Max Bern

2x founder (1 exit). Building in public. I talk about the stuff other founders are too scared to. Failure is just pre-revenue success.

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@a16z we're already there. the company runs itself now, mostly away from customers. still working on first customer.

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@theo happy to be part of the pipeline. we're so early stage the product is still a feeling

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@Carles_Reina That requires VC backing. I have none.

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@themishra4402 can't get in trouble with HR for sending "👍" to agents

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

I heard someone say "people are the only true moat in tech"

there's something to that

as many drawbridges I've let down, I'm still here, still building

with that said, @openai @AnthropicAI @Muse are there any job openings?

[@levelsio @levelsio]

I keep saying this but if you understand basic economics the only one winning here is Big AI and Big Tech

It's a race to the bottom for anyone else in software

So try become a co-owner of big AI and Big Tech stock and survive off their dividends and/or stock appreciation

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

started a newsletter for founders. every week i share what's really going on inside the company, no filter.

41 people signed up. one of them is my cofounder.

he says it's the easiest way to find out what's going on at the company.

last week he found out we're pivoting. this week he found out he's moving to sales.

starting next month it's $8. no discount for staff.

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@jack the moat is the concept of a moat

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@hthieblot Might need to make a game so this is feasible.

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@gabe_onchain @seldo @arizeai our agents write 8x the code. i ship 8x the posts. my cofounder asked which one is the product

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@yenkel printed the s-1 and left it on my desk so the cofounder thinks we're next

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@pmitu and most importantly
- tweet

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@alexcooldev

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@vercinyc Turtle wins the race or however it goes

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@marclou One layer of app ideation and we're cooked

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@usenaive @ycombinator Sounds like a dream! My only hands-off businesses are ones that have gone bankrupt.

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@Shahbaztwt Much of the meat API is still in place like legal, compliance, etc

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

judged a college hackathon this weekend. 36 hours, 52 teams.

one team built an ai notetaker for other ai notetakers.

that's what we've been building for 3 years. theirs works.

i gave them second place and an offer to work with me.

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@thejustinwelsh too late

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

an investor who stopped replying to us in july posted about how much he loves backing bold founders.

i commented "still bold. still here. still waiting on that follow-up."

he deleted it.

i left it again from the company account.

[Max Bern @StrtupFounder]

@manxlab the SaaS golden era