Coach Mark

Most SaaS founders leave 3x revenue on the table. Double your price tomorrow. Watch low-value churn spike, then settle. Revenue jumps 80%. Done it.

@brian_lovin Tool choice isn’t loyalty. I’s ROI per minute. Switching freely is the real competitive advantage in AI development.

Using Cursor again today for the first time in a while. Still using Claude Code, Codex, Conductor, of course. First: someone needs to rename because the C-named companies are out of control. Second: fast is good. Composer 2 is good because it's fast. That's all you need to know to at least give it a try. Third: I am grateful that I can switch between all of these tools in an instant. Little-to-no lock in. I pick the thing that gives me the most intelligence-per-second-per-dollar and am happy.

@adxtyahq Platform dependency is hidden technical debt. Every integration is a timed option. You capture upside while it exists, but assume full shutdown risk.

building on Google products is always a gamble > Google launches Firebase Studio (2025) > devs start building AI apps on it > becomes part of modern dev workflow > Google shifts focus to AI Studio > core features get absorbed > March 19, 2026: Firebase Studio will enter its shutdown phase > March 22, 2027: gone building on fast-moving platforms is a bet.

@Prathkum AI amplifies conviction, not competence. Confidence without feedback is leverage misallocated. Still a tool, not a replacement for judgment.

AI is the only piece of tech that does not make you doubt your skills. You build with confidence and even when you are wrong, it says "you are absolutely right."

@mikealfred Experience converts noise into context. Beginners see random dips. Seasoned operators recognize decompression as built-in liquidity and opportunity

@Nicolascole77 Compounding skill beats compounding capital when your runway is indefinite. Writing lets you leverage decades that most careers cut off prematurely.

The real reason I picked writing as a career: Most careers have ~30 year time horizons or less. Doesn't matter the field, but it's very rare to see a CEO over the age of 65. But I can write until I'm dead. That's an extra ~20 years of mastery!

AI won’t kill your SaaS. Laggards will. Integrate now or die in 18 months.

@AlexOnChain_888 Value follows use, not limits. Scarcity without demand is just a number. Utility drives adoption, retention, and real market depth.

Utility > Scarcity. A hard cap of 10M tokens means absolutely nothing if there is no underlying reason to buy and hold them.

@AlexOnChain_888 Volatility isn’t the risk, behavior is. Impermanent loss only becomes permanent when discipline fails.

Impermanent loss isn't "impermanent" if you capitulate and withdraw at the bottom. Hedge your positions or stick to correlated pairs.

@BuiltNotBornX Before seeking external leverage, optimize your core metrics: focus, discipline, and decision hygiene. Everything else scales from there.

@MarkMakesCash Leverage begins with self-mastery. Wrong team slows growth, your foundation drives it. 🙌

Hired first employee at $15k MRR. Bad fit. Fired in 3 weeks. Solo again. MRR grew faster without “team” drag. Scale yourself first.

@BuiltNotBornX @KurtSupeCPA Cash alone doesn’t move markets. Early leverage: attention, equity, relationships, compounds faster than deposits ever will.

@MarkMakesCash @KurtSupeCPA Wealth isn’t a trophy, it’s leverage. Use it early, compound influence, not just dollars. 🙌

Couple comes in for their annual review. $2.8 million. Well invested. Solid Pension. Completely on track. I ask the question I ask everyone. "How is your daughter doing?" Mom's face changed first. Their daughter is 39. Hasn't asked for anything. Never complained. But she's been in the same apartment for six years. Daycare alone is $1,800 a month. Down payment feels impossible. Dad said "we always figured she'd get it eventually." I pulled up a simple chart. Statistically they live to 88. She inherits at 56. Maybe 60. At 60 her own retirement is eight years away. The money that could change everything at 39 arrives when her finish line is already close. Neither of them had ever seen it framed that way. The annual gift exclusion is $19,000 per parent per child. They can move $38,000 a year to her. No gift tax. No estate implications. Over ten years that's $380,000 transferred while they're healthy enough to watch it matter. Dad looked at his wife. "Why are we waiting?" Most families leave everything at death because nobody showed them the math of giving it while they're alive.

@BuiltNotBornX Luck creates stories. Systems create repeatable MRR, predictable LTV, and compounding growth.

