A lot has happened in the last few months and I have not shared much of it. Time to fix that ๐
1) Rainfrog (rainfrog(.)ai) โ We built an AI tool for creatives to generate campaign visuals with taste already built in. No prompt engineering, no complex workflows to learn. It launched fully organically and has grown to 8,000+ users, with brands like Subdued, Carpisa, OMD, and 4 Seasons already on board.
2) Maven cohort โ I am teaching non-developers how to build real apps with AI in a single weekend. I already announced the first cohort but I want to double down and make sure it actually reaches the people who need it most.
3) AI Automation Consulting โ Together with two partners, we are shipping AI automations for busy operators and businesses. The demand has been enormous and we move fast. I genuinely believe this sector is just getting started.
4) aiOS App Builders โ The newsletter is sitting at 800 subscribers and the Skool community at 400. I have honestly neglected both for the past few months and I want to change that. Better content, more consistency, and more value for the people who are already there.
5) Side projects โ I am genuinely addicted to building so I cannot help making random things on the side. A kitesurfing directory. An AI avatar coming soon. Just experiments that scratch an itch.
6) Daily AI tinkering โ OpenClaw, Claude Cowork, new tools every week. This has been the most fun I have had with software in years and I want to start sharing more of what I am discovering.
Now the obvious question: how does one person do all of this?
Honestly, I rely heavily on AI agents for almost everything. Coding, drafting content, creating assets, research.
I am not building alone. I am building with a team of agents running alongside me at all times, and it has completely changed what feels possible as a solo operator.
I will be sharing my learnings, progress, wins, losses, and thoughts as I go.
If you are a builder, give me a follow ๐
LFGGG
The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.
The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.
Access to all other Claude models is not affected.
We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.
Read our full statement: https://t.co/bwn0sximKZ
The $SPCX IPO is bigger than most people realize.
I spend my days building apps with AI products from companies like X, OpenAI and Anthropic.
Soon, I'll be able to do more than just use them.
I'll be able to invest in them too.
For the first time, builders can participate in both the value AI creates and the value these companies capture.
What a time to be alive.
@rileybrown@daytonaio this is crazy. Proves the marketing is more useful than ever. You can build the coolest app but if no one knows about it, it's useless
Introducing Claude Fable 5: a Mythos-class model that weโve made safe for general use.
Its capabilities exceed those of any model weโve ever made generally available.
Is it normal that app store connects takes more than 3 days to approved the in-app subscriptions??
My app has been approved for distribution but the subscriptions are still to be review.. and there is no way to expedite this.
Figure says it has increased humanoid robot production from one robot per day to one robot per hour in just 120 days.
The robots undergo intensive testing, including repeated squats and jogging movements.
Figure also demonstrated the robot's ability to climb stairs and navigate complex terrain using vision-based control.
I think the challenge is that everyone can now build apps
But
1) almost nobody has distribution (like an audience), or
2) the money to pay for distribution (ads or UGC), or
3) the creative genius to get distribution for free (classically called guerilla marketing)
If you are submitting your app to the apple app store for review, make sure that you toggle "automatically release this version" off.
I have an app that was approved for distribution but the subscriptions are still under review, causing users to not be able to purchase a plan!
Turns out apple reviews the two things at different times. Crazy