Colin

SaaS feels kinda cooked. Instead of paying for a CRM or an email validator tool for prospecting, I just had an AI agent build me one that does exactly what I want it to do.

@ThePeelPod @gaybrick @stripe @mikesalguero

I asked @gaybrick when @stripe will go public: "I think the better question is, why would we go public? What's the incremental benefit of going public? It's a bunch of work. It's a different way of operating. And there's a blurring of private and public investors. To this day we've never burned a dollar of investor money. We've always been financially independent, and now extremely profitable. We're focused on growing the GDP of the internet, as quickly as possible. We're already highly regulated financial institution, and resolutely focused on our customers."

I'm looking for founder meetups and groups in the East Bay (SF) - might start one too if people are interested. Folks know of any good ones where people help each other out and commiserate?

Who is still active here on twitter? i feel like theres been such a splintering since i last used it. my people are split across here, threads and bluesky.

@paulg i would think companies need to raise less money because engineering teams can be smaller by using AI tools

I met with a startup in the current batch who seemed demoralized because fundraising was going badly. Later I learned they'd already raised a million dollars. Fundraising going badly is not what it used to be.

@Zoho kinda gets slept on but $12/year for their lite email option is awesome for people testing different ideas.

I'm curious what hosting solutions people are using for their vibe coding projects. I've been using a Linode instance but I'm considering switching to Vercel, Heroku, AWS, GCP, etc.

Mirene, the tugboat home we're selling after 43 years, is a fine place to live as well as adventure in, according to this new article about her. She "comes with a renewable, rent-controlled, 10-year lease on a prime-location berth, which allows for easy access to the bay and overlooks one of the dock’s biggest and most beloved community gathering places."

@stewartbrand This is so cool.

Anyone know a great coach for men? Can be in the Bay Area or anywhere really.

happening as i predicted PitchBook shows total # of active VC investors down more than 50% from 2021 peak. Over 1,200 US VCs have not raised a new fund since 2021

@techgirl1908 This is so bad. Why would they do this?

I was out with a group of male techies when I first heard of this. When I expressed disappointment about this change, they asked me what's the big deal. I explained the consequences of this for women online, and none of them had even considered that aspect.

Naval is mistaken that you should focus on policies rather than people. Policies are just words, especially in an election year. It's easy to invent attractive-sounding policies. Whereas it's practically impossible for people to change their characters. You already know this.