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heliosthegriffin · 4 years ago

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Earth-King Jaune I

AN: This an alternate semblance Jaune fic. If you can’t guess it from the title, uh, well just read it.

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Jaune sat on the rooftop of the dormitory, looking at his hands underneath the night sky thousands of stars glancing down on him. Today he had under-covered his semblance, and won his first combat class fight.

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Finding his semblance wasn’t a particularly impressive affair. Jaune had been chosen to fight in combat class, against Sky Lark from Team CRDL, and they had fought a evenly match spar against each other.

But, in the end, Jaune was being pushed back by Sky’s superior range, the boys halbert-gun giving him the extra foot or more to strike at Jaune to push him back.

Not that Sky was a particularly strong opponent, he just had range and some leverage. He wasn’t fast like Ruby, agile like Ren or Blake, strong like Nora or Yang, skilled like Pyrrha, or had a powerful semblance like Weiss. Just more skilled, and better conditioned.

A proper opponent for Jaune really.

Even as he was being push back, Jaune didn’t feel very tired, just infuriated.

Sky wasn’t much of a talker, but he had a smirk on his face as he pecked away at Jaune’s defense scoring the occasional hit to Jaune’s aura, slowly but surely wearing away at him.

In a display of impatience, against Pyrrha’s training, Jaune tried to bash Sky’s halberd away, but the other boy maneuvered his halberd back and then quickly stabbed his halberd at Jaune’s stomach and fired a shot that had him rolling onto his back.

Jaune laid on the other-side of the arena annoyed and bitter, as Sky smirked down at him from the other side. He rose to his feet as fast as his limited training let him.

Sky gave no reprieve though, taking great pleasure in dismantling his opponent, rushing across the arena.

In that moment time slowed down, as Jaune hyper-focused. His adrenaline pumping at the max and his powerful aura improving his sense. He just wished he could finally stop this guy!

What happened then wasn’t particularly flashy, explosive, or loud.

Jaune in a moment of unconscious action as his instincts empowered by his very Soul guided his sword and his hand. He held Crocea Mor’s straight out before flipping it and holding it blade downward then plunged the blade down to the ground as Sky charged at Jaune.

There was a slight cracking as Jaune hit the tip of Crocea Mors into the concrete floor. That Crack went forward ten feet before stopping in-front of Sky Lark creating a pothole in the ground.

It wasn’t very deep maybe a inch deep depression and less than a foot across.

It got the job done though, as Sky Lark assured of his victory kept charging even as Jaune stabbed his sword down, arrogantly assured of knowing Jaune’s fighting style like the back of his hand.

He easily tripped into the pothole falling with a surprised look on his face. He managed to get his halberd in front of him halting his fall, but Jaune saw the opportunity crossing the arena quickly to deliver a powerful two-handed strike to Sky’s head.

The other boy was KO’d immediately.

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Jaune laughed to himself on the roof, nobody could have believed what happened, not even himself, not tell Nora started running and jumping everywhere.

His teammates were so proud of him, and Pyrrha was downright hysterical with pride.

Ruby too, he even thought that Weiss cracked a smile.

After class though, Ms. Goodwitch held him back.

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“Mr. Arc, what did you do? You’ve never shown something like this before. So I’d appreciate it if you explained it to me, to prevent any injures or accidents, of course.” Ms. Goodwitch looked at him with stern green-eyes.

Jaune gulped nervously. “Um, I won?”

Ms. Goodwitch rolled her eyes goodnaturedly, and shook her head. “No, Mr. Arc, I mean what did you do in your fight with Mr. Lark?”

“I hit him with my sword?”

Ms. Goodwitch sighed. “I mean the part where Mr. Lark tripped.”

Jaune scrunched his face pensively. “I don’t know? I thought he just tripped.”

“Acts of the Brothers are uncommon, unless your name is Qrow Branwen.” Ms. Goodwitch said with a sigh.

Jaune didn’t know who Qrow Branwen is, but he must be very unlucky.

“Come, Mr. Arc, look at the replay of the fight.”

Jaune turned his seat away to look at the large holographic screen in her office.

It showed the fight, but then she paused it when Jaune touched his sword to the earth.

“That right there, Mr. Arc. What was that?”

Jaune looked confused for a moment, thinking intently. Then he started to remember and explained. “I don’t know, I just did what my gut told me to do. Like if I did that it would cause something that would help me.”

“Hmm, lets continue.”

She played the rest of the video, Jaune’s eyes widening as he watched the cracks spread into a depression in the concrete.

“I did that?” Jaune asked pointing at himself.

“I suppose you did, less you had a guardian spirit to watch over you.” Ms. Goodwitch looked at him. “Did you feel anything else when you did that? Like possibly a pull on your aura, or feeling in it?”

Jaune thought some more. “Yeah, I think I did, like when I did that it was like the most natural thing it the world, like moving a third arm I never knew about but always used.”

Ms. Goodwitch tapped a finger on her desk, clearly in thought.

“Mr. Arc, I have a theory. If you would accompany me to the classroom, we may be able to confirm it.”

Jaune looked at her confused, but shook it off and followed her trying to piece together what was going on.

They arrived at the arena with Jaune looking the cracks and the pothole.

“Do you think you could possibly reverse what you did, Mr. Arc? It is perfectly fine if you cannot, but if I’m correct in my assumption then it should be in your capabilities to do so.”

Jaune felt at little shock, that Ms. Goodwitch believed he was capable of anything, but it was mixed with excitement. Excitement that he might have potential to do something other than swing a sword.

“Just do what feels natural to you, and of course, your aura. Let it guide you and it should come with ease.”

Jaune nodded and once again unsheathed Crocea Mors, It feeling surprisingly nice in his hands, and strangely tinglingly like a build up of static electricity was covering it, like it was eager to be used.

Jaune pressed the tip of the blade into concrete, a trickle of his reserves flowing into the stone, and then he felt like a dial with ticked. He pulled the sword up and reversed his grip to point it into the air.

