Gaurav Mulchandani

payments @rippling; prev @thumbtack @tesla @ucberkeley

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

@killedbygoogle in 3....2....1

[Sameer Samat @ssamat]

Googlebook is officially here! I’ve been so excited to share the details with the world.

Today, many of us rely heavily on laptops to get work done, but we think there is an opportunity to rethink the category to address the needs of people today. So we brought the best of ChromeOS and Android to create a new platform for laptops.

Our initial focus with Googlebook is to deliver an amazing laptop that feels awesome for Android phone users.

Here’s what to know about Googlebook 🧵👇

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

There's some truth to this. Even for shopping, it's usually the 2-3 months of research that makes the final order placement a lot more gratifying

That said, there's a lot of repeatable chores and rabbit hole research that I'd happily automate and not have to worry about

[Alex Kehr @alexkehr]

I think Silicon Valley is making a fundamental mistake with personal agents… optimizing entirely for the outcome and forgetting that, for a lot of things, the process is a very core part of experience.

Travel is the obvious example. People will almost always never want “book me a trip.” They want to browse, compare, daydream, change their mind, send options to friends, and eventually book.

And the average person probably has far fewer recurring tasks worth delegating than the AI industry seems to think.

That’s why personal agents feel more like a feature that gets absorbed into existing products than a standalone category.

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

@wizardgupta @Muse I've just been parallel querying Claude for any semi important stuff 🫠

I wish they gave access to their best model/model selection on the paid tier than just more tokens

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

Zuck's back on X after 14 yrs, $META may have bottomed

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

I spoke too soon, the Mac app is kinda laggy and just a zoomed in version of the mobile app...pls fix @finkd @alexandr_wang @MattPRD

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

God level shipping speed, Zuck is so back 🚀

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

God level shipping speed, Zuck is so back 🚀

[Mark Zuckerberg @finkd]

Muse for Mac is out today! It works across apps, files, calendar, notes, and messages on your computer. You control what it can access. The team is shipping fast. Download at https://t.co/BX3oX19Zcl

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

@MattPRD @Muse When you click “lets do it” from an idea, it sends the prompt in whatever latest side chat you had. I think it should either send it on main chat or a new side chat

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

@Muse is so good that it’s clear it was built by a strong small team with the resources of a big company without any red tape

Killed it @finkd @alexandr_wang 👏

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

@shikharbahl Real Rev >>>> Fake Demos 🎉🎉

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

agents so smart but still struggle with time estimates 🤷

it also seems like such an easy problem to solve compared to other challenges- just need to use their own telemetry data...what am i missing?

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

The thing most people miss when designing an MCP server is they don’t treat the server instructions and tool definitions as the product. We did this at Rippling, and we also trusted agents to write them.

[Callen Raveret @callen_raveret]

Today we launched the @Rippling MCP server. A product we've worked relentlessly on to make your agents go "oh hell yea."

Most companies treat shipping an MCP server like checking a box. They repackage APIs built for humans and call it done. We did the opposite. Rippling lets agents write code to do the work and return only the answer. See how we built it: https://t.co/SRB5PuISd9

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

@aashaysanghvi_ Aer

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

@OpenAI I guess projectors are the next bottleneck?

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

@vladtenev I used to love robinhood's design language but the new liquid glass update is one of the worst implementations I've seen 😭

And this is coming from someone who loves liquid glass in general, pls fix it looks very half baked

[Parker Conrad @parkerconrad]

3 weeks ago, @runlayer sued Rippling to block our launch of a competing MCP Gateway. They incinerated $ millions of their VC funding, then dropped the whole thing like a hot potato, for nothing (see our filing, below).

So today, we’re dropping our new MCP Gateway. It’s better. 1/

[Matt MacInnis @stanine]

Today, @Rippling launched our AI governance suite! Big payload: MCP Gateway, AI Gateway, Agent Identity Management, and Shadow AI Detection. This all works better on Rippling because we understand worker identities.
👉 You do not need a separate product to do this. :)

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

I think Meta has a lot of potential in consumer AI but they suffer from trust problem where most users would not want to use Meta for serious or non social stuff.

It's an image problem and not one that is easily solvable

[Wall St Engine @wallstengine]

$META is building a new AI agent called “Hatch” that it says can “do anything you can do online,” according to an internal memo seen by Business Insider.

Hatch has its own computer and can take actions for you, including filling out forms, buying products, doing deep research, ordering food, booking restaurants, and finding services like a dog sitter.

It can connect directly to apps including email, calendar, Spotify, Instagram, and OpenTable.

Meta says Hatch is designed to be much more personal than a typical AI assistant. Users can name their agent, decide how it talks and what it pays attention to, and correct it over time.

The memo also says Hatch:

• Can remember more than most AI assistants
• Keeps working in the background even when the app is closed
• Can ask for approval before taking sensitive actions
• Is designed to help with everything from health and relationships to personal finances

One Meta product manager said their Hatch agent helped find a new dog sitter, buy a Father’s Day gift, and even change their sleep habits.

Meta is already testing Hatch with employees outside its Superintelligence Labs team.

There’s no confirmed launch date or pricing yet, though The Information previously reported Meta was targeting a launch within weeks and had considered charging as much as $200/month.

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

You're not ready for Rippling, the AI company. So many things cooking 🧑‍🍳

[Matt MacInnis @stanine]

Today, @Rippling launched the Rippling AI Slackbot, so you can sorta treat Rippling like you treat @Grok on X... tag it to get the truth, hand off work, and do research.

[Gaurav Mulchandani @gauravm__]

Why is this still a thing? Why does this simple harness decision need me..
@thsottiaux