Startups In The Wild! Step inside Profound: the SPC company growing so fast they opened 2 new offices since we filmed this a few weeks ago.

How did researchers become the most valuable currency in tech today? Come find out on 9/24 at South Park Commons NYC. "From PhD to IPO" with: - Jonathan Frankle (Chief AI Scientist Databricks via MosiacML) - Tara Sainath (Co-Lead of Gemeni Audio Google DeepMind) - Alex Wiltschko (Founder of Osmo)

Baiju Bhatt helped millions learn to invest through Robinhood. He’s since taken the leap to aerospace. Baiju joins Aditya Agarwal to cover what building from first principles looks like the second time around, the true meaning of the American Dream, and more. Full episode in the comments.

How do you stay relevant in the age of AI? Gary Vaynerchuk has a few ideas. Gary joined SPC Principal Dylan Itzikowitz at SPC NYC, covering what it means to build cultural relevancy in 2025, and where AI is taking it next. Catch the full episode on the Minus One podcast.

What if every mobile surface was a billboard? InMobi founder and CEO Naveen Tewari joins SPC partner Prateek Mehta to discuss building a global behemoth from India - one that continues to embrace the ambition of startup mode. Tune in to the full episode. Link in the comments.

Questions over answers. We don't have requests for startups. We have requests for curiosity. Here's what we're most curious about right now. 🔽

“Design is a visual language for human emotion.” Soleio, designer of Facebook’s “Like” button and early creative at Facebook & Dropbox, joins Aditya Agarwal on Minus One to discuss intricacies of design, the rise of AI, and what it all means for the future. Full episode linked in the comments.

Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO at Coinbase, joins Aditya Agarwal on Minus One to talk through all things founder culture, ingredients for success, and the rise of the Indian startup ecosystem. From the ebbs and flows of capital, talent, and more–check it out at the links in the comments.

In this episode, David Baszucki (Roblox’s original “block star”) joined Dylan Itzikowitz at SPC for a dive into the dawn of Roblox, and the ways AI is helping shape a digital world that now welcomes almost 100 million daily users. Links in the comments.

We explored theories of consciousness, science fiction, and reality with @nealstephenson.bsky.social, @kyliu99.bsky.social, @cyanbanister.bsky.social, and @joscha.bsky.social. Imagine the future with us. Full discussion in the comments.

Engineers know to listen to Adam D’Angelo. He joined us at SPC to reflect on early days at Facebook, building Quora, his early conviction in a then-struggling OpenAI, and the recursive nature of AI. Full episode in the comments.

In this episode of Minus One, Niall Ferguson joins Aditya Agarwal and @jpbrebner.bsky.social to explore the idea of a civilizational minus one, the rise of AI, and why understanding what lies ahead may require mining the lessons of the past. Watch the full episode with the link in the comments.

I'm hiring a Storytelling Associate at @southparkcommons.bsky.social! The SPC community is fully storytelling-pilled. It's the foundational skill of -1 to 0. But we have too many stories to tell. That's where you come in. ⬇️

A huge thank you to Vinod Khosla for joining our community at SPC. With Aditya Agarwal hosting the discussion, Vinod, as always, didn’t hold back. Links in the comments.

How do writers who imagine the future affect people building the future? And vice-versa? We're hosting Neal Stephenson, Cyan Banister, & Joscha Bach in conversation with Jonathan Brebner & Cristian Cibils Bernardes this Wednesday to find out. lu.ma/spc-scifi-pa...

Supersonic travel was written off years ago. BlakeScholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, wasn’t easily dissuaded. He joined SPC partners Aditya Agarwal and @jpbrebner.bsky.social to talk about building a legacy company, Boom’s near-death moments, and how aviation iterates. Full episode in comments.

Satya Nadella took over as Microsoft’s first non-founder CEO and refounded it from the inside out. In this episode of Minus One, he speaks with Ruchi Sanghvi and Aditya Agarwal about the refounder mindset, Microsoft’s "software factory," AI, and more. Link to the full episode in the comments.

"With AI, curiosity and critical thinking and confidence are still going to remain at a premium." What will you do with the coming wave of intelligence? Thanks for joining us this week Satya Nadella!

Kirsten Green remains excited about consumer products—her early bets on Warby Parker and Glossier reflect a larger theme: human behavior evolves with technology. Hear more from Kirsten's chat with SPC founding partner Ruchi Sanghvi. Full episode linked in the comments.

To say we're pretty excited about tomorrow's guest might be an understatement... Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will join SPC partners Aditya Agarwal & Ruchi Sanghvi on the SPC stage–we can't wait for this one!

