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Russell Smith 🤙
9 Mothers
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Russell Smith 🤙
9 Mothers
@rhs
Currently @9mothers building AI weapon systems. YC P26. LP/VP @pioneer_fund. LP @ others. Ex @recursecenter A1'22, @rainforestqa, @ycombinator S12, P26.
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    Russell Smith 🤙
    9 Mothers
    @rhs
    Apr 1
    Having done YC before, it's amazing to be back. The energy is the same 14 years (!!) on. Also, the quality of the folks I met was just as a high, if not more. So many have done a ton already, some are early. All are moving super fast. Crazy achievement by the YC team and
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    Russell Smith 🤙
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    @rhs
    Jun 30
    🙃🤷‍♂️
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    Uubzu v4
    @uubzu
    Jun 29
    Have some perspective
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    Russell Smith 🤙
    9 Mothers
    @rhs
    Jun 27
    Interview about @Inc and @lisabonos - @9Mothers , @ployai, @ApolloAtomics, and more @ycombinator P26 folks!
    5 Companies to Watch From Y Combinator’s Spring Batch
    From inc.com
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    Russell Smith 🤙
    9 Mothers
    @rhs
    Jun 25
    PSA: before anyone goes premium or more, @x doesn't let companies doing defense use ads or ad credits, at all. it's not listed publicly. it just gets flagged. support can't tell you why. you have to escalate, a lot.
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    Russell Smith 🤙
    9 Mothers
    @rhs
    Jun 17
    This is going to absolutely crush Webflow, Framer, and wider. @bryantchou and team have made @ployai so insanely good, I literally don't want to even remember using anything else before. My personal fav company of the entire batch.
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    brryant
    @bryantchou
    Jun 17
    AI is making marketers lazy. So we made the website do the work instead. Today, we're launching @ployai: the all-in-one marketing platform that turns your website into your hardest working employee. And we're coming out of stealth today with a $27M seed led by @ycombinator and
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