There was a slight growl from the earth as it sealed back, but it all went back together, like there was never any damage at all.

“Well, well. Looks like my assumption was right after all. Come back to my office Mr. Arc, I’d like to do a couple more test and try to impart some wisdom onto you.”

Jaune looked at her excitedly, almost not noticing her words, but followed back with enthusiasm.

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Back at the office Jaune was excused from the rest of his classes, Ms. Goodwitch turned out to be a Dr. in Semblance theory and study, so she had the authority to remove him from class under that authority to study a potentially semblance with unknown limits or capabilities.

She moved them into a room adjacent to her office, a large arena like room, but half of it was filled with various tools, items and devices.

She turned on a holographic recorder and a robotic assistant to record them and write down anything they said.

“Why do you need that?”

“All Doctors have bad handwriting.”

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Jaune looked at the pot of soil before him.

“I want you to try and divide the soil without attacking it, you may use your sword.”

Jaune pressed Crocea Mors to the dirt and it trickled down like before the soil dividing in half with far less effort than the concrete.

“Fascinating, did you notice any differences?”

“It was easier.”

“Do you think you could move it? You may use you’re sword.”

Jaune looked at the soil. There was not harm in trying.

Tapping tip of against the soil and then lifted the tip up, the soil following up behind it.

“Hmm, do you think you could have it follow you?”

Jaune felt with his aura and so far nothing felt wrong, or even off.

He swung the sword soil following the tip. Other than a trickle of aura to keep it there.

He did some sword fighting with his shadow and there was no noticable change in control of the soil.

Even if he ran, jumped, or dropped his sword, though it became much more difficult to control, he remained in control of the sword.

Jaune explained it to Ms. Goodwitch when she asked.

“Could you try shaping it?”

Jaune nodded and held his sword out, and tried to picture a circle.

It took some aura but it became a circle, well actually a circle cylinder.

He made it in to a sphere.

He made all the basic shapes he could.

“Try making something more detailed if you can.”

Jaune nodded.

He focus his attention on the pyramid of soil and tried to imagine a copy of Crocea Mors.

Jaune shook this time as exertion became more difficult as the more complex the form. He grabbed his forearm with his left hand, keeping his sword steady as he modelled.

It was much more tiring but it was done.

“Do you feel any fatigue?”

“Yeah, that actually took something out of me.”

“Do you need to take a break?”

Jaune thought about it, but shook his head. “No, I just need a breathe.”

Ms. Goodwitch looked a little concerned. “If you believe so, when you’re ready, I’d like to do a last test on the soil.”

Jaune let the soil fall into a formless glob in the air. “Hit me with it.”

“Try and create a detailed model of person, or as close as you can without straining yourself.”

Jaune smiled and nodded.

He focused on dirt and steadying his sword-arm with his other. Now, who to model?

Snow Angel.

He tried to form the mass of soil into the likeness of Weiss.

It didn’t work, too lumpy. Not enough detail, trying to move it in one place destroyed another.

Agghh. ‘What if I pour more aura into?’

Jaune focused on his work and trickled some-more aura into it, pouring more and more in, it didn’t work.

If anything it made it harder to move, but he couldn’t stop, something was telling him something was going to happen if he kept going-

KA-PLUMP!

Purple rune formed into front of Jaune as his work exploded all over him, covering him in a dusting of soil.

Ms. Goodwitch had a worried smirk on her face. “I assume that’s a no?”

Jaune gave a nervous laugh.

“Now next question? Do you think you could clean this up?”

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The answer was yes. He could even remove the soil out of his clothes.

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The next several hours were spent testing his abilities on different forms of earth and minerals.

He could move and control sand, mud, and loose earth with no difficulty, changing their shape with ease. But, he couldn’t shape stone and harder more solid material.

He could make a rock float easily, repair cracks in it and make it fuse to other stone, but he could not make it change shape. Not without breaking it down into smaller ones and then reforming it. Which was much more exhausting than controlling in shaping mud, which was harder than controlling sand or soil.

The only thing he couldn’t manipulate out of tests was earth dust strangely enough.

“I suspect that is due to Dust’s anomalous properties, if you expand your control of your aura you may be able to incorporate into your semblance.”

Jaune nodded feeling tired, swinging his sword around and making his aura do things was pretty tiring after awhile.

“Anyway, Mr. Arc I’ve come to the conclusion that you have a very powerful and rare form of Telekinesis specialized in manipulation earth. You are a Geo-Kinetic.”

Jaune nodded, but a question came to his mind. “Hmm, but why do I feel more comfortable using Crocea Mors when I use my semblance?”

Ms. Goodwitch nodded. “That a good question, I have no conclusive evidence, but I have a strong theory.”

“Which is?”

“I suspect it’s a form of placebo effect and muscle memory, you channeling your aura into the sword likely makes it feel more like a point of focus, like a brush for painting. It feels more natural to you as you’re aura is more used to being in your sword. If you practice your semblance with out it you’ll likely feel just as comfortable, if not more, using your hands or gestures.”

“Huh,” Jaune then stifled a yawn. “Well, thank you Ms. Goodwitch. You’ve been a great help to me.”

“It’s my duty, Mr. Arc. As not only your instructor, but as a fellow telekinetic. Have a pleasant eveinnnngy,” Ms. Goodwitch blushed. “Oh, darn now you got me doing it too. Make sure to come around every so often to give me updates, and I’ll make sure to impart so tips to you to help with your semblance.”

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Explaing his semblance had been pretty simple.

“I can control earth.”

“It took you four hours to figure that out?” Yang asked.

“It took four hours to figure out what kind of earth I can manipulate. Which is all of it, minus earth dust.”

Weiss looked smug at that.

Blake then surprisngly spoke up. “Are you sure it’s a good idea to advertising your semblance to us?”

Jaune thought about it. “It doesn’t really matter, like all I’m saying is I can control like earth and stone. Not like that advertises any weaknesses. Plus I can only imagine as I get better with it, it will only become more obvious.”

