Andy Stack

Founder. Investor. Ex-YouTube. Drummer, entrepreneur, impressario, father, tinkerer of gadgets.

[ZAYVEN KNOX @ZayvenKnox]

An Anthropic engineer paid for my espresso at Sightglass when he saw my screen

I was running my Polymarket bot from the counter. He was next in line. Looked over my shoulder. Stopped scrolling.

"That's not a normal trading app. What's it actually running on"

I told him. Claude Code. Four repos. $25 a month.

He sat down without asking.

"I'm on the agent team. We stress test Claude for exactly this. You're letting it find its own edges"

Not just edges. Wallets.

86 million trades. Every wallet. Every entry. Every exit.

"You're feeding Claude raw wallet data and letting it identify who consistently wins. Then cloning them"

He said it slowly. Like he was writing the threat model in his head.

One prompt. Find every wallet with 100 plus trades and win rate above 70%. Rank by profit. Export top 50.

Claude scanned 14,000 wallets in 4 minutes. Returned 47.

The top 20 made more than the bottom 13,000 combined.

"That's not a stat. That's a hit list"

Exactly.

"And you didn't write the scoring function"

Claude did. I just wired it into an if-statement.

Then I showed him the second repo.

Official Rust CLI. No API key for reads. 500 markets, Claude scores them in minutes.

Gap. Depth. Resolution window.

487 markets become 35 before a dollar moves.

93% killed before I even see them.

A green fill landed on the screen. +$84.

He watched it hit.

"How does it decide to actually enter"

Three agents. Shared wallet. No shared memory. Arbitrage, convergence, whale copy. 2 agree, full size. 1 alone, half. Disagree, no trade.

Consensus filter alone killed 40% of losing trades.

"And the exits?"

The 47 whales never hold to settlement. 91% exit early. 73% of max profit captured. Redeploy immediately.

My bot cuts at 85% of expected move or on a 3x volume spike.

"You built a whale copy bot that exits before the whales"

Yeah.

He put his espresso down.

"How often does it trade"

10 a day on average. Most of them skipped before I look up from my coffee.

My setup:
Claude API - $20/mo
VPS in Germany - $5/mo
poly_data - free
polymarket-cli - free
Polymarket/agents - free

$200 seed. 27 days ago. $14,300 now.

Copytrade here: https://t.co/zDXGamMWw0…

271 trades. 74% win rate. Sharpe 2.47.

I haven't touched it in 27 days.

He stared at the screen for a long time.

"This is literally what our red team simulates. Except you actually shipped it"

He emailed me the next morning.

"Any chance you'd take a call with our policy lead"

I told him the article is the call. Read it twice.

Too late to gatekeep.

You only need Claude + laptop + 1 hour/day.

Giving This Free for 24 hours. To get it:

1. Comment the word 'Claude'
2. Like and Retweet this post
3. Follow me
@ZayvenKnox

[Andy Stack @andystack]

@ZayvenKnox Claude

[Andy Stack @andystack]

@BrandonGoldman Congrats Brandon and team!

[Andy Stack @andystack]

RIP to The Legend, Quincy Jones. His legacy is undeniable and unmatched. I'm grateful for how his music shaped me as a musician growing up. I was beyond ecstatic that I got the opportunity to meet him and participate his collaboration with our #JammJam back in 2019. #jammcard

[Andy Stack @andystack]

@TristanSnell It was YOU!

[Todd Martens @Toddmartens]

Meow Wolf. Los Angeles.
https://t.co/iutxmFxdcj

[Brent Brookler @brentbrookler]

I've been working on a new project, it's something different and new. Teamed up with @jagerguy and @andystack to create Gamurai, https://t.co/SzBRG7cXWB

Gamurai is the first ever AI Creative Competition iPhone app and it is out now. #ai #aiart #aiartcommunity

We are on Product Hunt at:
https://t.co/JunGZ1vrW6

We are on the App Store at:
https://t.co/UbIOYkkZj2

[Andy Stack @andystack]

Hey @hankgreen and @wheezywaiter , @andrewhuang @RobScallon look what I found cleaning out the house today! I think this might have been 2016? This was the night we live-streamed the show in 360 IIRC :-) that was a fun night.

[Mari Takahashi @AtomicMari]

With the @smosh news. I think it’s incredibly important to highlight how boss this is — that creators are making IP ownership deals with each other and NOT with faceless corporate companies, MCNs, banks, etc.

[Andy Stack @andystack]

Do you love Samurai movies? Come join the free live streaming premier at 5pm PT today!

[Mari Takahashi @AtomicMari]

Free movie screening 🍿 commentary w @wengie + @IMADONISXAVIER 🍿 director interview🍿 samurai stuff!!!

Join us for BAIAN🎞️a film that's in theaters in Japan rn, but JUST THIS ONE TIME we'll get to watch it on my YT channel! Set a reminder see you there! https://t.co/VmH47Emd4H

[Andy Stack @andystack]

Let’s go Princeton tigers!

[Andy Stack @andystack]

@hankgreen I had recently looked up how Raid works on ants, and it’s horrifying. It doesn’t kill them, it disrupts their nervous system and paralyzes them. Then they eventually die due to not breathing but what an awful and confusing way to go!

[Andy Stack @andystack]

Go Tigers!!!!!!!

[CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 @CBSSportsCBB]

Princeton has now had two NCAA Tournament wins as a double-digit seed since the field expanded in 1985: in 1996 and 2023 🐯

@PrincetonMBB head coach Mitch Henderson was part of both victories.

[Christine Herron @christine]

More info around payroll through @SVB_Financial - all companies should confirm their payroll is locked in...even if *you* don't bank with svb, your payment processor might (!)

[@jason @Jason]

Thinking out loud for founders impacted by SVB/who have under 30 days of capital… 80% chance this won’t be necessary, but who knows! 🤷🏼‍♂️

1. Freeze outgoing payments, let vendors know you need 60 days

2. Figure out payroll & let your investors know exactly when cash out

[LAMINA1 @Lamina1official]

Attention Metaverse Builders: The Lamina1 Testnet is now LIVE. Join the @Lamina1official Discord for access: https://t.co/ZW9SnbbSac

[Andy Stack @andystack]

@AltspaceVR Thank you for all you've done and magic you've created.

[Andy Stack @andystack]

This is the end of an era, of a great trailblazer in the virtual reality space and #metaverse that paved the way for many others. #AltspaceVR you will be missed. #socialvr

[AltspaceVR @AltspaceVR]

We have some sad news, Altspacers. #AltspaceVR is shutting down on March 10th.

Though we hate saying goodbye, we also feel such pride and gratitude for all the magic that happened here. ✨

Thanks for joining us on this epic adventure. #socialvr

https://t.co/peCwpaaBl3

[Andy Stack @andystack]

The State on MTv was the main comedy inspiration we used in our touring jam band in the late 90’s. I'm SUPER excited to see @kenmarino & @davidwain Middle Aged Dad Jam Session at @sfSketchfest https://t.co/RyBy2c182E #SFSketchfest #mtvthestate

[Andy Stack @andystack]

@johngreen @hankgreen

[Casa Bonita @CasaBonita]

Casa Bonita is grand reopening in May 2023! Tag someone you want to take to @CasaBonita