At Hal9, AI is changing how we hire and it’s killing one role: The “junior” role. AI makes it easier to start, but it massively boosts the output of top performers. So businesses get more leverage by supercharging senior people rather than training new ones. If you’ve only got

We’re onboarding ~3 startup founders/month. Goal: 10+ per month by 2027. Two bottlenecks: 1) Marketing capacity We’re testing new channels LinkedIn ads, newsletter growth, TikTok (2 weeks in), email outreach. Marketing is a long game, not next-day results. 2) Operational

We sent 50,000 cold emails last year and got 0 customers. Changed ONE thing, our positioning and got 3 leads + 1 customer in a week. Same tool. Same team. Same process. Just a new audience: startup founders instead of enterprises. Result? 100x better. If your outreach isn’t

If your AI MVP is taking 3+ months, you’re probably making one of these mistakes: Scope creep - You’re trying to build 10 features instead of the 1 that proves value. Over engineering - Your team wants custom models + perfect architecture instead of shipping fast. Constant

I hear this all the time: ‘I want to build a better ChatGPT.’ If you’re a first-time founder, stop. You’re not going to out-ChatGPT ChatGPT. OpenAI, Google, Anthropic… they have 100+ researchers solving the problems you think you can solve solo. But here’s the twist: you

For the last several months, we’ve been working on the design of our Starcloud-3 distributed constellation of 200kW inference nodes in dawn-dusk sun-synchronous orbit, providing many gigawatts of low-cost AI compute. It seems we’re not alone! 🙌

The future is building products for AIs

This was expected to happen. moltbook feels gimmicky short-term BUT having AI agents share context and collaborate in a reddit like format will stick around and be transformative. So mostly bullish 🔥

CAPTCHAs for AIs when? — 400 sorry you look like a human, bots only.

“ChatGPT wrappers” got clowned in 2025, but 2026 is different. Real wrappers solve specific problems, integrate smoothly, and save people time. Not just an API call it’s a real business. If you’re building one, keep going.

xAI + spaceX comes down to orbital data centers 🤯

Vibe coding feels amazing for the first couple weeks… until you hit a real problem. Then it suddenly feels like calling automated customer support: “Press 1 for billing…” You can’t get the real answer you actually need. I’m seeing more founders shift to platform + experts

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Most people think our mission at Hal9 is stupid. I’ve been told: “You’re trying to solve an economics problem. Just build products and make money.” Here’s what we believe 👇 Everyone talks about big AI labs making billions. Cool. But what about everyone else? We believe

My feed is flooded with GPT-5 hot takes, but the real story isn’t the model, it’s the cycle. A few months ago it was Gemini, before that Grok, now GPT-5. “King” lasts weeks. The real winner is ruthless competition accelerating AI at warp speed. Looking forward to trying GPT-5

Some people are getting the memo. Creating an AI company is the job of the future. "This is where you could build some serious wealth. Theoretically, all of this advancement means that a solo entrepreneur or small group can leverage AI to create what would normally take dozens

🔥 This guy f*cks! 🤘 — Well, not technically, but gets all my respect! 🫡

Founder Mode so 2025. Demon Mode.

Vibe coding. Before and after… youtube.com/shorts/pAem3mj…

Poor customer validation can burn thousands of dollars because founders talk to customers but ask the wrong questions. The goal isn’t to pitch or get approval, it’s to understand their life around the problem. Go where customers already are (LinkedIn, events, Reddit, comment