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Brian Armstrong
Head of Engineering @capitalxyz

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  • @mekkaokerekebye Lol let's also bring back Thanks Obama Mon Mar 13
  • RT @itsvarora: It's heartbreaking to witness the collapse of an institution that was so integral to our ecosystem. At @capitalxyz, our big… Sat Mar 11
  • @proales @alexlmiller Hi, head of eng at Capital here. Our partner bank is Blue Ridge Bank est. 1893. There are s… https://t.co/aCr7yzWh6s Sat Mar 11
  • RT @capitalxyz: @gokulr We offer banking services to Delaware C Corps with founders who don’t have an SSN. Founders can sign up today with… Fri Mar 10
  • @ettinger Did you also convince him Trump is good? Fri Mar 10
  • @ettinger Extremely on brand Fri Mar 10
  • RT @brextonpham: Regardless of who you choose — having redundant/multiple banking and financial services relationships is never a bad thing… Fri Mar 10
  • Here's where you can find the settings: Apps > Google Workspace > Settings for Gmail > Spam, phishing, and malware Fri Mar 10
  • This can be vital to blocking known phishing attempts, but is also really useful (delightful even) for silencing un… https://t.co/j1U388RLhm Fri Mar 10
  • Random little tip for founders who manage a Google Workspace domain: You can ban senders and domains from emailing… https://t.co/j3YvsiH36L Fri Mar 10
  • Nobody loves Game of Thrones as much as Facebook thinks I do. Thu Mar 09
  • @sehtoshi @jordihays @capitalxyz @Chase Any bank which is still offering a near-zero interest rate is pocketing the… https://t.co/DvxBEzmKt1 Wed Mar 01
  • @sehtoshi @jordihays @capitalxyz @Chase Hi, head of eng from Capital here. The interest rate is based on the Fede… https://t.co/z2l93TOypt Wed Mar 01
  • @ybelyayeva @tryramp @linear @Replit @capitalxyz Haha how'd you know? Tue Feb 28
  • RT @swyx: thanks to @itsvarora for sharing that OAuth2 supports this server side with login_hint - IMPLEMENT THIS PPLE IT CANT BE EASIER h… Fri Feb 17
  • Love to see engineers on the team sharing technical insights about our product @capitalxyz. Awesome work by… https://t.co/Si5Fgzg9Of Thu Feb 09
  • @c0up Probably overall less confusing to clip at 100% and the upshot is you have these delightful moments where you… https://t.co/RN2HOfvEEh Sun Feb 05
  • @c0up So when you take it off the charger it might be something like 93% or it might be 100% of real capacity, but… https://t.co/LWVGXDQtDK Sun Feb 05
  • @c0up They do this thing where reported 100% is actually something like 93% of battery capacity because when it’s o… https://t.co/JsB46uv8Me Sun Feb 05
  • RT @sarahchase: We just announced that everyone who banks with @capitalxyz will earn 4% APY on *all* of the money in their business checkin… Wed Jan 25
  • Our CEO @jordihays shares the thought process behind our industry-leading high-yield checking account. Maximum bene… https://t.co/dNMOsSOlRq Tue Jan 24
  • RT @JacobyBrandon: 1/ Starting today, all @capitalxyz accounts will begin earning interest. Get 4% APY on all money raised or deposited to… Mon Jan 23
  • Very happy to ship this massive improvement for founders. We want to enable founders to focus on building their c… https://t.co/lSlx6mJN9r Mon Jan 23
  • @jordihays Niche but apparently not _that_ niche Mon Jan 23
  • @KirbStomp @soarescode @capitalxyz Typically they will have unique transactions descriptions to start with so no sp… https://t.co/ANQe3UIeDt Fri Jan 13
  • @donkey_dev @googlecloud https://t.co/d0zL1d4XRn Fri Jan 13
  • @austinfrmboston @donkey_dev @googlecloud We're paying the partner's services and they are bound by their terms to… https://t.co/QVmRMKw9iR Fri Jan 13
