CEO of Stellar :: https://nitter.gq/t.co/ilDPTNghDc
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Just overheard on the Caltrain - “But we’re not bots, we’re real people.”
I’m so tempted to turn around and ask — Can you point to a fire hydrant so I know for sure?
/ but it’s funnier if I just think it in my head.
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somewhere in your chat history is the best thing you've made.
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Melvin Yuan retweeted
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7/10 of the friends I have retirement conversations with - say they want to retire in multiple countries (Summer in X; Spring & Fall in Y; Winter in Z)
Is this a trend?
AI’s real power isn’t in replacing the human mind — it’s in revealing it.
open.substack.com/pub/slopan…
“Unless you’re in the top 0.1%, you’re a peasant.”
That’s Mo Gawdat — former Google X exec — on the next 15 years of AI, capitalism, and collapse of the middle class.
I wrote about why he might be right: bit.ly/42GYh95
Everyone’s complaining about AI slop — low-effort content written by machines for no one in particular.
As a reader, it sucks.
As a builder, it helps.
Speed + authenticity = publish before your inner critic wakes up.
That’s why I created Slop & Spice:
bit.ly/3W81Ilq
When you’re selling to enterprises:
Pattern recognition scales.
One customer isn’t enough.
You want five who look alike — and solve the same problem.
We’re living through one of those rare moments.
Like the shift from electricity to the moon landing — all compressed into a decade.
The cost of intelligence is collapsing.
Everything is going to change.
Want real signal in the early days?
Don’t ask for feedback.
Ask for money.
No one wants to hurt your feelings.
But willingness to pay is the most honest signal in capitalism.
Quick way to waste money in an AI company?
Train your own model.
Unless you’re OpenAI, Anthropic, or a hyperscaler — don’t.
Use what’s available.
Focus on solving the problem better.
A lot of companies claim to be customer-centric.
Most aren’t.
They build, then convince.
Real customer obsession means starting with the outcome the customer wants — and working backwards.