COSTART IS BACK π₯³
Your go-to tech, startup & venture capital tips, resources, guides and community πͺ
Costart is a community of Tech, Startup, and Venture Capital enthusiasts run by Deb Pratiher. We share resources on how to break into tech, start companies, get startup jobs, and tea on VC and the tech industry π
Hi there frens,
Itβs been a minute. Costart used to be a thriving community a few years ago, we took a break, and now we are BACK! So what happened, why a two-year hiatus you must be asking π Well, a LOT happened, there was the pandemic, the maco-economic volatility, SVB, Web3 bull run, AI Hype, and a lot more went down in tech.
But now the builder energy in tech is unlike ever before. Almost unlike itβs been for a decade. Aditya Agarwal from South Park Common says it best -
Tech Tea βοΈ
CatchΒ Aileen LeeΒ andΒ Jason CalacanisΒ onΒ This Week in StartupsΒ delving deep into lessons learned from the 2023 unicorn herd, the evolution of the VC, and predictions for the years ahead π¦
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan at Anant Ambani Radhika Merchant pre-wedding. Itβs almost like the Indian royal wedding. Wait this was just the PRE-wedding!!!
Venus Williams brings her interior design skills to Palazzo, a new generative AI-powered platform. Check it out here.
Accelerators & Grants π°
Unusual Academy
Accelerate your path to product-market fit
Unusual Academy is a hands-on program for committed founders who are ready to dive head first into the company building process.
We run three unique Academy cohorts per year β whether youβre a student founder or an experienced technologist, we want to hear from you.Β Apply here.
GitHub Accelerator 2024
Powering open source for today and tomorrow
Selected projects will receive up to $40,000 in non-dilutive funding and participate in the 10 week program. Apply here.
Pitch HearstLab NYC
Early-stage female founders, one week left to apply for Pitch HearstLab NYC!! Winner(s) will receive $100k in investment and 3 months of support fromΒ HearstLab. Apply here.
Unshackled Residency
A residence program for solo immigrant founders. Learn more here.
Bawse Ventures Grant
Bawse Ventures, a micro fund that will invest in entrepreneurs to give them grants and seed funding where there typically is none.
Most small businesses arenβt large enough to have venture capital dollars and business loans are far out of reach. So who do you go to when you donβt need a million dollars, you just need $10k to help fund your inventory? Within the Black and Brown community, raising money from friends and family is rare because more often than not, our friends and family donβt have excess dollars to give. So I want to be the friend that allows the next generation of entrepreneurs to follow their dreams fearlessly. Apply here.
Curated Jobs πΌ
Associate Product Manager at Visa
Growth Product Manager, Generative AI at Scale AI
Senior Product Manager - AI at Front
Responsibility Product Manager Google DeepMind
Curated Events in SF π₯³
PLG Happy Hour - Product-Led Growth Founders, Builders & Marketers in San Francisco this week on March 7th. Stop by to meet others building towards PLG in startups and enterprises! RSVP Here.
Antler - Pre-seed Founder Happy Hour. RSVP Here.
Founding Engineer Happy Hour. RSVP here.
Founderβs Corner π
Founder life is hard and fundraising is one of the hardest aspects of being a founder.
Here is a graphics which truly shows what fundraising is like as a founder. If you are a founder looking to fundraise soon. Here are some resources for you -
Read Ryan Breslowβs book on Fundraising.
Lennyβs Playbook for Fundraising Article.
100+ resources on Fundraising by Base Templates here.
20+ VC Funds Focused on Writing Checks to Diverse Founders by Nicole DeTommaso
Angel Directory by First Round Capital
The No-Warm-Intro-Required Investor List by Yuliya Bel
In two weeks we will be back with more!! So if you enjoyed this, share this with more of your friends in tech! More shares = Invite to exclusive events in SF π₯³
Cheers,
Deb π