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Followers
110.2K
Posts
5.7K
Following
634
Account age
17 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$617 – $1K / sponsored post
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Known for
264K views
“I didn’t intend to start a startup, I tried to get a job at Netscape, but nobody responded. So I decided to just start writing software myself and see where it goes” -@elonmusk origin story
136.5K views
More designers should be founders. And we want to back them at YC.
Over the next decade, as new coding tools make it easier than ever to build and ship products quickly, great design is going to matter even more.
114K views
I've reviewed hundreds of cold emails, and honestly most of them are terrible. Here's everything I've learned about how to write cold emails that actually convert.
111.3K views
“If you’re doing the same thing as everyone else, it’s really hard to concentrate talent and stand out” -@sama
📊 Post performance
Recent posts · views
Oct 15latest
110.6K
Avg views / post
71K–281.7K
Typical post (views)
1×
Reach vs followers
59/100
Consistent reach
Apr 2009
On X since
Half of recent posts land between 71K and 281.7K views (median 111.3K) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: It’s inevitable that Chowdeck will be the DoorDash for Africa. · 700.5K views
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.06 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 3 video · 2 image · 13 text.
Follower / following
174×
Follows 634 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
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Recent posts
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This is the series A investor I always wanted
- Fill out a quick form, like applying to YC
- Fast decision
- No board seat
- 10% dilution
- Group office hours instead of board meetings
- Work with @daltonc and @paultoo
@standard_cap sho…
YC founders often ask me for referrals to great freelance designers who can help level up their product or brand design. Who are the top designers I should be referring them to?
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It's now possible for small, high-agency teams – even solo founders – to build multi-billion dollar companies with as little as just $500k in funding from YC.
If your goal is to learn, you can’t fail.
Internalizing this has always made it easier for me to do risky things.
“I didn’t intend to start a startup, I tried to get a job at Netscape, but nobody responded. So I decided to just start writing software myself and see where it goes” -@elonmusk origin story
“If you’re doing the same thing as everyone else, it’s really hard to concentrate talent and stand out” -@sama
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More designers should be founders. And we want to back them at YC.
Over the next decade, as new coding tools make it easier than ever to build and ship products quickly, great design is going to matter even more.
Better to spend your time focused on finding the true believers, rather than convincing the non believers.
True of fundraising, hiring, and other things in life.
Founders with incredibly impressive backgrounds seem to have the hardest time bragging about their accomplishments when fundraising. I think because they don’t think their accomplishments are that impressive, it’s just normal to them.
Over the next decade, it’s likely that new AI interfaces will emerge beyond the common chat UI that many products are using today.
What are some of the most interesting ones you’ve built or use today?
I've noticed many successful founders have a new KPI for their second startup: revenue per employee
They built huge companies the first time around, but got so bloated they didn't like working at their own startup anymore
Learn from them…
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It's now possible for small, high-agency teams – even solo founders – to build multi-billion dollar companies with as little as just $500k in funding from YC.
If your goal is to learn, you can’t fail.
Internalizing this has always made it easier for me to do risky things.
“I didn’t intend to start a startup, I tried to get a job at Netscape, but nobody responded. So I decided to just start writing software myself and see where it goes” -@elonmusk origin story
“If you’re doing the same thing as everyone else, it’s really hard to concentrate talent and stand out” -@sama
▶
More designers should be founders. And we want to back them at YC.
Over the next decade, as new coding tools make it easier than ever to build and ship products quickly, great design is going to matter even more.
Better to spend your time focused on finding the true believers, rather than convincing the non believers.
True of fundraising, hiring, and other things in life.
Founders with incredibly impressive backgrounds seem to have the hardest time bragging about their accomplishments when fundraising. I think because they don’t think their accomplishments are that impressive, it’s just normal to them.
Over the next decade, it’s likely that new AI interfaces will emerge beyond the common chat UI that many products are using today.
What are some of the most interesting ones you’ve built or use today?
I've noticed many successful founders have a new KPI for their second startup: revenue per employee
They built huge companies the first time around, but got so bloated they didn't like working at their own startup anymore
Learn from them…
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2009 — 17 years ago.
👁️Averages 110.6K views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
💬1.05% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated69/100
Good
Credibility score
85%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 85% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~1× of followers engage each post) is around typical for X.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (17+ years old).
- 1.05% engagement — below the ~2.3% typical for this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
General Partner @YCombinator. Previously co-founder @CreativeMarket.
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