Susan Hobbs

Plant a tree for future generations. Build something that outlives you. Code for the People is a reminder that the best parts of the internet have always been built for the next generation. 🌱

@jasonkincaid Happy belated to you! 🎉

Happy 250th, America 🇺🇸 warning: guitar face

@mgsiegler You two are probably the people I know who are most compelled to write simply for the love of it. That passion has kept you both among my most-read authors for years. Thank you for sharing this about @om, and thank you for sharing your words with us each day.

Beyond personal sadness, the world is worse off in losing Om's voice – his inclination to pushback with the appropriate, earned and lived context – just as we wade deeper into the AI waters. spyglass.org/om/

My words don’t suffice, but if you take the time to click through and read @om’s, you’ll be better for it. susanhobbs.blog/2026/06/27/the…

Announcing Weekend Fund IV, backed by operators and founders (and maybe you). When we raised Weekend Fund III, we did something different. Toward the end of our raise, we announced the fund in public and accepted applications from LPs. Our goal was to make early-stage venture more accessible and align ourselves with an army of operators and founders to help us and the startups we back. Over 1,000 people expressed interest to join and hundreds did, but there was a problem. Legally, only accredited investors could participate as an LP. Accreditation laws are well-meaning but limit access to the majority of consumers. With WF IV, @vedikaja_in and I are doing something different. Like before, we’re onboarding engineers, designers, researchers, data scientists, salespeople, and other domain experts as LPs in the fund. But this time at a larger scale with USVC. AngelList recently announced USVC, a new kind of fund that’s accessible to everyone, including the non-accredited. It holds positions in private late-stage companies like xAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, Sierra, and Vercel. I personally invested. Today, they just announced their investment in Weekend Fund IV, one of the first early-stage funds added to their portfolio. If you’re interested in being a part of Weekend Fund and getting exposure to generational startups mentioned above, visit usvc [dot] com. Of course, don’t invest what you can’t afford to lose. Investing in startups is risky and you may lose all your money. USVC shares are illiquid with no guarantee of repurchase. Consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Read the prospectus: usvc [dot] com/prospectus. Also, USVC is currently limited to US citizens. They’re working to open the fund to other geographies. Lastly, my DMs are open. :)

@RonConway Wishing you the best as you fight this. As always, I believe in you. Sending love to you, Gayle, Topher, Danny, Ronny, and the family. ❤️

I want to share some difficult news. I was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and I want you to hear it directly from me. Treatment is starting immediately and will include multiple strategies over the course of about a year. While I will be stepping back from some of my usual activities, I will continue to support SV Angel founders, who I love with a passion. SV Angel remains unchanged. Topher has made all of our investment decisions for the better part of the last decade, and Ronny joined as Managing Partner in 2024. They bring experience from nearly every major technology cycle in Silicon Valley and are now focused on partnering with founders building the future of AI. SV Angel has a deep, experienced team that remains fully focused on supporting exceptional founders. With a more focused and balanced schedule, I can prioritize treatments while helping SV Angel founders at inflection points like we always do! I’ve chosen not to share the specific type of cancer since I don't want speculation about my prognosis. I appreciate your understanding and respect for this. I am optimistic about my prognosis. I am fortunate to have the best/amazing team of UCSF doctors in San Francisco, and as you know, I never back down from a fight. Thank you for your support, it means a great deal to me.

@yoda @om Wise words when applied to most things. 😉

Best take is Om's take.

“All that prestige had to go somewhere.” There’s a Revolution Happening in Television. It’s Theatre. culturedmag.com/article/2025/1…

Packed house for our first-ever dev/ai/nyc event ft. @Borthwick, @photomatt, and immaculate vibes. 🎉

Save the date. Automattic AI is hosting our inaugural "dev/ai" event in our NYC Noho Space. We'll focus on the open web and human-centered AI, with @photomatt (@automattic CEO & @WordPress Co-Founder) and @Borthwick (@betaworks Founder, CEO & Investor). Food, drinks, cool people and conversations about AI. Join us! luma.com/fy86k4w5

turns out you can convince trillion dollar companies to change while building Beeper On-Device, we needed more RAM than what Apple provided to securely show notifications thanks to the EU and DMA, we got it bumped from 15MB to 50MB globally (and even up to 250MB on higher end devices)

Happy [almost] birthday, @Techmeme! crazystupidtech.com/2025/09/08/at-… Why @gaberivera is everyone's cup of tea.

@KishanBagaria @photomatt @beeper @peterpham Are you in town? I know you’re a Beeper fan. 😊

beeper + texts users in sf: we're hosting a user meetup on june 17th come hang out w the beeper team, share your feedback and get early access to some new features reply or dm for the partiful

What a labor of love. @questlove is a genius. But we all knew that already. I could watch this on repeat, and have been eagerly awaiting the doc. youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk

@alex @Cat_Zakrzewski @WhiteHouse Absolutely. And only getting better!

@slh @Cat_Zakrzewski @WhiteHouse cat is the best

🎉 Proud to see my former colleague, @Cat_Zakrzewski, continue her excellent work at the @WhiteHouse. washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/01/20/…

Made it to @DeafWest’s American Idiot on closing day. They explode out of the gate, bringing depth to the choreography & character portrayals. An entirely original take — what’s needed for a revival. I’ve wanted to check out one of their productions for years, won’t be my last.

@msuster Go Blue!!!!!! 💙💙💙

Holy shit !!!! (Walk off grand slam)

Thank you, @amyrlewin and @fpratty.

Incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of my former colleague, @sohear. A talented journalist, a quick wit, & a truly lovely person. I recall the Disrupt when he was ready to take the stage for his first interview — glad to read that he kept cracking. sifted.eu/articles/steve…