Dutch-American entrepreneurial community in Silicon Valley. In a relationship with @DutchTechX — By @obinkhorstdutchtechx.com/about San Francisco, CAJoined September 2012
As an entrepreneur in the Netherlands, I’m increasingly worried about where we’re heading.
More restrictions, higher taxes, and less room to build and invest.
At some point, entrepreneurs and capital simply look for a better place to grow.
That should concern all of us.
The Mexican Navy’s tall ship Cuauhtémoc has sailed into the San Francisco Bay. The iconic vessel is docked in our city this week as part of their 2026 North Pacific Training Cruise, a 92-day trip to ports along the coasts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Today we welcomed the ship’s crew into City Hall, and wished them good luck and calm waters ahead.
If you want to see the ship in the port, come to Piers 15-17 on the Embarcadero before Sunday, September 27. There will be a farewell ceremony on Sunday at 9:30 am before she sets sail at 10 am.
Our next round of founder + investor events starts this week.
First stop: NYC, with Toronto, Seoul, San Francisco, and Singapore coming right after.
🗽 Batter Up NYC! — Sept 9
🍁 Founder Friends Toronto — Sept 22
🇰🇷 Founder Friends Seoul — Sept 29
🌉 Founder Friends San Francisco — Oct 5
🌉 Batter Up San Francisco — Oct 6
🇸🇬 Founder Friends Singapore — Oct 8
A severe heatwave is coming to the Bay Area this week. Parts of SF could hit 95°F and San Jose 100°F on Wednesday.
SF could see back-to-back 90°F days Tuesday and Wednesday, with very warm nights. Microclimates do matter: the Outer Richmond and Outer Sunset may not crack 80°F.
SFO airport is SO much nicer than Heathrow. Basically never any queues, no hostile commercial area where you're forced to walk through perfume-filled air. Quiet. Lots of space to sit.
What explains this? Just the US being richer? Is SFO unusually nice for US?
For all the young founders who told me two or three years ago that they had to drop out of school to start companies at that moment or it would be too late:
fundraising masterclass from @travisk
on valuation: "I'm always saying it's at least this and it can go up, but I start low... so it only goes up, so that everybody's pumped, leaning forward"
start low, get bid up. anchoring initial price too high is a rookie mistake
We were proud to be part of One City Day.
SFPD joined volunteers across San Francisco to help beautify neighborhoods and give back to the communities we serve.
Thank you to everyone who joined us!
“The welfare state is the oldest con game in the world. First, you take people's money away quietly, and then you give some of it back to them flamboyantly.”
„Juist immigranten staan vaak aan de wieg van succesvolle startups. Strenge immigratieregels worden gezien als een rem op innovatie.” - @obinkhorst@telegraaf
Read the rest here:
telegraaf.nl/financieel/ond…
Snow covered roads are being observed in the Sierra this evening. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for the Sierra and southern Cascades until 4 PM Monday, with major mountain travel impacts expected above 5000 feet. Mountain travel is highly discouraged! #cawx
At HackerOne, we believe that the future of security involves a security research community working together with enterprises by leveraging the power of AI.
The National Weather Service Bay Area has issued a coastal flood advisory through Sunday evening as king tides are expected to cause nuisance flooding along the shorelines of the North Bay, East Bay and Peninsula.
These videos show waves on Wednesday in Pacifica, California.
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