Joe Tuan

Founder, Specode & Topflight.

[Joe Tuan @JoeCTuan]

@MarketPalmer_ When I was in Shanghai, my family was constantly put in Maxus vans (via Didi) .... it left me wondering the same.

Maxus with FSD for families would equal insane worldwide domination @elonmusk

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@elonmusk @Starlink International delta experience was absolutely horrible. We went with A350 so we could get a cleaner plane for a long-haul flight. I thought it would just be starlink but their stinginess reflected in the overall experience from food to how we were treated by the attendants.

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Android PSA:

If you hear calls from scammers in the middle of the night while you're on Do Not Disturb, android actually incentivizes this by auto-selecting "allow repeat callers"

Turn that shit off. Find your peace again. You're welcome.

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@simonecanciello Good luck with the FDA

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That's my secret, Cap. I'm always angry.

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@TheGregYang Haha don't think function tests for c4a? I had sparkling labs with exception of a super high c4a at the height of exposures.

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@TheGregYang Those that downplay illness as identity have never been completely derailed by illness. It's the only startup that matters until you're on the other side.

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@TheGregYang I can hardly stand the model Y, but when we got an X loaner it was a night & day difference.

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Goodbye expensive BAAs and slow launches. Focus on iterating, not negotiating. Welcome to healthcare app development that’s fast, secure, and accessible to anyone with an idea. V2 is live now: https://t.co/jehZJbpRt5

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We just shipped Specode V2.

We built Specode to become the go-to AI platform for building and deploying HIPAA-compliant healthcare applications, fast. Think the speed of no-code or Replit, but with healthcare-grade security built in.

Specode V2 is faster, more stable, and

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𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫. To help pass institutional security reviews, we added an optional $3k pen test, about 80% less than typical market pricing.

𝐍𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤-𝐢𝐧. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫. As always, your code is still yours. Full code export anytime.

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@hugomercierooo Twin !

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@TheGregYang How'd it get diagnosed greg?

I had to go founder mode on my own health for a decade due to a similar if not same mystery illness.

With many of the treatments in the comments YMMV but one of those after 200k spent is what turned my life around.

Happy to exchange notes.

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Happy new year everyone! Here's to unimaginable growth, persistence, and possibilities in 2026, and a shoutout to all my peers that fight with blind conviction when it sometimes seems like the world as we know it is changing overnight.

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2025 was a year when I told myself to be ready for anything. We fought for our lives with blinders mostly on. Here's where we ended up.

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11. In case it wasn’t emphasized enough, how much we grow in 2026 will be all about the people.  We still have a huge opportunity to centralize hiring for the best talent toward folks that can combine engineering with product ownership to ship better products faster.