Kyle

Sales, Tech, Music 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇸🇳

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

It’s time for everyone to realize that the fight against data centers has nothing to do with data centers.

They have become a proxy for the hate towards AI and the concentration and accumulation of wealth it’s creating.

Until those running the big LLMs understand this and start a community tour, not to explain the benefits of AI, it’s too late for that, but to help towns and cities that may be impacted by job losses (and I’m a believer their will be a net gains in a few years), this battle is only going to get more intense and let me tell you now , no matter how much money you pay to buy politicians and races, you will lose.

One thing I have learned is being hated is not good for business.

How can they help ? They will tell you. You will need to do what they ask. Billions of dollars is a lot of money across towns and city programs. Across the major LLMs, it’s a cost of doing business.

At the same time, I would go to LA and NYC and ask the arts and creative unions what kind of programs would help and protect their artists. DO NOT GO TO THE MUSIC OR FILM COMPANIES. that will make it worse.

Don’t try to pay famous people to endorse what you are doing. That’s dumb.

Talk to artists and ask them what you can do to provide financial and creative support. Every creative I know is TERRIFIED about what AI will do to their profession. You must meet them face to face and basically do what they say.

The big LLMs have lost the PR battle. Why ? Because they all suck at putting people first. They have an SV attitude that makes them all think they are John Galt saving the
world

Given the number of data centers and power that is needed, today and going forward , If you don’t kiss the asses of the people that go to work every day, and are just trying to pay their bills, you will fall far far short of the capacity you need to make your business work.

[Ally Bell @withtenacity]

god wants us to feed claude

[Kyle @coolin_cal]

@NBA__trey @big_duca @AwakenTax @big_duca been the goat 🐐

[Kyle @coolin_cal]

@manusai elite 💪🏽

[mau @rllydu]

wait… if you’re circling back and i’m touching base, who the hell is monitoring the situation??

[Kyle @coolin_cal]

@vomitas_ 🫨

[K @kourtneyinhell]

the older I get the more I start to understand the appeal of birdwatching as a hobby. I do find myself watching these mfs quite often

[alli @sonofalli]

this is like when Lebron joined the lakers but for nerds

[alli @sonofalli]

hey dude we’re thinking from first principles later if you wanna pull up

[Magatte Wade @magattew]

Just spoke with a university student in Senegal who spent 3 weeks trying to open a basic bank account.

She needed:

• Proof of enrollment (university)
• Multiple in-person visits
• ID
• Proof of residence from neighborhood chief
• Town hall certificate
• Birth certificate
• A minimum deposit of 5,000 CFA (a day’s living expense for many ordinary Senegalese people)
• Endless waiting and follow-ups

And this was at one of Senegal’s “best” banks.

Meanwhile, her friend in Canada opened an account online in 15 minutes, from home.

This is why Africa stays poor. 

Not low IQ, not colonialism… just rules that make basic economic participation nearly impossible. 

When you can't even open a bank account easily, HOW can you start a business? Receive payments? Save money? Build credit?

These aren't just inconveniences. 

They're systemic barriers keeping millions trapped in poverty. 

Change the rules, change the outcome.

[Magatte Wade @magattew]

Now replace «Nigeria » with «Africa ».

People think our nations are LAWLESS lands when it comes to doing business.

Far from the truth.

Africa is the most overregulated region in the world, with all type of crazy business rules and regulations.

Many care less about those rules and regulations.

For the many in the informal sector, it means they can’t really grow and for the few formal businesses that exist, it often means they have to « please » the officials to stay in business, or else…

Now, « caring less » about the laws that exist is very different from being a lawless land.

This is what happens when there are too many and/or senseless laws.

People will do everything to AVOID them.

Those who really play by those laws soon realize how hard it is to be competitive and/or take a decent profit home.

You spend more time trying to be compliant with the law than running your business and trying to stay relevant in the marketplace, so you do not lose your business.

This is not the enabling environment entrepreneurs need to create African prosperity.

[Magatte Wade @magattew]

But I've never been one to complain without seeking solutions.

My mission:

- Dismantle the nonsense laws holding back free markets in Africa
- Empower entrepreneurial Africans to build legal enterprises
- Build startup cities to kickstart economic growth

[Kyle @coolin_cal]

@chamath Going to give this a shot and see if it helps, I agree there should be more non stimulant options out there!

[Brian Wool 🍳 @itsbrianwool]

🧋 Boba Brick Road - October
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[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

🆕 A guide to validating your startup idea, by @tjack

Todd spent 2+ months interviewing the founders of @Flexport @TrustVanta @LaunchDarkly @PinwheelAPI @Snackpass_ @RecRoom @OfficialGoodDog @Meet_Cocoon about their ideation and validation process. Here's what he learned 🧵👇

[Snackpass @snackpass_]

we’re thrilled to make @a16z + @future's Marketplace 100, 2022 🥳

thank you to our #snackfam for making this possible 🙌

#marketplaces #a16z #startup

[Intuit QuickBooks @QuickBooks]

Pinky promise, we won't make you listen to us rap. #PepsiHalftime

[Intuit QuickBooks @QuickBooks]

When getting your first customer feels like the touchdown of a lifetime. #NewBizNoProblem #SuperBowl

[Miska @miska_ch]

TikTok got me crying at the airport