kian

🇲🇾 figuring stuff out as employee #1
to be curious is to be human

[i²cjak @i2cjak]

im in the permanent underclass because i didn't get my claude plushy. fuck my stupid chungus life

[kian @kian0x]

@tarakeeney It’s only available in the US! Heard it can even do voice though 👀

[kian @kian0x]

how about we replace the oxford street American sweet shops with data centres

[kian @kian0x]

pistachio durian msian or laksa chicken rice sinkie

[goreng pisang @cakesauce]

hungry for laksa and chicken rice at the same time?

you can get the laksa chicken rice (comes in roasted, steamed, and cutlet) at kent ridge basement’s Red Spot for $8.50. it’s a very interesting and yummy combination🙂

[kian @kian0x]

what the frick

[kian @kian0x]

I have no problem with the archetype but there’s a tendency for them to solve “solved” problems

They build solid cash-flowing businesses in proven markets - clients and revenue don’t lie!

But companies working on problems that don’t look like they’re worth solving (like if a spreadsheet modal told them so) would be killed off

[Vinay Iyengar @VinIyengar]

A lot of VCs (myself included) used to shit on the ex-banker/consultant founder archetype.

But I'm increasingly realizing I was wrong. In an age where building is easier and distribution/execution is still hard, these programs are the perfect training grounds.

2 years at McK/GS/etc. teaches you how to grind, how to sell to enterprises, how to work effectively in a team, and gives you a deep understanding of business models. Exactly what it takes to succeed as a founder in 2026.

[kian @kian0x]

the bureaucracy in Malaysia is mind boggling.

using public funds to book a meeting room in one of the biggest event spaces in the country from 8am-4pm for THIS?

[kian @kian0x]

Putting the spoon to work

[kian @kian0x]

@mattrothenberg but then you wouldn't get the joy of recording it with an ai notetaker

[kian @kian0x]

my favourite use of VC money is when startups make stuff like this (and give it away)

[Karine Hsu @karine_hsu]

wow Mercury collaborated with a ceramicist to translate a handmade sculpture into 10 limited edition actual credit cards

[kian @kian0x]

I liiike it

[Michael Boswell @mjboswell]

New wordmark ✨

[kian @kian0x]

the granola ice cream was GOOD

[kian @kian0x]

the "growth -> marketing"-ification of sales

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Is the term "sales" being replaced by "GTM"? Seems kind of bogus frankly.

[kian @kian0x]

@techwithhannahm context works as a boy name

[kian @kian0x]

@jameskwho rip gong cha i'll always remember u for the coffee jelly

[kian @kian0x]

woooo

[Brayden @BraydenWilmoth]

Reserve your Cloudflare Wallet tag before it's taken: https://t.co/txKBae09Vu

[kian @kian0x]

it exists and its called creatine btw

[Max Marchione @maxmarchione]

https://t.co/HKoJh5k3oQ

[kian @kian0x]

big fan of @interaction (which seems like a tried, tested ver of this)

but ai for consumer can't just be reminders..