  • RT @tryramp: NEW: Ramp x Capital. Proud to partner with @capitalxyz – our newest startup banking partner with automated fundraising built… Fri Jan 13
  • @HassanHKarimi @capitalxyz Just cleaning names and associating logos for now, but we also capture categories. Fri Jan 13
  • @sliver86 @monzo Great ideas. Thanks for all the feedback! Fri Jan 13
  • @sliver86 @JacobyBrandon @capitalxyz @n26 We use a lockup that associates your user account with the active company… https://t.co/RLm5pmDUAV Fri Jan 13
  • @sliver86 @JacobyBrandon @capitalxyz @n26 Would be potentially cool to show both logos since they’re both involved in the transaction. Fri Jan 13
  • @sliver86 @capitalxyz The Square Blue Bottle transaction is an example of that actually but yeah that’s definitely… https://t.co/S1Dv2WOXcQ Fri Jan 13
  • @chrismessina There are paid products from Plaid (called Enrich) and Heron Data that can get you most of the way there. Thu Jan 12
  • @PMDBT @capitalxyz Thank you, best of luck with your raise. Thu Jan 12
  • @inventur_es @monzo Based on the data that we have on these transactions, it's not just hard it's actually impossib… https://t.co/DlAKRR60p8 Thu Jan 12
  • @inventur_es This isn't our app btw, but I think most of the time Apple doesn't provide specific data about what wa… https://t.co/G4rhohuJBF Thu Jan 12
  • @samelliottsam @capitalxyz When we were talking about prioritization for this feature, we considered it to be more… https://t.co/i3KxarASlx Thu Jan 12
  • @samelliottsam @capitalxyz Yup, and now we do too 😘 Thu Jan 12
  • @Zacitus @jsngr @capitalxyz @CashApp @JacobyBrandon Simple was so MVP Thu Jan 12
  • @soarescode @capitalxyz @KirbStomp Yeah it's a very tricky problem with all the variants that are possible, especia… https://t.co/gVNO5eyWp3 Thu Jan 12
  • @PMDBT @capitalxyz We only support Ethereum USDC at this time Thu Jan 12
  • @soarescode @capitalxyz @KirbStomp It’s fully automated and there are some great third party tools for this now inc… https://t.co/ukDBJdLX9K Thu Jan 12
  • @MikaelCBernard @capitalxyz We’re actively working on this and should have something to share in the next couple we… https://t.co/qy55ZCnaJ7 Thu Jan 12
  • @2mFlip @capitalxyz Unfortunately, non-US entities is really complicated especially when you have to deal with frau… https://t.co/mnpoPhTykS Thu Jan 12
  • @DougManGoAway Did you use a different name? We’re not able to see any record of your application. You can DM me details. Thu Jan 12
  • @DougManGoAway Sorry you had that experience. We’re taking a look. Thu Jan 12
  • @cristofrcharles @capitalxyz Ah yeah we have a KYB process and only allow real companies. We don’t have a demo expe… https://t.co/5Xx0d4gj7T Thu Jan 12
  • @freshperspected @capitalxyz That’s a great question. @JacobyBrandon wanna jump in? Thu Jan 12
  • @cristofrcharles @capitalxyz Just hit "Start" and sign in to get started: https://t.co/SirIeoNqxp Thu Jan 12
  • @tjcages Lol sorry Thu Jan 12
  • @tcheee42 Both actually Thu Jan 12
  • @rareZuhair @capitalxyz Thanks! We recognize when the merchant is the same, so in the future we could pretty easily… https://t.co/UVXsKLnfoD Thu Jan 12
  • 6/ If you have questions about this, or any of our features, feel free to ask! In the meantime, you can get starte… https://t.co/ybkSbGLuQ0 Thu Jan 12
  • 5/ If we can’t confidently match the description to a merchant, we fallback to a nicely formatted version of the or… https://t.co/pBZpRYnh9u Thu Jan 12
  • 4/ Once we learn about a new transaction, we enqueue an asynchronous task on @googlecloud Pub/Sub to “enrich the tr… https://t.co/8yxwHKK7kb Thu Jan 12
  • 3/ The key is making everything asynchronous. We receive a webhook from our banking partner when there’s a new tr… https://t.co/cGAg5G7BsC Thu Jan 12
