Builder Week V1 is live

Thanks to those of you who expressed interest or gave feedback last week on our new experiment around helping builders get feedback from and connect w...

We want to help you tell your story

A new demo experiment is now loadingStanding in front of your project and telling your story can be magic when it comes to getting support and making ...

Our bold new experiment is loading…

There have been an unusually high number of interesting updates and opportunities in Backdrop over the past week, so I’m going to get right to them. B...

Launching an experiment in the next few weeks?

Backdrop is buzzing in the bear market, and that’s thanks to all of you that continue to ship bold new things at the frontier. On that note, I’ve noti...

Opportunities for builders at the frontier

It’s a crazy world out there right now in builder land, amirite? We’ve got a good batch of opportunities to stay inspired, informed, and connected thi...

Insights from 50+ interviews with founders at the frontier

I’m departing from the usual weekly digest format this week to share some hopefully helpful insights that we’ve collected from many of you as well as ...

Go ahead, build something crazy

Building something in a frontier space like crypto, AI, biotech, etc is … a bit crazy. The ground is moving quickly underneath your feet, and every mo...

Thinking about the Seed Club accelerator?

If you've been with us for a while, you'll know we go waaay back (Horizon, anyone?) with Seed Club. To put it simply, we both care a LOT about helping...

Some Demo Day alpha + new session this Friday

You may have noticed that we’ve been quieter than usual, and it isn’t even because we all decided to take Zakku up on his offer to rent out his awesom...

Introducing Backdrop Demo (Fri)day(s)

Crypto is a cozy space these days — we all have a pretty good sense of the products that are pushing the envelope. But despite that, few people can actually picture how those products work, how they feel, and how we might use or partner with them.  It’s not for lack of desire. Builders love explo...