If you’re looking to be at the center of AI, San Francisco is the place to be! There are AI events every day. While riding a Lime scooter around town, I overhear people talking about AI as I pass. I walk into coffee shops and see over 30 people with their laptops open to Claude or Codex. It’s literally AI everywhere. And when you need a break, there are plenty of parks, beaches, and trails to escape to and touch grass. I’m staying at Foundry while I’m here. It’s a hacker house, basically a shared home where founders and builders live, work on their projects, and connect with each other. For anyone building with AI, being surrounded by people exploring what’s possible is a big part of the appeal. You can come for one month, two months, or longer. You don’t have to move your whole life here to get immersed. They’re opening a new house in Mission Dolores. If you’re serious about building with AI, now is the time to be here. This could be your way in.
I’ve tied up 95% of my personal capital opening our fifth Hacker House in San Francisco. It’s a 28-bedroom house in Mission Dolores. 30% the rooms are still available. This is the third time I’ve put almost everything I have into building Foundry. Opening a house from scratch while bootstrapped means putting $70,000 into rent and furniture before the house earns its first dollar. It isn’t easy, but I’m glad I chose this path. The harder a business is to build, the fewer people are willing to take it on. Today, 50 residents call Foundry home. Over 200 founders and engineers have lived with us, including roughly 30 Founders Inc. participants and about 10 founders each from YC and Entrepreneur First. What makes it worth building is what happens between people: dinners that turn into working sessions, honest feedback on an idea, and help from someone working through the same challenges. We’re now welcoming residents into Mission Dolores. If you’re coming for SF Tech Week and want to stay with other founders and builders, apply here: https://foundry.today I’d love to welcome you home.
