Matt White(@matthew_d_white):Spent time with Don Ho (@iamdonho), who runs @LightyearHQ Residency. We had a deep conversation about open source, founder velocity, and why a true residency is not a hacker house. Lightyear is built for pre-Series A startups that are already off the ground, with customers and recurring revenue. The point is not “find an idea.” It is 30 days of radical focus to pressure-test, sharpen, and scale what is already working. Some founders have doubled ARR in a month. That is what the right environment can do: compress time, raise ambition, and slingshot serious founders forward.

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Matt White@matthew_d_white

2026.05.15 22:01

Spent time with Don Ho (@iamdonho), who runs @LightyearHQ Residency. We had a deep conversation about open source, founder velocity, and why a true residency is not a hacker house. Lightyear is built for pre-Series A startups that are already off the ground, with customers and recurring revenue. The point is not “find an idea.” It is 30 days of radical focus to pressure-test, sharpen, and scale what is already working. Some founders have doubled ARR in a month. That is what the right environment can do: compress time, raise ambition, and slingshot serious founders forward.