Antonio Calabrese

@sweatystartup Then you're not using them right. I do thousands of dollars worth of work spending $300/mo on AI.

AI tools right now are more expensive than my international team. We can't afford them and they are heavily subsidized all the way up. What happens when they 5x in cost? The bubble is popping soon.

ChatGPT is now my least used AI tool

@RMHildebrandt CRM

Companies pay me to build multi-million dollar automated systems. But this CRM is yours for $0: I've been engineering for 22 years. Built systems for Nestle. Mars. Coal mines. Pharma. Across 4 countries. I've built more scaled and robust systems than most people on this app combined. And when I started helping digital businesses grow... I realized one thing: Most CRMs are overcomplicated TRASH. So I built a no-code, open-source CRM that does exactly what you need. Here's what you get for free: • Auto-deal creation from your calendar (Calendly, HubSpot, GHL compatible) • Deal source tracking with visual breakdowns • Average calls to close and days to close metrics • Follow-up automations (call, SMS, reminders) • Domain blacklist to filter out existing clients • MRR/LTV tracking with fully customizable graphs • Complete code + installation walkthrough 1,000s have already downloaded and are LOVING it. Want access? • Comment "CRM" • Connect with me (so I can DM you the link) And I'll DM it to you! PS - It's 100% open-source. You can rip it apart and rebuild it however you want. That's the whole point.

Manus right now is the best for creating landing pages and even full websites. I've literally one-shotted the past 3 client websites with fairly simple prompts. People hate on Manus, but there's a lot that it does well.

@amoranio @ManusAI Still finding that it's burning through a lot, especially with the agent team setup. Testing refinement of how the "agent lead" functions. Seems that the more specific you are with roles and instructions, the more efficient usage becomes.

@apluscm @ManusAI The credit burn is real! From playing with it, it seems the initial build or prep of the agent burns through a LOT! Past that, seems low UNLESS, it hits an issue. Then it naturally burns through a lot again.

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@elonmusk @grok I'm using ChatGPT less everyday

The other AIs would STILL rather nuke Earth than misgender Caitlyn Jenner, something Caitlyn has said is nuts! This is why @Grok must win.

@amoranio @ManusAI Manus agents plus custom skills is powerful and easy to set up. Incredible outputs and it gets work done. But you burn through credits fast. I have a full team of agents with custom skills and love it.

@ManusAI What’s the use case for Manus? I’m not understanding the value, nor can I see it anywhere on this platform. Is anyone using it and if so, what for? I’m really curious as it does look good.

@sweatystartup You're clearly not using AI correctly. You're smart tho and will get there eventually.

All these people sending 30 hours a week trying to build and manage AI agents who can't do anything... Did you know you can hire an executive assistant in Sri Lanka for $800 per month? A real person who works 50-60 hours a week for you?

I get the point, but as vibe coding becomes even more accessible and jobs become more scarce, you'll have tons of "saas companies". You're not wrong for anyone who can directly tie a cash value to their time that is worth more than trying to build an alternative. But there areany who don't fall into that category.

SaaS is dead. Let’s discuss. Right now I use Iclosed call bookings at one of the SaaS I own doing 40millionish ARR. I 1000% can vibe code my own booking app. And it would be good. I can do it this weekend. Then factor in - My time ($10k a hour) - Having a dev maintain it - The inevitable loss of sales due errors - The staff time required to switch And I will have invested/lost literally 100x what Iclosed cost me in a year All to eliminate an absolutely meaningless cost on our budget. So no. I’m not going to be Vibe coding Iclosed. I’m just going to keep growing my business and never think about call booking software. SaaS will be fine.

@sweatystartup Yes, go make money. But you can't ignore it. I speak with a lot of successful business owners, non of which talk AI. It doesn't mean it's not worth talking about and exploring.

The AI hype on X is such a bubble. It is starting to feel like the pandemic panic. I just hung out with 20 successful entrepreneurs for 3 days and didn’t hear the word AI once. Didn’t hear anyone talk about Claude. Or clawbots. Turn off you phone and go make some money.

@NoahEpstein_ @ManusAI Manus skills is a game changer. Much easier for non techs or security adverse people to set up. Set this up recently skillsetup-cmqgv2oy.manus.space

I’ve been saying @ManusAI is cracked, but everyone loves to flock to the more expensive and harder options. If you can’t find uses for manus in your business processes there is no way you’ll find it with openclaw. If you find value in manus, it’s worth going through the process of setting up @openclaw

@Mangan150 @nikitabier Built this a long time ago. A bit too early I guess.

