Ronald Ishak

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

you finally have the app idea. you open claude. you start vibe coding.

and then you spend 3 hours trying to find a domain name that isn't taken.

we've all been there.

introducing NameChai — vibe-search available domain names for your project.

→ search on the web app
→ or add it as an MCP in Claude Code (yes, really)

completely free. hope it helps you build and ship faster 🙏

special thanks to @shipordie_ @marclou @jackfriks for the inspiration to keep building and shipping.

https://t.co/8haVUcFv6G

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

https://t.co/vLmiBKTtX3

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@kenbuildsalone @marclou Damn that was awesome!

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@marcoETmx @marclou @jackfriks LFG!🔥

[Hanif | AI For Productivity @hanifproduktif]

Nicko Widjaja (Founding CEO BRI Ventures) baru saja dituntut 11 tahun penjara + denda Rp1 miliar karena menyetujui investasi US$5 juta (~Rp73 miliar) ke startup agritech TaniHub.

Dia dianggap merugikan negara karena startup Tanihub yg diinvest gagal.

Ngeri banget ya? Di dunia VC, risiko itu bagian dari pekerjaan. Ada yang 10x, ada yang gagal total. Itu hukum alam inovasi.

Kalau setiap keputusan investasi yang rugi dianggap “merugikan negara” dan dipenjarakan, siapa lagi yang berani ambil risiko?

Menurut kalian vonisnya fair atau ini termasuk kriminalisasi?

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@mr_r0b0t @NousResearch How much tps are you getting on a dual gb10 for deepseek v4 flash?

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@jeoste_ @marclou Also flying to Korea for hyrox! Would love to join if there is a meetup

[Alexander Whedon @alex_whedon]

Introducing SubQ - a major breakthrough in LLM intelligence.

It is the first model built on a fully sub-quadratic sparse-attention architecture (SSA),

And the first frontier model with a 12 million token context window which is:

- 52x faster than FlashAttention at 1MM tokens
- Less than 5% the cost of Opus

Transformer-based LLMs waste compute by processing every possible relationship between words (standard attention).

Only a small fraction actually matter.

@subquadratic finds and focuses only on the ones that do.

That's nearly 1,000x less compute and a new way for LLMs to scale.

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@stevibe Most likely using sakamakismile/Qwen3.6-27B-Text-NVFP4-MTP here?

[Google Research @GoogleResearch]

Introducing TurboQuant: Our new compression algorithm that reduces LLM key-value cache memory by at least 6x and delivers up to 8x speedup, all with zero accuracy loss, redefining AI efficiency. Read the blog to learn how it achieves these results: https://t.co/CDSQ8HpZoc

[klöss @kloss_xyz]

imagine you’re Travis Kalanick

you built Uber from nothing into a $70 billion company and changed how every city on earth moves

then in the worst three weeks of your life, family tragedies hit, and five of your investors hand you a letter demanding you resign

so you step down

the board replaces you, your successor and board sell off the self driving division you created, the thing you believed was Uber’s entire future

gone

$4 billion to Aurora

the mainstream media tries to write your obituary: toxic culture, bad leadership, and a cautionary tale

silicon valley moves on
as they always do

but you don’t

you don’t really forget

you go quiet, completely quiet

you take $150 million and buy a ghost kitchen company called CloudKitchens

you raise over a billion dollars, hit a $15 billion valuation, build a company with thousands of employees

and nobody even knows the name
eight years in stealth, employees aren’t even allowed to put your company on their LinkedIn

then today you rename the company Atoms, and it’s not a kitchen company anymore

it’s a robotics company

1. food
2. mining
3. transport

your first move?

acquiring Pronto

the autonomous vehicle startup

built by Anthony Levandowski, the same engineer you originally swooped away from Google to build Uber’s self driving program

oh and he went on to deploy 100+ autonomous trucks for one of the largest materials companies on earth

now he’s coming back to work with you
and the reports say Uber itself

the same company that pushed you out, is now backing you to go after self driving harder than Waymo

the guy they removed is the guy they end up needing

poetic justice

your framework aka everything in civilization is mined or grown, manufactured and moved

you call it the golden age

your manifesto ends with three words:

“I never left”

eight years of silence

then this

but here’s what people keep getting wrong about your situation

everyone wants to call it a comeback or a revenge story

it’s neither

you just went quiet and built for eight years while everyone who wrote you off had stopped paying attention

that’s not revenge, that’s just what true builder obsession looks like

most founders would’ve stayed bitter

most would’ve written a book and done a podcast tour, most would’ve taken the $2.5 billion in shares and disappeared off to a beach or Epstein’s island

you didn’t do any of that
you just kept building

and now the same people who pushed you out need you again

so whether you love him or hate him

the most dangerous person in any room is the one who goes quiet yet never stops building

karma is real

welcome back Travis

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@odd_joel is there a bug in the most recent version of Moshi that prevents scrolling the terminal buffer? Havent been able to scroll using both my iPhone and my iPad. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@ibamarief By far one of the coolest and meaningful use case of claude code in Indonesia!

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

https://t.co/7l7Jef99QZ

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@itsTimWijaya Mama Cantik Antar Anak Sekolah (aka Macan Ternak) has the strongest influence and buying power in indonesia!

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@itsTimWijaya Can I apply to be your intern then?

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@ibamarief @gibranhuzaifah Gibran’s story is tragic, and I empathize with the weight he carried. But I reject the narrative that “all founders do this.” Many of us walk the harder road transparently, imperfectly, but truthfully. Integrity still exists in this game.

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@kaluwi @gibranhuzaifah What Gibran did was wrong, no doubt. But as a fellow founder, I can’t help but feel the crushing weight he must’ve carried — the pressure to keep the dream alive, the team afloat, the mission going. Sometimes, pressure distorts our compass.

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

@itsTimWijaya Awesome thread Tim! I must be the tech CEO turned “bisnis padel court” in this thread 🤣

[Ronald Ishak @RonIshak]

As I reflect on this past year, I’m reminded of Proverbs 16:3: “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.”

In the world of entrepreneurship, it’s easy to feel like everything rests on our shoulders—our decisions, our effort, our strategy. But this year has taught me that true success doesn’t come from striving alone. It comes from surrendering. From placing every idea, every challenge, every moment of doubt into God’s hands and trusting His perfect timing.

Faith and work are not separate—they are intertwined. Every step I take in building and leading is an opportunity to lean on Him. When the path felt unclear, He provided direction. When challenges felt overwhelming, He gave strength. And when the wins came, I was reminded that every blessing flows from Him.

As I enter this new year, my prayer is to keep walking in faith, not just by focusing on outcomes, but by remaining obedient in the process. To let my work be a reflection of His grace and to steward every opportunity He places before me with humility and purpose.

Whatever you’re building—whether it’s a business, a team, or a vision—remember this: God is the ultimate builder. Commit your work to Him, and watch Him establish a foundation far greater than you could ever imagine.

Here’s to another year of trusting, building, and glorifying Him through the work we do.