  • 2/ We replaced those unclear descriptions with a friendlier, easier to understand descriptions on card transactions… https://t.co/aEGoZygGY2 Thu Jan 12
  • 1/ Our team @capitalxyz just rolled out a cool banking feature that might not seem like much at first, but founders… https://t.co/lXP2uDseNw Thu Jan 12
  • Not only are lighter cars less extractive, less expensive, and more efficient, but they are also more fun to drive… https://t.co/Sbegv4iG5P Sun Jan 08
  • @vitalygordon @johncutlefish SBF school of management Sun Jan 08
  • “Carrying more batteries to extend range not only adds cost to cars, it adds weight, making them less efficient.”… https://t.co/iMzRvfGvBg Wed Jan 04
  • I recently moved over all my OTPs to the built in Passwords app and it's really so nice. https://t.co/AVBYhM0jdw Tue Jan 03
  • The rain blowing man hole covers off in San Francisco today https://t.co/zdJs024LeJ Sun Jan 01
  • @jordihays @0xgaut Did someone say my name? https://t.co/yrHte58U4o Sun Dec 25
  • @ricburton @mattaparker @SVB_Financial @mercury @increase @capitalxyz Come through—happy to answer any questions yo… https://t.co/XZUDKilfEf Tue Dec 13
  • @DylanAbruscato @capitalxyz @_byMegan Yess 100% Tue Dec 06
  • @msfeldstein Feel like this is an order of magnitude if not more improvement over every other no-code solution, whi… https://t.co/sdze4XZYrY Mon Dec 05
  • @msfeldstein Love this direction Mon Dec 05
  • @amanjha__ 100% organic pixels Tue Nov 29
  • Exploring Taipingshan https://t.co/AJfEsYYJlE Tue Nov 29
  • Textures https://t.co/LT177rmcpm Sat Nov 26
  • On the other hand, sometimes the expert decides to write 100 lines of well factored, easy to test code rather than… https://t.co/RWxZ5t1WTo Sat Nov 26
  • Hello from Taiwan 🇹🇼 https://t.co/cyArMALv8e Wed Nov 23
  • @pburkeTR Thank you! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions Sat Nov 19
  • @robinsinghvi No fees whatsoever. We monetize on a % of interest on deposits and debit interchange. Sat Nov 19
  • @robinsinghvi AngelList is good for an RUV and we’re designed for direct-to-cap-table SAFE investments and then banking. Sat Nov 19
  • @MintStarsReal @capitalxyz Not imminently. There’s a lot of intricacies from a legal and financial perspective, so… https://t.co/omwIlpbvQz Sat Nov 19
  • @_IronHam Preach Sat Nov 19
  • Looking forward to sharing more behind the scenes insights next week! https://t.co/m9LEDOn56S Sat Nov 19
  • @amanjha__ @capitalxyz Great to hear! Looking forward to sharing more technical insights 🎉 Fri Nov 18
  • @MBMesquire It works! Fri Nov 18
  • @zpbUSA @TheTranscript_ If I had a nickel… Fri Nov 18
  • @ajsharp Yup 100% Fri Nov 18
  • @vladgeorgescu We focus on direct-to-cap-table SAFE investments, but you can use tools like Rollups from AngelList… https://t.co/tK41XmTMtr Fri Nov 18
  • @augierakow Good takeaway 😉 Fri Nov 18
  • @_mayankkishore @capitalxyz Great to hear, thank you! Fri Nov 18
  • @_mayankkishore @capitalxyz Yeah great question. If you allow founders to dismiss an investment at any time, it cre… https://t.co/yFdeLFrQKn Fri Nov 18
  • 17/ If you’re curious about how any other features work, just let me know. In the meantime, check out the Capital… https://t.co/XpZju7ukjZ Fri Nov 18
  • 16/ The best part? Everything is free for founders and investors. Anyone with a C-Corp can raise money and bank wi… https://t.co/yO1YlmmDWU Fri Nov 18
  • 15/ Whenever we receive money in a wire receiving account, we immediately transfer it to the founder’s primary acco… https://t.co/d2B5H8sPOn Fri Nov 18
  • 14/ We create a temporary wire receiving bank account for each investment where the investor wants to pay with a wi… https://t.co/aRRbH16KgQ Fri Nov 18
