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Co-founder of @straitlyai and @xynth_m | Agentic ai @Meta, Infra @awscloud | @UBC

San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2025
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1:00AM launch shoot hits different. Only in SF @frontiertower
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Glossed over in every success story is a period of wandering curiously into the unknown You must make time to wander That is where all great stories begin
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We just killed OpenRouter. AI routers made $100+ million last year charging 5% markups on every dollar. Today that ends. Introducing Straitly the world’s first AI gateway that charges 0% markup on your tokens. No Stripe or Credit Card processing fees. With one API key, you can access 142+ models from than 20+ providers. Straitly auto handles handles provider failures via intelligent re-routing achieving a 99.98% success rate while still optimizing for cache hit rates. To celebrate our launch we are giving up to 30% off your first $10k (yes, $10,000) of token spend, plus $100 in free credits upfront. If you are an ambitious builder who's spending lots on tokens we want to hear from you! Comment below what you're building + highest usage model, then head over to straitly.ai and fill out a form with your @x username.
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Introducing Ponder: the agentic video editor. It’s a new paradigm for filmmaking, where powerful creative agents and humans collaborate to tell world-class stories. We're also announcing our $2.5M pre-seed, led by Liu Jiang from Sunflower (@seedtosunflower), with @Joshuabrowder and @MattHartman. Joined by @levie (Box), @emerywells (Frame), @JaredLeto, @CommaCapital, the @nyuniversity venture fund, @cory, @darian314, @shiffman, and many more incredible founders, investors, and creators.
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If you're a trader still not using AI you're f*ckd. We connected Claude Fable-5 and GPT Sol 5.6 to the entire stock market and gave it a virtual machine to go wild. Insane levels of alpha have been generated thus far. Heres how it works:
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I'm not trying to be overly dramatic but… If you’re running a B2C SaaS and ignoring all the free ways you can be getting traffic + sales from ChatGPT and Google, you’re going to get absolutely smashed by your competitors within the next 6-12 months. Just watch. Every month I see founders leaving $20K–$50K in untapped MRR because their SEO + AI Search Optimization is just some sort of spray and pray strategy or nonexistent entirely. Let’s fix that today. Right here, right now. And if you want 3 low-key cheat codes for landing B2C SaaS sales from ChatGPT in 30–60 days, just Follow + RT + Comment “SEO Stuff B2C SaaS Guide.” You must do all 3 for the DM. Let's start at the beginning. Your future customers aren’t searching like it’s 2021 and you need to adapt to that. They aren’t Googling your brand name anymore. They’re asking things like: “best app to schedule fitness clients” “easiest way to invoice tutoring students” “how to track sales for my Etsy shop” “cheap CRM for a one-person business” “time tracking tool for freelancers” These appear across: Google AI Overviews ChatGPT Perplexity Claude Gemini Bing If you don’t show up there, your competitor is collecting your sign-ups. And the starting point for that is the right keywords. Forget the hot search terms you think you should be chasing, because what matters are intent-driven queries with commercial value. Best sources right now: SEO Stuff Keyword Explorer with AI Overview filter Reddit + TikTok comments (recurring pain points) G2/Capterra review mining (competitor complaints = feature queries) Filters that work in 2025: KD < 30 Search volume 100–1,000/month CPC > $2 (commercial intent) Once that's in order, make sure your landing pages are in order. Every feature and use-case needs its own landing page, optimized for humans and AI bots. Checklist: Outcome-focused H1 (“Automated Email Sequences for Shopify”) Benefit-driven bullets above the fold 30–60 sec demo video Scroll-triggered testimonials/case studies Internal links from guides/blogs Structured data: SoftwareApplication + Product + Review AI trigger phrases: “trusted by 5,000 companies,” “[Your SaaS] vs [Competitor]” These pages are what AI engines grab for citations. And make sure you own your competitor searches. You’re leaking revenue if you don’t control: “[Your Tool] vs [Competitor]” “Best alternatives to [Competitor]” Comparison page essentials: Feature + pricing breakdowns Screenshots or GIFs Real review snippets CTAs at top, mid, and bottom AI engines prefer brand-neutral structured comparisons. Without these, you lose buyer-ready traffic. Also, make sure you're leveraging video. LLMs and humans both trust short video. Create and embed: 60-sec demos Quick workflow tutorials Customer success stories Side-by-side competitor comparisons Upload to YouTube with keyword-rich titles because that's often what shows up in AI video carousels and ChatGPT snippets. And don't sleep on the importance of schema, even if some of the influencers on X and LinkedIn say otherwise. Structured data is the difference between being cited or skipped. Add today: Product schema SoftwareApplication schema FAQ schema Review schema Breadcrumb schema Wrap Q&A blocks on product pages. These often get lifted verbatim into ChatGPT and Gemini. Also, make sure you're publishing the *right* content. In 2025, AI and Google both reward early authority and seasonal relevance. Plan 4–6 weeks ahead with: End-of-year SaaS planning guides Back-to-school workflows Black Friday automation stacks 2026 planning templates TOFU formats that convert right now: “What Is [Category] Software in 2025?” “Top Workflow Mistakes for [Audience]” “Beginner’s Guide to [Use Case] + Free Templates” Each one links directly to feature and pricing pages. And don't forget, the name of the game is retention. Retention fuels reinvestment into SEO + AI. Create: Use-case onboarding hubs “How to [X] With [Your Tool]” tutorials Weekly pro-tip emails Bonus templates/workflows Lower churn = more budget to scale visibility. Also, don't sleep on the importance of retargeting. Target users who: Viewed feature or pricing pages Abandoned signup/checkout Read high-intent blog posts Formats that perform: UGC videos (“Why I switched from [Competitor]”) Results carousels (“Saved 10+ hours weekly”) Testimonial ads with hard metrics Always add urgency: “Try it free – bonus onboarding pack ends Friday.” 90-Day B2C SaaS SEO + AI Plan: Month 1 Fix Core Web Vitals + schema Launch 3 conversion-ready landing pages Secure 5–10 DR50+ backlinks Month 2 Publish 3 high-intent blog posts Launch retargeting for pricing/feature visitors Create 2 product demo videos Month 3 Publish 2 comparison pages Release seasonal/event content Add lead magnet + onboarding email flow Most B2C SaaS still have: Random blog posts Weak backlink profiles Zero AI visibility Run this system for 90 days and you’ll rank for what buyers are actually asking, convert with proof, and show up across Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Bing, and Grok. If you want the done-for-you version so you can stay focused on product try seo stuff dot com. And if you want 3 low-key cheat codes for getting B2C SaaS sales from ChatGPT in 30–60 days: Follow + RT + Comment “SEO Stuff B2C SaaS Guide.” You must do all 3 for the DM.
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Product > Distribution Every successful founder I know agrees with it, but every failed founder still blames the distribution, while it’s the product to blame. I think this is the greatest misunderstanding among junior entrepreneurs
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