Ari Driessen

Founder mode at @RSVPify + @ChangeTower | Product builder, grower, serial entrepreneur, bootstrapper and dad

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

Not your average AI doomsday clickbait.. a sober, well-articulated take on the pace of AI progress and what it will soon mean for all of us

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg

[Prajwal Tomar @PrajwalTomar_]

I keep seeing people say Gemini 3.0 cannot replace designers.

That might be true for big companies with large teams and complex design systems.

But if your goal is to ship an MVP in the next few days, Gemini 3.0 is more than enough.

I was able to one shot the entire UI of a mobile app with it.

Here is the exact process I used ↓

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

Got AI to give me a brisket recipe. Copied it. Pasted it into Word. Printed it on an HP LaserJet. @progressive can't help me from turning into my parents

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

#1 #iufb

[Avi Chawla @_avichawla]

Pentesting firms don't want you to see this.

An open-source AI agent just replicated their $50k service.

A "normal" pentest today looks like this:

- $20k-$50k per engagement
- 4-6 weeks of scoping, NDAs, kickoff calls
- A big PDF that's outdated the moment you ship a new feature

Meanwhile, AI agents are quietly starting to perform on-par with human pentester on the stuff that actually matters day-to-day:

↳ Enumerating attack surface
↳ Fuzzing endpoints
↳ Chaining simple vulns into real impact
↳ Producing PoCs and remediation steps developers can actually use

And they do it in hours instead of weeks and at a fraction of the cost.

This approach is actually implemented in Strix, a recently-trending open-source framework (14k+ stars) for AI pentesting agent.

The framework spins up a team of AI "attackers" that probe your web apps, APIs, and code.

It then returns validated findings with exploit evidence, remediation steps, and a full PDF report that looks exactly like what you'd get from a traditional firm, but without a $50k invoice and a month-long wait time.

You can see the full implementation on GitHub and try it yourself.

Just run: `strix --target https: //your-app .com` and you are good to go.

Human red teams aren't disappearing but the routine pentest (pre-launch, post-refactor, quarterly checks) is clearly shifting to AI.

Strix is one of the first tools that makes that shift feel real instead of hypothetical.

I've shared the GitHub repo in the replies.

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

Siddown, 15 #iufb

[Big Ten Football @B1Gfootball]

Omar Cooper Jr. finds the end zone 🙌 @IndianaFootball

📺: NBC

[Rick Semmler @RickSemmler]

“Someday when I’m 80 sitting in my rocking chair drinking a Coors Light I’ll reflect back on this, but we have to much ahead of us right now” Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti with another classic comment on IU’s success this season

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

After 12 incredible years, I’m excited to share @RSVPify's next chapter: I’m stepping down as CEO and returning to founder mode.

What began as a side project has grown into something far beyond what I ever imagined. RSVPify has powered more than a million events and earned the trust of many of the world’s most iconic brands. We scaled, we pivoted to survive the pandemic winter, and we scaled again. We went head-to-head with giants and won. And we did it all without outside investment.

Now, with RSVPify 4 shipping, we’ve reached an inflection point. Our next chapter calls for scaling our go-to-market strategy and operations in new ways.

I’m proud to name Travis Granger, my longtime partner, COO, and friend as the next CEO of RSVPify. Travis has been instrumental in building the foundations that make RSVPify everything it is today, scaling our operations, and strengthening our culture.

In my new role as Founder and Executive Chairman, I’ll return to the work I love most: shaping vision, innovating with transformative technologies, and creating next-generation event experiences at RSVPify. I’ll also be driving a new era of website change monitoring technologies at our sister company, @ChangeTower. This is the work that brought us here, and it’s where I can make the greatest impact in our next chapter.

I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve built together, and I couldn’t be more excited for what’s ahead. The best is yet to come. 🚀

To our incredible team, our partners, and the customers who’ve trusted RSVPify with their most important moments, thank you. We’re just getting started.

