Announcing OpenStore Live
OpenStore's bringing the biggest names in e-commerce together for a one-day event.
Atomic IV: $320 Million during the Best Time to Build
Why are so many of the most iconic and impactful companies started and built during the most challenging economic times? And why is today the best time in decades to start a company?
WTF am I signing? Why we started Fire.
Try saying the word “crypto” in a crowded room and ask people to say the first thing that comes to mind. Unless you’re at a Bitcoin conference, you’ll probably hear things like “speculative trading”, “scams,” or “sketchy”. That’s not surprising given the high-profile collapse of exchanges like FTX and the on-going Web3 bear market.
Announcing Atomic's 2023 Builders Summit
The Builders Summit is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs, operators, and industry experts to come together and share knowledge, insights, and ideas about company building. Attendees learn from each other and from extraordinary leaders who have started and scaled successful high-growth businesses.
Butter Raises $22M to End Accidental Payment Churn
2022 was a wild year. We ran headfirst into the worst global macroeconomic headwinds in over a decade — markets sagged, prices skyrocketed, businesses hung on for dear life, and the “era of free money” and good times came to a screeching halt. In short — a lovely time to manage a growing startup.
Advice from Founders with Ryan Hoover
Introducing "Advice from Founders," a series featuring insights from successful entrepreneurs. Starting a company can feel isolating, but it doesn't have to be, and with the wisdom of experienced founders, you don't have to feel alone. Here we bring you perspectives from startup veterans on common questions we receive from first-time founders.
Builders Wanted
An interview with Sharon Winter, Vice President at Atomic. Sharon builds companies at Atomic from the 0–1 phase leading teams from idea to product-market fit. Here, she gives her perspective on the importance of Atomic’s business operations (BizOps) function and what it takes to succeed as “central command” working with her and Atomic’s team of builders.
Meet the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Holy MANOLY, this summer's intern program has been more than I could have imagined. Part of our mission here at Atomic is to help more people become entrepreneurs. So in 2020, we (re)launched the internship program to bring the best and brightest student entrepreneurs together, teach them Atomic's startup building methods, and help...
Advice for Builders from Atomic’s Future Founder Summit
In April we gathered a group of 85 founders and builders at Atomic’s Future Founder Summit to compare notes and share their experiences on company building. Below is advice on getting through that critical early stage from two prolific builders, Atomic’s own founder and general partner Jack Abraham and Chris Lyons, general partner...
Additions to Your Co-Founding Team
The stereotypical tale of the startup founder hustling in the coffee shop, or slaving away in the garage, is glamorized and has become storybook. But what isn’t discussed as regularly is just how inefficient and lonely the experience can be – when an entrepreneur takes on the Herculean effort of creating a brand new business on their own.
To Financial Freedom and Beyond
I have some exciting news to share, but I want to start with something important first. Everyone should think about wealth. Yep, everyone, including you.
My journey to joining Found as CEO
Today I am excited that I finally get to share some big news. I’m joining Found as CEO. You can read more about the company’s new chapter, funding, and stellar momentum in a blog by Swathy Prithivi, our co-founder and COO. In parallel, I wanted to dive into the professional and personal journey that led me to this new role.
An exciting new chapter at Found
Today I’m so excited to share what our team has been up to since we began operating last year with the mission to make our comprehensive, science-backed weight care programs accessible to everyone.
Welcome to Villa, a place to call home
Our nation is facing an unprecedented housing shortage. Rising rents are forcing people out of their communities. Teachers can’t afford to live near where they teach our children. Families are being torn apart because they can no longer afford to live in their neighborhoods.
Can Data Solve Hollywood’s Inclusion Problem? Announcing Jumpcut
I am delighted to finally announce Jumpcut, the first data-driven studio that puts data to work to solve Hollywood’s sequel culture and lack of inclusiveness. The company combines my twenty years of training in data science and entrepreneurship with my personal enthusiasm for film. The left brain finally meets the right!
Announcing Future Founders Miami
Lately, a lot of founders have been asking me "why Miami is important to the future of tech?" The short answer is easy: come see for yourself. For me, it’s a little bit of everything: the weather, the culture, the diversity, the art, the ideas... but mostly, it’s the people.
Welcome to Boombox!
Today we are excited to announce the launch of Atomic’s latest company, Boombox. Here’s the scoop: In 2020 the world changed. People realized they could work from anywhere and still be effective. While this presented a ton of new opportunities (#vanlife), it also presented big challenges.
Atomic III: Our New $260M Fund and an Open Call to Future Founders
Wow, what a year. Twelve months ago, no one could have predicted the unprecedented and historic challenges we were about to face. The problems created, and opportunities to solve these problems, have accelerated at a rate we’ve never seen before.
Hims & Hers is a public company!
Today, Hims & Hers (NYSE: HIMS) is beginning its journey as a publicly-traded company, an important step towards our vision to bring affordable, high-quality healthcare to everyone. It also marks a major milestone for Atomic.
Entrepreneurship Is A Career Path: Notes From Our First Internship Program
It is our goal to encourage the next generation of leaders to build great companies of enduring meaning and value, so we launched our Atomic Internship Program for graduate and undergraduate students.
Replicant – The Future of Customer Service
When we started Replicant in 2017, we certainly did not predict that a global pandemic would create a customer service disaster, suddenly accelerating businesses into AI and automation.
Jordan Kong Joins Atomic As VP
I joined Atomic earlier this year to work at the intersection of starting and investing in companies. It’s already been everything I was hoping for and more; here’s why.
Why We Founded & Funded Terminal
The Future of Work is Remote, Global, and Now. Some of the most successful B2B products and businesses in history were originally created to solve problems a company faced firsthand.