9 days in SF: one founder dinner and she's raising a pre-seed with a16z contacts
tech__unicorn · x · 2026-09-22
A humorous take on San Francisco founder culture: the author's cousin arrived in SF nine days ago, attended one founder dinner, and is already raising a pre-seed, moving to Pac Heights, co-hosting founder dinners, calling herself "deep in AI," and has a16z in her contacts. The post captures the remarkably effective and replicable SF startup social playbook.
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