Akhil

Godspeed ☕️

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

We're in the middle of the second renaissance where proof of work replaces the resume, an audience replaces the employer, and taste replaces credentials.

[Farhan Thawar @fnthawar]

It seems a common experience in the lives of people with high agency is that they, at some point, metaphorically, lean against a wall and discover that there is a hidden door. That some constraint they’ve been told about turns out not to hold, and this allows them to experience something positive. And from this they get into the habit of testing if walls are actually doors, and the more they do so, the more examples of hidden doors they find, and the more inclined they are to look for them. Far from the only thing that sets them apart, but having that experience can be transformative

— Henrik Olof Karlsson

[Akhil @akhildadon]

Statue him

[Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn]

In a largely unprecedented financial concession to give roster flexibility to a contender, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson has agreed on a four-year, $156.5 million extension, his agent Sam Rose of CAA tells ESPN --- $113M less guaranteed than he’s eligible to receive in one year.

[sudox @kmcnam1]

A company whose name is literally "AI Slop" spelled backwards raised $30M by itself.

We literally live in the silliest timeline.

[Akhil @akhildadon]

@dylan522p The layers to this troll

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

Getting in shape is 10% exercise, 50% nutrition & 40% managing your emotions.

[AI Edge @aiedge_]

Accurate.

[Akhil @akhildadon]

Everything is tokenized. Payment rails are fast, cheap stablecoins. APIs/MCPs/CLIs drive UI or agent interface. Energy and compute is currency between enterprise and have its own marketplace. Full coverage and no latency drive a new smart city future.

[Heather Exner-Pirot @ExnerPirot]

New RBC report: between 2015-2024, more than $1 trillion in investment exited Canada—the largest capital exodus in Canadian history.

Six sectors where Canada can attract back investment:
Oil and gas ➡️  $705 billion
Electricity ➡️ $635 billion 
Mining ➡️ $200 billion
Agriculture and food processing ➡️ $205 billion 
Defence and space ➡️ $30 billion

Read the full report here: https://t.co/cQo5APqQBr

[dharmesh @dharmesh]

Every B2B software company is (or should be) building a "headless" version of their product. One that can be used by agents.

But "headless" doesn't mean "brainless".

You don't just wrap your existing APIs into an MCP server and call it a day.

The companies that succeed in the agentic era are those that take a thoughtful approach to *designing* an agentic user experience (AUX).

Yes, that will likely involve APIs, MCPs and CLIs.

But the difference will be in the *ergonomics* of the interface. We need to figure out *how* agents actually want to use our products/platforms. Because if all they wanted to do was use them like humans do, we have "computer use" for that.

I'm personally very excited about this new agentic world when it comes to B2B software.

HubSpot is all-in on building the #1 agentic customer platform.

Just posted this in a private Slack thread with the HubSpot exec team:

Being agentic is not just about agents running *on* our platform, it's about agents *running* our platform (being able to operate it). That's how you take AI from being a simple tool to a savvy teammate.

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

Most people under-appreciate how large the addressable market is for crypto. Crypto is updating the entire financial system, from trading to payments to lending and more.

Multiple trillions of dollars of revenue up for grabs.

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

All I feel is gratitude for this experience.

[dar @radbackwards]

If you sell $30m in show tickets, make a stage design worth $31m

Only people that truly believe in themselves put all the chips back on the table after they win.

[Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful @kevinolearytv]

You’re not rich until you have $5 million liquid.

Not in your house. Not in your car. Cash. Once you have that, you can take risks again.

And when someone offers to buy your business?

Sell it.

Because the most valuable asset isn’t the business - it’s YOU.

[Old Media @oldmedia]

This single scene is enough to win an Oscar

[Frxmzy🔪 @Frxmzy]

Will Smith recalls his The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air audition, claiming he was approached by masked figures and told he’d need to make a sacrifice to reach fame 😬

“There was these men in masks wearing cloaks… I had to make the sacrifice… I wanted the Hollywood fame”

[Scott Stevenson @scottastevenson]

Why manager-driven cultures are destined to eventually fail:

[Akhil @akhildadon]

@sweatystartup AI simply amplifies what exists.

A C player with a muddy process amplifies mud. An A player that has the real attributes and real process down would 10x because they can context switch less and focus on their personal strengths.