A gauntleted hand smacked his shoulder, nearly bowling him over.

“Well, Jaune, I’m proud of you. With your semblance, Team JNPR is stronger than ever. But, that doesn’t mean you get to slack off now, with your first victory it’s time to move you’re training to the next stage.”

A bead of sweat dropped down Jaune’s forehead.

“Oh, joy.”

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Which brings us to Jaune looked at the stars. Even tired to the bone, from fatigue and aura exhaustion, Jaune could not fight back his excitement for whats to come.

He had a victory under his belt, a semblance, good friends, and Ms. Goodwitch actually seemed to not hate him!

The future seems bright.

AN: I can’t believe Jaune got a fucking power up.

#Jaune Arc #Alternate Semblance #Jaune Arc Appreciation

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wqp88888 · 3 years ago

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Nickname

Abbreviation

Proper Name

Abe

Abrm

Abel, Abraham, Absalom

Abner

Abraham

Addy, Atty

Adam

Albert, Allan, Allen, Alfred

Alec, Alex, Alick, Ally

Alexander

Alf

Alfred

Andy, Andie

Andrew, Alexander

Archie

Archibald

Arnie

Arnold

Art

Arthur

Baldie

Archibald

Barnie, Barney

Barnabas

Bart

Bartholomew

Ben

Benjn

Benedict, Benjamin, Ebenezer

Benezer

Ebenezer

Bern, Bernie

Bernard

Bert, Bertie

Albert, Bertram, Cuthbert, Egbert, Halbert, Herbert, Hubert, Lambert, Osbert

Bill, Billie

William

Bob

Robt

Robert

Bram, Bramley

Abraham

Cal

Caleb

Charlie, Chuck (American)

Chas

Charles

Chris

Xian, Xopher

Christian, Christopher

Clem

Clement

Cliff

Clifford

Colin

Nicholas

Cuddie, Cuddy

Cuthbert

Cyprian, Cyril, Cyrus

Dai, Dave, Davie

David

Dan, Danny

Danl

Daniel

Dand, Dandie

Andrew

Daniel

Donald

Derick

Frederick

Des

Desmond

Dewi

David

Dick

Ricd

Richard

Dixon

Benedict

Dobb

Robert

Dod, Doddy

George

Dodge

Roger

Dom

Dominick

Don, Donnie

Dond

Donald

Daniel

Doug

Douglas

Drew

Andrew

Dump

Humphrey

Duke

Marmaduke

Eben

Ebenezer

Ed, Eddie

Edgar, Edwin

Ed, Eddie

Edwd

Edward

Ed, Eddie

Edmd

Edmund

Eli

Elliot, Elias, Elijah

Elmo

Erasmus

Eph

Ephraim

Erik

Frederick

Ern

Ernt

Ernest

Ewen

Owen

Frank, Frankie

Fras

Francis

Fred

Fredk

Alfred, Frederick

Gabe, Gaby

Gabriel

Gary, Garret, Garth

Gareth, Gerard

Ged

Jedidiah

Gene

Eugene

Geoff, Giff

Geoffrey, Jeffrey

Geo

George

Gerard

Jarrett

Gerry

Gerald, Gerard

Gervase

Jarvis, Jervise

Gib

Gilbert

Gord

Gordon

Gorry

Godfrey

Greg

Gregory

Guido

Guy

Gus

Angus, Augustus, Gustav

Hab

Herbert, Robert, Halbert

Hal

Harold, Henry

Hank (American)

Henry

Hank (English)

Hankin

Harry

Harold, Henry

Heck

Hector

Henery, Henrie

Henry

Hez

Hezekiah

Hick, Hitch

Richard

Hodge

Roger

Hobb, Hop, Hopkin

Robert

Hy (American)

Henry

Ike

Isaac

Izzy

Isadore

Jabe

Jabez

Jack

Jno

John

Jake (American)