  • 13/ At Capital, we can automatically reconcile ACH payments because we initiate them. With the investor’s permiss… https://t.co/kaSSeR3anu Fri Nov 18
  • 12/ Some founders give unique amounts to each investor (e.g. please wire $10,000.61) so they can differentiate betw… https://t.co/QilehiewCe Fri Nov 18
  • 11/ But how do we know which payment should be credited to which investor? In the world of traditional SAFE invest… https://t.co/5R5U0gOcDa Fri Nov 18
  • 10/ If I accidentally wire $1,000 instead of $10,000, the balance goes to $9,000 instead of $0. To complete the in… https://t.co/sSGsoydSc7 Fri Nov 18
  • 9/ This design handles the tricky situations we see in finance. If we get an ACH return, the ledger account balanc… https://t.co/yStyxQYWcO Fri Nov 18
  • 8/ When a payment hits the founder’s account, we create a new ledger entry, which reduces the balance. When the ba… https://t.co/Fi8JouJh3d Fri Nov 18
  • 7/ When an investor confirms their investment amount, we create a ledger entry tracking what they owe. With each… https://t.co/GqNQcAjWtF Fri Nov 18
  • 6/ ACH payments can be reversed for up to 60 days. Wire payments can in some rare cases be reversed as well. In or… https://t.co/XrOT5aMBd4 Fri Nov 18
  • 5/ Now here’s where the interesting engineering stuff comes into play. As engineers, we like immutability, but the… https://t.co/SC1Nmtrfip Fri Nov 18
  • 4/ By integrating docs into the Capital experience, we are able to connect the status of doc signing and funding t… https://t.co/ekLrBqjiEi Fri Nov 18
  • 3/ Pre-authorizing allows investors to go through the investment flow without any back and forth. Investors choose… https://t.co/V7Alkzfiyl Fri Nov 18
  • 2/ When you create a fundraising round and invite investors, you have the ability to set specific terms for each in… https://t.co/xOVlljHue4 Fri Nov 18
  • 1/ As Head of Eng @capitalxyz, I want to share a bit about the product we’ve built, starting with fundraising. The… https://t.co/2V6KnonRaI Fri Nov 18
  • @ZetaMarkets @jespow @SBF_FTX Rude Fri Nov 18
  • Inspiring origin story from @WalnutHealth founder @roshanpateI. This is what startups are all about: you see a pr… https://t.co/PZkPz05kgn Thu Nov 17
  • Honestly, this is the way—especially compared with the NYT filling every inch of its app yesterday with Trump colum… https://t.co/zqLFHDcDJe Wed Nov 16
  • @dakshisdaksh @jordihays @capitalxyz Looks like your university network admin blocked the xyz TLD—nothing we can do about that. Tue Nov 15
  • Checo could be 3 points up on Charles but Max took 1 from him in the sprint race and 2 today. Charles ahead in the… https://t.co/68YvkFxyT3 Sun Nov 13
  • Alright they're racing let's go Sun Nov 13
  • With all these non-DRS passes, Brazil is making a case for an experimental no-DRS race in 2023 #F1 #BrazilGP Sun Nov 13
  • Is Lewis trying to do a 1 stop? He's almost a full second slower than Russell after his pit stop. Sun Nov 13
  • @Aldas001 Okay honest question: why King Russell not King George? Sun Nov 13
  • Naomi: What’s your strategy for tomorrow? You just have to make your car as wide as possible? Kmag: Maximum attack… https://t.co/u98Y7lV8R0 Sat Nov 12
  • @mwichary Love these! Fri Nov 11
  • Deleted now but for immortalization: https://t.co/3S00rh4VMA Fri Nov 11
  • @shawnax Haaaard pass Fri Nov 11
  • @triketora Revert revert Fri Nov 11
  • Breathtaking https://t.co/Pn0kSL6nm3 Fri Nov 11
  • @jayzalowitz @elonmusk @gainzy222 @arrington @cz_binance @SimuLiu Let's go Fri Nov 11
  • We are building @capitalxyz for exactly this reason https://t.co/zDImYdhayx Thu Nov 10
  • It was a good run @MercedesAMGF1 https://t.co/iyci4DM6Ot Thu Nov 10
