Brad McNamee

Data curious. Pathologically boring.

[Brad McNamee @brad_mcnamee]

Took my first self driving Waymo today. Amazing. These need to be available everywhere.

[Boris Cherny @bcherny]

As engineering, product, design, DS, etc. melt into a new kind of role, I was reflecting on what roles might look like in the future. For example, when I look at the Claude Code team I see what I think is five archetypes:

1. Prototyper: comes up with brand new ideas; churns out many ideas, most of which don't ship
2. Builder: quickly turns a prototype/idea into production-grade product/infra
3. Sweeper: cleans up the UI, simplifies the code and system, unships, optimizes performance
4. Grower: takes a product that has been built and iterates on it to improve Product-Market Fit
5. Maintainer: owns a mature system to make it secure, reliable, fast, and efficient as it scales

Many people span across 2 roles, and sometimes 3 roles. I also notice that these roles are not really tied to job function -- eg. across Anthropic, some designers match category 1, some 2, some 3; same for engineers, PM, DS.

A healthy team needs a mix of these, depending on the product:

- A product that is new and pre-PMF needs people that are strong at 1+2+3
- A product that is growing and has found PMF needs 2+3+4 and some 5
- A product that has strong PMF needs 3+4+5 and some 2

Maybe product roles of the future will look more like this, and less like the domain-specific roles of today?

[Gusto @GustoHQ]

You never have to feel alone with Gusto Solo.

[Brad McNamee @brad_mcnamee]

@IlhanMN Of course not instead to snatch millions of dollars from children. Never back down, all the way to prison please.

[Gusto @GustoHQ]

Gusto is the proud Official Payroll, HR, and Benefits partner of @USA_Luge 🛷

As athletes prepare for the Winter Games, every thousandth of a second matters.

At 90 miles per hour, USA Luge relies on Gusto to handle payroll, HR, and benefits so their focus stays exactly where it should.

[Brad McNamee @brad_mcnamee]

@gmail @statusisdown I am having an issue where I am not receiving authentication code emails. I can receive emails from individuals. However I tried getting authentication codes from two different companies and did not receive email from either.

[Brad McNamee @brad_mcnamee]

And stop when you get to Texas

[Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber]

you can just get in a car and start driving west

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Congratulations @SpaceX team on 400 landings of Falcon 9!!

[Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck]

If you’re on the fence about getting a Tesla, GET ONE. I don’t say this because I like Elon, I say it because our Tesla is the best car we’ve ever had and it’s not close. Incredible cars and service couldn’t be easier. I used to resist the idea of an EV but Tesla won me over.

[Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee]

Repost if you agree that USAID should cease to exist

[Brad McNamee @brad_mcnamee]

👀

[Bobby Fijan @bobbyfijan]

His tweets are 100 times funnier when you remember that he's 5 feet tall

[Norgard @BrianNorgard]

I first thought, there could be nothing more important than SpaceX, but then came saving X. I then thought, there could be nothing more important than saving X, but then came DOGE.

[Brad McNamee @brad_mcnamee]

💯

[Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee]

Please share if you think Soros-backed prosecutors make their communities less safe

[DC_Draino @DC_Draino]

Dems keep saying “No one elected Elon Musk”

Yes we did

Elon was very visible with Trump and we elected Trump to utilize Elon in cleaning out corruption in our government

Same goes for Tulsi, RFK, and Kash

We voted for ALL of these people to do exactly what they’re doing

[Brad McNamee @brad_mcnamee]

As an LA resident, if you intentionally disrupt traffic you are my enemy. In addition to stopping the flow of funds to NGOs, their accounts need to be frozen.

[@amuse @amuse]

CLOSED BORDER: Protests opposing the deportation of criminal aliens are being organized by taxpayer-funded NGOs are be held across the US. These protesters in LA have shutdown the 101 Freeway.

[Amy Reichert @amyforsandiego]

The City of Carlsbad in California just approved a $9M homeless budget for 112 confirmed homeless—$80K per person per year. That’s over $6K per month per homeless in non-shelter spending, with just 8% for shelter and 92% for staff, benefits, and "outreach."

[ColonelTowner-Watkins @ColonelTowner]

At lunch yesterday, I was explaining this very thing to Brian. Having worked inside this machine, I know that every penny is tracked via a 'system' and it isn't enough to just 'reveal' how much money goes out. You MUST identify the recipients. NAME THEM.

The AFG gender study recipient of $50M IS NOT Afghanistan. It's usually an American university and the 'center' that receives the grant is 99% CIA. We've proven unequivocally that the CIA inserts agents into the staff of universities and they gain access to funding via these 'grants' to conduct covert activity with your tax dollars (or debt financed thru the FED). This is money laundering your money into a corrupt system.

Another major category is politicians families like the Bidens. They vote to appropriate funds for these ridiculous activities and they in return, open a business that will be a sub contractor to the grant at the university and they get their cut. The only person left holding the bag is you.

[P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist 🇺🇸 @Mangan150]

Bernie Sanders has received over $23 million in healthcare-related campaign donations.

Elizabeth Warren over $10 million.

Follow the money.

[Topher Field @TopherField]

I think I've figured it out.

I've been watching the US confirmation hearings and something very deep has shifted.

It's more than just the kinds of people being appointed, it's bigger than a 'vibe shift'... but I couldn't figure out what it was.

It's the revolution eating it's own.

Even Democrats are having their eyes opened as they watch their heros from the last few decades try to tear down the people who COULD have made the Democrats great again... People who SHOULD have been their next generation of Democratic heros.

RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard stand out as great examples, and long time Democrat power brokers like Bernie Sanders are trying every trick to destroy them, every weapon, all the things that USED to work, and it's blowing up in their faces.

The Revolutionary Old Guard are trying to eat their own children, and are being devoured by them instead.

These senate confirmation hearings are highlighting the fact that MAGA is actually a unity movement, with the best of the Republicans AND the best of the Democrats, taking the country forward together and leaving the decrepit old guard behind.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

I am cautiously optimistic that we will reach the $4B/day FY2026 reduction this weekend

[Brad McNamee @brad_mcnamee]

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