@MarkMakesCash Systems, not luck, scale revenue. Always.

Growth playbook from $10k to $50k MRR: •Content: 1 thread/week tearing down winners •Outbound: 50 personalized DMs/day •Product: Quarterly “win loop” survey •Referrals: 20% discount forever
 Tested. Works.

@justalexoki Even if true, the real issue is variance in output quality. If model drift impacts results, your product needs guardrails. Monitor output quality like churn and switch providers when it drops.

i 100% guarantee anthropic are routing requests to dumber models at certain times

@mark_k @GoogleAIStudio “Production-ready” only matters if onboarding, billing, and retention are wired in. Code gen is solved. Distribution and LTV/CAC still decide who wins.

The latest release from @GoogleAIStudio brings significant improvements to the vibe coding experience. It now transforms simple prompts into fully functional, production-ready applications. The new Antigravity coding agent enables multiplayer features, automatic Firebase integration for databases and authentication, and seamless installation of modern web libraries. Your projects also persist across sessions with enhanced project awareness. These updates make it easier than ever to move from prototype to deployed app. Worth checking out if you're building with AI.

@m_goes_distance •onboarding optimizer (turn signups into revenue) •churn assassin (kills silent cancellations) •pricing surgeon (extracts max willingness to pay) •data moat builder (proprietary signals > generic AI) •agent fleet operator (manages cost per task + uptime)

careers left in the singularity: - niche podcaster - sex machine operator - farmer - philosopher - time machine operator - human verification specialist - blood boy - trad wife - claude operator - cult leader - shitpoaster - peptide vendor - lover/warrior/magician - biohacker storyteller - monk - personality designer - afterlife curator - sec of state what else?

@GrahamStephan Same as SaaS timing. Don’t force a bad entry. Overpaying upfront is negative LTV. The only hedge is long hold or pricing power on the exit.

Renting is still cheaper than buying in every major U.S. City. Historically, renting vs buying is about balanced - with the only difference being the opportunity cost of a 5-25% down payment. Until we reach an equilibrium, it’s hard to justify buying a home in 2026…UNLESS: 1. You get a fantastic deal (I’m seeing places now sell -20%+ off list price in Las Vegas) 2. You absolutely love the home and don’t care if you overpay 3. You plan to hold it 10+ years 4. You’re rich AF and pay a premium to not have a landlord. Besides that, short term - renting still seems to be superior option while you stack cash and wait for the right opportunity / perfect house.

@alt_w_v_g Healthcare runs on zero accountability for time or outcomes. If this were SaaS, 94% idle time and no result delta would spike churn to 100% and kill LTV overnight.

