Jamie Wang

I like quantifying qualitative things. VP @ Similarweb. Toronto native. Mostly here to consume info on SaaS, Sports, Investing, and comedic relief.

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

Here are two very important charts about the current AI boom.

Chart 1: Distribution Matters

Open AI is still the clear leader but, interestingly, they are loosing percentage share as the market grows. This is normal for a category leader but it’s curious who they are losing share to. It’s not really to other startups but incumbents with existing, massive distribution. This means that Google has a huge runway ahead of itself as their models and services become better. It also means that when/if Meta gets their act together, they will be able to gain share quickly. Lastly, it likely means that xAI will need to license Grok aggressively OR acquire existing distribution for their models - Snapchat, Pinterest etc.

Chart 2: Coding Agents are Slopware App-crappers

It should be concerning that this category is shrinking. I think the reason why is obvious but we aren’t allowed to talk about it.

The reason is vibe coding is a joke.

It is deeply unserious and these tools aren’t delivering when they encounter real world complexity (building quick demos isn’t complex) in any meaningful enterprise.

Hence people try, pay, churn. This trend is not good.

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

‘Malapropism’ is the best word.
Whether you pronounce it right or wrong, you're still slick.

[Toronto Tech Week @TOtechweek]

Announcing Toronto Tech Week 2025.

June 23 - June 27, 2025.

Weeklong, citywide collection of events to connect and celebrate the builders. For Toronto, by Toronto.

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

@NBA has 12-15 player rosters. Most don't get material minutes, but fans want to watch them play and track development. So. Half-time should be a 5-minute game where both teams put in guys with under 2 mins played in the 1st Half. Winner gets the ball to start the 3rd and 4th Q.

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

Instead of a jump ball to start regular season games both teams should submit one player to compete in a single-attempt slam dunk contest. Refs judge winner #nba

(Who cares if its subjective? both teams get ball twice anyways - electric start to games).

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

Is a "gunslinger" in football the equivalent of a "chucker" in basketball?

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

Home Run's are not hit. They are pitched. ⚾️

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

The most engaged and recurrent consumer of your social media content over the course of your life is almost guaranteed to be yourself. You are your own biggest audience. If you're trying to impress anyone, make "future you" your target audience.

[AWS Marketplace @awsmarketplace]

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[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

Snapchat "discover" might possiy be built for the lowest common denominator of human. OR... They may just be sub-classifying me personally as the lowest common denominator of human based on the things they present me 🙁 😖

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

Streaming live sports is absurd and backwards. Good ole cable has like a 10 second delay and streaming is like ? 3 minutes? fanduel says score is 68-56. @Abc or @espn on @appletv says 61-51. We've gone back to the stone ages. Or am i caveman and missing something?

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

When slack was down today...

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

So tempted to just reap all the social points by simply arbitraging memes from one group chat to the other.

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

Opening a new can of tennis balls is an incredibly satisfying user experience.

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

This emoji "🙈"plummeted hard and fast. Shame.

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

Snapchat has a lot of ads. Like... a... lot..

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

@henshaw @Google @Wikipedia Nice catch. We estimate that 80% of searches for "patrick stewart" actually lead to no organic clicks/visits to a follow-up site. Seems this number will likely go up even more over time with this new rich result. @henshaw

[Similarweb @Similarweb]

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[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

Clubhouse crushing the game. But just checked iOS stats. They send me 45 push notifications some days...FORTY FIVE... 35 avg/day this month. I get annoyed when twitter sends me 3. Can't believe how well this BARRAGE strategy is working. All the power to them - it works for them.

[Jamie Wang @jamiewang]

@garyvee’s new over/underrated episodes are social virality gold. 1) strong, opinionated, polarizing views 2) recent, relevant topics and 3) a diverse range of topics with wide demographic coverage to elicit engagement from so many. It only takes one topic for someone to respond.