"Going viral" can't be THE strategy.

So many startups just eating AI compute costs with the hopes of their app "going viral" before the money's all gone. 🫠

Calling yourself the "Chief Vibe Officer" won't age well.

Creatives, where 's your mental state at these days? (take a minute, hug a loved one, touch some grass)

One of the many things my parent's generation often told my generation that is actual bs: "If you work hard people will notice and reward you for it." Nah, work smart, not hard. Of course you'll have "busy" days but that's different than working hard.

If you... 1. have novel ideas 2. can visualize them compellingly 3. make pragmatic decisions 4. have decent business sense … you’re unusually valuable. Most folks only have one or two—four is a superpower.

Sure, you go spend 3 months writing 3 or 4 vague design principles that are so generic they can be applied to anything and have no real POV and we will handle the day-to-day design stuff.

[Observation] Design is important and difficult. It requires specific skills topped with two scoops of patience. Yet, there's often an underlying insecurity that can lead to performative behavior. Call it "Design Theater" for lack of a better term. The work around the work.

How many distinct careers have you had?

AI video still comes off dream-like. I mean, the pixels look right I guess but there's camera movement issues and the camera is often closer than expected and there's not enough variety of shot angles and the lighting is drab. The videos lack personality.

Allowing agents to access my computer and operate autonomously feels reckless. Is anyone else worried we’re sacrificing security, privacy, and control for convenience? Am I just uninformed?

Academics gonna academic.

Sloppingspree!

Explaining the rules of a sport to someone who has no idea about that sport makes you realize how weird sports are.

[product design] If a PM says “We don’t have capacity for that now but we’ll do it in a fast follow” you can kiss that shit goodbye.

Something I wish I learned when I was 20: almost no one gets rich just on a wage. Get financially literate and invest. Investment is an exercise in growth over time so starting early is table stakes.