I'm Julian Weisser.

• Music school dropout.
• Co-founder and CEO of ODF/On Deck, helping more people start the best startups. Over 1,000 startups launched in five years.
• Building Merge — a club for grant recipients and those looking for nondilutive funding. Check out our grant guide and podcast (Apple/Spotify/YouTube).
• Running with Builders who Run SF — a casual running club for builders.
• Backer of big and quaint ideas including:
  • MagicSchool
  • Roots
  • Oversee
  • Motion
  • Astroforge
  • Loyal
  • Primer
  • Wander
• I write a weekly newsletter and podcast called Texts with Founders sharing tested tactics for the early days. Popular posts include:
  • MFNs
  • Handling inbound from investors
  • Tranche Fundraising
  • Conditional Commitments
  • Avoiding Gossip
• Essays at Multitudes
  • Founders and Customers: Love and Service
  • Founders and Momentum
  • Brag about others.
• julian@weisser.io | LinkedIn | Twitter