Tulkin Erkin

Curious mind

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

The AI App Store and the OS will be huge

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

Y Combinator JUST announced what startups they want to fund next in 2025. And it's mostly AI that replaces $100k/year job functions.

My notes below in case it's helpful to you:

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

Startups underestimate how much ‘senior’ means ‘can work without a PM telling them what to do’

You don’t need more engineers. You need better clarity and alignment

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

I remember when people scoffed at the idea of everyone carrying a touchscreen computer in their pocket. Now, we can’t live without them. VR glasses are next. Within 5 years, they’ll replace phones as our primary interface with the world. Feels crazy—just like smartphones once did

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

👉 What’s the worst hiring mistake you’ve seen? Reply below.

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

Building a startup? Avoid these costly mistakes when hiring engineers. A thread. 🧵

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

6. Outsourcing the wrong things. (Bonus: If you’re outsourcing, know what not to outsource.)

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

Exciting to see physical tech startups in the US

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Today, Boom (YC W16) made history. They successfully broke the sound barrier (3 times!) with XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet made in America.

Congrats to @bscholl, Chief Test Pilot Tristan "Gepetto" Brandenburg, and the entire @boomsupersonic team!

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

Shopify is releasing an impressive AI assistant that can not only answer questions related to your store, products, but also help you make changes in the store with an incredible ease. This is a game changer.

[tobi lutke @tobi]

I've got something very exciting to announce:

Entrepreneurs are heroes, and every hero needs a Sidekick ✨

[a16z @a16z]

Curious about emerging architectures for LLM applications?

@BornsteinMatt and @rajko_rad on their current view of the LLM app stack and much more: https://t.co/EIXBqlaZjp

[Naval @naval]

Act out of interest, not out of obligation.

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

How do you know if you're building a product that users actually need? How do you know if you're solving real problems? https://t.co/mUfgcaTqbI

[Tom @tomjacquesson]

Steps to validate a product

1. Revenue

Yup.

[Naval @naval]

Education is no substitute for intelligence.

[Tulkin Erkin @tulkinerkin]

You can now have 10500 tabs open on your old MacBook Air and still watch a new episode on Netflix https://t.co/7cSSOxWZH9