Ilgar Tali

𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚑-𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛, 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚎𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎, 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 @smartist_app 👽

[Ilgar Tali @ilgartali]

@hthieblot https://t.co/fYkZl49PYs

[Naval @naval]

A “computer” used to be a job title.

Then a computer became a thing humans used.

Now a computer is becoming a thing computers use.

[Naval @naval]

Pure software is rapidly becoming un-investable.

[Ilgar Tali @ilgartali]

@vxylily Art

[Yuchen Jin @Yuchenj_UW]

Cursor is almost certainly the fastest company in history to reach $1B in ARR.

GPT-5.1 did research and generated the following graph to show how long it took these companies to go from founding to $1B ARR.

[Ilgar Tali @ilgartali]

@gregisenberg Was seriously considering VC for my profitable 5yo bootstrap. Then I opened this thread. 😃

[Ilgar Tali @ilgartali]

@elonmusk Art should stand at the top of the pyramid. 🎨

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The saddest thing about success is realizing how few people actually wanted to see you succeed. They smiled and cheered to your face but secretly hoped you’d fail. Learn to recognize that quiet envy. Cut those people from your life. Small circles create big outcomes.

[Ilgar Tali @ilgartali]

@mikefutia Banana

[Ilgar Tali @ilgartali]

@Lupin_Ai_Coder Nano

[Ilgar Tali @ilgartali]

@AlongImna

[Ilgar Tali @ilgartali]

@MarioNawfal Phone Party

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Fascinating low-angle satellite photo of New York City.

📸: dailyoverview/ig

[Naval @naval]

AIs aren’t minds and robots aren’t bodies.

They’re better at some things - usually the things we hate to do.

They’re worse at other things - usually the things we like to do.

Automation more than competition.

[Harj Taggar @harjtaggar]

You can’t beat doing important work with people you like.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

This looks like it's going to be a big deal.

[Naval @naval]

Founders can delegate everything except recruiting, fundraising, strategy, and product vision.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

I've met two YC startups this summer that have cancer cures ready for clinical trials, and I've heard of several others that do. It feels like something is going to happen. The world may be very different in 10 years.

[The Azeri Times @AzeriTimes]

BREAKING: US brokers historic Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal at the White House. Here’s what Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the US will get from today’s agreements:

🇦🇲 Armenia
•Gains formal diplomatic normalization with Azerbaijan and the U.S.
•Secures U.S. economic partnership and potential infrastructure investment in the region.
•Avoids further isolation in the South Caucasus and deters future large-scale military conflict.
•Retains sovereignty over the Zangezur Corridor — though leases development rights for 99 years.

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
•Wins U.S. waiver of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, opening the door for direct military cooperation.
•Strengthens its territorial continuity via the Zangezur Corridor.
•Steps away from Russian and OSCE-led mediation efforts, gaining greater independence on the international stage.
•Secures infrastructure investment through U.S.-led development of strategic transit lines.

��🇸 United States
•Achieves a rare foreign policy win in a volatile region, reasserting influence in the South Caucasus.
•Gains exclusive development rights for a strategically vital corridor connecting Europe to Asia.
•Counters Russian and Iranian influence in the region through economic and diplomatic expansion.
•Brands the deal with Trump’s signature TRIPP initiative, appealing to both legacy and international optics.