Jonny Burch
@jonnyburch.com
Designer and product-er. Ex founder progression.co (acq Sep24). Working on my skeets
My internets:
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foundupnorth.com
My internets:
jonnyburch.com
foundupnorth.com
Kae Tempest was absolutely spellbinding tonight. 90 minutes, non stop. Couldn't look away. And he didn't even play my favourite track!
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Kae Tempest was absolutely spellbinding tonight. 90 minutes, non stop. Couldn't look away. And he didn't even play my favourite track!
Northern founders, unite! (again)
After a couple of months off while we navigated school summer holidays, wedmin, house moves and various other life events, Found Up North is back with another meetup for northern founders on 7th Oct.
Grab a ticket at foundupnorth.com, see you there!
After a couple of months off while we navigated school summer holidays, wedmin, house moves and various other life events, Found Up North is back with another meetup for northern founders on 7th Oct.
Grab a ticket at foundupnorth.com, see you there!
September 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Northern founders, unite! (again)
After a couple of months off while we navigated school summer holidays, wedmin, house moves and various other life events, Found Up North is back with another meetup for northern founders on 7th Oct.
Grab a ticket at foundupnorth.com, see you there!
After a couple of months off while we navigated school summer holidays, wedmin, house moves and various other life events, Found Up North is back with another meetup for northern founders on 7th Oct.
Grab a ticket at foundupnorth.com, see you there!
Liminal space. That in-between state, neither one thing nor other.
How do we hold ourselves in an in-between place?
As humans we're terrible at this. "It's the not knowing that's hard."
How do we hold ourselves in an in-between place?
As humans we're terrible at this. "It's the not knowing that's hard."
July 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Liminal space. That in-between state, neither one thing nor other.
How do we hold ourselves in an in-between place?
As humans we're terrible at this. "It's the not knowing that's hard."
How do we hold ourselves in an in-between place?
As humans we're terrible at this. "It's the not knowing that's hard."
Building with AI is absolutely the jagged frontier right now. Sometimes it will blow your mind, other times you'll want to throw your laptop out of the window.
The AI 'trough of disillusionment' is real.
This is a new slide in our Hack Weeks intro deck, for that reason.
The AI 'trough of disillusionment' is real.
This is a new slide in our Hack Weeks intro deck, for that reason.
June 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Building with AI is absolutely the jagged frontier right now. Sometimes it will blow your mind, other times you'll want to throw your laptop out of the window.
The AI 'trough of disillusionment' is real.
This is a new slide in our Hack Weeks intro deck, for that reason.
The AI 'trough of disillusionment' is real.
This is a new slide in our Hack Weeks intro deck, for that reason.
FUN is back again
On 26th of June we'll be once again descending on Ape and Apple in Manchester for our Found Up North founders meet up.
Expect more group discussions, interesting talks (to be announced soon) and opportunity to deepen connections with the founder community.
On 26th of June we'll be once again descending on Ape and Apple in Manchester for our Found Up North founders meet up.
Expect more group discussions, interesting talks (to be announced soon) and opportunity to deepen connections with the founder community.
June 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
FUN is back again
On 26th of June we'll be once again descending on Ape and Apple in Manchester for our Found Up North founders meet up.
Expect more group discussions, interesting talks (to be announced soon) and opportunity to deepen connections with the founder community.
On 26th of June we'll be once again descending on Ape and Apple in Manchester for our Found Up North founders meet up.
Expect more group discussions, interesting talks (to be announced soon) and opportunity to deepen connections with the founder community.
This pricing is just so good. No scary cliffs, just $1 per 1000 emails. Solid docs, simple UI. Well done Plunk.
May 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This pricing is just so good. No scary cliffs, just $1 per 1000 emails. Solid docs, simple UI. Well done Plunk.
Two ways to get your Hacker Hat
1. Go to our shop and buy one
2. Join a hack week and get one for free
hackweeks (dot) com
1. Go to our shop and buy one
2. Join a hack week and get one for free
hackweeks (dot) com
May 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Two ways to get your Hacker Hat
1. Go to our shop and buy one
2. Join a hack week and get one for free
hackweeks (dot) com
1. Go to our shop and buy one
2. Join a hack week and get one for free
hackweeks (dot) com
I can't get this idea out of my head.
We're all going loopy on the socials about AI disrupting us all, yet seemingly everyone I talk to who's actually in a company with a mandate to 'use more AI' is feeling disillusioned and alienated by it.
We're all going loopy on the socials about AI disrupting us all, yet seemingly everyone I talk to who's actually in a company with a mandate to 'use more AI' is feeling disillusioned and alienated by it.
May 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I can't get this idea out of my head.
We're all going loopy on the socials about AI disrupting us all, yet seemingly everyone I talk to who's actually in a company with a mandate to 'use more AI' is feeling disillusioned and alienated by it.
We're all going loopy on the socials about AI disrupting us all, yet seemingly everyone I talk to who's actually in a company with a mandate to 'use more AI' is feeling disillusioned and alienated by it.
Last night I sat and watched this (much longer) interview with Jony Ive and it's so full of joy and love. I'm back in.
May 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Last night I sat and watched this (much longer) interview with Jony Ive and it's so full of joy and love. I'm back in.
Guys if you were to attend a fun hack week and then you got a free dad hat, which of these would you like it to be?
May 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Guys if you were to attend a fun hack week and then you got a free dad hat, which of these would you like it to be?
I think Fred again also has this plastic storage box
April 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I think Fred again also has this plastic storage box
I now text my wife pictures when I've 'dialled it in'. What am I becoming
April 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I now text my wife pictures when I've 'dialled it in'. What am I becoming
New toy! Still shit at the milky flower art thingy
April 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New toy! Still shit at the milky flower art thingy
Always dreamed of vibe-coding your way out of your 9-5? Not sure how to make your first internet pound? Want to raise some money but based up north?
April 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Always dreamed of vibe-coding your way out of your 9-5? Not sure how to make your first internet pound? Want to raise some money but based up north?
Pristine CS2 spotted at my parents house. Better days.
April 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pristine CS2 spotted at my parents house. Better days.
Do what you wanted to do, OR do something completely different and unrelated because AI
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Do what you wanted to do, OR do something completely different and unrelated because AI
It's now clear: we need more *founder* community in the North.
Tech community sure, but specifically founders. It's just a unique and lonely journey that demands likeminded folks to be able to bare your soul to.
Tech community sure, but specifically founders. It's just a unique and lonely journey that demands likeminded folks to be able to bare your soul to.
March 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It's now clear: we need more *founder* community in the North.
Tech community sure, but specifically founders. It's just a unique and lonely journey that demands likeminded folks to be able to bare your soul to.
Tech community sure, but specifically founders. It's just a unique and lonely journey that demands likeminded folks to be able to bare your soul to.
How was everyone else's weekend?
March 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
How was everyone else's weekend?