Frank Marca

[Tim L @telenardo]

Why are we still correcting typos in the age of AI?

Introducing TypesFast.

Anytime you pause, it corrects whatever you just typed. That’s it!

You type messy and it comes out right. No more deleting, no more retyping.

Make AI clean up your slop, too 👉 https://t.co/rZpeapuynB

[Om Patel @om_patel5]

SOMEONE BUILT A SINGLE CLAUDE.MD FILE THAT FIXES EVERY BAD HABIT CLAUDE CODE HAS AND IT HIT 78.5K STARS

it's based on andrej karpathy's public observations about how LLMs write code

the problem he pointed out is that claude makes silent assumptions, overcomplicates everything, writes 1000 lines when 100 would do, and sometimes deletes code it doesn't fully understand as a side effect

so forrestchang turned karpathy's critique into 4 behavioral principles and dropped them in one claude.md file:

1\ surface your assumptions

don't pick an interpretation silently. if there are multiple ways to read the task, say so. if uncertain, ask. push back when something doesn't make sense instead of just running with a bad plan

2\ minimum viable code

no speculative features, no abstractions for single use code, no "flexibility" you weren't asked for.

if you wrote 200 lines and 50 would work, REWRITE IT. ask yourself if a senior engineer would call this overcomplicated

3\ surgical changes only

don't touch code you don't fully understand, don't refactor unrelated stuff as a side effect, don't delete comments because they look unnecessary. only change what the task actually requires

4\ goal driven execution

give claude success criteria instead of step by step instructions.

karpathy's exact quote: "LLMs are exceptionally good at looping until they meet specific goals. don't tell it what to do, give it success criteria and watch it go"

one file has 78.5k STARS AND 7.4k FORKS on a single github repo.

install is one curl command that drops it straight into your ~/.claude folder

[Brett Dashevsky @brettdash_]

Three years ago, I had a vision:

Create a space where the creator economy could truly come alive in NYC.

What started as a small meetup has blossomed into a vibrant community of 6,000+ creators through Creator Economy NYC.

But I've always dreamed bigger.

And so, today, I'm thrilled to announce: CONNECT — a unique, day-long conference with our friends at Teachable.

Our FIRST ever conference.

A full day where creators come together to share experiences, build real relationships, and craft the future of their businesses.

It will be a day of meaningful talks, interactive workshops, and plenty of connection — created by creators, for creators.

With the same great vibe you've come to expect at every CENYC event.

I couldn't think of a better partner than Teachable for this vision.

Because they get it.

They understand that sustainable creator businesses are built on genuine connections and powerful education.

Together, we're building an experience that embodies what Creator Economy NYC has always stood for:

"Where the creator economy connects, learns, and thrives."

Mark your calendars.

The future of the creator economy is being shaped, and it's happening right here in NYC.

Get on the list to receive updates about programming, speakers, and registration: https://t.co/lQieZQ65KA

See you on May 10th in NYC.

[Khairallah AL-Awady @eng_khairallah1]

https://t.co/rqmJCCumMf

[TBPN @tbpn]

"We're about to see the explosion of analog."

@garyvee wants to open a restaurant that makes you check your phone in at the door and seats you at communal tables.

"Extreme AI is creating extreme analog. I think it's a barbell."

"I could not be more interested in physical retail, event-driven businesses, in concerts and venues."

"There are a lot of interesting non-digital realities that are coming as a countermove to the insanity of AI advancements."

"We're literally within a half decade of not believing a single video that's on the internet. In 5 years, if we're having this interview, most of the audience is trying to figure out if we're real or not."

"That is very real, and has substantial counter-opportunities."

"Any real entrepreneur, they're not crying about AI killing them. They're curious about how AI at scale is going to create opportunity for them."

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@TarlonKhoubyari Chrissy Field

[Jonas @jonaasw1]

The IRL connection economy is a $400B+ market.

And companies are racing to own it.

In the last 6 months, $800M+ in capital was deployed on "IRL" bets.

@Tinder invested $60M into a new Events feature for connecting matches in-person. They're pivoting to IRL and offering experiences such as speakeasies, raves, and pottery classes.

@222place: raised a $10.1M Series A to curate blind social experiences for Gen Z. Personality-matched groups sent to hyperlocal nightlife events.

