Elliot O'Connor

Founder & CEO @

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@sebgoddijn Fully agree. Agency over automation. The most important unlock that people without technical backgrounds can now solve problems themselves.

In the sales domain where I work we're seeing this: AI-native reps beat fully automated systems on just about every measure that matters.

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@ryanjdaniels Great one - and I’m a very happy Crosby customer. Keep up the good work 🫡

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@JulienBek 👀

[Alex Bouaziz @Bouazizalex]

Today, we’re launching @deel Founder Hours.

1-on-1 sessions with our exec team to help founders tackle the problems you can’t Google (ask Chatgpt?).

As you scale, the hardest decisions don’t come with playbooks. They come from people who’ve been there.

Deel is now 7,000+ people, 15+ products, and $1B+ in revenue - but none of that happened alone. We leaned heavily on founders, operators, and investors who gave us their time and hard-earned lessons.

Now it’s time to give back!

Twice a year, Deel execs (COO, CTO, CRO, and more) will spend a full day talking directly with founders ~10–20 deep, honest conversations.

No pitches. Just real problems, real stories, and practical advice.

I’m kicking it off and hosting the first Founder Hours on Jan 5.

If you’re wrestling with something hard and want a 1-on-1, apply in the comments - We won't be able to help everyone but will do our best!

Let’s pay it forward 💜

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@t_blom I love the chilaquiles!

[Tom Blomfield @t_blom]

TL;DR Windsurf in particular is absolutely astonishing.

It genuinely one-shots features that would take me 3 days to build.

I'll give more details in the blog post.

[Tom Blomfield @t_blom]

You can try it here:

https://t.co/jG95gE9W5J

You can have the AI generate a recipe based on vague ideas, lists of ingredients or very specific recipes you already have.

You can snap a photo of a recipe from a book or even handwritten notes, and it will import it for you.

If you're logged in, you can edit your recipes "Make it spicier" or "Adjust quantities for 12 people".

If you click into a recipe, it will read the recipe out loud.

Next step is adding a fully interactive voice agent so you can ask questions about your recipes ("I don't have cumin - what else could I use") and navigate through the recipe without touching your screen. Helpful when your hands are covered in food!

I will write up a full blog post next week about how I built it and my reflections on the current state of Lovable/Cursor/Windsurf after being a heavy user.

[Tom Blomfield @t_blom]

RecipeNinja is an app I vibecoded in Windsurf.

It took me about 20 hours over the last 2 weeks. I wrote zero lines of code.

I am more convinced than ever that coding (and all knowledge work) is about to get totally steamrolled by AI.

[Katia Ameri 🗽 #NYTechWeek @KatiaAmeri]

🎉 Big news! The official calendar of events for #SFTechWeek and #LATechWeek is now LIVE!

And thrilled to announce that this is officially our BIGGEST Tech Week, ever!

- 850+ events 🤯
- San Francisco: Oct 7-13 🌉
- Los Angeles: Oct 14-20 🌴

Link to register below to see all events👇

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@matt_gray_ @ugmonk @hofy @michaelginzo

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@nosajio This is an epic epiphany

[Annelies Gamble @AnneliesGamble]

The emphasis on being customer-first is now shifting to being employee-first. The best companies are not only finding ways to keep talent, they are also finding better ways to source, screen, interview and close candidates

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@fragosti Yes pls

[Annelies Gamble @AnneliesGamble]

Since starting @ScribbleVC, we've had the opportunity to work with and invest in some amazing marketplace businesses including @Whatnot, @NCX, @VertoEducation, @Canal and Frontier.

We decided to pull together the key insights we've seen and learned from these companies 👇

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

Massive news @Bouazizalex and @copernicussw 🚀

[Alex Bouaziz @Bouazizalex]

It’s a big day at @deel because I can finally *officially* share that we’ve raised our Series D of $425 million led by Coatue. Now we can quintuple down on creating an even better global employment experience for teams around the world 🎉🚀💙🗺

https://t.co/gOGmpX8tUv

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

Thank you GBX! Go Frontier 🚀

[GBxGlobal @GBxGlobal]

🏆We’re delighted to share this year’s winners of #BestInBritishTech!

#Frontier [@elliot_oco], @KheironMedical, and #Agora
[@MariaRioumine] won in their respective categories for their outstanding innovation, business scale & global impact.

👉Read More: https://t.co/NisErKnlKq

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@Bouazizalex @JoelKlettke @deel Alex does this every day relentlessly. 💪

[Alex Bouaziz @Bouazizalex]

@deel + ______ + social good = today 🤯

https://t.co/sj4gH388wA

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@jjeremycai @italic @fragosti Sarah? :-)

[Elliot O'Connor @elliot_oco]

@joshnizzy @argentHQ