Jonny

Interested in all things VC and tech. Opinions are exclusively my own.

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

a16z and anthropic both opening offices in seoul is gonna be crazy

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

"Story rewatch insights" I'll gladly stick to free Instagram thanks

[signüll @signulll]

when tinder launched tinder gold (one of the most successful subscriptions of all time cuz it was pretty much ~100% margin) there was one psychological trick that worked incredibly well… you just show ppl who liked you but blur them out.

in order to reveal them, you need to subscribe. the human mind cannot handle this type emotional uncertainty, so the subscription which was expensive af to boot became more lucrative than netflix cuz they had zero supply side costs.

instagram plus is now effectively trying to create the same psychological dynamics, including private story views, & pushing your story up etc. incredibly interesting.

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

Bro who even asked for this

[Exec Sum @exec_sum]

BREAKING: Amazon is canceling the release of Sam Altman's biopic "Artificial"

The film, starring Andrew Garfield, completed production and underwent positive test screenings, but Amazon MGM Studios dropped distribution rights amid OpenAI and Amazon's deepening $50 billion corporate partnership

The producers are currently shopping the completed film to other studios for distribution

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

You're telling me there's Koreans getting into STANFORD but not SKY?

[Sora ✨ @SoraUnchained]

@punchjhk @jukan05 The Koreans I met at Stanford were bitter about not getting into SKY

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

crazy week this week:
1. mythos for kids released
2. spacex ipo
3. world cup starts

and whatever is going on with the Peruvian presidential elections

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

sooo what should I do with my qqqm stock

[CRG @Cantrushit]

Boomers five years ago: “I DO NOT CONSENT TO MY IMAGE OR POSTS BEING USED BY MARK ZUCKERBERG FOR META, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, OR WHATSAPP TO SELL MY DATA. Like and share if you agree!”

Boomers today, for some reason: “hey I just uploaded all your baby pictures to ChatGPT and you and all your cousins look like penguins isn’t this cute I’m uploading all the grandkids next”

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

Can AI "art" (slop) die already. If you've ever used AI to create any form of art, kindly know that you'll forever be talentless.

[Suchomimus||CHP 5 IS REAL @AgadezDino]

Actually what the artists fucking painted is what they wanted to show us you stupid fucking prick

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

There are few things more brain dead than using grok for literally anything.

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

Damn

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

Personal update: I've joined Anthropic. I think the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative. I am very excited to join the team here and get back to R&D. I remain deeply passionate about education and plan to resume my work on it in time.

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

What

[Jun Song @jun_song]

South Korean convenience store GS25 is now selling AI humanoid robots.

Yes, it’s a standard convenience store like 7-Eleven, not a tech shop.

Humanoid robot: $21k
Quadruped robot dog: $3k

I think South Korea definitely reached the singularity first.

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

Super excited for the day where this brain dead practice in tech of creating ai slop that panders to misogynist incel losers finally dies 🫡

[David Im @davidim]

Introducing ABG CMO.

If your CMO isn’t an ABG, you’re already losing

Try now at https://t.co/kt31iGGPQz

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

and ideally there shouldn't be free AI at all

[Noah @NoahKingJr]

Me reviewing the code written by Claude:

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

restrict public access to nano banana pro and Demis will genuinely be remembered as the few genuine GOATs of our time (more than he already is).

[Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings]

This sounds harsh but it is true, very few of the guests we have on 20VC will be remembered in history for truly progressing humanity.

Our guest today will be thought of alongside Turing, Newton, Einstein and I feel immensely privileged and fortunate to have had the chance to sit down with @demishassabis.

For anyone who feels their dream is out of reach, just keep going. The 18 year old kid starting 20VC from a bedroom with no money, 11 years ago, would not believe that I get to press publish on this.

Chase your dreams. You never know what room you will end up in!

(Links below)

[Liam Gallagher @liamgallagher]

@shin1025185030 It was those fucking SATANIC in ear monitors stay away from them kids

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

What

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

I'm calling it. AGI is already here – it's just not evenly distributed yet.

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

seems increasingly and worryingly that there is a disconnect between what customers and the market wants and what VCs want for the sake of returns for their funds

[Jonny @jonnyhlee]

Insane.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Aaru recently reached a $1 billion valuation, making it one of a growing crop of hot companies led by people who have barely cracked their 20s. https://t.co/kGETmlxMEu

[Jade @jade_o6]

Excited for Korea Blockchain Week! @kbwofficial
Many visitors are curious about Korean food, so as a foodie I made a list for you. Let’s show how precious Korean food is!
Enjoy your meals in Korea ✨
See you at KBW!

https://t.co/gFgnVxOqw6