@JagermeisterUSA launched BestNightsVC - the only venture fund in the world dedicated solely to nightlife and IRL connection. 16 portfolio companies across 4 continents.

@timeleft: dinner with 5 strangers, every Wednesday. €18M ARR. 6,500 dinners/week across 200+ cities.

Dion: members-only social app where the first move is buying someone a real drink, redeemed IRL. 10K members, 30K+ on the waitlist founded by @revekkapal.

Pie: Bonobos founder @dunn built an IRL friendship app. $24M raised. 130K+ MAU.

@weroad_official: group trips for 20-30 year olds who don't know each other beforehand. $150M valuation.

Matchbox: is an algorithm-powered matching platform for IRL events and has powered over 100,000 connections. founded by @liamjmcgregor (prev @MarriagePact)

New dating apps like Known @Celesteamadon, Cerca @MylesCerca, and Ditto @AllenWangzian are aiming to improve connection amongst young people.

Billion-dollar companies are paying $$$ for community and events leads:
- @AnthropicAI: Marketing Events Manager ($255k)
- @tryramp: Community Manager ($223k)
- @tryramp: Events & Culture Manager ($181k)
- @duolingo: Senior Community Manager ($193k)
- @NotionHQ: Community Programs Lead

Everyone knows the more time we spend online, the more valuable real-life connection becomes.

The question isn't whether IRL wins.

It's who facilitates it best.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

There's a physicist at Stanford named Safi Bahcall who modeled this exact principle and the math is wild.

He calls it "phase transitions in human networks." When you're stationary, your probability of a lucky event is limited to your existing surface area: the people you already know, the places you already go, the ideas you've already been exposed to. Your opportunity window is fixed.

When you move, your collision rate with new nodes in a network increases nonlinearly. Double your movement (new conversations, new cities, new projects) and your probability of a serendipitous encounter doesn't double. It roughly quadruples. Because each new node connects you to their entire network, not just to them.

Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study at the University of Hertfordshire tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. They talked to strangers more, varied their routines more, and said yes to invitations at nearly twice the rate.

The "unlucky" group followed the same routes, ate at the same restaurants, and talked to the same 5 people. Their networks were closed loops. No new inputs, no new collisions.

Luck isn't random. Luck is surface area. And surface area is a function of movement.

The lobster emoji is doing more work than most people realize. Lobsters grow by shedding their shell when it gets too tight. The growth requires a period of total vulnerability. No protection, no armor, soft body exposed to the ocean.

That's the cost of movement nobody posts about. You have to be uncomfortable first. The new shell only hardens after you've already moved.

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@bnj @variantui That’s so fucking cool

[signüll @signulll]

a lot of women don’t internalize a very simple signal which is that if someone doesn’t ask you questions, isn’t curious, doesn’t sustain momentum or continuity in conversation, then either they don’t like you or they’re socially inept. neither of which is good for you in any way shape or form.

questions are the gateway to discovery.. of yourself & of another person. love is basically sustained curiosity. like consistent active curiosity about someone’s inner state.

if someone never asks you questions, they don’t fucking like you. full stop. this is prolly one of the things that matter the most long term in any relationship.

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

https://t.co/7l7Jef99QZ

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@ChadGriffiths Where is this? I may have a use for the space depending on location.

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@LM_Braswell Too windy

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@signulll ⭐️

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@signulll I bet your app usage has gone up in an inverse relationship to you friends posting. The app is evolving.

It’s not an empty mall, it’s a cubicled visual casino.

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@MMMTwealth Ackman can pump this all he wants, Uber will not keep a 30%+ cut of every ride when they switch from negotiating with drivers to negotiating with AV providers. They lose all of their leverage.

Ps. Merchants are going out of business because AMZN can sell directly to customers.

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@OfficialLoganK 🍆💦

[Kevin Naughton Jr. @KevinNaughtonJr]

your professional goal should be to be able to delete your linkedin

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@zerohedge It’s Ai

[Frank Marca @MintMarca]

@paulg 1. Incredibly high rates of dependency, think about everyone born after 2000 dependency on Google maps but for everything.

2. Education of youth as we know it fundamentally changes. Teachers will become facilitators as high quality ai educators become the starndard.