Went to the doctor the other week My wife made the appointment She said I "look tired" I said I am tired She said "not normal tired. Weird tired." I don't know what that means but I went anyway Nice office Fish tank in the lobby Third one this year Signed in at 1:48pm My appointment was at 2:00pm 12 minutes early Because I was raised to believe that matters The receptionist said "the doctor is running a little behind" I said "how far behind" She said "about 45 minutes" I said "so my 2:00 appointment is actually a 2:45 appointment" She said "we appreciate your patience" I said "I haven't shown any yet" My wife grabbed my arm There was a sign behind the desk "Missed appointments without 24-hour notice will incur a $75 fee" The doctor was 45 minutes late Nobody offered me $75 We sat down CNN was playing on mute with subtitles Running a segment about New York City redesigning its trash cans Cost the city $4 million I looked at my wife She said "don't start" Seven magazines on the table All from 2019 I read an article about supply chain disruptions that have since been resolved Very informative My wife was on her phone She looked up and said "WebMD says you might be dehydrated" I said "so we're paying $1,800 for a second opinion on WebMD" She went back to her phone At 2:54pm they called my name A nurse walked me to a room Took my blood pressure Took my temperature Typed for three minutes Then said "the doctor will be right in" I sat on the paper The paper ripped immediately I looked at the wall There was a diagram of a colon Not how I planned to spend my Tuesday 3:19pm The doctor walked in 1 hour and 19 minutes after my scheduled appointment He was looking at his phone Shook my hand without making eye contact Sat down and read my chart for about 30 seconds While I sat there watching him learn who I was He said "so what brings you in today" I said "my wife thinks I look weird tired" He said "what does that mean" I said "I was hoping you'd tell me" He said "when's the last time you had bloodwork done" I said "2019 maybe" He said "we should run a full panel" I said "fine" He asked if I was sleeping well I said "I have three kids and a golden retriever who thinks 3am is a reasonable time to need outside" He said "are you drinking enough water" I said "probably not" He said "that might be it" I said "you think the reason I look weird tired is because I don't drink enough water" He said "dehydration is more common than people think" I said "I've been here over an hour and sat on a piece of paper that ripped to be told to drink water" He said "we'll know more when the bloodwork comes back" I said "when will that be" He said "3 to 5 business days" I said "business days" He said "yes" I said "my blood has business days" He didn't respond Then he said "any other concerns" I said "several. But none you can bill for." He shook my hand again Still no eye contact Total face time with the doctor: 6 minutes Total time in the building: 1 hour and 37 minutes I was examined for approximately 6% of the time I was present I've fired people for better numbers than that My wife was in the waiting room She asked how it went I said "I need to drink water" She said "I told you that last week" I said "yes but now it's a medical opinion so it costs $1,800" She didn't laugh In the car she said "at least now you know you're fine" I said "I was fine when I walked in. I just didn't have the receipt to prove it." She didn't disagree The bloodwork came back four business days later Everything was normal The doctor's office sent a message through their portal It said "results look great. Continue to stay hydrated and follow up in 12 months." Follow up in 12 months To be told to drink water again $1,800 1 hour and 37 minutes 6 minutes of face time One ripped piece of paper And the same advice my wife gave me for free Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone

@AnishA_Moonka Banks and credit cards weren’t built for microtransactions at scale. Agent-to-agent payments rewrite the entire volume math. Fees, friction, and compliance become the bottleneck, not demand.

Imagine a trillion AI agents on the internet, each making a few transactions per hour. That would generate more payment volume in a single day than Visa and Mastercard handle in a year. Visa and Mastercard combined process roughly 1.1 billion transactions per day. A trillion agents doing even 3 transactions an hour would hit 3 trillion transactions per day, roughly 3,000x what the entire global card network does now. And every single one of those payments would be too small for a credit card to process. Stripe charges about $0.30 per transaction. Most agent payments are worth fractions of a cent. CoinDesk walked through what it costs an AI agent to write a single article: six micropayments totaling under two cents. Running those same six payments through Stripe would cost $1.80 in fees, more than 100x the value of the actual work. And here’s the structural problem Voorhees is pointing at: agents can’t use banks even if the fees made sense. Banks require identity verification. Software can’t hand over a driver’s license. A crypto wallet just needs a private key (basically a password) to open and operate. No KYC, no compliance review, no waiting. This is already happening. AI agents have settled 140 million payments among themselves over the past nine months, almost entirely in USDC (a digital dollar pegged 1:1 to USD), at an average transaction size of $0.31. Coinbase built a protocol called x402 that lets software pay other software in digital dollars automatically, as part of loading a webpage. An agent hits a paywall, pays in USDC, keeps working. No human involved. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Binance founder CZ both posted on X on March 9 making the same case. Armstrong said agents will soon outnumber humans in online transactions. CZ predicted agents will make a million times more payments than people, all in crypto. A single Citrini Research report modeling this scenario knocked 4 to 6% off Visa, Mastercard, and AmEx stock in one day. Google’s agent-to-agent protocol now includes x402 for payments. Stripe’s co-founder John Collison predicted “a torrent of agentic commerce” (machines buying from machines). Cloudflare, Circle, and AWS are all backing the protocol. The HTTP 402 status code, “Payment Required,” was written into the internet’s original rulebook but sat unused for almost 30 years. x402 still only processes about $28,000 in daily volume today, most of it from testing. The gap between that and a trillion-agent economy is enormous. But the core math on why agents can’t use credit cards isn’t going to change. The internet spent three decades without a native payment layer. Turns out it was waiting for customers that aren’t human.

@KurtSupeCPA Most advice frames wealth as a distant finish line. Giving while you can still see the impact compounds differently. Both financially and relationally.