Ishmael Samuel

CTO + Founder at @useparagon

[Rohith @br0hith]

this past weekend, @stephensilber and i built a multiplayer fishing game that runs in your terminal.

it hooks into your coding agents so you can hang out while they work.

ssh https://t.co/e21ZrKKIYI

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

Excited to share this conversation on my road to building @useparagon.

The path hasn’t been linear, but I’d do it all over again. At the end of the day, it came down to choosing the right people and building with discipline that compounds over time.

https://t.co/TggrznQk5g

[Rohith @br0hith]

If you were on X this past week or two, your timeline was flooded with Ghiblified photos. And if you haven’t been under a rock, you’re probably vibe-coding games or still trying to wrap your head around MCP.

But for ME, this whole timeline feels like a FEVER DREAM—because for the past 6 months, we’ve quietly been building an AI-native game that’s already found real traction and aligns exactly with where culture and tech are headed.

Sorry, not sorry—here comes a thread 👇👇👇

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

Excited to share this interview @brandonwfoo and I did with EO about the early days of @useparagon! We share our story about how we arrived at the problem Paragon solves and some advice on building products.

https://t.co/peQJK3Q6QI

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

@mbtns_ @trishaepan Open-minded, will DM you

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

@justalexty @trishaepan Would love to find out more! Can’t DM you - how can I reach you?

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

Let me know! Thanks @trishaepan

[trisha pan @trishaepan]

Anyone have a sublet in nyc from September to December? Asking for one of my friends, he’s from LA

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

Did an interview on The Tech Trek on building an engineering team @ @useparagon . Just got published today 👀
https://t.co/o30sLk7waP

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

@roshanpateI had us in the first half

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

@iamdulma y’all gonna get these positive affirmations

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

@Freedomisle11 @iamdulma Dulma: *breathes*
Incel: How dare you 🤬

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

💥💥💥

[Steph @StephBeTravel]

Over 10,000 people registered for #LATechWeek But what do you do in between events that aren't for you? Or if they're booked out?

Introducing: "Cafe of the Day" & "Bar of the Night"
https://t.co/un0eekPPYa

Daily @mybuenalife promos like "free cold brew w/ purchase of food"

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

Excited to share this interview we did with my good friend @fredsoda on @useparagon's Series A announcement. Additionally, congratulations to Fred on his 250th Forbes article!

https://t.co/99MsR2OpFy

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

@fredsoda HYPE

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

Today we announced @useparagon's $13 million Series A on @TechCrunch 🎉

https://t.co/hkSr2FAuOk

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

Verifying myself: I am ishmaelsamuel on https://t.co/KMGrwqO8L2. 54ggNQ56TkuKhzufEBmeaU1fjI4scGooi32U / https://t.co/AP9sjW1EGM

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

let’s table this feature 🥲

[Kent C. Dodds 🐨 @kentcdodds]

Make a developer happy in 4 words

[Ishmael Samuel @ishmaelthedev]

@flying4thewind @ericzhu villain origin story lmao

[Brandon Foo @brandonwfoo]

We've been growing fast at @useparagon and are looking for an account executive to join our founding team! 🚀

You'll work directly with me to help build our sales playbook and GTM strategy from the ground up - more info below! 👇

https://t.co/WuqlPynVdi

[Sam Altman @sama]

I have found that about 1% of advice is good, 9% is bad, and 90% is really terrible.