on a mission to create more founders/angels as founder of @getpinxyz and sharing what i learn // past: VC at NEA, Stanford GSB, UChicago
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Steph Mui retweeted
SPECS Supper Club NYC 🖤
we spend so much time celebrating the finished version (the launch, the new role, the big move, etc)
but most of life is lived somewhere in the middle, while things are still taking shape
so we centered the night around everything still “In the Making”
a room full of people shaping technology + culture, slowing down for a night to reflect on what shaped this year, what’s in motion now + what we want to make space for next
it’s easy to let whatever feels urgent take over. making more room for what actually matters is a big part of what we’re building toward with @specs Intelligence
very special night :)
I wrote @ElizabethHolmes and she made my entire day by ACTUALLY WRITING BACK
The part I’m most excited about: “and on your questions on our case - stay tuned for our next legal filing; I will share thoughts in answer to your question there on X after it comes out”
you couldn’t have written a better parody of silicon valley if you tried 🫠
the fact that this is the ✨opening paragraph✨ of an article about an ai product for everyone emphasizes just how little the media and the average tech exec understand how the average person feels about ai
Steph Mui retweeted
had a fab time at the @specs supper club last night with some name-drop worthy tablemates @mweinbach @floguo @bentay @stephmui @jaiyagill ✨
if you’re planning on seeing “you can see everything” the reason to go asap (besides it being really compelling) is because it’s already being spoiled all over the internet and it’s so so so much better going in blind
holy I just got out of “you can see everything” and I already know I need to go watch it again bc I indeed did not see everything the first time omg
it's only been 2 months of using personal agents (instinct, muse, caspian) for shopping and my spending habits have already meaningfully increased and shifted as a result
as one example: i love secondhand / vintage, but hate the digging/sifting process which i've now entirely outsourced to these agents
> my average my spending in this category has increased from $365 average to $820 in the last 2 months (they are really really good at uncovering hidden gems i'd never have the time discover on my own)
> my spending has shifted majorly towards sites that are agent-friendly
before: 65% eBay / 25% TheRealReal
now: 50% Poshmark / 30% ThredUp
(all bc my agent can actually send me listings from poshmark/thredup that match what i'm looking for 🫠)
as someone who has no patience for nonstop clicking and sorting i can't see myself going back
as someone who’s been offered this kind of role many times, the three things startups get wrong:
> the math doesn’t math. even top-range salary for most of these kinds of roles is a fraction of the guaranteed comp + personal upside someone can get on their own (ESP in tech/AI as an independent creator or founder). for an established creator this almost never makes sense. bet on an earlier, rising creator, or do a fractional / equity deal that actually works for both sides
> companies want the expertise, then micromanage it to death. a lot of creator friends who took these roles left because they couldn’t use their own judgment / creativity. (and then the work doesn’t perform and both sides are unhappy)
> platform expertise gets treated as interchangeable. some skills overlap, and someone who’s grown on one platform will pick up another faster than average. but being really good on X is not the same as being good on IG, YouTube, or LinkedIn. given how hard this hire already is, expecting A+ on every platform from one person is a disservice. pick the platform you’re optimizing and narrow the expectation to that (or you're setting everyone up for failure/disappointment)
wispr flow’s dictation accuracy is some of the best in the game and now they’re tackling MEETINGS 🙏🙏🙏
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It's no secret how we feel about typing at Wispr Flow.
The truth is, we hate messy meeting notes too.
Introducing Notetaker 👇
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hyperagent is openclaw for people who don't want to spend 8 hours and $900 (accidentally) on tokens while trying to set it up on their own 🫠
(may or may not be based on a true story idk)
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If OpenClaw feels more like babysitting, you're not alone.
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Steph Mui retweeted
AI is ripping apart traditional career paths.
Everyone will need to adapt. We’re here to help.
Today we are reintroducing Leland to the world.
hyperagent is one of the few AI tools that i use daily and today they’re giving away $10M in credits to 500 founders (!)
even as someone who uses it as much as i do, i can say that $20K goes SUCH a long way. if you’re a founder, apply! (i just did and it takes <10 minutes)
@hyperagentapp
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We’re giving away $10,000,000 to founders building agent-first businesses.
Autonomous, proactive agents will run tomorrow's companies.
We're backing 500 founders building them.
The Founding 500.
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