Tim Shey

helping creators create. board chair electrify, partner previously duolingo, youtube creators + originals. producer, designer, startup founder

[Dennis Crowley 🇺🇸 (mostly on Threads, @dens) @dens]

Foursquare was acquired last month. The outcome was disappointing. It's taken me a while to write this, but I think I'm finally done grieving it. Here are some thoughts on our final years, an effort to honor the team who helped build & maintain FSQ's legacy, and my attempt to finally get some closure. https://t.co/HgcgI9DWvy

[Variety @Variety]

Jon Leland and Ivan Askwith Launch Fandom First Studio: Popular Demand (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/T4mdzRQ74Z

[Jamie Dubs @jamiew]

@kenyatta @elspethjane @gavinpurcell @brepettis @innonate @ireneface @caro @moth the year is 2009 and we are doing Know Your Meme: The Game Show. ty @rachelsklar, found in your old Flickr!

[Tim Shey @moth]

@jamiew @kenyatta @elspethjane @gavinpurcell @brepettis @innonate @ireneface @caro @rachelsklar Historic! I have some more pics here https://t.co/o0C9rhdhsR

[Ryan @ryangrowthh]

50 well-funded tech startups hiring content roles:

[Masoud Loghmani @masoudl]

1/ At Studio Jadu, we want to enable artists to create the future. Not mimic the past.

Today, I’m excited to announce our formal launch, backed by Khosla Ventures and Shakti VC, and invite creators to join us.

Read more in our launch blog post here: https://t.co/DNbY9lXk6N

[Tim Shey @moth]

@duolingo @DUALIPA I can't help with this one, Duo

[Felicia Day🇺🇸 @feliciaday]

Omg World record broken. You guys…..thank you. Thank you!

[Tim Shey @moth]

@shaycarl Well done 👏

[Jack Whitcomb @jack_whitcomb_]

on Amazon I have discovered a book called "Infinite Jeffs" which is apparently a copy of Infinite Jest where each word has been replaced with the word "Jeff"

[Gavin Purcell @gavinpurcell]

i’m surprised that no one is connecting the @tbpn purchase to the recent shift in openai’s & @sama comms

well, now i’m connecting it

also, hard to underestimate getting your mojo back

[jasmine sun @jasminewsun]

Most people I know in AI think the median person is screwed, and they have no idea what to do about it.

I spent the last 3 months talking to dozens of researchers, economists, and policy experts about AI's impact on work; including reps from every frontier lab and several Congressional offices. Unfortunately, I was not reassured.

The AI industry is raising the alarm, but can't change course. These companies' core business model relies on the disruption they are warning about: their faith in full automation only makes them go faster.

Policymakers are waking up, but still paralyzed by data and debates. Econ wonks disagree on plenty, but even the limited scenario looks like a "painful transition" that will disempower millions of workers.

But an "underclass" is not inevitable, but rather a societal choice — and one we can and should stop. Instead of waiting for impact, we should start planning now to support workers through AI disruption. Whether policymakers can assuage concerns about economic security may determine if we get to reap AI's gains at all.

New from me for @NYTOpinion. I put a ton into researching what I think may be the biggest topic of the year, so hope you read it (gift link here!) https://t.co/NiGJpjyjzH

[EMILY SUNDBERG @Emily_Sundberg]

Between Anthropic hiring a video director for $250k, and WSJ announcing that their video team is now 65 people, I think it's a really good time for young people to learn how to shoot and edit video.

Tech companies and legacy media companies are investing in GOOD video teams

[Gavin Purcell @gavinpurcell]

everyone is a developer now

my feeling is the job of ‘creator’ which previously meant youtuber or the like will expand greatly

careers will be hugely different in the next ten years

[Betaworks @betaworks]

another dip in the archive:
business cards but make them dance

@GIPHY always with the best swag 🖕
🙏 @darkigloo

**DM us your best NY tech startup swag for an invite to our show and tell next week**

@Borthwick #30yearsofsiliconalley #internet

[Edward Chiu @edwardchiu]

Everyone has a health story. The late-night searches. The trial and error. The fear you might never get better.

The hardest part isn’t the symptoms.

It’s feeling like you’re in it alone.

Introducing Qi Health👇

[Tim Shey @moth]

@gavinpurcell haha I do the same thing

[Tim Shey @moth]

@radbrowndads let us know if we should send a rescue crew - or at least a fruit basket

[Tim Shey @moth]

@ischafer @TaylorLorenz we should go back in time and kill the internet.

[Tim Shey @moth]

@VickiStClair @duolingo Thanks so much - looking into this!