@sebjperalta wanted to solve the equation that unifies quantum mechanics and gravity.
Instead he solved why $500B worth of factories, warehouses, and pharma labs can't automate: the robots can only do one thing, and do it badly.
His YC-backed fix, and why he's betting against every "one model does everything" robotics company.
His @foundersbrief is live now (link in reply)
I interviewed @KellerMaloney for the latest @foundersbrief. Goldman made him an offer junior year. He asked for a gap year. They said no. He took it anyway.
His framework for why:
Think about yourself like an investor thinks about a stock.
High merit + no experience = undervalued.
The labor market prices it below value. So you buy early.
"The worst place for someone with high merit is anywhere that won't let you rise to the level of it."
After the gap year: a startup that didn't work. Then he reconnected with @willwjack - a mentor and friend - who built a fusion reactor at 16 and spent years at SpaceX.
Their company @tryunusual has one thesis:
AI models aren't a new search engine.
They're a new audience.
ChatGPT doesn't return links. It recommends. Advises. Decides. On behalf of the buyer.
Most brands have no idea what it says about them.
@tryunusual fixes that.
3 people. Work of 20-30. $3.6M. YC.
Full @foundersbrief is live. Link in reply.
Behind the scenes of a generational company in the early-stage startup days
Per the @OrnnExchange team:
“Compute is a trillion-dollar market with no financial infrastructure. No standardized pricing. No way to hedge. No way to trade exposure.
We’re changing that. Ornn is building the indices, derivatives, and structured products that will define how the world finances AI”