in SF with NOTHING
u can literally change your entire life if you’re cracked and can pull up to sf with no plan/job for 6-12 weeks.
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Authenticity isn't the end-all be-all Building in public is good for: - exciting potential customers - growing trust To 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 get customers OP said he spent 364 days to make $0 and his customers are on X This hurts him on both of those things
This kind of personality at first glance sounds masculine but is actually the direct opposite of masculinity And I see it a lot with Gen Z actually, maybe you can call it fake masculinity? Real masculinity is leading by example and helping other people that are behind, instead
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There's a very subtle social contagion in SF And it isn't: - cringe parties - thirst traps - monoculture - cluelyification - bad gender ratios It's the effect that anxiety-induced genius doomer autists have on builders Avoid at all costs
Friend of mine is so afraid of what others will think if he pursues his dream that he doesn’t do anything at all. It’s been years
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hi i’m thomas! im 100% white, moving from sf to nyc lookin for more friends in the tech/vc community :) a lil about my background: > im 6’9” > i love communities > I identify as a hot girl on X lets do fun techy things in nyc 😜
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Modal (@modal) just crossed $1.1b valuation wowwzers solaris mafia gonna be worth $100b
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I’m back to building a new community $120 today Let’s go
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I visualized SF-reported crime on a map (2022-2025) - 337K incidents - 33% of cases are theft - 7% of cases are violent - 40% of assaults happen in SOMA/Mission/Tenderloin - 5,599 drug offenses in 4 years (1.6%) — very underreported - All crime is down by 36% - SOMA is the
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Just turned 29 today I remember getting to SF @ 23 meeting people my age now ready to quit I thought no way that’ll ever be me Guess what it’s not Never been more determined to make a great company. It will happen.
Silicon Valley optimizes for the 18-22 year old founder But probably the hungriest founder out there is the 27-34 year old founder → They were sold the american dream of go to college, get a job and stay in that job for 30 years and your life is sorted...they've realized
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Solaris mafia is next level crushing Exa - $700M valuation Browserbase - $300M valuation Vizcom - $100M valuation Cal AI - $3M MRR E2B - Raised $21M Julius - Raised $10M Roboflow - Raised $40M Friend - Launched & ads all over NYC Rip Solaris, long live the startups!
We raised $85M in Series B funding at a $700M valuation, led by Benchmark. Exa is a research lab building the search engine for AI.
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First time in NYC in 7 years. Holy shit the pace here insane.
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