# Startup founders to follow on Twitter, grouped by what they teach

> Accelerator founders, big-company CEOs and solo builders who post their numbers, pulled from our who-to-follow page.

URL: https://claudegpt.si/news/startup-founders-to-follow-on-twitter-by-topic  
Published: 2026-10-27T15:28:03.571Z  
Author: ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom  
Section: Apps  
Topics: Startup founders, Tech Twitter, Who to follow  
Publisher: ClaudeGPT Si

## Key takeaways

- Follow founders who post about their own work, sorted by the stage you care about: starting, scaling or running solo.
- Following a few dozen accounts and replying more than you post trains the For You tab within a week or two.
- TechTwitter IO keeps a free, grouped who-to-follow list of real accounts next to its satirical daily paper.

The startup founders to follow on Twitter are the ones who post about the work itself: Paul Graham and Garry Tan for how startups start, Patrick Collison and Tobi Lütke for how they scale, and Pieter Levels or Marc Lou for how one person can run a product. Our [who-to-follow page](https://techtwitter.io/how-to-get-into-tech-twitter) keeps these and other real accounts in groups, each with a short note on why it is worth a follow.

Below is a founder-only cut of that page, sorted by what each account teaches you.

## Founders who explain how startups begin

- **Paul Graham (@paulg).** He co-founded Y Combinator, and his essays are the first thing many founders read.
- **Garry Tan (@garrytan).** He now runs Y Combinator as president and CEO, so his feed tracks what the accelerator cares about.
- **Naval Ravikant (@naval).** A co-founder of AngelList who writes short posts about startups and building wealth.
- **Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg).** He shares a startup idea most days and hosts The Startup Ideas Podcast.

## Founders running large companies

- **Patrick Collison (@patrickc).** The Stripe CEO, also a co-founder of Arc Institute, posts about science and the books he is reading.
- **Tobi Lütke (@tobi).** He leads Shopify and still writes code.
- **Amjad Masad (@amasad).** The Replit CEO reposts what people build with its agent.
- **Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas).** The Perplexity co-founder and CEO replies to user complaints himself.
- **Nithin Kamath (@Nithin0dha) and Kunal Shah (@kunalb11).** The founders of Zerodha and CRED, worth following for Indian startups and consumer behavior.

## Founders who build small and post the numbers

| Founder | What they run | Why follow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pieter Levels (@levelsio) | Photo AI, Nomads.com | A one-person company that shares revenue openly |
| Marc Lou (@marclou) | ShipFast, DataFast, TrustMRR | Ships small products fast and posts the results |
| Tony Dinh (@tdinh_me) | TypingMind | A solo build, with revenue and lessons shared |
| Arvid Kahl (@arvidkahl) | Podscan | Builds in public as The Bootstrapped Founder |
| Jason Fried (@jasonfried) | 37signals | Writes about calm companies and small teams |

## How to turn this into a good feed

Do not follow everyone on the list at once. Pick the group that matches what you are building, follow a few dozen accounts from it, and add more later. Then like and reply to the founder posts you want more of; within a week or two the For You tab starts showing you similar people. At first, a thoughtful reply under a founder's post will reach more readers than a post from your own new account. If an account turns noisy, mute words or unfollow. Nobody gets told.

When you want a break from the serious feed, read [today's TechTwitter IO paper](https://techtwitter.io). It is a free satirical daily about tech Twitter, with the launches, layoffs and feuds rewritten as parody, plus daily puzzles such as Twordle, Connections, Jumble and Who Tweeted It. Unless a post there links to its source, the people and quotes in it are invented, so read it for laughs and not for facts. Old editions sit in [the Morgue](https://techtwitter.io/morgue).

One honest note: if you already know the three founders you care about, X's own search and follow suggestions will get you there just as fast. A curated list helps most when you are starting from zero.

## FAQ

**Who should a first-time founder follow on Twitter?**
Start with Paul Graham and Garry Tan for how startups begin, then add one solo founder such as Pieter Levels who shares real numbers.

**Is the TechTwitter IO list only founders?**
No. It also groups AI researchers, engineers, DevRel people, news accounts and culture posters. This article only pulls out the founders.

**Can I suggest a founder for the list?**
Yes. The page has a form for suggesting an X handle with a line on why, after a quick sign-in.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who should a first-time founder follow on Twitter?

Paul Graham and Garry Tan for how startups begin, then a solo founder like Pieter Levels who shares real numbers.

### Is the TechTwitter IO list only founders?

No. It also covers AI researchers, engineers, DevRel, news accounts and culture posters.

### Can I suggest a founder for the list?

Yes. The page takes suggestions of an X handle with a short reason, after a quick sign-in.

## Sources

- [How to get into tech Twitter: who to follow](https://techtwitter.io/how-to-get-into-tech-twitter), TechTwitter IO
- [TechTwitter IO, today's paper](https://techtwitter.io), TechTwitter IO