Want to build a successful company? Doing YC will change the trajectory of your life Before YC: Fondo had 0 users After YC: 1,000+ customers, $10M+ ARR If you are applying and want feedback on your application I’d love to help

Just booked my flight to SF to officially kick off our seed fundraise. Here's a lil sneak peak on our July Metrics 👀 Absolutely monster month. And August is going to be just as big if not bigger.

CEOs showing up Monday with a “brand new AI strategy they thought of over the weekend”

Spent $1,300 in VEO credits for this one

4 PhD-level agents hard at work solving the most difficult problems

If you’re a founder and you’re not spending $10,000+ on Apple products, you’re cooked. You literally need: - MacBook for checking emails - Studio Display 4k to read emails - Apple Watch to send you email notifications - AirPods Max for being on podcasts - iPad to collect dust

Been looking forward to this for a while The Todo List Summit is today Excited to learn from the best like Gustaf Alströmer Kat Mañalac timgl Joan DeGennaro Lindsay Amos + meet some incredible founders If you're interested in getting customers come check out my talk 🚀

With Fondo Without Fondo

IF YOUR ACCOUNTANT IS CHEAP, YOUR AUDIT WON’T BE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

The last thing a founder sees before remembering they still have to actually do taxes if they asked for an extension

One of my favorite uses of AI

2000: You pay a monthly fee to use the internet 2010: You pay a monthly fee to use your favorite app 2015: You pay a monthly fee to get slightly faster Ubers 2020: You pay a monthly fee to use the turn signals on your BMW 2025: You pay a monthly fee to use the “download”

Solo founders bowling 🎳

I love Fondo

All strikes, no gutters with Solo Founders 🎳

Love how solo founders support each other at all stages. Thanks David J Phillips and Fondo for co-hosting with Solo Founders!

This one tax rule quietly wrecked thousands of startups. Now it’s gone. But the ripple effects? Just getting started.