@nikitabier There need to be micropayments for using email or phone.

Prediction: In less than 90 days, all channels that we thought were safe from spam & automation will be so flooded that they will no longer be usable in any functional sense: iMessage, phone calls, Gmail. And we will have no way to stop it.

Will AI take your job? Maybe not. But your complacency will end it. If your job is a generic title like “Analyst”, “Associate”, “Marketer,” “Developer,” or “Designer,” you're already on the fast track to irrelevance. Those roles aren't completely disappearing, but the middle is getting squeezed. Why? Because execution is now cheap. AI can do the “work.” It can write the code, analyze data, write contracts, design the graphic, or run the campaign. What AI can't do is exercise judgment. It can't tell you: What's actually worth doing? Why does it even matter? Is this thing even working? *This* is where the leverage is shifting. The people who will win in this new era are the ones who can build and run systems. They'll set the strategy, deploy the agents to do the work 24/7, and only step in when something is broken, off-course, or critically important. These roles will be fewer, and they'll be paid a hell of a lot more. And it’s not because the tools are hard to use, but because good judgment is rare and expensive. So, what are your options? I think you have two: 1. Own something: build a product, start a business, control a distribution channel. Take on real risk and reap the rewards. 2. Specialize in judgment: go so deep into a domain that your expertise is the moat. Become the person they call when the stakes are high and mistakes are costly. And if you're sitting comfortably in a big company, don't get cocky. You're not immune. The change just takes longer to reach you. The real question you need to be asking yourself isn't, “will my job still exist?” It's, “what judgment do I bring to the table that can't be automated or outsourced to a machine?” If you don't have a crystal-clear, bulletproof answer to that question, your leverage is already gone. You just don't know it yet.

@AlexFinn @ryancarson @openclaw Do you see OpenClaw sticking or being swallowed by a similar version introduced by OpenAI, Google, etc.?

@ryancarson @openclaw Glad you see the light Ryan! I definitely think the future is owning your agent. From having the harness local (OpenClaw) to having the model local. That’s why I got 3 Mac Studios on the way right now.

Holy shit. Now I've truly seen the light with @openclaw. This is not a toy or a shiny object. This is how you'll "hire" engineers in the future. It's setup on my iMac next to me, with it's own github account, vercel account and it's shipping real PRs for me. (It just went back and forth with @greptile till a PR was perfect.) Yeah yeah, I know you can already do all this with Amp, Claude Code, etc, but having something that is *actually* an agent vs something you invoke truly changes the calculus. I can see setting up 10 of these (probably switch to the cloud but there's something magical about being able to pair program with an agent 'next to me' where I can see their screen and say stuff like "you're using the wrong Chrome profile - I can see the window", is amazing.) I hate to sound hype-y but jeez, once you take the time to properly set this up and give it carefully controlled powers and access ... it's freaking amazing. Also, there's a much deeper thread I want to pull on here about renting your agent vs owning it. Big shift.

The real opportunity with AI is using it as a force multiplier Delivering higher quality outcomes, faster execution, and giving your team capacity to tackle challenges they never had bandwidth for before

Selling AI agents... Show, don't tell.

I’d love to hear what that call sounded like if Google’s AI got connected to a business that was also using an AI agent. Just two bots talking, figuring things out, and reporting back to their humans. That’s probably where this is all heading. Your AI will handle stuff for you, their AI will handle stuff for them. Before long, most “calls” won’t even involve people. Just AIs quietly getting things done in the background.

@TheCryptoDog Tried something similar quite a while back, as a standalone app tho. Basically all engagement, messaging, etc. had a price that paid the user/recipient. Love the concept and was hoping someone got something similar going by now.

i’m looking for a social media app where every post creates a coin and every “like” is simultaneously a retweet *and* a purchase the selling should be automated, so the average user scrolls, likes, and posts, but never has to worry about selling or portfolio management DMs open

When will we have AI that can watch AI-generated vids and identify that the AI vid was generated with AI ...and then we might need another AI to confirm that the first AI wasn't lying about the original AI

Another Google update started rolling out today. This is a spam update and not a core update, but expect more fluctuations.