David Wolfenden

Gamify everything. Founder at Cove - we make finance fun 🏝️

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@dom_scholz Epic. Gamify everything

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@geoffreylitt If you vibe code something and it’s a buggy mess with terrible architecture - you built it and it’s your fault. If you vibe coded something and it works great, people use, and the architecture is solid that is also your credit for using the tool well and creating something good.

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@geoffreylitt I think “I did it” only feels sketchy because the capability jump of the tools has been so fast. Our perception of what software engineering is hasn’t caught up yet. Just because you don’t have to write all the code manually anymore doesn’t mean you aren’t steering

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@geoffreylitt If you build something, you built it and take responsibility for it regardless of what tools you used to do it. Coding has always been about building useful stuff. We should place value on how useful the thing is not just how hard/easy it was to build.

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

Opus 4.5 is insane.

I’ve always wanted a block-based markdown editor natively in VSCode but don’t have the time to code it from scratch, so I used it as a benchmark for SOTA models.

With a fair bit of help Opus was the first to do it. It’s awesome: https://t.co/HZMRppQHcJ

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@tomcrawshaw01 Search

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

That's us! The strat on those is comment conversion. It worked really well on a few vids driving spikes of acquisition if the comments went viral, but is not as consistent as direct app placement/CTA. Trying a bunch of stuff to get both viral and converting. Haven't fully cracked it yet but we will ;)

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@kristianfreeman Ya. I’m building a neobank around this phenomenon. You can “buy” items for your island but the money is going into a HYSA.

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@lacybuilds @theo iykyk

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@lacybuilds @theo JDSL

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@DenisJeliazkov @notboring Yes. Everything should feel like a game because games are fun. Fun = hyper compatible with the human brain

[Michael Aubry @michaelaubry]

If you’re not making at least $10k a month

You should definitely be working on Saturday and Sunday

At least for 3-6 hours minimum per day

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@yacineMTB If you’re a human, you should make your own human

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@businessbarista @SecretCFO SLACK for community? I’d rather gouge my eyeballs out. Discord is so much better. And WhatsApp is not scalable.

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@effectfully “It’s the worst version I’ve ever had” is not semantically dense. Information should be timely, pertinent, and accurate. That statement is neither timely (nothing they can do about it at that point) nor is it pertinent (it’s subjective and not actionable). It’s just accurate.

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@paolo_scales I'm 24 and know of him but no clue what he has built. Why do people look up to him? Has the instagram-course-guru-bro vibe

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@yacineMTB Caffeine and low-dose nicotine

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@Keir_Starmer This is... breathtaking.
a) Ninja swords?
b) "When we promise action we take it" - took you over a YEAR to ban a ninja sword? How can you brag about that?
What even is this?

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@_nonfigurativ_ I feel like it depends so heavily on your algo. Some corners of X are super inspiring. Consumer tech is popping off right now. My feed is great, learn something about growth every time I open it and see almost nothing political.

[David Wolfenden @itsdavidwolf]

@ChadNewbry @themariaines @iamgdsa Yeah I guess, and then respond in the comments