do yourself a favor
learn to get good with ai
pick a niche
build distribution
build apps or agents as a service
make something so useful then expand around that behavior
99% of people will read this and do nothing
1% will read this and do their future selves a favor
i don't know how long this window last but wow what a excellent time to be building
time to make moves
now that we all can build anything with ai
we're going to all have to figure out distribution
the wealthiest people will be marketers over the next 10 years
I met the guy behind Paperclip. he won't show his face, but he just built one of the FASTEST growing open-source projects in AI.
how to use Paperclip to hire AI agents to ACTUALLY run a startup with 0 employees:
1. with paperclip, you hire a team of AI agents like CEO, engineer, QA, video editor, content strategist and manage them from one dashboard.
it works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or any model on OpenRouter. you're not locked into one provider.
2. your AI agents wake up capable but with zero memory. they don't know who they are, where they are, or what they're supposed to be doing. kinda like that movie memento from back in the day
you need to leave them Polaroids like heartbeat checklists, persona prompts, written context. that's how you keep them on track.
3. when an agent makes a mistake, you don't rewrite everything. you add one rule to their persona prompt.
"always define a success condition for every task."
"always pass work to QA before closing." you're training them like you'd train a junior hire. one correction at a time.
4. skills extend what your agents can do. want a video editor who can produce animated content? install the Remotion skill. want security reviews? there's a skill for that.
5. the biggest lever for quality is encoding your own taste. AI can do everything except know your values. design sensibility, brand voice, success criteria but you have to write it down.
6. don't one-shot your startup. agentic design patterns matter. the simplest one: after the engineer builds something, QA reviews it. structure prevents compounding errors. one-shotting an entire app is fun for 30 minutes, then it falls apart.
7. Paperclip tracks every token spent and every task completed. you can use your existing subscriptions (Claude, Codex) so spend shows as $0, or hook into API credits for real dollar tracking.
8. importable companies are coming. Gary Tan's G-Stack, a full game studio, 300+ agent repos... you can "acqui-hire" a proven agent team into your Paperclip instance instead of building from scratch. the future is downloading a tested org that actually works.
9. routines let you automate recurring work. "every day at 10am, read what was merged into the main branch and write a Discord update celebrating community contributors." it runs, you review, you improve. every task is traceable.
10. maximizer mode is next. you tell the CEO "build this game" and it does whatever it takes and hires who it needs, keeps pressing until it's done. no token anxiety. just outcomes.
use @ideabrowser for startup ideas/trends to get started
thank you for @dotta for doing this podcast and breaking down exactly how people can hire ai agent teams with paperclip
you won't find an episode like this anywhere else
episode is live on @startupideaspod on your fav platforms (follow for more)
is this not the greatest time in history to be building?
im rooting for you
now go watch my frien
My fav products of 2025 (apps, video games, productivity, AI etc)
A few include traveler's notebook, things v3, switch 2 (im replaying zelda wind waker), a japanese dinnerware brand and more.
Case 8: Product Packaging Generation
Input: Need to upload a product reference image and a packaging reference image
PROMPT:
Apply the design from Image 1 to the can in Image 2, and place it in a minimalist design setting, professional photography
GEMINI 3 LAUNCH IS HERE
I got a SNEAK PEEK at Gemini 3 with Logan Kilpatrick (Google Deepmind), and it might be the most POWERFUL vibe-coding tool on the planet.
A little breakdown:
1. Anyone can build 3D and casual games now
You can vibecode full, playable 3D video games generated in minutes. Actual games with physics, characters, controls, and loops you can remix instantly. Pure insanity. I can see founders and brands spinning up games on the fly to ride trends and drive growth.
2. Intelligent apps are becoming the default
We built apps where reasoning, memory, and multi-step planning were baked in from the start. Once you’re building apps with ACTUAL intelligence baked in, there’s a whole wave of new opportunities that weren’t possible before.
3. Gemini acts like a creative partner
You describe the idea, Gemini fills in the gaps, challenges decisions, proposes alternatives, and iterates in real time.
4. Vibe coding hits a new level
Gemini 3 can generate assets, code, game logic, UI, and narrative in one flow. Tools like Claude and Cursor feel fast. This feels like the next layer, the one where a single builder can compete with full teams.
@OfficialLoganK and I pushed Google Gemini 3 hard, and the outputs were solid. A few times we had to give it a few extra prompts but it took feedback really well.
I think 1 year ago, a lot of people discounted Google in the AI arms race.
Can you discount them anymore? Doubt it. After this, it feels like they at best leading, at worst leading.
What do you think of Google's AI efforts/Gemini 3
My biggest takeaway was how it just felt like Gemini 3 had a little more vibe coding horsepower than anything I’ve used.
https://t.co/gBc6qLxC9q
Mark Cuban on the next big job students should focus on:
Most companies don’t know how to implement AI, especially small businesses.
“Companies don’t understand how to implement AI right now to get a competitive advantage… learn to customize a model, walk into a company, show the benefits. That is every single job that’s going to be available for kids coming out of school.”
Don’t just study AI. Make it work inside a business.
From our August 2025 interview with @mcuban.
I BUILT A FULL PLUMBING COMPANY AUTOMATION SYSTEM THAT MADE $31,500 AND RUNS 24/7
No employees.
No missed leads.
Just automations handling calls, bookings, follow-ups, and payments; all on autopilot.
In this breakdown, I’ll walk you through exactly how it works:
- How I automated lead capture & scheduling
- The AI workflows that reply to every inquiry instantly
- The backend system that tracks jobs & payments
- How this setup keeps plumbing businesses running without human input
Want the full workflow & setup doc?
Comment “315” + Like + Repost and I’ll DM it to you.
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in the next 24 hours you can
build 100 facebook ads with Sora 2 api
make 1,000 landing pages targeting long tale keywords with claude code
scrape 10,000 emails by having perplexity + sonnet 4.5 wire together google maps email scraping to millionverifier to instantly ai cold email in an n8n workflow
get 100,000 impressions on x by shiposting xeets by scraping podcast transcriptions, extracting the main insights, and then writing and schedule posts about insights
like, what's stoping you go eat big dog
we are in abundance
OpenAI just murdered half of SF's startups. Was an impressive DevDay today, here's everything you missed (bookmark this):
1. Apps SDK: Shopify App Ecosystem / Whop App Ecosystem but for ChatGPT. Presumably (?) with monetization down the line. Build apps that anyone can use, native in ChatGPT.
If I was developing with AI, I would dive in here. Clearly a huge marketplace in the works. Will drop a tutorial on this in the next few days.
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2. AgentKit: OpenAI's version of n8n. Build, deploy, and optimize agents with an optional drag-and-drop interface.
If you're an n8n guru, try this out and let me know your thoughts. Could be a game changer, could fizzle out like CustomGPTs.
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3. APIs: Sora-2 and GPT-5-Pro are now in the API. Pricing is reasonable and apparently the Sora-2 API has no watermark? Curious if it has content restrictions as well, someone let me know below.
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4. Codex: The Codex suite of AI coding tools is now generally available. The release includes a new Codex SDK, integration with Slack, and new administrative features for teams. Definitely worth checking out.
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