Jacob

Jamie, Jim

Jas

James

Jarrett

Gerard

Jarvis

Gervase, Jervise

Jed

Jedidiah

Jeff

Jeffrey, Geoffrey

Jerry

Jerh

Jeremiah

Jerry

Jery

Jeremy

Jerry

Jere

Jerome

Jon

Jonn

Jonathan

Joe, Joey

Josh

Joseph, Josiah

Jock

John, or any Scotsman

Josh

Joseph, Joshua, Josiah

Ken

Kenneth

Kit

Christopher

Larry

Laurence, Lawrence

Lem

Lemuel

Len

Leonard

Leo

Leopold

Les

Leslie

Lew, Lou

Lewis, Louis

Mac

Malcolm

Manny

Emanuel, Immanuel, Manuel

Matt

Matthew

Max

Maximilian, Maxwell

Mickey, Mike, Miles

Michl

Michael

Monty

Montague

Morie

Maurice, Morris

Nab

Abel, Abraham

Nat, Nate

Nathl

Nathan, Nathaniel

Ned, Neddy

Edward

Nick

Nichs

Dominick, Nicholas

Nobb

Robert

Noll

Oliver

Norm

Norman

Numps

Humphrey

Nye

Aneurin

Owen

Ewen

Oz, Ozzie

Oswald, Oscar, Osbert, Osmund

Paddy, Pat

Patrick, or any Irishman

Perce, Percy

Percival

Perrin

Peter

Perry

Peregrine

Pete

Peter

Phil

Philip, Theophilus

Phippin, Pip

Philip

Rab, Rabbie

Robert

Rafe, Ralf, Rauf

Ralph

Randy

Randell, Randolph

Ray

Raymond

Reg, Reggie, Rex

Reginald

Rich, Rick

Rd, Ricd

Richard

Rob, Robin

Robt

Robert

Rod

Broderick, Roderick, Rodney

Rolf

Ralph

Rolley

Roland, Rowland

Ron, Ronnie

Ronald

Rory

Roderick

Rube

Reuben

Rudy

Rudolph

Russ, Rusty

Russell

Sam, Sammy

Saml

Samson, Samuel

Sacha, Sandy

Alexander

Seb

Sebastian

Sepp

Joseph

Si, Sy

Josiah

Sid, Syd

Sidney, Sydney

Sim, Sym

Simon, Symeon

Solly

Solomon

Stan

Stanley

Steve

Stephen, Steven

Stew, Stu

Stewart, Stuart

Taddy

Adam

Taffy

David, or any Welshman

Ted, Teddy

Edward, Theodore

Terry

Terence

Thad

Thadeus

Theo

Theodore

Tim, Timmy

Timothy

Toby

Tobias

Tolly

Bartholomew

Tom, Tommy Thos Thomas

Tony Anty Anthony

Val

Valentine

Vic

Victor

Vince

Vincent

Vib

Vivian

Waldo

Oswald

Wally

Wallace, Walter

Walt, Wat

Walter

Wes

Wesley

Wido

Guy

Wilf

Wilfred

Will, Willie, Wilkin Wm, Willm William, Wilbur

Zac, Zach, Zack

Isaac, Zachary

Zac, Zach, Zack Zachh, Zachs Zachariah, Zacharias

Zeb

Zebulon, Zebediah, Zebedee

Zeke

Ezakiah, Ezekiel

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yourdailyqueer · 5 years ago

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Hey, I was wondering if you could offer any queer YouTube rs to watch other than Mac and Miles. Thank you!

I don’t follow a lot of queer Youtubers but check out the following below. Do note a lot of drag artists from Drag Race are listed because they have Youtube channels now. Be aware these are only the Youtubers that have been posted and not ones in queue or drafts.

Transgender

Charlie Christina Martin

Elena Genevinne

Michelle Hendley

Harrison Browne

Ophelia Pastrana

Miles McKenna

Schuyler Bailar

Emma Ellingsen

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Jazz Jennings

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Gigi Gorgeous

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Elliot Fletcher

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Nikita Dragun

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Kdin Jenzen

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Trinity Anne

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Sam Collins

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Chris Crocker

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Jazmin Bean

Ash Hardell

Chella Man

Jude Karda

Kevin Ninh

Dani Shay

B. Scott

Queer/fluid

Cameron Deacon - John Deacon from Queen’s son

Jim Sterling

Daniel Howell

Anna Akana

Rowan Ellis

Jeffery Star

Saintraja

Ari Fitz

Pansexual

Scott Hoying

Ty Turner

Gay

Pedro Álvarez - Spanish speaking

Austin and Aaron Rhodes

The Shirtless Violinist

Nina Bo'nina Brown

Eugene Lee Yang

Zander Hodgson

Lucas Cruikshank

Lasizwe Dambuza

Michael Buckley

Greyson Chance

Jaymes Mansfield

Thomas Sanders

Greyson Chance

Raymond Braun

Reuben Mourad

Michael Pavano

David K. Smith

Jordan Doww

Jack Merridew

Tuure Boelius

Matthew Lush

Bretman Rock

Cameron Cole

Nick Crompton

Ryland Adams

Max Emerson

Bilal Hassani

Garrett Watts

Robert White

Elijah Daniel

Manny MUA

Matt Dallas

Idan Matalon

Joey Graceffa

Isaiah Larkin

James Butler

Mitch Grassi

Bryan Odell

Wayne Goss

Trixie Mattel

Allan Alvarez

Troye Sivan

Pabllo Vittar

Tyler Oakley

Kimora Blac

Craig Dillon

Jack Baran

Tom Daley

Ben Hunte

Phil Lester

Sam Tsui

Rich Lux

Kingsley

Lesbian

María José Garzón

Shannon Beveridge

Cassandra Bankson

Dr Sally Le Page

Cammie Scott

Christel Dee

Ingrid Nilsen

Hannah Hart

Rose Dix

Hartbeat

Bisexual

Snow Tha Product

Claire Margaret Corlett

Harris “Harry” Brewis

Rosie Spaughton

Andrea Russett

Shane Dawson

Tana Mongeau

Harmony Nice

Janet Devlin

Mikey Bustos

Nicole Pacent

Daniela Calle

Alex Elmslie

Jessie Paege

Sammy Paul

Bree Essrig

Oliver Thorn - Great for philosophy

Lindsay Ellis

Mark Ferris

Gaby Dunn

Meg Turney

Dodie Clark

Jon Cozart

Lilly Singh

Elle Mills

Mxmtoon

Snooki

Asexual spectrum

Evan Edinger - He reblogged his post

Julie Sondra Decker

Vesper (QueerAsCat)

Connie Glynn

Yasmin Benoit

Caligo Bastet

Ricky Dillon

Intersex

Amythest Schaber

#lgbtq #lgbt #queer #youtubers #transgender #shinylillesbian #popular #popular post

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rgr-pop · 5 years ago

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thomas halbert: i have decided i am going to go to college! starting at a community college and then transferring to get my BA

the psychotic vultures on the sub: good luck with that, community college won't prepare you for how hard university is, like my STEM degree, which was extremely hard for me, because I am a dumbass who can barely read

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evoldir · 3 years ago

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Wreck by Wolf Culture out now on Common Ground Records. the video was directed by by Robert Goulding. Wreck is the band debut single.

Wolf Culture are a four piece punk / emo band from Bournemouth, UK. The band are comprised of Max Dervan (Vocals, Guitar), Jake Daniels (Drums, Vocals), Jay Dervan (Guitar, Vocals) and Josh Halbert (Bass Guitar).

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A Week at Farm Sanctuary: Winding Down the Summer Days With Rescued Farm Animal Friends

Students across the country are heading back to school, and here at Farm Sanctuary’s New York Shelter, we’re feeling the early traces of fall arriving just around the bend! For our “humanimal” friends, this time of year can be one of new beginnings — a chance to recommit to aligning our actions with our values and making choices we can feel good about. Of course, our rescued residents also make the most of the new beginnings that your support makes possible!

