stavan

i have some news. i came to sf 3 years ago for @_buildspace. and never left. why? because of @fdotinc. it is magical. no other way to describe it. it's what i wished i had when i was starting my journey. a place where new ideas can find their first breath and flourish. in 3 years, i watched one empty room stretch into a 42k sq ft playground for builders of all kinds. @furqanr was our first and biggest believer -- no matter what ideas we had. from projects to houses to the first season of nights and weekends to bringing a 1000 people to fort mason to sage to figuring out what's next. literally whatever. he just believes. more than anyone i know. and that is infectious. today i get to share the i'm joining the team as creative director + partner. shaping culture takes a long time and i'm excited to craft this next chapter alongside an incredible team. we'll continue to try our best to convey what its like to be here through our digital stories. but if you can, pull up and feel.

@dannypostma ❤️

Hey Twitter. Been a while. Thanks to everyone who's reached out to check in, I haven't died, promise Just wanted to share where I've been the last 5 months. It started in November. Some personal stuff came up that meant I couldn't share what I was working on anymore and honestly sharing was the whole reason I enjoyed Twitter. The building in public, the conversations, meeting people. Without that, it kind of took the fun out of it for me. Then January came around, and the world kind of lost its mind. I was doomscrolling 5+ hours a day, cranky and angry, short with the people around me. And what really got me was that even when I wasn't on the app, I was still scrolling, just in my head. My wife mentioned Id been off lately, "what are you even doing?", and that's when it hit me: this is a vicious circle. I needed to stop. So I quit cold turkey. Decided it was basically an addiction, and it wasn't giving me anything back. 5 months in honestly it's been one of the best things I've done for myself in years. Not spending 5 hours a day on the app feels amazing. In the mornings especially, Twitter used to dictate what I'd think about all day. Whatever was trending, that's where my head went. I didn't even realize it was happening. Without it, you remember how much is actually going on in real life. You don't have to be scrolling. You can just be there, with your wife, your dog, your friends. Read a book. Read an actual news site. Sit with your own thoughts. That last part has been the biggest one. When your mind has space again, you start *thinking*. About your life. About decisions you've been putting off. I've been head-down running the company for years, always managing, always growing, and suddenly I had room to ask: am I doing what I want to be doing? That alone made the whole thing worth it. Some things that have changed: - Made some dramatic work changes - Working on side projects again - Enjoying coding for fun - Less stressed, way less reactive - My relationships with everyone are better - Been working out, eating healthier, and lost 7kg - Got married - Just happier I've opened the app a few times since. Scrolled for a bit. And honestly, it just doesn't bring me joy anymore. But I do miss things. I miss sharing what I'm building. I miss the people, the conversations, the small connections that come from posting and replying. That's the part I haven't found anywhere else. I'll come back one day, in some form. Probably something custom, a way to share what I'm working on and interact with people without seeing the feed. For now I'm just enjoying being off the grid. If you want to chat, send me an email or a message, Id love that. Thanks for checking in 🙏

@farhaj huge

We’re going all in on the UK 🇬🇧 It’s an underestimated jurisdiction and the Kings Cross AI boom is just an indicator of where the country is headed. It’s the world’s best timezone, they have a great immigration program for world class talent (GTV) & we like the tea. Bullish.

@anushkmittal congrats!!

We have raised $8M to bring AI into your group chats. shapes.inc is the next-gen whatsapp, re-imagined to be AI first. Our life runs in group chats - it’s only natural for AI agents to join us in these conversations. Multiplayer AI is the next frontier for agentic systems. Excited to come out of stealth after 3.5 years of building and over 1B+ conversations.

@MansteinGeorg @nvidia cool!

Jensen Huang just tried our self-driving golf cart! thanks Jensen! @nvidia

@aaraalto beautiful

working through the browsing and notes for my record app

@gauravsbuilding @fdotinc @zachdotai @FabraixHQ @omarontape @officialvlogit @jock_ferguson @shwarmadev top 5 table chemistry of all time

The @fdotinc mafia that’s going to be born out of this table is insane… > @zachdotai building @FabraixHQ which basically hacks your AI agent (crazyyy motion) > @omarontape building @officialvlogit the bereal for vlogging (65k+ waitlist) > @jock_ferguson @shwarmadev building @UseFastlane 10x marketing tool (#3 product hunt) And special s/o to Anh from Lyra (one of the biggest dev agencies in Aus) for pulling up 🫡

@gauravsbuilding @hthieblot @fdotinc @zachdotai @FabraixHQ @omarontape @officialvlogit @jock_ferguson @shwarmadev lol

@hthieblot @fdotinc @zachdotai @FabraixHQ @omarontape @officialvlogit @jock_ferguson @shwarmadev come down... experience greatness

@InfiniteJulian0 @fdotinc thanks king appreciate u

wow @stavan you are a true artist, loving all of the @fdotinc canopy designs and vibes!

@deactiveasdf @fdotinc this is awesome

Been building at @fdotinc canopy for around a week now In the last week we've: > Launched the platform at an event with 150 attendees > 165 new users in 3 days > Networked with some amazing builders > Set up LOTS of calls with event hosts HMU if you wanna learn more!

@ayushsoni_io this is excellent ayush

@Raul_RomeroM @fdotinc @trainrobotsfast beautiful

hardware crew @fdotinc. building @trainrobotsfast 🔷

@thecaptabletv @fdotinc @hthieblot @ericcouu @jadenarthurgray @ReallyIshaan excited for this

excited to announce that the cap table will be participating in @fdotinc's canopy program. we look forward to connecting with founders, builders and media in this cohort as we continue striving to create the #1 tech platform for gen-z. see u soon! 😉 (ps: here's our app video)

mini countryman has the worst turn signals ever

@AICEOGiuliano @fdotinc decisions out shortly!

@stavan @fdotinc I'm obssessed with Building the Next Gen Web3 UX & Preventing the Next Lobstar Wilde Incident I've actually already applied for Canopy on 4th April still waiting for a Decision I'm solving 2 of Biggest Web3 Bottlenecks in 2026 I just Dream by 10th April I'll get Invited to SF

A year ago, I started designing four cornerstone programs for @fdotinc Off Season. Blueprint. Artifact. And Canopy. Canopy is 5 weeks for the most obsessed builders in software, hardware, and media. First time we're putting all three under one roof. - 100 teams at our campus in SF - 400 teams online - office hours + workshops - up to 250k in funding It's for the ones building in rooms where no one speaks their language. You know the ones. You might be one. Applications open for the next 48 hours. Reply with what you're obsessively building and I'll send you an invite.

@gauravsbuilding @fdotinc sick. applied?

@stavan @fdotinc absolutely cooked with this man holy crap! built the 10x shortform content engine for builders: usefastlane.ai we hit #3 on product hunt - what do you think?

@anishthite @fdotinc marin

@stavan @fdotinc where is this?

@InfiniteJulian0 @fdotinc he’s always got em

@stavan @fdotinc thank you for the details Dante

@TheIvanIvanka @fdotinc sending a dm!

@stavan @fdotinc just did a major release, update, and new video- how can we send it to you?

@frankdenbowgoat @fdotinc late apps till 10!

@stavan @fdotinc wasnt the deadline monday?

@esther_vibes @fdotinc aw you're so kind

One of the masterminds in branding and education right here @fdotinc