William

learning @Penn

[calix @calixo888]

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[William @willdguo]

@O42nl Open core software - they’ve always had a communal focus so all the OS stuff is public, while exclusive features (autotrain, inference, etc) are paid

differs from freemium SaaS cuz of the community flywheel: good users can post models, attracting others who add even more value

[William @willdguo]

@ehalm_ Yoo congrats! I’m in a similar position to where you were a few months ago & am stuck on converting a feature into a usable product - what have you been using to create/deploy the frontend?

[calix @calixo888]

am i the only one tired of getting my ideas slammed with defensibility/moat questions?

just let me have fun building

[William @willdguo]

@chrissyykat yeah portland OR. imo % of “proactive” ppl is ~same, but reactive bay area kids tend to end up at the same place as ambitious portland kids

[William @willdguo]

@itsandrewgao tbf if we consider extinction to be infinite magnitude then there’s no distinction, but it probably shouldn’t be.

e.g. bostrom quantifies the opportunity cost of not funding space exploration at 10^46 humans per century

https://t.co/ZJeDzDys6Y

[William @willdguo]

@itsandrewgao plenty of other issues (climate change, nuclear war, insert your favorite impact from hs debate) are extinction-lvl threats with much higher % than ai or aliens

lowkey ea should tell us to invest in sustainable fuels and elect better presidents

[William @willdguo]

@itsandrewgao same - every aime+ kid I know ended up in a Top 7 school, all of whom are studying cs/physics/other STEM but not math.

goes to show how far the basic problem solving skills you pick up while young can take you

[William @willdguo]

Fact: 7% of humans to ever have lived are alive now.

Modern technology can sustain more humans than the total number of humans born in the first 142,000 yrs of our ~200,000 yr history. By 2035, it’ll be the first 184,000 yrs.

What a time to be alive!

https://t.co/695fgKkvP8

[Daniel Jeffries @Dan_Jeffries1]

We are the luckiest 1% of 1% of people to ever live in the entire history of humanity.

Anyone putting "progress" in quotes does not realize that life in history was nasty, brutish and short and we are absolutely blessed to live when we live.

Some facts for you.

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[William @willdguo]

@hunterjisaacson any suggestions for shitty first apps?

[William @willdguo]

@shayanshabani_ best vertical of them all 🙌

[William @willdguo]

There are trillions of dollars of potential value in technologically outdated fields.

Right now, there’s a startup creating CRMs for car washers that just raised a $20M Series B.

There’s a startup providing specialized credit cards for truckers valued at $850M.

What’s next?

[Luke Sophinos @lukesophinos]

Bain Capital Ventures just released their Top 50 Emerging Vertical SaaS Companies List.

The list, company breakdowns, and some highlights are included.

Dive in below👇

[William @willdguo]

@john7rho makes sense - ty!

[William @willdguo]

(8/8) Is Rewind worth using? I don’t have a Mac, so I can’t say for sure. Test out your free trial at https://t.co/qYrcfFAVgy.

Let me know what you think Rewind’s game plan is moving forward.
#rewindai

[William @willdguo]

@RewindAI has perfected human memory with AI.

Since launch, they’ve quadrupled their valuation to $350M.

However, their current strategy may hinder their long-term success.

Here’s why:

🧵(0/8)

[William @willdguo]

(7/8) Nonetheless, Rewind seems pretty fun to use.

It uses native macOS shortcuts, and their compression algo ensures that months of data won’t affect CPU performance.

It’s extremely intuitive for casual and pro users - it’s like the Notion of autopilot tools.