Change is brewing at Farm Sanctuary’s New York Shelter!

New “Kids” on the Block

This week brought big changes for two of our residents in particular: Darius and Halbert goats! As you may recall, we rescued these boys last year from a so-called “humane” farm-to-table operation in Cattaraugus County, NY. But there was nothing humane about the circumstances from whence they came: The boys were emaciated, riddled with parasites, and too frightened to even venture outdoors. After receiving care and kindness at Farm Sanctuary, however, they began to heal and learn to love again.

Sweet Darius. These affectionate boys want nothing more than to love and be loved. They playfully wag their tails and lick our faces, just like dogs!

Darius and Halbert were doing so well that we decided to place them in a loving home through our Farm Animal Adoption Network! We are so grateful for the compassionate families who open their homes and hearts to rescued farm animals — helping us to rescue and rehabilitate even more individuals in need.

Sometimes, though, circumstances happen that are beyond our control. A few months ago, Darius injured his leg, and his adoptive family contacted us to connect him with the very best care available. We brought Darius to the Nemo Farm Animal Hospital at Cornell University (along with his best friend Halbert for company, of course!), and he convalesced with his buddy at our onsite Melrose Small Animal Hospital. Thankfully, Darius has healed nicely — and with his adopter’s blessing, Darius and Halbert will stay at Farm Sanctuary in order to give Darius easy access to any follow-up care that he needs.

This week, Darius was doing so well that we moved the boys from the hospital to a pasture of their very own! In their new spot, they spend their days climbing, running, and grazing — free to just be themselves.

Halbert leads the way on their exciting new adventure!

Best friends forever.

Darius and Halbert savor a taste of Farm Sanctuary life!

Hello, Darius!

Welcome home, boys! We love sharing our lives with you.

Visiting With the Main Flock

From the new “kids” to our more seasoned residents, everyone at Farm Sanctuary has a place!

Cynthia goat comes to say hello! Rescued from a backyard butcher in New York’s Hudson Valley, this sweet, sassy girl has unfortunately seen her share of troubles. But these days, she teaches us how beautiful our lives can be when we put compassion first.

For a while, Cynthia’s shyer friend Panza (who came to us from the same rescue) preferred goats over humans, though she is beginning to solicit attention from her “humanimal” friends as well!

Three cheers for the leader of the herd, Skye goat! Skye keeps all of the “kids” in check.

Here comes his friend Adriano, benevolent leader of the sheep! These boys make sure everyone gets along as they enjoy all that Farm Sanctuary life has to offer.

Looks like not-so-little Erin is following in Adriano’s footsteps! This sweet, curious boy is growing up so much each day — and we’re delighted to watch him come into his own as the incredible being he is.

Of course, he still spends plenty of time with his mom, Julie, as they navigate their happy new lives together. Farm Sanctuary life is a family affair — and along with Florence, left (Adriano’s mom!), and Lloyd, right, each individual is part of a loving family that supports them all as integral members of this compassionate community.

William, David, Francis, and Bob Barker flock together on pasture! These guys came to Farm Sanctuary at different times, under different circumstances — and yet here, they each have something unique to offer and are valued as they are. Their friendship inspires us to find and celebrate common ground with each other, no matter where our paths may lead.

Newcomer Nate also feels right at home! He and his twin brother Bob came to Farm Sanctuary as lambs, and have recently returned to our New York Shelter. Here, these goofy, gregarious boys have been making friends as they celebrate the beautiful support system that helps us all thrive.

Ash is also maturing into an incredible young lad! Rescued from neglect last year, this sweet boy has come a long way from the terrified individual we met back then. He is brave and independent, but also very affectionate, loving nothing more than lavishing attention from his human admirers!

Ash snuggles with a young human friend on a recent sanctuary tour.

Ash's mom Connie helped her son learn to love and trust after she, too, felt comfortable enough to do the same.

Connie stands proudly in front of her home.

Pasture time is a lot like recess! Some, like Sookie and Gabby, like to run, play, and explore to their heart’s content.

Others, like Madeline, enjoy a more peaceful stroll.

And still others, like Daniel, prefer their quiet time to simply reflect and savor the beauty all around us.

Amy relaxes with friends.

Meanwhile, friendly Francis invites us to join in the fun.

And young Scott comes over to see what all the excitement is about!

Pamela stands tall and proud! Here, we celebrate individuals like her as they are, and are thankful that they feel comfortable enough to live life on their own terms.

Kaley gazes peacefully out toward the horizon.

Born at Farm Sanctuary, sweet Vera Jo has always known the love and kindness that she deserves.

Dore was also born here, though she’s still not a big fan of the “humanimal” after all these years. That’s okay, though — we’re thrilled that here, each resident is free to make his or her own choices.

Audrey is another of our shyer residents — but safe among her flockmates, she finds the security to be herself.

Go Max enjoys a stroll on pasture.

Joel shows off his handsome profile.

Safe at Farm Sanctuary, animals like Anne are free to shine.

Welcoming Our Visitors!

With just one week until September, we’ll soon scale down our New York Shelter’s tour schedule to just Saturdays and Sundays each week through the end of October. During our last week of a full Wednesday-through-Sunday schedule this year, we celebrated the joy that comes with introducing our amazing rescued residents to new (and returning) human friends!

Jack sheep meets a new friend.

Tour Guide Chelsea Jamieson introduces guests to Zuzu goat.

Meanwhile, a young guest snuggles with Zuzu’s roommate Tatiana.

Za seems a little startled to have company during mealtime!

Min and Goodwin are also “too cool for school,” preferring to play amongst themselves.

You’ve “goat” to love these boys! Benedict and Chucky are also fan favorites, both on tours and through our explore.org livestream cameras.