  • RT @Nat_Vasilyeva: Russian General Surovikin has just reported to Minister Shoigu on state TV, suggesting a pull-out from Kherson, saying t… Wed Nov 09
  • @techboitigray You are welcome Wed Nov 09
  • RT @jtaby: Sooooo many companies are gonna be spawned from all these tech layoffs Fri Nov 04
  • @taylor_jrj2012 @JacobyBrandon @capitalxyz @5ncmn Probably soon 👌 Wed Nov 02
  • @capitalxyz @maverickdotdev @tjcages How can I help? Wed Nov 02
  • * voids warranty https://t.co/XCnFQVPx3V Tue Nov 01
  • Packy just dropped the definitive deep-dive into Capital's story and strategy. With insider access to early decks,… https://t.co/mA2turKr3R Mon Oct 31
  • Think George was just making up the bit about the puncture because he hates these tires so much? Sun Oct 30
  • That was never on for Daniel on that corner. Sun Oct 30
  • The mediums will have to drop off an absolute cliff for the hards to work out for Merc. Sun Oct 30
  • Ferrari having a shocker Sun Oct 30
  • @jordihays FIA has enough trouble regulating the racing—no extra capacity for the app Sun Oct 30
  • @jordihays Lol for legal reasons I have no idea what you’re talking about Sun Oct 30
  • @JacobyBrandon Lol yeah that’s not me Sun Oct 30
  • Oh he only pulled a 2.5s but looks like he will pull a 5s gap. Sun Oct 30
  • Sloppy stuff from Gasly and Stroll. Seems like Gasly is deciding to take a 5s penalty vs just giving the spot back.… https://t.co/RL9XdTNinn Sun Oct 30
  • Nice to have a rare opportunity to watch an F1 race in real time. Strategy looking promising for Lewis. Sun Oct 30
  • Staggering https://t.co/jFdAUBB3WO Sun Oct 30
  • @SerjKorj @partyround @capitalxyz @sarahchase @jordihays Love to see it! Sat Oct 29
  • @tjcages Based Fri Oct 28
  • @dimitrijknight Oh 100% can relate Tue Oct 25
  • @jordihays Why would anyone want to watch a film about @brianarmstrong anyway Mon Oct 24
  • This team is built different 🎉 https://t.co/9YiC1UBobx Mon Oct 24
  • @marlomajor @capitalxyz 🤝 glad we could help! Mon Oct 24
  • @DylanAbruscato @SarahAbruscato cute Sun Oct 23
  • @dimitrijknight @capitalxyz Huge, so excited to work with you! Mon Oct 17
  • @JacobyBrandon @iankar_ @steviemctweets @PartyRound Tue Oct 11
  • @DezFleming @PartyRound @JacobyBrandon Back in town next week! Fri Oct 07
  • @marygooneratne @capitalxyz Legend Fri Oct 07
  • A lot of meaning packed into two elemental shapes. It’s takes a lot of courage to sunset a beloved and recognizab… https://t.co/M2kp3iKf8Y Thu Oct 06
  • RT @JacobyBrandon: Rebranding Party Round to Capital seemed like a huge undertaking. How might we evolve a brand that is already beloved a… Thu Oct 06
  • RT @DylanAbruscato: You’ll notice that founders are the face of our first @capitalxyz ad campaign. And they’re all over NYC just in time… Wed Oct 05
  • @martymadrid Is you take a critique on copywriting or strategy? I’m taking it as copywriting Wed Oct 05
  • @martymadrid All in one is bad? Tue Oct 04
  • @shaig This was supposed to be internal-only Tue Oct 04
  • @rauchg @steventey @capitalxyz @nextjs @vercel @sveltejs WHY NOT BOTH Tue Oct 04
  • RT @steventey: The new @capitalxyz site is absolutely breathtaking 🤩 This is going to be the future of fundraising + spend management – th… Tue Oct 04
  • RT @clay_to_n: 👀 if any Svelte devs are looking for roles: https://t.co/66q9keUBXO Tue Oct 04
  • RT @jordihays: Sending @capitalxyz hats to every founder that funds their account this week 🎉 https://t.co/rxcVtRc2Gn Tue Oct 04
  • RT @capitalxyz: Party Round is now Capital. Raise, hold, spend, and send funds — all in one place. Get started: https://t.co/6RvicXHpyx… Tue Oct 04
  • RT @jordihays: Introducing Capital (@capitalxyz) Founders can now raise, hold, spend, and send funds - all in one place. https://t.co/qh9N… Tue Oct 04
