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my team at a16z @speedrun wants to invest in the best international startups with up to $1M via our Global Founders Program 🎆THIS MONTH🎆 for founders based outside of the US, getting here for speedrun can feel like such a daunting process that I suspect many choose not to apply in the first place - i’m DESPERATE to change this we want each speedrun cohort to represent the absolute best founding teams globally to make this possible, i’m excited to announce our Global Founders Program, our end-to-end approach to guiding founders through visas, customs, housing, banking, and building local community geography is no longer an excuse learn more about our Global Founders Program: speedrun.a16z.com/global-founder… and apply today: speedrun006.a16z.com/xy

@stepfanie Neigh

Bernie, wait until you hear about tractors. It's ridiculous. Men should be out there digging holes with shovels. Neigh. THEIR HANDS.

@ChiefSnack @speedrun @a16z amazing never heard this story before! we're lucky to have you guys

2 years ago we were exploring San Francisco for the first time, today we are backed by a16z @speedrun New to the city. No map. Just walking around taking it all in. We turned a corner and boom, there's the @a16z office. Neither of us said anything for a second. Then promise with @benaziration: "Let's walk through those doors one day as founders of a great company." We took a photo of the building and kept walking. March 2026: @siriusai is backed by a16z speedrun In between? We built Sirius from scratch. The retention platform for subscription brands. Talked to customers constantly. Threw out what didn't work. Bet harder on what did. Had weeks where we honestly weren't sure. Kept going anyway. The first photo is us. Inside Speedrun. March, 2026. The second one is that building. October, 2024. I still can't fully believe it. Two founders exploring a new city and somehow the city showed us exactly where we needed to go. If you're a founder out there grinding right now, seriously, keep going. You don't know what's waiting around the next corner. We're just getting started 🚀

This is the most important dataset in private equity right now: - Largest privates dataset of its kind - Outside-in analysis on every business's AI potential - A new variable with R² of .33 on public markets performance

POV: When you’re in Europe and someone asks how regulation helps the ecosystem

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@gradypb @carl_eschenbach @sequoia as my dad learned first hand, a flowbee is only as good as your head is symmetrical

If you’ve ever wondered why @carl_eschenbach has such impeccable hair… here is the answer. That executive-caliber cut is once again available for the benefit of all @sequoia founders. Welcome home, Carl!

@gautham_city_ Stop

officially an unc lmao

@justmazer @speedrun That’s Carl’s Jr in these parts my friend

did you know the hardees star moonlights as the @speedrun mascot?

@_CallMeMacy @0xKimberly

@0xKimberly @tmhammer 👀👀

Do you build for startups? Apply to become an a16z speedrun Marketplace partner and get your product in front of some of the most ambitious founders building the future. We’re looking for B2B companies with products that are a strong fit for startups from pre-seed and beyond.

@mansourtarek_ @Alfred_Lin @matthuang @aleximm @luanalopeslara @_charlienoyes @abhishekm1636 Wait with bare hands on the SIDEWALK

This is how Kalshi Q1 board meeting ended. cc @Alfred_Lin @matthuang @aleximm @luanalopeslara @_charlienoyes @abhishekm1636

@Tocelot @qasar @speedrun Damn Qasar was super funny, get me more interviews with this man

“Copying advice from other startups is like taking life advice from Breaking Bad. It’s 70% entertainment. You have to find your own way” - @qasar of Applied Intuition @speedrun on importance of first principles thinking over emotions / social pressure for start-up founders

@_CallMeMacy cease and desist from mario en route

@netcapgirl Logging into x “lets see what I believe today”

@NBCNewsHealth Seems like a lot of drugs

Americans are furious about drug prices. The Trump administration’s answer? A new website. But more than a month after its launch, the site, TrumpRx.gov, remains small — offering discounts on just 54 prescription drugs. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

@SparksZilla Love the collectible card game design / framing. Congrats brother.

Excited about a new thing: I built a management library you can talk to. 5+ years of coaching founders, noticed they all run into the same stuff. I kept using the same frameworks. So I turned them into cards you can read in five minutes or paste into an LLM that helps you actually implement them.

@justmazer You ride in taxis?

Ever ride in a taxi and they seem to be exclusively in the wrong lane? That’s just strategic fare inflation, right?

@tarakeeney Keep going!

How do I cope

@saranormous The last few months have totally rewired my capacity for patience with my computer