“My daily joy is to scroll back and watch the workers ... feed the chickens/turkeys and get Benedict and Chucky ready for the day,” says explore.org user Loyce Baldridge. “Today was especially uplifting to watch Benny joyfully running to catch up with Chucky and getting to the grass. Also, getting a little 'extra' love from his Angel caregiver sending him on his way! MADE MY DAY! I too am in a wheelchair!” Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Loyce!

From his home at Farm Sanctuary to our viewers at home, Chucky is “heading” your way! This sweet boy rubs his head on the turkey barn camera, as if saying hello to his virtual buddies!

A young friend meets Merlin steer.

This gentle giant is a friend to all, demonstrating that farm animals just like him are each someone, not something.

Merlin is a great example for calves like Stanton! Along with his adoptive moms Jackie and Nancy, Stanton loves living in our special-needs herd and learning how to be a calf.

Stanton grazes with moms Nancy (left) and Jackie (center).

Stanton frolics through the pasture, kicking up his heels with delight!

Like most little boys, he can be a little bit silly!

Stanton loves a good chin scratch!

But don’t let that cute face fool you — Stanton gives us the “stink eye” as he gets ready to challenge us!

For more Farm Sanctuary updates, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. You can also tune in live on Explore.org to see what some of our rescued cattle, pig, sheep, goat, turkey, chicken, and alpaca residents are up to in real time! Want to meet our incredible residents in person? Learn how to visit here. Want to help? Your support makes our rescue, education, and advocacy efforts possible. You can also help by sharing our residents’ stories to spread the word that farm animals like them are each someone, not something. A compassionate world begins with you!

Special thanks to photo intern Christa for some of the beautiful photos you see today! Learn more about our internship program here.

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These are the most successful companies to emerge from Y Combinator

Earlier this month, Brex, a credit card provider to startups, announced it had raised $125 million at a $1.1 billion valuation.

The round was impressive for a couple of reasons. 1. The founders are a pair of 22-year-olds that had set out to build a virtual reality company before pivoting to payments. And 2. They had only completed Y Combinator, a well-known Silicon Valley startup accelerator, the year prior.

Y Combinator is responsible for many successes in the startup world, certainly more than its fellow accelerators, which are all known to provide early-stage companies with a seed investment — in YC’s case, $150,000 — mentorship and educational resources through a short-term program that culminates in a demo day.

Today, YC has released the latest list of its most successful companies since it began backing startups in 2005. Ranked by valuation and/or market cap, Brex, sure enough, is the youngest company to crack the top 20:

Airbnb: An online travel community and room-sharing platform founded by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk. Valuation: $31 billion. YC W2009.

Stripe: A provider of an online payment processing system for internet businesses founded by John and Patrick Collison. Valuation: $20 billion. YC S2009.

Cruise: Acquired by GM in 2006, the company is building autonomous vehicles. It was founded by Kyle Vogt and Daniel Kan. Valuation: $14 billion. YC W2014.

Dropbox: A file hosting service and workplace collaboration platform founded by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi that went public in March. Market cap: >$10 billion. YC S2007.

Instacart: A grocery and home essentials delivery service founded by Apoorva Mehta, Max Mullen and Brandon Leonardo. Valuation: $7.6 billion. YC S2012.

Machine Zone: A mobile games company, founded by Mike Sherril, Gabriel Leydon and Halbert Nakagawa, known for “Game of War.” Valuation: >$5 billion. YC W2008.

DoorDash: An app-based food delivery service founded by Tony Xu, Stanley Tang and Andy Fang. Valuation: $4 billion. YC S2013.

Zenefits: The provider of human resources software for small and medium-sized businesses founded by Laks Srini and Parker Conrad. Valuation: $2 billion. YC W2013.

Gusto: The provider of software that automates and simplifies payroll for businesses, founded by Josh Reeves, Tomer London and Edward Kim. Valuation: $2 billion. YC W2012.

Reddit: An online platform for conversation and thousands of communities founded by Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman. Valuation: $1.8 billion. YC S2005.

Coinbase: An digital cryptocurrency exchange and wallet platform founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam. Valuation ~$1.6 billion. YC S2012.

PagerDuty: A digital ops management platform for businesses founded by Baskar Puvanathasan, Andrew Miklas and Alex Solomon. Valuation: $1.3 billion. YC S2012.

Docker: A platform for applications that gives developers the freedom to build, manage and secure business-critical applications, founded by Solomon Hykes and Sebastien Pahl. Valuation: $1.3 billion. YC S2010.

Ginkgo Bioworks: A biotech company focused on designing custom microbes founded by Reshma Shetty, Jason Kelly, Barry Canton and others. Valuation: >$1 billion. YC S2014.

Rappi: A Latin American on-demand delivery startup founded by Felipe Villamarin, Simon Borrero and Sebastian Mejia. Valuation: >$1 billion. YC W2016.

Brex: A B2B financial startup that provides corporate cards to startups. Its founders include Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi. Valuation: $1.1 billion. YC W2017.

GitLab: A developer service founded by Sid Sijbrandij and Dmitriy Zaporozhets, that aims to offer a full lifecycle DevOps platform. Valuation: $1.1 billion. YC W2015.

Twitch: An Amazon-acquired live streaming platform for video games used by millions. Its founders include Emmett Shear, Justin Kan, Michael Seibel and Kyle Vogt. YC W2007.

Flexport: A logistics company that moves freight globally by air, ocean, rail and truck founded by Ryan Petersen. Valuation: ~$1 billion. YC W2014.

Mixpanel: A user analytics platform that helps each person at a business understand its users founded by Suhail Doshi and Tim Trefren. Valuation: >$865 million. YC S2009.

The full list of Y Combinator’s 100 most successful companies is available here.

Y Combinator is changing up the way it invests

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Cracking the Citrus Code: How Brands Are Creating Bartender-Quality RTD Cocktails

In recent years, ready to drink (RTD) canned cocktails have become an important disruptor in the alcohol sector. According to consumer analytics firm Nielsen, more than 50 percent of consumers surveyed in 2019 highlighted convenience as the main reason for purchasing single-serve RTD cocktails. That convenience fueled 80 percent growth for the category last year, which reached a total value of more than $100 million by the end of December. In recent weeks, Nielsen says, canned cocktails have been “key to the growth of the spirits category” during quarantine, as off-premise alcohol sales have surged in the U.S.

