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Hiring your first AI dev full-time is the fastest way to burn $10k with nothing to show for it. I see founders do it constantly. They don’t need a team—they need proof. Do this instead: → Hire fractional → Build ONE small feature → Test speed, quality, communication Cheap signal > expensive guess. What’s the most expensive mistake you made early on?

Everyone said AI wrappers were dead… they just misunderstood the game. People don’t want more AI they want tools that actually work. The winners aren’t building models. They’re packaging them into something people will pay for.

Most AI founders are building backwards… Speed > perfection if you actually want customers

AI is getting too powerful… so the solution might be to put it in space. Sounds crazy but it could make AI cheaper AND safer at the same time Would you trust AI more if it wasn’t on Earth? 👀 #ai #futuretech #startup #technews #artificialintelligence #space #innovation #fyp

A year ago: “Build me ChatGPT for X” Then: AI web apps Now: Founders want full iOS apps with AI baked in The shift isn’t random: chatbot → browser tab app → your pocket That’s not a feature upgrade. That’s a commitment upgrade. AI isn’t experimental anymore. The bar moved. And founders are finally building like it.

Everyone’s building with AI right now… but nobody’s talking about this problem

AI isn’t slow… you just don’t have the system yet.

Everyone said ChatGPT wrappers weren’t real businesses… turns out they might be the future of AI startups. 👀 #AI #Startups #TechTok

AI isn’t giving bad answers. You’re just giving it zero context. Your experience is the real training data.

The biggest startup mistake right now: focusing on AI instead of value. #AI #Startups #Tech

The Woodland Park Zoo taught me a $40M lesson in innovation. I sent their CEO, Alejandro Grajal, an AI-generated book about the zoo. He replied immediately. We met. Then he told me how the zoo once took a “crazy” risk replacing cages with open habitats. People thought it was dangerous. That idea changed zoos forever. The best innovations always sound insane at first. What “crazy” idea are you sitting on?

We’re experimenting with something new: Using AI to generate our own TikTok content. Not us filming.
Actual AI-generated videos. The goal isn’t another stiff startup explainer, it’s content that’s funny, weird, and interesting. We’re starting with Grok and Gemini, then moving to SeedDance as it matures. Some of it will probably be terrible.
Some of it might actually work. Follow along while we figure it out.

Most AI startup ideas fail the High Schooler Test. If a high schooler couldn’t do the job… AI probably can’t either.