So pumped for this! Gonna be a hell of a time founding Plyxl with some of my best friends. Follow along to see my journey founding a YC company!

We are so excited to announce that Plyxl is officially backed by @ycombinator. Plyxl is a dynamic business workspace. It builds apps, creates automations, and works for your business. If you've been looking to automate something, book a free call with us: plyxl.com/bookings

Teachers that truly care about the kids will do the hard thing.

Today I just dropped over half of my classes at the University of Illinois. I am official a part time student. It is a little scary knowing that I am technically falling behind in school this semester. But sacrifices like this have to be made to go after what I really want.

The biggest financial gut-punch a middle-class parent ever takes is opening their kid’s college financial aid letter. You work for twenty-two years. You don't buy new cars. You don't take lavish vacations. Your household brings in $115,000 a year before taxes. Your kid busts their tail in high school. 3.9 GPA. National Honor Society. You fill out the FAFSA, submit your tax returns, and wait. The calculation comes back: Student Aid Index: $38,000 per year. Zero grants. Zero institutional scholarships. Zero tuition relief. The government looks at a family living in a three-bedroom tract house with a mortgage and essentially says: “You have $38,000 in liquid cash sitting under your mattress right now to hand over to a university every September.” If you make under $35,000, tuition is covered by Pell Grants and state aid. If you make $1.5 million, you write a check from an investment trust and don't even notice it. If you’re in the middle? You get a polite email with a link to apply for federal Parent PLUS loans at an 8.5% interest rate. The middle class is too broke to afford college, but too "rich" to get a dime of help. Has anyone else opened a financial aid report and felt completely sick to their stomach?

The US government will give your startup up to $1.55M and take 0% equity. @NSF's America's Seed Fund is open again after Congress reauthorized it in April. Three tracks: - Phase I: up to $305K to prove the idea - Phase II: up to $1.25M to build it - Fast-Track: up to $1.55M, both phases in one go Who can apply: - US-based startups with 500 or fewer employees - 51%+ owned by US citizens or permanent residents - Not majority owned by VCs - All the work done in the US How it works: - Send a 3-page Project Pitch first - NSF invites the best ones to submit a full proposal - Next full proposal deadline: Nov 4 Phase I funding rates have run about 10 to 20%. It's work, but nobody takes your cap table. Application link 👉 seedfund.nsf.gov Bookmark and tag a tech founder who needs this.