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Today we raised $145m to fund bootstrappers here on Twitter!
Get up to $3m in non-dilutive capital overnight from @FounderpathHQ
Figured I'd prove it by wiring a bunch of you today.
Tag the bootstrapped SaaS founder you admire most below...
❤️My favorites:
🧵A thread 👇
AI will takeover the world!
Also: can’t keep basic airline communication systems working
#faa #groundstop
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We have the smartest engineers in the world yet this sort of thing still happens.
Baffling
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Nathan Latka retweeted
Watched the amazing podcast of Stéphane Donzé (Founder and CEO of @AODocs ) with @NathanLatka (Founder of @FounderpathHQ & Podcast Host of Top Founders with Nathan Latka) on how he bootstrapped AODocs.
My 3 key takeaways from this podcast:
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Jensen is a friend & legend. But he was not a one man show. He built an exceptional company of 42k people (31k in R&D alone) led by brilliant leaders like Jonah, Arjun, Sameer, Ashish, Gilad, Andrew, Dwight, Deb, Jeff, Ian, Colette, etc (look them up on Claude) - they run the key parts of the business day in and day out that makes Nvidia, Nvidia.
These are the unsung heroes who help architect & do the daily impossible work to deliver the most sophisticated AI products in the world that have put America in the lead at this critical moment in time.
That didn’t change today. Despite the noise - they showed up to deliver the Blackwell & Rubin GPUs & Vera CPUs that power the world. And are following the same playbook to make sure they deliver the fully baked Rubin Ultra in 2027 & Feynman in 2028 ahead of expectations.
And no better interim leader than Colette Kress who knows every nook & cranny of the business. She will make the trains run on time; allocate capital to its highest & best use; and provide the steady hand that the business needs to make important decisions.
Not spinning this as happy or good news - just offering a dose of realism. Silicon Valley is not run by 10 rock stars. Founders are essential but the great ones attract legends in their own right who compound the magic. Thousands of people driven by a mission bigger than all of us. And nowhere is that more true than Nvidia. 🇺🇸🦾🚀
Jim Cramer says interim Nvidia CEO Colette Kress runs things with a 'steel fist' and is 'absolutely the one you need right now'
“She is someone who has been leading the calls. Colette’s been my contact person other than Jensen for years. Colette runs a conference call. By the way, Colette runs with a steel fist. I will tell you that.”
“She’s no-nonsense, and she is absolutely the one that you need right now because she has the bearing. She will accept no nonsense.”
Nathan Latka retweeted
As the swirl continues (which I believe should be taken seriously), let’s pause for a moment and remember what Jensen has contributed to our industry with his determination and vision, which laid the foundation that we all work off of today.
Jensen’s statements have shown grace and dignity to his family and the industry. He surely understands the impact.
Now we should be patient and wait for investigations by the board of directors and any government authorities to conclude.
they work
aim for 47%+ conversion from RSVP to live attendee
data from my recent ones:
Oct 29, 2026 (luma.com/fp24): 699 registered, 301 attended (43%)
Sep 3, 2026 (luma.com/fp23): 524 registered, 300 attended (57%)
Aug 12, 2026 (luma.com/fp22): 517 registered, 237 attended (46%)
Jul 16, 2026 (luma.com/fp21): 443 registered, 226 attended (51%)
Jun 30, 2026 (luma.com/fp20): 480 registered, 216 attended (45%)
May 14, 2026 (luma.com/fp19): 410 registered, 168 attended (41%)
Apr 13, 2026 (luma.com/fp18): 998 registered, 513 attended (51%)
Mar 5, 2026 (luma.com/fp17): 596 registered, 318 attended (53%)
Jan 8, 2026 (luma.com/fp16): 253 registered, 124 attended (49%)
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founder in austin?
poker/game night was a hit!
Join next one Dec 7th (limited seats)
luma.com/sgn1
(If link doesn't work, means we filled up)
founder in austin?
poker/game night was a hit!
Join next one Dec 7th (limited seats)
luma.com/sgn1
(If link doesn't work, means we filled up)
Nathan Latka retweeted
In my 20’s, I used to work on Wall Street.
People my age now (45) said they were working 70, 80, 90 hours a week for their families…but all their families actually wanted was their presence.
They didn’t understand why their families resented how much they worked when they lived in a nice house, and their kids went to private schools.
It was just the world we all lived in. We knew nothing else.
I decided early in my startup journey that wasn’t going to be me.
My co-founders and I have always had a policy of quitting at 5 or 5:30.
By that, I mean:
> Shut off my laptop
> No more work talk
> Go home to my family
Frequently I’m out even earlier - 3-5, depending on whether I want to do something with the kids.
I rarely travel for work and don’t entertain for work.
My family life gives me energy for my work.
My work gives me energy for my family life.
I'm trying to stay not burnt out and excited about this for several decades.
Can every founder choose this?
Maybe not everybody, but more people have the choice than realize they do.
There is great reward that comes from designing a business around the life you want.
Nathan Latka retweeted
We lost one of the greats of the bootstrapped software world.
Adam Robinson was so inspiring to follow in his journey to build Retention, RB2B, and MoltSets in public. There aren't many people who bootstrap a company to $10M+ like he did, let alone to do it in public.
Last time we were together in Miami he teased me that my Web App Challenge was so inspirational to him, but that he wished I posted more. So he'd ask himself, "What do I wish Nathan shared?" Then write that.
I loved his public posts, lessons learned, and the way he ran the podcast. He was also so generous with his data and legal knowledge as we launched Subscriber Signals at Kit.
Adam, thank you for the generosity in every interaction. You inspired me and thousands of other founders. You'll be dearly missed.
Rest in peace.
