Hugging Face began with a handshake and a prank on a Brooklyn rooftop, says early backer
graceisford · x · 2026-09-03
Lux Capital's Josh Wolfe congratulates the Hugging Face founders, recounting how the journey began with a handshake and a prank on a Brooklyn rooftop and grew into a global open-source movement few predicted — a founder story surfacing during HF's milestone.
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