Tai Hsia

CFO at LUUM, 4x CxO, former corporate partner @Kirkland_Ellis, angel investor @XYVentures

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

The Future of Beauty
https://t.co/rmwrcrNV4d

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

This is why Anthropic has been able to hire CTOs of iconic software companies as Staff Engineers.

[Jaya Gupta @JayaGup10]

https://t.co/5vDrndcmFn

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Startup success is predicated on two fundamental principles:

Always Be Shipping (ABS): Product/Tech
Always Be Closing (ABC): GTM/Finance

[Paul Graham @paulg]

The best predictor of success for tech companies, at every stage from during the YC batch to public company with billions in revenue, is the rate of shipping new stuff.

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

This is absolutely amazing, not just the technology but how they arrived at building this hardware manifestation and use case, and their GTM vision. We are truly entering a new age of innovation.

[Midjourney @midjourney]

Announcing a new division of Midjourney called "Midjourney Medical"

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

This is 🔥

@traestephens and @cyantist 👀🥸

[Founders Fund @foundersfund]

MAFIA EP 001

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Really enjoyed @Justin_Willman’s One For the Ages Tour, which was super engaging and entertaining and fun from start to finish. Loved that he promoted the Sonja V. Willman Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund in honor of his mother. Justin is a real one.

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Better more complex/difficult approach, but better for sure. Hopefully it’s not the next Betamax.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Ex-Meta AI chief Yann LeCun's AMI raises $1.03 billion for alternative AI approach https://t.co/0C7TO7Pb0c https://t.co/0C7TO7Pb0c

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

“Most people don't want to be part of the process, they just want to be part of the outcome. But the process is where you figure out who's worth being part of the outcome.”
- definitive original source unknown

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Early stage is all about building and shipping, not managing. Mature businesses with thousands of employees inevitably need great managers, but it’s still the doers that are responsible for growth. There’s a direct correlation between builder/manager ratio and growth.

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

Steve Jobs on how to hire the best people at your company

Absolutely timeless advice that still rings true today
> hire high agency people
> give them high agency tasks
> the job of a leader is to create common vision, not micro manage
> once you have enough great people together in a team, they tend to build groups where mediocre people cannot enter or are quickly pushed out
> the main job of a CEO is ultimately recruiting
> professional managers can manage well, but they cannot do anything incredible by themselves
> great people work for the best do-ers, not the best managers

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Thank you, Mayor @DanielLurie! 🫡

[Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 @DanielLurie]

San Francisco is a city on the rise. This past year, we made strong progress on safer streets, our economic recovery, and a government focused on results. I spoke with ABC’s @jonkarl about what’s changed—and how we’ll keep delivering for San Franciscans.

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Intelligence does not define humanity which encompasses consciousness, reason, creativity, empathy, and the capacity to form societies and cultures through shared language and narratives. The more machines learn how to be extensions of humans, the closer to humanity they will be.

[Marc Benioff @Benioff]

Our agentic future is not preordained. If we use it to displace human judgment, creativity, and empathy, we risk diminishing ourselves. If we design it to elevate our ability to imagine, to connect, to care, we can unlock incredible new potential and progress. ❤️🤖
https://t.co/I5WXJJeAek

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

As the cost of both solar power and battery storage continue to fall and industries (beyond automotive) continue to electrify their products, electricity generation will be a major fuel or constraint for growth for sovereign nations.

[Naval @naval]

The #1 thing you should look for in an investor is conviction.

[The Humanoid Hub @TheHumanoidHub]

The next wave of AI is physical AI.

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Good to see @fionama, California’s treasurer since 2019 and the state’s next lieutenant governor (2026)!

Fiona supports more housing supply for all, safer streets, business-friendly policies, expanding access to healthcare, and fiscal responsibility.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

Money makes the inputs to excellence more available. But it cannot buy excellence.

Excellence requires sustained effort, discernment, and an iron will.

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

@cyantist Perhaps a tattoo by a machine?
@blackdot_tattoo

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Applied robotics will be a dominant theme of innovation for decades to come.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

The golden age of robotics is here. Practical robotics will be a part of all of our lives.

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

I believe @DanielLurie will:
• deliver clean & safe streets
• address our drug & behavioral health crisis
• shake up a corrupt bureaucracy
• build housing that our neighbors can afford
• support our hardworking small businesses
• revitalize our downtown

Let’s go!! 💪🏻

[Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 @DanielLurie]

San Francisco's call for accountable leadership, service, and change has been heard.

I am both humbled and inspired by the great honor and privilege of serving you—the people of San Francisco—as your next Mayor.

Thank you to everyone who worked tirelessly on this campaign, and to my wife Becca, our children, and my entire family for their unwavering support. Most importantly, thank you to the people of San Francisco for placing your trust in me.

Yesterday, I received a gracious call from Mayor London Breed, who offered her assistance during this transition. We’re both committed to working together to prepare for the hard work ahead.

I entered this race not as a politician, but as a father who couldn’t explain to my children what they were seeing on our streets. For my family, and for so many others, this campaign was about fighting for the city we love.

Together, we defied cynicism and proved that hope is alive and well in San Francisco. But hope alone isn’t enough. We must turn this hope into action and results.

Our mandate is clear: deliver clean and safe streets, address our drug and behavioral health crisis, shake up a corrupt bureaucracy, build housing that our neighbors can afford, support our hardworking small businesses, and revitalize our downtown. To achieve this, we must be courageous, compassionate, and honest.

I want to assure you that the administration we’re building will reflect the diversity, passion, and dedication of San Francisco itself. The people I hire will not serve me—they will serve you and your vision for a city that listens and delivers.

As we celebrate this victory, I know many of us feel deep concern about the state of our country. Under my watch, San Francisco will stand as a beacon of inclusivity and progress, committed to defending the rights of all of our neighbors. We will address the challenges of our times with integrity and compassion.

As your mayor, I will take aim at the problems that need solving right here in San Francisco, because that is what the people of this city have elected me to do.

Together, we must roll up our sleeves. Because when San Francisco wins, we all win. I am deeply grateful for your belief in me, and I am more hopeful than ever that San Francisco, the city we love, will rise again.

[Tai Hsia @TaiHsia]

Congratulations @DanielLurie!! 🎉🍾🥂

[Daniel Lurie 丹尼爾·羅偉 @DanielLurie]

I’m deeply grateful to my incredible family, campaign team, and every San Franciscan who voted for accountability, service, and change. No matter who you supported in this election, we stand united in the fight for San Francisco’s future and a safer, more affordable city for all.