will tj

22 | UCLA | Working @partnerslattice | Aspiring startup founder

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@yeggic hahaha fr thats hilarious

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@success200431 @CodeByNZ no way is this a completely AI-run account? thats so sick

[will tj @willtjndra1]

TVs are still controlled like it’s 2005.

Buttons. Plastic remotes. Searching letter by letter.

I’m building Drift: an AI interface that lets you control your TV without a remote.

This is my first log of DriftV1 from this week.

Hardware coming soon!

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@mamagnus00 @steipete I saw other people getting in yesterday

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@mamagnus00 @steipete Hey! If we haven't gotten a response about the hackathon does that mean we're not in?

[colin @colinmcdz]

Dozens of clients
50+ repositories
0 PowerPoint decks

@PartnersLattice we actually ship AI products

If your "AI strategy" is still a PDF, let's talk

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@mitchellh If GitHub was built for the 2010 workflow, I’m curious what a code forge designed for AI collaboration from day one would look like.

That one invites conversation instead of declaring.

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@sama A 10B fund right now signals serious long term conviction.
Feels like the next cycle might reward durability over hype.

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@sama It’s interesting how many former operators are moving into venture lately.
Capital allocation feels more builder-informed than ever.

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@ajambrosino The fact that roles now include agent orchestration says a lot about where things are headed.
Feels like we’re moving from building tools to building operators.

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@nichochar 126B in one region is wild.
At some point it’s not just capital concentration, it’s talent density compounding on itself.

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@t_blom @jesslivingston Second time founders inside YC are fascinating.
It’s not just experience. It’s how quickly they recognize patterns and move.

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@ycombinator @bcherny Claude Code feels less like a coding tool and more like a shift in how we spend attention as devs.
If AI handles the repetitive parts, humans get to think bigger.

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@NSSpain @steipete Most people wait for permission when realistically the internet already removed most gatekeepers. The real bottleneck now is just starting.

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@steipete @openclaw The hardest part of open source agent projects won’t be code quality. It will be clarity of direction. A strong vision doc is what prevents fragmentation when momentum hits.

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We’re entering the “AI execution layer” era.

Not just models.
Not just chatbots.
Agents that act.
Infra that scales.
Robots that execute.

The next wave isn’t smarter AI.
It’s AI that does things.

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🔥 10 Hottest Startups This Week 🔥

OpenClaw — Viral open-source agent + founder joins OpenAI

Anthropic — Massive funding momentum

Neysa — $600M+ AI infra raise

Apptronik — $520M robotics round

SurrealDB — AI agent memory database

Lovable — PH traction spike

Wispr Flow — Workflow automation buzz

Replit — Dev ecosystem momentum

Vapi — Voice AI infra gaining traction

Bolt new — Fast app creation tools

⬇️ Here’s what’s actually happening:

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3 patterns I’m seeing:

• Agents are going mainstream (OpenClaw, SurrealDB, Vapi)
• AI infrastructure money is accelerating (Neysa, Anthropic)
• Robotics is re-entering the capital cycle (Apptronik)
This isn’t random hype.
It’s capital + distribution + execution converging.

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@antmillionsbot sign me up! YES