For the next week, Toby Brown is joining us as a Grantsmith - he'll be giving $1k in Microgrants to ambitious projects Toby is an incredibly talented designer and engineer, getting his start at Hack Club before founding his startup Beem Apply below 👇 :)

Introducing Microgrant Guide: a resource for getting funding for your projects. Tons of people want to fund your ambitious ideas, you just need to know where to look. Builders have already received over $100k+ in funding from our V0 guide. More 👇

I've reviewed *hundreds* of microgrant applications in the past months Kai Goodall and I made the ultimate guide for how to crush your application, budget, and interview for microgrants and fellowships YouTube vid and in-depth article below 👇📺

We've curated the best Microgrants and Fellowships out there to help you get started on your idea 💰 Link to full Merge Club Guide with details on each program, video reviews, and more in next post 👇

Want to get paid to work on your project for 3 months in San Francisco? 🌉 Zelda and I break down everything you need to know about applying to Nautilus. Applications close Feb 3rd! Application + YouTube vid below 👇

messages like these make building communities for ambitious young people so worth it

For the past 3 years I commit to my own home-grown language called "AL" It's all my favourite parts of multiple different languages. The compiler currently generates valid JS but ideally I turn it into an LLVM frontend for the sake of me learning LLVM IR (intermediate

Let's bring back serendipity. Dinner parties with no agenda. Just good convos and honest shipping. I'm hosting a NYC co-working series: Ship, Sushi, and Sip. For the most ambitious and kind builders under 22. First dinner this Saturday. Who should I invite?

I hosted a dinner party for 12 of the most ambitious + kind builders <22. No networking, agendas, or forced intros. 3hrs of family style dinner with sunset views of NYC. TY to Merge Club and Verci.

Good founders don't go to "networking events". I'm hosting a dinner & co-working series instead. For the best builders under ~22. Our 1st event was a blast. The next event is already at capacity. We're looking to mixup the venue. DM me if you have a space that can host 15

Last quarter, we gave $5.7k in grants to ambitious young builders. From low-cost bio printers to small planes that fly forever, they've been absolutely crushing it. Meet our grantees below 👇

We're also hosting a Cozy Hang & Hack Café in Waterloo ⁂🇨🇦 on Thursday (3/20). Turning another beautiful home in Waterloo Park into a cozy hangout & coworking spot for Socratica. We're hoping to give out some Merge Club grants to help you with your projects, too! :)

I’m chosen by Merge Club to give $1k in microgrants to some incredible builders! I'm looking to support: - Open source projects - AI Agents - AI Memory grantees also get access to $800k in perks 👀 apps due by April 8th :)

if you ever say "If I could do anything it would be X" actually figure out how to do it right now from first principles – you'll find that what you thought was impossible is almost always immediately possible When I graduated high school, I decided to take a month before

The kids are gonna be alright

i'm giving $1k in microgrants w/ Merge Club to some incredible scrappy builders! i'm looking to support early devtools founders grantees also get access to $800k in perks 👀 apps due by May 13th :)

Attention all devtool builders, last week to apply to this!

had a great time chatting with Hinson on the buildertalks pod! we dive into: - his "networking" philosophies - advice on building interpersonal skills - his journey to Stanford and the merits of going to college - building event listeners on scratch... enjoy a short clip :)

10yo just made his first $10 in MRR for a company he named after himself unfathomably based

I'm moving to San Francisco for good in two months! 🌁 I've been dreaming of making this move for the past 5yrs, I look forward to finally joining the ODF team in person if you have any leads on housing (2br) in Noe/Mission/Castro, hmu :)