sorry but $5K is actually a joke. i’ve spent the past two years raising donations from banks in the US so ik what their budgets can be like

they should’ve added an extra zero

every founders dream gf:

- 5ft 4in
- 26-30yo
- very ambitious & driven
- loves fasting & reading
- $250k-500k total comp
- is an angel investor on the side
- her dad is a partner at a Tier 1 VC
- dad can lead preseed + seed rounds
- dad generates shareholder value

i wonder how many nigerians could’ve become as big as MKBHD if we had access to constant electricity and internet in nigeria 20 years ago

YC: “we regret to inform u that …”

African founders: might we delve into a quick exploration of the rationale underpinning this declination given the traction i’ve garnered?

im hosting a mixer in miami next week thurs for black founders during Miami Hack Week

come thru if ur around. drinks on me ;)

an underrated advantage of bootstrapping a startup is that u have to do everything urself which is such a great way to learn everything

ur biggest enemy is the version of urself that has become too comfortable to take any risks

founders sending monthly updates to vcs:

referred a black founder to a program investing $150K & they j got an invitation to interview lfg

Check out BK XL accelerator , application process opens today

💰 $125K SAFE for 7% ownership
12 underrepresented pre-seed founders🗽 in Brooklyn from july to sept

BK-XL

we just launched apps for our next cohort 🎉

we’re investing a $125K SAFE for 7% in up to 12 underrepresented pre-seed founders to build with us in brooklyn from july to sept

visit bk-xl.com for more details and to apply!

today is launch day!!!

apply apply applyyyy 🏃🏾💨

we’re planning to make 10+ new investments in the next few months at BK-XL

$150K each. $1.5M total for pre-seed founders

any black founders raising rn? lmk what ur working on in the comments if ur raising 💸

me as a founder vs me after becoming a vc

its been over 2 wks so time to make it official

i’ve joined the team at BK-XL to build a world-class accelerator program for underrepresented founders globally in BK

i’ve always thought there should be a YC for black founders & now i get to help build that with the

one day ur young and cool and the next you’re building a startup & struggling to raise money