Carson McComas

@Shpigford Same thing that would happen if a cheetah joined the zoo.

i sometimes wonder what if i'd taken that job at facebook in 2006

@BillDA *These are bath toys

@BillDA These are called bath toys, Bill.

I have decided small government is overrated. Kids toys should be required by law to have a hidden switch inside the battery compartment to disable the all the 🚨🚨🚨 sounds.

@kurtinc @home_assistant ooooh I hadn't thought of this use case

Having Claude Code configure @home_assistant unlocks crazy levels of automation and convenience. I've almost entirely replaced Alexa.

Sometimes when I'm doing my taxes I wonder if it wouldn't be easier to just go to prison.

@BillDA lol, touché

@Carson To be replaced by tolerance for bad-to-worse totally unmaintanable vibe coded apps?

Our collective tolerance for mediocre-to-bad SaaS apps is going to zero, and quick.

@youderian They chose standard time though. Up here we need DST, esp in the winter. Getting dark at 3:45 does not enhance my mental health!

@Carson There’s always Arizona 🌵

I'm insanely jealous.

@amorriscode That was it! I'm the admin, and it's off in Org settings by default, it seems. Thank you! 🙌

@Carson What version are you on? Probably need an upgrade or your org admin has it disabled.

I’m going to start running office hours for users of Claude Code on desktop. 2 hours every Wednesday. 15 minute slots. Bring your feature requests or frustrations and help shape the future! I’ll post the sign up form next week.

@amorriscode Hmmm, not seeing the option (on Windows desktop)

@Carson Yes! You have to enable the mode in your settings first #choose-a-permission-mode" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">code.claude.com/docs/en/deskto…

@Shpigford Yeah this was not sarcasm, just logging into linkedin saps my will to live. I can't even imagine posting. Good luck with this btw!

@Carson not as clear cut as you'd think! 🙃

just realized i might have to start posting on linkedin to generate leads. 😭

Human capacity has long been a primary constraint of productivity for the white collar world. It is jarring, exciting, terrifying, and exhilarating to enter a world where that constraint is vanishing.

@youderian Vulnerable and real share that hits home hard, thanks Andrew.

I know a guy who bought Tesla in the early 2010s, close to the IPO. Made a killing. And he'd made a lot of other really savvy bets over the years. So I was excited to have him in the syndicate I was running, investing in small eCom businesses. When it came time for our first deal, I called him up. Good deal. Solid expected returns. He said: "Andrew, do you need the money?" I told him we could close without him if needed. "Then I'm going to sit this one out." I thought he was crazy. Here's what he told me: "I've spent 20-30 years investing. I've done the private deals. Sometimes you do well. But your money is locked up for years. There are K1s, tax headaches, hassles you don't see coming." "I love the public markets. I can buy whenever I want. Get out whenever I want. No headaches. And the returns are consistently good. Sometimes great." I dismissed it at the time. Thought it was lazy thinking from someone who could afford to be lazy. Our deal ended up returning slightly above market. But when I factored in the years of work, the time the capital was locked up, and the operational headaches? It didn't come out ahead, especially for me running the syndicate. Everyone talks about risk-adjusted returns. Almost nobody talks about hassle-adjusted returns. For most eCom owners, the public markets are the best answer for investing outside your business. Broad index funds. 70% US, 20-30% international. Low fees. No drama. Hedge funds? Private Equity? Angel investing? Exotic land investments? Sexy. Exciting. Fun to talk about at dinner parties. And most under perform, especially if they are open to the public. Most definitely underperform on a hassle-adjusted basis. I like 90% boring, 10% bold as an investing maxim. Take a small slice and make 1-2 concentrated bets where you have outsized expertise. But the core? Keep it simple. Keep it liquid. Keep it boring. The smartest investors I know figured this out long before I did.

@Shpigford please tell me you have a great domain for that

which one we feeling?

I want to fly you somewhere amazing in business class. Participate in this year's @ecomfuelco Trends Report and you get a chance to travel anywhere in the 🌍 in style, on my dime. I'll also send you an early, VIP copy of the report so you can benchmark your business. Own a store? Hope you'll participate! 👇 ecommercefuel.typeform.com/to/tqpsFn9o

To stay in business, you don’t need to beat your competitors, you need to beat your costs.

@marshal Kudos Marshal! Excited to see what's next.

2025 Year in Review: Life after selling my business. It was a fun year, full of adventure, toys, house build, and family …but it’s time to build again!