Startup Founders on Twitter
Active founders posting specifics about company building: distribution, hiring, pricing, fundraising, and what they would do differently.
Founder Twitter is most useful when the advice is current and concrete. These active founders keep showing up in our curated stream with real numbers and real decisions, not motivational filler.
35 profiles·3.7K curated posts·2.9M engagement
People To Follow
Authors who repeatedly show up in this part of the conversation.
Nathan Barry
@nathanbarryFounder & CEO at @Kit - the operating system for creators who mean business: https://kit.com
Sam Altman
@samaAI is cool i guess
Dario Amodei
@DarioAmodeiAnthropic CEO. http://darioamodei.com
GREG ISENBERG
@gregisenbergI run a portfolio of internet companies and host @startupideaspod. CEO: @latecheckoutplz we build companies like @ideabrowser, @meetLCA, @boringmarketer etc
Amjad Masad
@amasadceo @replit. civilizationist
Guillermo Rauch
@rauchg@vercel CEO
DHH
@dhhFather of three, Creator of Ruby on Rails + Omarchy, Co-owner & CTO of 37signals, Shopify director, NYT best-selling author, and Le Mans 24h class-winner.
Tyler Denk
@denk_tweetscofounder/ceo @beehiiv. former product at youtube, morning brew. creator of @bigdeskenergy
Sahil Lavingia
@shlFounder @Gumroad. Author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur. Now @IRSNews. Views are my own!
Zeno Rocha
@zenorochafounder & ceo @resend // creator of https://new.email • https://react.email • https://draculatheme.com
Ryan Carson
@ryancarsonDad, Dev, CEO, 3x Founder.
Dan Shipper
@danshipperceo @every — the only subscription you need to stay at the edge of AI
Aaron Levie
@levieceo @box - your business lives in content. unleash it with AI
Theo - t3.gg
@theoFull time CEO @t3dotchat. Part time YouTuber, investor, and developer
Greg Brockman
@gdbPresident & Co-Founder @OpenAI
Alex Finn
@AlexFinnI love vibe coding. Founder/CEO of Creator Buddy, the only AI trained on all of your X posts. Built a $300k ARR app by myself. http://creatorbuddy.io
Riley Brown
@rileybrownCofounder of @vibecodeapp (the easiest way to use Claude Code to build professional mobile apps and web apps)
Michael Truell
@mntruell@cursor_ai CEO
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FAQ
Who are the best startup founders to follow on Twitter?
Start with founders and operators who post specific lessons about product, growth, hiring, fundraising, and market strategy, then inspect their curated profile pages.
Does this include investors?
Only when they are also actively operating a company. Investor-first profiles belong in the separate Investors and VCs hub.