David J Phillips

Starting a startup completely changed the trajectory of my life Before: – 22 years old – $100k in debt – Skinny-fat – Hacker house After: – 25 years old – $350k in debt – Just fat – Homeless Here’s what I did after:

@TimSuzman Impressive

Congratulations to the Top 12 DevTech startups in YC W26! svpost.com/articles/top-d…

@DaveMessina Let’s go!!

YC W26 has one of the strongest bio and health lineups in recent memory. Love getting a glimpse of what the future of health could look like. 🔬 svpost.com/articles/top-b…

@rubenharris @nejatian @Fondocom @dianeemccormack @jaltma Yes! Please join us Kaz 🙏 Going to be a great group of builders

@nejatian I'm co-organizing an event here in Miami for YC founders, investors, and operators here in April w/ @Fondocom @davj @dianeemccormack and would love to have you involved. Just sent you a DM cc @jaltma

Miami is such an underrated city for builders. If you are a world class engineer and considering moving here, I’d love to tell you about the benefits of Miami and Florida (and Opendoor!)

@lucasngoo @cortexairobot Full ep here: fondo.ai/47VMMgp

The internet was the training set for intelligence Nobody has built the equivalent for the physical world Previously, @lucasngoo co-founded Carousell, scaled it $1B+ Now at @cortexairobot he's collecting the data robotics labs need to train foundation models Cameras, VR headsets, glasses on factory workers, retail workers, everyday people. Recording real-world manipulation work Not building the robot. Not training the model. Collecting what goes in 2026: scale data 2027+: start rolling robots out Initially 90% teleoperation, 10% autonomy While humans step in, the system keeps learning That's the flywheel toward full autonomy 🎙️ @lucasngoo, Co-Founder & CEO, @cortexairobot on @fondocom @thestartpod (full ep in comments)

I just got a $10.37 refund on my 2025 taxes in about 1 minute. If you think that's nothing, think again. That's $5.4mm ARR (annualized)

Claude Code hearing "we'll get this feature out somehow" and realizing it's the somehow

Some hotel software is still DOS-based. Sometimes pen and paper Gavin's dad has worked at Marriott for the last nine years. When he showed Gavin the old software, that was the spark Lance builds AI agents that answer calls, handle back office operations, run sales workflows & more Started with voice, got inside the hotels, and realized how much more they could automate Already working with properties across Hilton and Marriott Big contracts need custom solutions. Now they can deliver "The Future of Hospitality" 🎙️ @GavinBrennen, Co-Founder & COO, @trylance(YC W26) on @fondocom @startpod (full ep in comments)

Congrats @joshua_sirota let’s go @EragonAI!

Some of the most accurate signup form I have ever seen cc: @Fondocom @TrustVanta

Just boarded a flight. Seat 1A: Working hard on laptop Seat 67B: Breathing from the oxygen mask since the cabin just depressurized This says a lot about society

we cannot build what we cannot picture we cannot picture what we cannot define agents := model(s) + tool(s) change my mind.

INTERVIEWER (reading resume): Uh, under "Skills" here you have "Can make 100% sure Claude doesn't hallucinate" ME: Yes. I just tell it to not hallucinate. INTERVIEWER (whispering to colleague): This is our guy.

@MattEpstein16 @jamesclift Formula

Direct sales reply rates are going down. AI spam is making it worse Nikhil Reddy saw the shift early: As trust matters more, partnerships become a real revenue channel Problem is most partnership teams are still running on spreadsheets They don't know where to focus. Attribution across emails, events, and co-marketing is a mess Arzule uses CRM data, market signals, and ecosystem signals to help partnership teams discover and prioritize the partnerships that actually drive revenue Two people building it. Already working with companies generating over $400M in ARR 🎙️ @NickelReady, Co-Founder & CEO, @ArzuleAI on @thestartpod w/ @davj

We made it Don’t miss the upcoming startup tax deadline (29 days) Fondo.com/free Thank you @adilmania