  • @PartyRound What’s happening Fri Sep 30
  • Inspired work by @tjcages @DylanAbruscato and @joshqharris https://t.co/46s3PsqucV Tue Sep 20
  • So fun! https://t.co/fNbUv2DZhR Tue Sep 20
  • I too have acquired Fig Jam. https://t.co/kCV7sJdhGo Thu Sep 15
  • What was the president doing on train tracks in the first place? https://t.co/wRXgQwFQbU Thu Sep 15
  • @PartyRound @JoinCanopy Thu Sep 08
  • RT @DylanAbruscato: i've been waiting my whole life for the jewish mets fan aesthetic to be in-style https://t.co/YXPFNksqNH Tue Sep 06
  • We're now shipping world-class, platform-native experiences on web and iOS only ~1 year into existence. Incredibly… https://t.co/VobIOsIOb2 Fri Sep 02
  • @cristibmw Yeah sure Thu Sep 01
  • I joined because of this deck! Cool for everyone to get a chance to see it. https://t.co/B1PnvFEcGP Fri Aug 26
  • @stephen_walter @PartyRound Fixed, thanks for reporting! Thu Aug 25
  • @DennisonBertram @coinbase @CoinbaseSupport What’s even worse is when people spam you directly and you’re not in an… https://t.co/PynpkMrW8J Wed Aug 24
  • For real: https://t.co/LpgtfIETEx Tue Aug 09
  • @andrew__rea @PartyRound @joshqharris Didn’t know about this origin story but I’m here for it Fri Aug 05
  • Extremely excited to share what we've been working on. 🔜 https://t.co/BAWpP1o107 Fri Aug 05
  • @JRossTreacher I’m not the Brian Armstrong you’re looking for Tue Jul 26
  • RT @rmondello: Have you ever wanted a home screen icon for iOS’s built-in password manager? One tap, Face ID or Touch ID, and boom, Passwor… Thu Jul 21
  • Brexit https://t.co/FijTq1Mq8r Thu Jun 30
  • https://t.co/59YBhY12yD during every announcement 🙈 https://t.co/S3uzb3KohQ Tue Jun 28
  • Intentions are clear: “Having been given this second chance for Life, we must not rest and must not relent until th… https://t.co/TSo2HoSNXJ Sat Jun 25
  • RT @SarahTaber_bww: The Supreme Court isn't a super-branch with super-veto powers. They're 1 branch of government: all 3 of which are inte… Sat Jun 25
  • RT @evacide: The difference between now and the last time that abortion was illegal in the United States is that we live in an era of unpre… Sat Jun 25
  • RT @GeorgeTakei: The problem with SCOTUS looking to whether a “right” is “deeply rooted in our history or traditions” is that our history a… Sat Jun 25
  • He needed to maintain the perception of impartiality and integrity for long enough to enable the court to enact a radical agenda. Sat Jun 25
  • The “court is illegitimate” claim might the most effective narrative we have right now. The perception of the court… https://t.co/xitmtKOhe0 Sat Jun 25
  • RT @JakeP: Collins is either incredibly naïve or this meeting was just a pretense for some plausible deniability thing where she could say… Sat Jun 25
  • Damn. https://t.co/snNT1ZHp3h Sat Jun 25
  • @DLX Amazon has a funny way of making things ugly but incredibly usable. See: cursor path detection on their mega… https://t.co/BLoqVmTaaK Fri Jun 24
  • RT @MichelleObama: My thoughts on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/9ALSbapHDY Fri Jun 24
  • RT @RepJayapal: A friendly reminder that five out of six conservative Justices on the Supreme Court were appointed by Presidents that lost… Fri Jun 24
  • Seems increasingly true. https://t.co/b5Pj5gUgOM Fri Jun 24
  • @JSFilms__ @MercedesAMGF1 Let’s wait until the car is good though Fri Jun 24
  • Rainy qualifying vibes https://t.co/ddGSERBChl Sun Jun 19
  • RT @jordihays: Couldn’t be more excited for you all to use @PartyRound Thanks to the hundreds of founders & thousands of investors that t… Wed Jun 15
  • RT @DylanAbruscato: New Drop — the Party Round App Wed Jun 15

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