Few operate at Bhavish Aggarwal’s scale. Ola reshaped mobility, expanded into EVs, AI, and now bets on food delivery. He shares lessons from failure and why deep-tech is India’s frontier. Watch the full episode with Bhavish, hosted by Aditya Agarwal and Prateek Mehta. Links in the comments.

In case you missed it, the one and only Satya Nadella is joining us on Tuesday, March 4th at SPC SF! Doors will open at 2pm. We have a few spots left, RSVP here lu.ma/spc-satya-na...

How do you innovate in an industry as old as... rent? By allowing renters to earn points on rent payments, Bilt Rewards founder & CEO Ankur Jain is doing just that. Hear about Ankur's path to entrepreneurship in the real estate capital of the world at SPC NYC on March 12th! lu.ma/bilt-rewards...

We covered everything from championing proactive consumer products, non-linear career paths, to the re-imagination of search and more–thanks for joining us to chat with Ruchi yesterday Kirsten Green!

Note the upcoming changes to the South Park Commons event schedule!

Satya Nadella needs no introduction. One of technology's most transformative leaders and current CEO of Microsoft, will be joining us at South Park Commons SF this March. Aditya Agarwal and Satya will be chatting all things building for the future.

What kind of environment is best for going from -1 to 0? Which conditions will maximize the chance you find an idea worth the next decade of your life? The answer is simple but significant:

tick...tock... https://buff.ly/421cAFW

We're very excited for our upcoming speaker events, featuring some of the most impactful founders, investors, and leaders in tech. If you're thinking about starting a company, entering the idea maze, or simply want to learn something new from the best, check out what's next:

Want to see the future? Check out what was revealed at our Winter 2025 Demo Faire! We're very strict with our live demos only rule—no slide shows here, just what the founders of SPC are building. blog.southparkcommons.com/demo-faire-w...

Reminder! We have a few spots left for our Winter Demo Faire tomorrow in SF – LIVE demos only!

Few people have had as close a view or as much influence on the course of technology in the last two decades as Adam D'Angelo. Join us on January 22nd in SF to hear what’s next.

NYC, join us & SPC company Profound at Ramp HQ tomorrow for a hack night! There'll be demos, giveaways & hacking with an awesome group of sponsors & partners RSVP here https://buff.ly/40cWVkg

Founder Fellowship applications are open! We support the most ambitious founders in -1 to 0, pre-revenue, pre-product, or even pre-idea. Fellows get: 💰 $1M in funding 🤝 Bespoke support, small cohort, open timeline 🚀 SPC membership, offices & programming FAQ & application ⬇️

Don't miss live demos from SPC members & alumni at next week's Winter Demo Faire—no slideshows allowed! We have a couple of spots left, RSVP here:

Curious about the future of tech outside SaaS? Last chance to register for our upcoming panel with Union Square Ventures next Tuesday – we can't wait to dive in! lu.ma/spc-usv-panel

Our first Request for Curiosity featured questions the SPC team is puzzling over. The second comes straight from SPC members. See the questions SPC members are exploring:

Just released: a new CodeYam product demo that digs into a new way to navigate software’s complexity. Learn more & watch the demo: open.substack.com/pub/codeyam/...

It's almost 2025. You know what that means. Winter Demo Faire. No slide shows. The latest and greatest live demos from SPC members and alumni. Register to join us in person on Jan. 15th in SF. ⬇️

If you are a founder, technologist, or researcher in the -1 to 0 stage of your career, apply to South Park Commons! www.southparkcommons.com/apply

Every question in our Request for Curiosity 🧵

Hello Bluesky. Who here is in -1 to 0? blog.southparkcommons.com/what-is-nega...

If you want to know what the founders, technologists, and researchers at @southparkcommons.bsky.social are interested in right now, we put together a list of questions in our very first Request for Curiosity. blog.southparkcommons.com/request-for-...

We don't have requests for startups—we have requests for curiosity. Here are the most interesting questions we're exploring right now:

5 Palantir alumni described the company's culture to us in 2 words. It got interesting. The best startups aren't afraid to go rogue.

If you're a work in progress If you're figuring out what's next If you're building conviction in an idea If you're in -1 to 0 SPC is for you—apply here: southparkcommons.com/apply

If not being in the room where it happens feels like a personal insult, you probably will hate the corporate world. But you might make a great founder. Chief co-founder and prolific brand storyteller Lindsay Kaplan explains why in our latest Minus One episode.

Why reinvent the wheel? Hear a sneak peek of our chat with Chief founder Lindsay Kaplan – full Minus One episode goes live this Wednesday!

Why do many founders with successful exits keep founding new companies? As Kevin Ryan shared with us, it’s not really about the money, it’s for the love of the game.

How did Mike Schroepfer go from CTO of Meta to investing in climate tech at Gigascale? He saw a huge problem—and a huge business opportunity.