How do others summarize the differences btw the SF, NYC and Seattle startup ecosystem vibes? With Liminary, I'm seeing all 3 and definitely feel the difference between them. Still trying to find the best way to articulate it...

Oof: "According to new data, 42% of firms have scrapped most of their AI pilot projects, up sharply from 17% last year." Which do we think on net gets us farther, faster: A: over-hyping AI's capabilities then having a sharper trough of disillusionment B: being realistic and

Websites that only offer their services during business hours are... a vibe (Example: SEC EDGAR)

Ran a super informal poll with ~24 senior Product folks about which AI prototyping tool they love most. Result: Replit = Lovable = v0 > Bolt Kinda surprised, but makes me feel better that I can't really tell the diff btw some of these tools h/t Marc Baselga and Supra

vibe research is when you: - skim 3 unrelated papers. - watch half a youtube lecture at 2x: - read a reddit thread from 8 years ago. - open 12 tabs, forget why. - randomly come up with a theory that explains everything. - post it in lowercase with no citations. and somehow…

Feels like 1) there is exactly 1 company that is well-positioned to build the Killer App that can completely transform recruiting, 2) that company is LinkedIn, and 3) they aren't really moving to seize that opportunity. I want to know why!!

#buildinpublic lesson: Superhuman's high-touch onboarding sounds great, but is hard to pull off. Likely harder now than when they started. Asking for 30min of someone's time to try a new tool (they're a dime a dozen) is asking a lot!