And to the OGs who’ve been at my side from the earliest innings, thank you for shaping this journey with me: Travis Granger Adam Hausman Sanil Musić Jade Stewart Ahmed Popovic Corey McCormick Benjamin Ramić Lamija K. Laura Mayka Emir Šogolj Asaf Segev

Learn more: https://t.co/TZGWhI9iG3

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

.@united found a new trick:
Lets you “upgrade with miles” in the web app ✅
Cancels it, charges card on file without asking 🤔
Gives away your seats on full flight and tells you to rebook 🎉

Meanwhile… 2hr “Premier” desk hold time.

"Premier Platinum" = pinnacle of pointless

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

In the heyday of SEO, it was all about link building. Then, content was king. In the gold rush of AIO, it’s all about data correlation. Context is king.

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

On the way to @RSVPify meetups in Austin in my first robotaxi! 5 stars for our delightfully aggressive @Waymo driver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

Humans driving cars will become a hobby in my lifetime.

Wild to think how quickly autonomous driving hit ~80% — and how much grind it’s taken to perfect that last 20%.

Feels familiar. At RSVPify, we’ve knocked out the obvious wins… and now we’re forever deep in the 20%. The details that make good products great.

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

Thursday story time…

My wonderful in-laws (Tim and Donna, a pilot and flight attendant for United at the time) were in Berlin in 2013 on layover. They popped into a classic Bavarian restaurant with long table shared seating.

Asked if they minded sharing their table, they welcomed another solo diner to join them.

Tim, being the friendly kind of guy who will eagerly attempt to engage in conversation with even a table leg, chatted the gentleman up. After some pleasantries, Tim asked his name and what brought him to Berlin.

Gentleman: “Jensen. I’m attending a tech conference.”

Tim: “Nice! What company do you work for?”

Jensen: “A company called NVIDIA.”

Tim: “I know it, I’m a shareholder! What do you do for NVIDIA?”

Jensen: [hushed tone] “I’m the CEO.”

Tim, Jensen and Donna had a great conversation and exchanged notes, updates on their kids and holiday cards for years.

Yesterday, NVIDIA became the world’s first company to ever (if briefly) reach a 4 trillion dollar market cap.

You never know who you may be sitting next to!

#nvidia $nvda

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

Big news! @RSVPify has partnered with @expopass to bring sleek, integrated pre-printed and on-site badge printing to our platform. 🎉

Our partnership makes it even easier for event organizers to deliver a seamless badging and check-in experience—from digital RSVPs to custom-printed badges, all in one unified workflow.

Learn more via @EventNewsBlog: https://t.co/KCyxmHkZYk

#events #RSVPify #eventtech #partnership #eventmanagement

[Expo Pass @expopass]

We're thrilled to announce our team-up with @RSVPify to offer their users seamless and professional on-site badge printing for their in-person events 🤝

https://t.co/fEVCvtITrV

#EventTech #BadgePrinting #OnsiteCheckIn #EventPlanning #EventPros #EventProfs #RSVPify #ExpoPass

[NIK @ns123abc]

You’re telling me my deleted chatgpt chats are actually not deleted and is being saved to be investigated by a judge?

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

“Boring online RSVP software”
100% bootstrapped.
Solving real business problems.
Monetizing through subscriptions.
Profitable from day 2.

Estimated revenue: About double that.

Not bad for boring!

[staticmaker @staticmaker1]

"boring" online RSVP software.

bootstrapped business.

solving daily life problems.

monetization via subscriptions.

estimated revenue \$4.2 million a year.

https://t.co/TAf7WjfpHe

[Luke Leisher @luke_leisher_]

This is insane to me.

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

@MichaelMEmling Love that swagger! I gotta know what product you were buying though

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

Things seen on the Enterprise sales Slack channel 😆😆

[Ian Sharar @aifilmmaker]

Used Veo 3 to imagine if Jurassic Park was real. This entire thing is AI! Things are gonna get weird #Veo3 #ai #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld

[Ari Driessen @AriDriessen]

@BBCWorld Probably couldn’t contain himself