where’s the VC police?! feels illegal to have this level of customer addiction and still be pre–series A. users asking for more like it’s a controlled substance... Arfur Rock who’s the most guilty here? i’m filing the report.

founders, be bold. modality 2 is more fun when you’re brave, creative, and have good taste. and the world benefits most when you pull it off.

chapeaux bas 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

this is brilliant!

real founder mode: your company just IPOed, everyone’s celebrating, and you’re out here responding to product feedback on twitter. Dylan Field 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

100%, especially in consumer. there needs to be one person leading the vision and product direction.

consumer thinking is still the growth cheat code in b2b. most b2b startups forget there’s a human behind the login.

since everyone on twitter is talking about gpt-5 right now, it might be a good time to ask folks on linkedin what they think of 4o.

People now miss 4o and want it back. We’ve seen this so many times with Replika - people often don’t want an objectively smarter model because they built a relationship, got attached or even fell in love with something and don’t want to lose it. We still (!) have to support an

many growth folks are praising elena verna’s piece about automating growth 101. they should. it’s timely and forward-thinking. but here’s the part nobody’s saying: growth isn’t hard because the basics are hard. growth is hard because most growth leaders have zero actual power.

the bar for marketing is low because most teams work so hard to blend in. they polish, overthink, and follow the same safe playbooks until they vanish into the noise. being different isn’t magic or complicated, but it is hard. you have to refuse to play by the rules and be

this 👇🏻 at the earliest stage, it has to be a founder bet.

if i were a VC, i’d invest in an in-house content team with a proper studio. it’s one of the most powerful levers they can offer startups today. startups are full of stories worth telling, and the most effective comms strategy is to go direct (cc: Lulu Cheng Meservey). people

this is fire. amazing product! 🔥

this 👇🏻

when variable costs scale with intensity of usage but revenue doesn’t, you’re not selling software, you’re underwriting risk. interesting take on pricing of AI code editors from Chris Paik

i disagree. AI dating isn’t blowing up. it’s peaking on novelty, not real usage. most of these apps spark some buzz, but actual adoption is nowhere, and many struggle to even get attention. there’s also zero originality. everyone follows the same idea: ask the user a few