Auren Hoffman launches 9-day residency for builders who haven't quit their day jobs
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-11-02
Auren Hoffman (CEO, NQB8; GP, Flex Capital) launches weekends&nights, a highly selective 9-day founder residency (Jan 9–17, 2027) in Northern Virginia for people still employed who want to hack on side projects nights and weekends. The pitch cites Chris Dixon's weekend thesis and origin stories of Twitter, Coinbase, Instagram and GitHub. Outcomes: keep building, co-found with NQB8, or raise via the W&N network. Applications open.
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