James O’Brien

Next level retrieval for LLMs @duckyml // Previously: shaveface @investwithalto @valkyriefunds

[Ducky @duckyml]

Does your company have thousands, if not millions of documents, and search that just never quite finds what you're looking for? @GetUserEvidence faced this exact challenge.

So, they rebuilt search in two weeks with Ducky.

Case study 👉🏻 https://t.co/Rl31VAMyzP

[Ducky @duckyml]

We scaled our pricing so you can scale your product.

Introducing: Launch Tier @ $12/month

It’s straightforward, affordable, and includes ample tokens so you can build, ship, and scale without worrying about cost or infra.

👉 Check it out here: https://t.co/qXMXGPgAdU

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

“Climbing is remembering to breathe.”

Thank you for a great morning, Bouldering Project BK 🙏🏼

[Ducky @duckyml]

“You may think I am exaggerating, but it took only five minutes to build an incredibly powerful retrieval engine with Ducky…all of the complexity was abstracted."

Music to our ears (yes, ducks have ears)

🙏🏼 @richscudellari @bryantabarr @vrindacap

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

Stocking up on picks and shovels ⛏️

Enter the era of infrastructure 🦆

I don’t pay for X, so my gratitude exceeds my character limit, as they say.

🙏🏼 to everyone who has supported us along the way.

If you’re building LLM apps, let’s chat

[Ducky @duckyml]

🚨 WE’RE PIVOTING AND WE’RE PUMPED ABOUT IT 🚨

Today, we're proud to announce a brand-new direction for Ducky. A fully-managed retrieval platform that helps software engineers get the most out of LLMs.

https://t.co/dtuWskIEQ5

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

🤘🤘🤘

[kirubha @k17ubha]

Excited to finally announce this...

@rollfi_xyz is joining @PriorityCommrce (NASDAQ $PRTH)
https://t.co/MMql1mYBXw

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

Rules to live by:

1-♾️: take care of the team

🙏🏼 @rollfi_xyz

[kirubha @k17ubha]

After successfully raising a round from @StephenCurry30's @pennyjar, @Bread_ButterVC, @NOMOvc + some amazing angels to fix Customer Support, @Jnpobrien needed to quickly set up comprehensive health benefits for his team.

@duckysupports required a solution that was both high-quality and cost-effective, without the complexity often associated with benefits management.

Here is why he chose @rollfi_xyz...

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

@brandon @andrew__rea Right back at you @brandon 🙏🏼

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

Thank you @bryantabarr @richscudellari @vrindacap for all your support along the way. @pennyjar was the first fund to take a bet on us. We count ourselves fortunate to have y’all in our corner. 🙏🏼 🦆 🙏🏼

[Penny Jar Capital @pennyjar]

Knowledge workers are drowning in data. @duckysupports solves the data problem with machine learning and AI, freeing up time for support teams. We’re thrilled to partner with Ducky on their mission to create amazing, human customer experiences.

https://t.co/wXhdjMgHy2

[Regina Gerbeaux @_rpgbx]

If you’ve ever met James O'Brien or Hongbo Tian, you’ll know they’re some of the most incredible, smart, and ambitious founders. But more importantly, they’re just insanely great people who I have the privilege of calling my friends.

Congratulations to them and the @duckysupports team on their announcement!!!

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

You’re a wonderful man @andrew__rea. Grateful to call you a friend.

[Andrew Rea @andrew__rea]

.@Jnpobrien is one of my closest friends. He was also one of the first people in tech to believe in me.

His co-founder Hong has become a fast friend. They're investors in our company and have been huge supporters since day one.

The level of craftsmanship, thoughtfulness, and intention they bring to the product and company their building is admirable.

Just getting started. If you're trying to grow fast without hiring more on support, you should talk to them.

Bullish.

[kirubha @k17ubha]

The best part? Our benefits offering is platform-agnostic.

Whether you use @Justworks, @Gusto, @Rippling or any other provider, we'll be your trusted guide to the perfect insurance setup tailored to your team and budget.

Founders like @andrew__rea (@taxwire_) and @Jnpobrien (https://t.co/1sSGuTo3Df) rave about how Rollfi helps them stay focused instead of getting bogged down with benefits admin.

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

Though I'm a few catamaran charters shy of a black card, good luck convincing me that it's better than Meow Centurion 👀 @JoinMeow

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

Working with Rollfi (and their partner network) to set up benefits for our newco has greatly simplified things. 🙏🏽

[rollfi @rollfi_xyz]

Employee benefits renewal season is coming up.

A lot of people are signing up for health insurance for the first time, renewing their plans, or looking to switch.

Here are some important definitions and the most common terms that you NEED to know.

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

@Austin_Federa I’m right there with you. Being able to sit down with no plugging or unplugging is key.

Consequently, my mechanical keyboard arsenal must also expand.

[Andrew Rea @andrew__rea]

Launched a new project called - "How much do you make? 📈"

We'll be interviewing dope people about money & investing

First issue with @jusbar23 below

https://t.co/lozOWl9Ug9

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

@beugmartin Hello my friend! Far too long :)

[Marques Brownlee @MKBHD]

I’m still not ready for the Dark Sky app to die at the end of this year

[James O’Brien @Jnpobrien]

👀

[Avalanche🔺 @avax]

.@ValkyrieFunds, one of the industry's leading digital asset investment managers, has announced the launch of the Valkyrie Avalanche Trust (VAVAX), to provide institutions with cost-efficient and secure access to $AVAX.
https://t.co/ssEDx81lEf

[Valkyrie @ValkyrieFunds]

Professors for a day! Valkyrie's Bill Cannon, Scottland Keefer, and James O'Brien are teaching a "Digital Assets Bootcamp" at @DardenMBA this morning.