While convenience is a key draw, the quality of the can’s contents can’t be ignored. VinePair has been tasting through canned cocktails for the past few years and can report that there are few RTDs on the market we’d bring to a party. And that’s the key: Creating a product that consumers embrace and are excited to share. Through the process, we experienced a broad range of options, but also varying levels of quality — not all the RTD cocktails currently on offer accurately recreate the drinks in their freshly made form.

The quality disparity becomes most apparent when citrus is part of the drink. The main issue with using fresh citrus juice in a canned product is its remarkably short shelf life (just a few days). While pasteurized juice offers a shelf-stable alternative, the process compromises flavor. Some brands may be willing to accept this trade-off, but for those looking to create bartender-level cocktails, the answer lies elsewhere.

With the race still on to corner the RTD cocktail market — in the way that a brand like White Claw dominates the hard seltzer space — different producers are tackling the citrus quandary using different approaches. Some have set about completely rebuilding the citrus profile themselves, while others are happy to accept reduced margins and use premium, commercially available products. A third approach aims to bring cocktail-bar-quality drinks to the masses by building upon a bartender-developed “acid adjusting” technique.

Reconstructing the Citrus Profile Using a Variety of Products

Once you get past the fact that fresh citrus is not an option, it becomes a question of “what’s the best alternative,” says London-based Max Whitney. After tending bar at some of the U.K. capital’s leading cocktail spots, including The Zetter Townhouse and untitled, Whitney now works as the head of development for World of Zing, a cocktail and flavor innovation company that produces cocktail ingredients and batched drinks for trade clients.

In the past, World of Zing has developed pre-packaged cocktails for events like GQ magazine’s annual awards ceremony in London on behalf of large-scale liquor companies such as Diageo. The company also offers batched versions of classic drinks, like the Negroni, Old Fashioned, and Margarita, for fast-casual dining chains looking to offer a consistent drinks program across multiple locations — some of which might not have a dedicated, skilled bar team.

For drinks that typically use fresh citrus, like the Margarita, Whitney attempts to rebuild the fresh fruit’s profile from scratch. “I look at it like a puzzle,” he says. “The more pieces of it you can put together and find a nice balance with, the closer you’re going to get to citrus.”

To reconstruct lime, Whitney uses multiple ingredients that encompass all parts of the fruit. Comminuted lime concentrate — a shelf-stable product made from the juice, fibers, pith, and oils of the fruit — provides the core of the lime flavor. Food-grade essential oils, which are present in the citrus peel, are also added to provide an aromatic “top note.” Depending on the desired flavor profile of the final cocktail, Whitney may then adjust the pH using powdered acids, such as citric acid (the main constituent of fresh citrus juice) and also malic, lactic, and succinic acids.

Using Commercially Available Products

Others say ready-made, high-quality solutions exist on the market; they just cost more than pasteurized juice and take some digging out to discover.

Dallas-based former bartender Rocco Milano first started thinking about creating packaged cocktails five years ago after he was approached by Virgin America to create a cocktail menu for the airline’s in-flight menu. When his then boss and now business partner Patrick Halbert suggested they instead offer pre-packaged cocktails, their company On The Rocks was born.

From day one, the duo focused on recreating classic cocktails one would enjoy in a bar, like the Aviation, Old Fashioned, and variations of the Margarita. “Our goal as a company is not just to create a small package that’ll get you drunk, it’s ‘How do we give you a culinary experience in a glass that’s going to awaken your senses?’” Milano says.

To achieve this, they knew that high-quality citrus would be vital. (All the drinks they now offer contain citrus in some form or another.) After trying and dismissing shrubs — a combination of fruit, sugar, and acid — they reached out to dozens of ingredient purveyors across the country to see what other citrus solutions they could find.

During an 18-month development period, they tasted more than 60 potential options and narrowed the field during round-robin tastings. “By the law of probabilities, what we settled on was the most expensive option,” Milano says.

With other, cheaper alternatives available, this might not strike everyone as the smartest business decision. But Milano points to the focus on quality of ingredients over margins as one of the core principles of his brand. “The success of this company can’t be summed up by the sum of column D,” he says.

Ultimately, it’s proven to be a savvy move in the long run. While airlines and hotels represented the company’s major clients in the early days, five years down the line, the off-premise market accounts for 70 percent of the company’s sales. On The Rocks’ lineup is now available in every Whole Foods across the country, and can be found in supermarkets such as Kroger’s, Albertsons, and Vons.

Milano admits that it’s easy for products to get lost on retail shelves, but says a partnership with Beam Suntory has brought brand recognition. “Once people were able to point at the bottle and say, ‘Knob Creek is in this Old Fashioned?’ — that made all the difference in the world,” he says.

Acid Adjusting and Natural Flavors

In 2019, Los Angeles-based Aaron Polsky founded his canned cocktail brand, LiveWire, following a career working at notable bars such as Amor y Amargo in New York and Harvard & Stone in Los Angeles.

His first experiments in recreating citrus flavors for batched drinks came when Harvard & Stone was hired to curate the bar program for Coachella. When the festival told him pasteurized citrus was going to be the only option, he instead turned to using a mixture of acids and food-grade flavored oils. The process builds upon the work of Dave Arnold of Existing Conditions in New York, who pioneered the “acid adjusting” technique.

After leaving Harvard & Stone in August 2019, Polsky decided to use this formula to form the base for his canned cocktails. Rather than seeing the citrus equation as a challenge to overcome, he’s excited by the options the combination of acids and natural flavors present.

“For 150 years we have been married to the flavor of lemon or lime,” Polsky says. Now, he’s able to match the pH of those fresh juices while building a core profile around high-quality natural flavorings. For the latter, he works with leading flavor company Givaudan, which has the ability to recreate the taste of every fruit at varying levels of ripeness.

