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Hey! Derrick and Declan from SLAM here. We're two friends and co-founders who have been hustling and starting businesses all our lives.

Here's a bit more about who we are and what got us here: Declan and Derrick's story

SLAM is a space for you to create your own path. That could mean anything -- making music, or launching an app, or building a robot, or starting a YouTube channel.

Turning whatever it is that you love to do into your full-time thing.

We recently opened up our first space in San Francisco to a diverse group of 15 awesome people to work on their dreams. Simply put, they're the coolest people I know.

You can read bios of the people in the space here.

Some are already full-time, like Bonney, who makes whimsical products like her viral spilled coffee bookmarks and a life-sized asparagus coat rack.

A few are just starting out, like Jason, who's taking a leave from college to build his clothing brand.

Many are somewhere in between. Kat quit her software engineering job to work on becoming a full-time DJ and producer. Sonia's a mom of 3 and a part-time pharmacist who's trying to become an actor and comedian.

Everyone's journey is long and filled with uncertainty. If you're hunched over your desk in your room or working out of a cafe full of strangers, that journey is hard and lonely. The people around you might have jobs or be in school. From their perspective of comfort and stability, what you're doing might seem crazy.

And don't get me wrong -- the journey will be hard and uncertain, no doubt. But when everyone around you is trying to make the thing they love work, you seem a bit less crazy. You have a community to share the burden with. To celebrate your wins, to pick you up after your losses.

So here's where you come in. We're looking for more people to join SLAM.

Three months, all-in on yourself, completely free of charge.

To be clear -- this isn't some sort of program or accelerator. In no way are we going to be your mentor, or teacher, or boss. We definitely won't be telling you what to do and when to do it.

You'll be able to show up every day and chase your dreams alongside people doing the same.

Each Thursday, you'll have checkpoint: a time to share your weekly progress with the rest of SLAM. We also have regular events hosted by people in the space, like our recent comedy night hosted by two comedians that work here, Sonia and Raj.

We see SLAM as home base. A place you can rely on, with friendly faces, inspiring stories, and a welcoming environment for work, growth, exploration, and everything in between.

If things work out, you'll hopefully be able to go full-time. In that case, you'll be able to stay for much longer than 3 months.

And if not, at least you gave it a shot. To us, that's still a great outcome.

You can see these three months at SLAM as a bet on yourself.

If you're ready, apply.