Thomas Schulz
@thomasschulzz
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Building https://t.co/WzOOFUmwWp // prev $50k/mo coliving app, $1.25m/yr startup campus, most popular housing directory in SF, made first $300k at 21
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Joined December 2017
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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I write code all day every day My bill is pretty high ngl But it’s cool cursor will just put you into a room with other top 1%ers
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Been away from SF for 8 months It feels good Different people, thinking, experiences, and tastes have rewired my creativity I’ll probably be back one day But for now, I’m going to continue my creativity voyage
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Building a hero view maker that cares about aesthetics Limited spots. Comment "hero" for early access.
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The COVID vaccine gave me a heart attack, myocarditis, and permanent scarring on my heart at 24yrs old I will be on heart disease meds for the foreseeable future The vaccine silently fucked up a lot of people. And it’s frustrating that victims voices still haven’t been heard
More than 5.6 BILLION people took the COVID vaccines. If there was a mass dying wave, miscarriages and stillbirths, cardiac issues, or anything else, we have more than enough data to show those things. But they never happened! They're not real, they're a neurotic delusion.
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Ever since i shut down Solaris I’m on an ever dwindling supply of cash Got like 2 more months until im broke My back hasn’t been against the wall like this in years And I’m not getting a job. 0 shot. This is where champions are made
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