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.