While the initial idea was to create an “Aaron Polsky line of drinks,” he soon realized it was a concept he could open up to his peers.

LiveWire’s first cocktail — a citrus-driven blend of vodka, oroblanco grapefruit, kumquat, jasmine, and ginger called “Heartbreaker” — was designed by Polsky and went to market at the end of March. Initially just available in Los Angeles, national expansion is in the cards for within the year, with online retail now offered through a range of merchants.

To create the brand’s future releases, Polsky is working with a list of notable bartenders. The venerable lineup includes the likes of Yael Vengroff (Spare Room, Genghis Cohen), Gianna Johns (Nomad), Jillian Vose (Dead Rabbit), Sother Teague (Amor y Amargo), and Masahiro Urushido (Katana Kitten).

Each has been tasked with creating a drink that fits a sparkling, low-ABV (7.5 percent) profile. Polsky, meanwhile, will ensure the cocktails can be scaled and canned, and is working with Givaudan to ensure all flavorings are as true-to-life as possible.

The article Cracking the Citrus Code: How Brands Are Creating Bartender-Quality RTD Cocktails appeared first on VinePair.

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Cracking the Citrus Code: How Brands Are Creating Bartender-Quality RTD Cocktails

Reconstructing the Citrus Profile Using a Variety of Products

Using Commercially Available Products

Others say ready-made, high-quality solutions exist on the market; they just cost more than pasteurized juice and take some digging out to discover.

Acid Adjusting and Natural Flavors

In 2019, Los Angeles-based Aaron Polsky founded his canned cocktail brand, LiveWire, following a career working at notable bars such as Amor y Amargo in New York and Harvard & Stone in Los Angeles.

While the initial idea was to create an “Aaron Polsky line of drinks,” he soon realized it was a concept he could open up to his peers.

The article Cracking the Citrus Code: How Brands Are Creating Bartender-Quality RTD Cocktails appeared first on VinePair.

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Art of the Week: Week of 1/23/19

We focus on the strange and bizarre in this edition of AOTW. Check out strange submissions from Bill Sienkiewicz, Scot Eaton and Ted Mckeever, to name just a few.

Welcome, one and all, to Multiversity’s Art of the Week! Each week, we scour the internet for artwork sourced from the blogs, tumblrs, twitters, and instagrams of the best comic book and manga artists out there and curate them here for your viewing pleasure.

This week we celebrate surreal and esoteric art from a diverse range of cartoon artists. From living comic legends like Bill Sienkiewicz to…

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Earlier this month, Brex, a credit card provider to startups, announced it had raised $125 million at a $1.1 billion valuation.

The round was impressive for a couple of reasons: The founders are a pair of 22-year-olds that had set out to build a virtual reality company before pivoting to payments, and they had only completed Y Combinator, a well-known Silicon Valley startup accelerator, the year prior.

Airbnb: An online travel community and room-sharing platform founded by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk. Valuation: $31 billion. YC W2009.

Stripe: A provider of an online payment processing system for internet businesses founded by John and Patrick Collison. Valuation: $20 billion. YC S2009.

Cruise: Acquired by GM in 2006, the company is building autonomous vehicles. It was founded by Kyle Vogt and Daniel Kan. Valuation: $14 billion. YC W2014.

Dropbox: A file hosting service and workplace collaboration platform founded by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi that went public in March. Market cap: >$10 billion. YC S2007.

Instacart: A grocery and home essentials delivery service founded by Apoorva Mehta, Max Mullen and Brandon Leonardo. Valuation: $7.6 billion. YC S2012.

Machine Zone: A mobile games company, founded by Mike Sherrill, Gabriel Leydon and Halbert Nakagawa, known for “Game of War.” Valuation: >$5 billion. YC W2008.

DoorDash: An app-based food delivery service founded by Tony Xu, Stanley Tang and Andy Fang. Valuation: $4 billion. YC S2013.

Zenefits: The provider of human resources software for small and medium-sized businesses founded by Laks Srini and Parker Conrad. Valuation: $2 billion. YC W2013.

Gusto: The provider of software that automates and simplifies payroll for businesses, founded by Josh Reeves, Tomer London and Edward Kim. Valuation: $2 billion. YC W2012.

Reddit: An online platform for conversation and thousands of communities founded by Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman. Valuation: $1.8 billion. YC S2005.

Coinbase: A digital cryptocurrency exchange and wallet platform founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam. Valuation ~$1.6 billion. YC S2012.

PagerDuty: A digital ops management platform for businesses founded by Baskar Puvanathasan, Andrew Miklas and Alex Solomon. Valuation: $1.3 billion. YC S2012.

Ginkgo Bioworks: A biotech company focused on designing custom microbes founded by Reshma Shetty, Jason Kelly, Barry Canton and others. Valuation: >$1 billion. YC S2014.

Rappi: A Latin American on-demand delivery startup founded by Felipe Villamarin, Simon Borrero and Sebastian Mejia. Valuation: >$1 billion. YC W2016.

Brex: A B2B financial startup that provides corporate cards to startups. Its founders include Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi. Valuation: $1.1 billion. YC W2017.

GitLab: A developer service founded by Sid Sijbrandij and Dmitriy Zaporozhets that aims to offer a full lifecycle DevOps platform. Valuation: $1.1 billion. YC W2015.

Twitch: An Amazon-acquired live-streaming platform for video games used by millions. Its founders include Emmett Shear, Justin Kan, Michael Seibel and Kyle Vogt. YC W2007.

Flexport: A logistics company that moves freight globally by air, ocean, rail and truck founded by Ryan Petersen. Valuation: ~$1 billion. YC W2014.

Mixpanel: A user analytics platform that helps each person at a business understand its users, founded by Suhail Doshi and Tim Trefren. Valuation: >$865 million. YC S2009.

The full list of Y Combinator’s 100 most successful companies is available here.

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