philipleo

Seeking to play long-term games with long-term people.

Scaling Ethereum to maximize freedom @the_matter_labs, the core contributor to @ZKsync

[Ali Yahya @alive_]

Barbell strategy for killing it in an age of superhuman AI:

Simultaneously get as close to AND stay as far away from AI as humanly possible.

1. Get close — play with AI models, use them to help you think, ask them to teach you about the world, get them to help you create, work with them to write code, understand what makes them tick, embed them into your everyday life, have fun.

2. Stay far away — learn to tell stories, make eye contact, build a team, lead with courage, connect far-flung ideas, build lifelong friendships, debate persuasively, think forbidden thoughts, handwrite ideas, confess your fears, fall in love.

Spend less time trying to master mental transformations that are purely mechanical — building spreadsheets, analyzing trades, balancing accounts, writing code by hand, following playbooks, searching for needles in haystacks. These are the emerging no-man's land, squarely the domain of AI.

Venture to the extremes. That’s where all the fun is anyway.

[Will Ahmed @willahmed]

You have no experience.
You’ve never started a company.
You’ve never had a full time job.
Nike is going to kill you.
You’re a kid.
You don’t have technical skills.
You shouldn’t build hardware.
Apple is going to kill you.
You can’t build hardware.
You can’t measure heart rate non-invasively.
Athletes don’t care about recovery.
Under Armour is going to kill you.
It won’t be accurate.
You don’t listen.
You’re an ineffective leader.
You can’t recruit great talent.
You’re going to have to pay every athlete.
You can’t measure sleep non-invasively.
It’s too expensive to research.
Athletes are a small market.
The product costs too much to make.
The product costs too much to sell.
Your valuation is too high.
Consumers aren’t going to want it.
Hardware is too hard.
You should measure steps.
Fitbit is going to kill you.
You can’t build a marketing engine.
You can’t raise enough money.
You need a real CEO.
Google is going to kill you.
You can’t be a subscription.
You can’t build a brand.
You can’t do consumer in Boston.
Your valuation is too high.
You shouldn’t make accessories.
You shouldn’t make apparel.
Lululemon is going to kill you.
You can’t predict Covid.
Stay in your niche.
You are going to run out of money.
You can’t build a health platform.
Amazon is going to kill you.
You can’t measure blood pressure.
You can’t get medical approvals.
The market is too small.
You don’t understand AI.
The market is too competitive.
It won’t work internationally.
The supply chain is too complicated.
You can’t build an AI.
You can’t raise enough money.
It’s too competitive.
Healthcare isn’t going to want it.
…

Just keep going ✌️

[philipleo @_philipleo]

@zksync Built for Banks, Not Around Them 🫡

[ZKsync @zksync]

Today marks a new chapter for U.S. banking.

The Cari Network, developed alongside five regional banks, is building a new platform to bring tokenized deposits onchain.

Secure. Private. Within the regulatory perimeter. Powered by ZKsync’s Prividium.

[Christian Catalini @ccatalini]

1/ Some Simple Economics of AGI—🔥🧵
Right now, there is a low-grade panic running through the economy. Everyone is asking the same anxious question: what exactly is AI going to automate, and what will be left for us?

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

SpaceX has acquired xAI, forming one of the most ambitious, vertically integrated innovation engines on (and off) Earth → https://t.co/3ODfcYnqfg

[ZKsync @zksync]

Airbender just took the #1 spot on @eth_proofs.

Leading on both proving time and cost per proof, across single-GPU and multi-GPU categories.

[philipleo @_philipleo]

You can’t fake "Incorruptible Financial Infrastructure".

We built the stack that can actually carry the weight of the real economy. 2026 is time to lift.

[ALEX | ZK @gluk64]

https://t.co/D2nxHdqERV

[philipleo @_philipleo]

2025: tech foundations wrapped up
2026: GTM execution LFG

[ALEX | ZK @gluk64]

https://t.co/Cj8j9pUlxp

[philipleo @_philipleo]

typos + all lowercase is the new power move. raw dogging your thoughts.

[philipleo @_philipleo]

@aakashgupta For all space economy techno optimists: check out Critical Mass by @itsDanielSuarez. Such an exciting future!

https://t.co/e34HYZkJKn

[philipleo @_philipleo]

@pip_net I don't get your concern. Don't we want people from the most successful private companies contribute their skills to the public sector? Who would be better placed to upgrade public tech infra?

[philipleo @_philipleo]

@WorkflowWhisper MCP

[philipleo @_philipleo]

Genius and bold move, love it

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

A new product, a new customer, a new financing!

Introducing Superpower: a 42MW natural gas turbine optimized for AI datacenters, built on our supersonic technology. Superpower launches with a 1.21GW order from @CrusoeAI Backstory 🧵👇

[philipleo @_philipleo]

@ramboINX was a good day yesterday, ngl

[philipleo @_philipleo]

4/ Sovereign ≠ Isolated.
We need to stop building isolated silos.
You can have your own sovereignty AND have access to the world.
Stop launching ghost towns. Start building network economies.

[philipleo @_philipleo]

Don't launch a ghost town.
Launching a new chain usually feels like building a town in the middle of a desert. You have the infrastructure, but you don't have the people or the money.
ZKsync Interop acts like a portal.
It lets you build your own sovereign world, while opening a direct door to the massive economy of Ethereum from Day 1.
Launch local. Access global. 👇

[ZKsync @zksync]

Skip the cold start.

Launching a new chain usually means starting with zero liquidity. That ends today.

With ZKsync Interop enabled by our Atlas upgade, all ZK Chains can interact natively with @Ethereum DeFi.

This means Enterprises leveraging Prividiums to tap into Ethereum liquidity for the first time, while maintaining their own private environment.

[philipleo @_philipleo]

3/ Real assets. No souvenirs.
Because the portal is direct, there are no "wrapped" tokens or IOUs.
You keep the privacy and control of your sovereign chain. But you inherit the liquidity and life of the entire Ethereum mainnet.