Joe Benso

crypto was always for the bots.

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@311 @losmirlos @eldusty Can’t top the original. Gotta come original! Still great.

[ClaudeDevs @ClaudeDevs]

Opus 4.8 is live in Claude Code today.

A few things worth knowing: 🧵

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@boardyai https://t.co/eiPXdCLw3d

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

Introducing GPT-5.5

A new class of intelligence for real work and powering agents, built to understand complex goals, use tools, check its work, and carry more tasks through to completion. It marks a new way of getting computer work done.

Now available in ChatGPT and Codex.

[Bored Ape Yacht Club 🍌 @BoredApeYC]

Five Years of Bored Ape Yacht Club

A note to The Best Club on the Internet,

Five years is a long time on the internet. It’s long enough to understand what makes something different, and to recognize when it becomes part of people’s lives in a real way.

The Bored Ape Yacht Club has always been more than something you scroll past. It’s something people step into, build with, and carry with them. That’s what makes this a Club.

Like @mfigge said recently, the Club should live in your world, not just your timeline. That's where we're headed.

Here's what that looks like right now.

We recently rolled out the new https://t.co/tUg19gLtIK - a fresh look, member profiles and directory, an updated https://t.co/7wvilrJ2GQ, and more coming soon. It’s a step toward making the Club feel more tangible, more connected, and easier to immerse in.

IRL is the Alpha

Over the last few weeks, Apes have been mobilizing across the globe through regional meetups, bringing local chapters together in ways that actually matter.

We spent 4/20 weekend with Snoop and Dr. Bombay, giving a group of Apes a member-only moment you can’t replicate online.

These moments pull people closer together, create and strengthen real bonds, and push the energy of the Club forward.

We say Bored Ape, You say Yacht Club

We’ve also been thinking about what it actually means to be a Yacht Club - not just the name, but the feeling behind it. That’s starting to take shape. From here on out, you’ll see it show up more clearly in our apparel, our collaborations, and an aesthetic that finally does the Yacht Club name justice.

Five years in, and we’re not slowing down.

There’s more to share, but for now… thanks for being an Ape. Thanks for being in the Club.

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@alexisohanian @MyNameIsJeff Would rather play instead.

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@PunkXBT_

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

Nice idea Greg 👍
Let’s go! https://t.co/eiPXdCLw3d

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

THE CLEAREST PATH TO A $10M+ SOFTWARE EXIT in 2 YEARS (with AI and agents)

building an agency right now is one of the most interesting business moves

the productized agency had its moment in 2022. it collapsed because scaling humans is a nightmare. inconsistent output, people quitting, margins getting crushed. most of the founders (and creators) who tried it got burned and moved on

but the thesis was right. the labor problem is just solved now with AI, claude code, openclaw etc.

here's the actual playbook i'd run today:

pick one painful deliverable for one specific buyer. like SEO content for e-commerce brands doing $1M+ but not "marketing."

or like ad creatives for DTC brands spending $50k/month on meta. one thing. one customer. that's it

then you build the AI workflow behind it.

you're selling an outcome on a monthly retainer. $3-5k/month. 80%+ margins because your cost is compute and a few hours of QA

"BuT tHaT'S nOt a BiG bUsInnesS"

okay but you're still swinging for the fences

because the agency IS the research and development for your agent SaaS

every client is paying you to figure out what to automate. you're learning what breaks, what scales, what customers actually want.

by month 4 you know exactly what to productize. you build the software on top of the workflow you've already proven works and already have customers paying for

agency funds the agent SaaS. SaaS scales without the agency overhead. the clients become your first software customers

now let's talk about what this actually looks like financially

year 1: 10 clients at $4k/month. $480k revenue. 2 people. maybe $80k in costs including compute, tools, one part time VA. you're taking home $400k between two people while building the software in the background

year 2: you launch the software. your 10 agency clients are the first to convert. they already trust you. they've seen the output. you charge $800/month for the software version. now you have recurring software revenue AND the agency still running

year 3: agency is winding down or running on autopilot. software has 200 customers at $800/month. that's $1.9M ARR. 2-3 person team. 85% margins. you are now a very attractive acquisition target

the exit math is interesting. SaaS at $1.9M ARR with strong retention trades at 5-8x revenue. that's a $10-15M exit for something two people built in 3 years starting with zero VC

CAVEAT:

Startups are hard. A lot needs to go right.

But from a framework perspective, I think this probably the lowest risk, highest reward option for lots of of folks

and most of the businesses cost $0 to start

basically

this is the most capital efficient path to a software exit that exists right now

happy building

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@yapper_so Yapper

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@mckaywrigley Would love to test

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@MeekMill Claude and his deep crew of special agents ser. 👋

[MeekMill @MeekMill]

Claude is helping me organize my whole music career and other businesses in days ... and it's moving my business forward at a high rate! Some tech youngbull I met on LinkedIn gave me a incredible template! Who else can help me with Claude

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@venturetwins Would love to test please👋

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@PatrickHaede Agent

[Naval @naval]

It’s not about junior vs senior, it’s about “good with AI” vs “not good with AI.”

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@Rhynotic Yep

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@dbabbs @tryprofound @lightspeedvp @sequoia @kleinerperkins @MattEvantic @Saga_Ventures @southpkcommons AGENT

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@Rhynotic Good plan

[Joe Benso @JoeBenso]

@runwayml Models

[Shaw (spirit/acc) @shawmakesmagic]

I am in this movie, arguing that all of this technology is good, actually

This is an awkward transition time, but if we get it right-- and it's within our power-- on the other side is unimaginable abundance and time to pursue what really matters to us

We need to accelerate, but we need to accelerate effectively

Comes out next month in theaters!