I’ve often thought of solutions during sleep long before AI, it’s a common experience for people, but it seems even dream UX is forever changed 😂

I had a trippy ChatGPT dream that tapped into my subconscious knowledge. Friend asks how to optimize his new hardware’s battery life. I double check with GPT. Results included setting screen refresh rate to 1Hz. Wouldn’t have thought of that right away wide awake.

This is kinda crazy tbh. Am I officially unc status?

Somehow I always make my way back home to @digitalocean

It’s refreshing working with IRL business problems that SaaS companies ignore because they’re “too bespoke to productize” (false) and too boring for Silicon Valley. Boring is what makes the world go round big dawg, and in today’s age it’s ripe for disruption. More detes 🔜

Every great CEO walks the factory floor If you're not getting your hands dirty, don't be surprised when things fall apart I learned this while making $10.50/hour at Home Depot Every 90 days, the district manager would show up with a white glove. Checking storage racks. Shifting pallets of cement. Testing if our inventory was accurate The week before his visit? Pure chaos. We'd scramble to groom, organize, and price everything correctly That's when it hit me: The only reason we kept standards was because someone checked Fast forward to AppSumo at $40M Every Monday, I blocked 30 minutes. Non-negotiable My digital factory floor inspection: - Open 5 random support tickets - Test the products we were launching (actually buy and use them) - Review ad performance line by line - Find ONE thing working and ONE thing broken per department - Slack both observations immediately The team thought I had eyes everywhere Here's what they didn't know: I was terrified of becoming one of those CEOs who loses touch The uncomfortable truth about scaling: $1M: You're still in the weeds. Walking the floor IS your job $10M: You've hired leaders. Easy to think "they've got it." Wrong. This is when those 30 minutes matter most $100M: Your job shifts. Now you ensure your leaders walk THEIR factory floors. You walk together quarterly, showing them the standard you expect "But my time is worth $10,000/hour. Why would I do support tickets?" Because that one angry customer email will teach you more about your business than 10 board meetings Because your team's standards become YOUR standards when you're not watching Because excellence is a habit, not a memo One year, I caught a stripe bug blocking legitimate customers from purchasing during my Monday “walk”. It incorrectly flagged them as fraud. Had been happening for weeks Cost of my 30 minutes: $5,000 (at my “hourly” rate) Cost of not catching it: $180,000 in lost sales But the real cost? A team that thought nobody was watching The pattern is clear: When the cat's away, the mice will play. So be the cat that never fully leaves. Your $100M business isn't built in boardrooms. It's built in the details everyone else thinks are beneath them See you on the factory floor 🤝

Don't get me wrong, this looks epic. But I can't help but feel that it would affect my future family's development in unexpected ways. Seems much harder to pass down good, humble values? Never cleaning up after yourself your whole life can't be good for the soul.🤔

Vibe coding != agentic coding

They say “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I’ve found that to be naive. Things at scale are hard, and you’ll stop loving it quick. I’d say “do something you truly believe is important.” That will get you through the inevitable hard times.

AI can generate a legal doc. But if it’s wrong? You need a lawyer to stand by it. AI can propose a diagnosis. But who carries the responsibility? A doctor. Accountability *is* value.

When people talk about AI replacing jobs, most forget the biggest part of what we pay for: accountability. You don’t hire a lawyer just for a contract, but for their liability. You don’t see a doctor just for advice, but for responsibility.

i'm convinced you can get LLMs into a flow state just like humans

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Haters gonna say this is Fake

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Calling all talented frontend engineers, please apply below, we're hiring at @HyperPlayGaming 😇

Had a great time with the @SpotZero_Game team! ⚔️ I presented the game with @junsu611 (Spot Zero) and @alecw (@HyperPlayGaming) on @YGGPlaySummit . We did a great job pulling it all together last minute. I also visited SpotZero's booth, tried their game, and got tons of insights from @Freyaisnice , plus some awesome merch! Of course I'm a huge Elysia fan. Stay tuned for my video content soon! 📷

📍 YGG Play Summit ⛰️ Congrats to those who got their hands on exclusive swag at our booth, where gamers got to demo @SpotZero_Game, @MetaCeneGame, and @Uldor currently deployed on Mantle Network 🎮 🔥 Swing by to say gm, we're here until Nov. 23!

New achievement unlocked 🔑 Just finished presenting @SpotZero_Game on @YGGPlaySummit 🤘🏻 #yps2024 #YGGPlaySummit

Don't miss out on the dynamic panel discussion featuring @alecw from @HyperPlayGaming and Simon Chen from @0xMantle, going live on stage at the #YGGPlaySummit! 🔥 📍SMX Convention Center, SM Aura #TogetherWePlay #LFP