Rich Smith

Wow, I almost forgot that today’s the 20th anniversary of my open-heart surgery. It was the most impactful thing to ever happen to me, and it completely altered my life’s trajectory. I am eternally grateful for the cardiologists and surgeons who saved my life.

Vori is going to be a household name soon. Watch this space! Congrats to the Vori team on raising their series B! 💪🏾🔥

Big news: we rebuilt our website to celebrate our stores and their stories. The numbers they're putting up speak for themselves: +22% net sales — Valley Farm Market +9.7% net sales — The Willows Market +7% gross margin — The Market at Edgewood −67% time ordering — Talin Market Independent by choice. Unstoppable by design. Introducing the new vori.com 🛒

@bnj @variantui This is sooooo dope bro, congrats!

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2025 wrapped: We crossed $355M in payments volume at @VoriHQ 🚀 Grocery is the most important consumer spend category on the planet—and Vori is building its AI-powered infrastructure. • +$22M in incremental sales for grocers • 1.26M lbs of bananas sold 🍌 • 577k+ cost changes detected by Vori AI • 50+ teammates building this every day • Live nationwide — Seattle → Staten Island 2026: escape velocity. $2B+ in payments. Buckle up.

@IamBrandonHill @VoriHQ This gave me the chills! Y’all are killing it, and 2026 is definitely going to be a breakout year. Let’s go @VoriHQ!! 🚀📈🍌

Hurry up and grab yours before they’re all gone!

@IamBrandonHill @VoriHQ Woohoo, let’s go!!! This is so exciting!

2024: We launched and went $0 to $153M in payments volume at @VoriHQ 2025: We 10x 2030: Vori is one of the largest payments businesses on planet earth Watch our Year in Review below ⬇️

With @Google announcing Willow, their Quantum Processor, we’re entering the Post-Quantum world. #Algorand is a quantum-secure ledger. The entire history of the chain is safeguarded against future threats of quantum computers. Algorand will continue to lead the blockchain industry by adding more layers of Quantum-Resistance.

@PixOnChain Algorand is ready algorand.co/blog/pioneerin…

This is Willow Google’s quantum chip that solved a 30-year problem overnight And in 6 years, it could change the fate of crypto Here’s how to prepare (before it’s too late) 🧵 1/12

In 18 mos, we built a POS from scratch that handles 100k+ skus, payments that support all card types and EBT, a dynamic pricing product, an AI-powered invoice processing engine, loyalty and SMS campaigns, & supply chain integrations w/ 1k+ suppliers. It's only the beginning :)

I’m extremely proud to announce VoriOS: the 1st AI-powered POS and inventory system built for ambitious grocery stores. From silo to shelf to spoon, the $1T domestic grocery industry will never be the same. Independent supermarkets are the backbone of a dynamic American economy. They are responsible for 1.2% of US GDP and nourish communities everywhere. But everything has changed since COVID. Macro forces like inflation, increasing competition, labor shortages, and chaotic supply chains have made it harder for grocers to do business. Today, Vori changes all of that. Vori gives supermarkets more profitability, more efficiency, more freedom. Listen to what America’s grocers have to say below.

@IamBrandonHill I am so proud of you, Brandon, and congrats to you and the team on the launch! I know it’s taken a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get here, but it really shows. You’ve all done such amazing work, I’m so glad the world finally gets to experience it. 🍾🥂🎉

One of the best designer/engineers I have met in my career is getting started with a powerful new idea applying coding LLMs to high quality collaborative UX design and looking for a cofounder Get in touch with him here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

@lyrah Congrats, I knew you’d make it happen!! This is so exciting!!

when i first started putting out music, one of my goals was to have a song in a show. documenting this moment because now i have three songs in this show 😭😭 (spoilers below!)

@bnj @LensProtocol Nice work, Ben! Congrats! 🎉

Some news: Sonar is getting acquired by @Lensprotocol! It became clear to us that all the building blocks to transform the way we connect online are right there on Lens. We're excited to help figure out the configurations that are approachable and familiar to anyone.

@briannekimmel I left SF and moved to Charlotte. Saved myself bushels of money.

While remote fans love to say “work from anywhere,” I’ve yet to see anyone with a little bit of tech money move to somewhere cheap like Wisconsin. Everyone packed up and moved to a shoebox in the West Village.

Idoru is for your digital-you. Launching soon. Sign up for early access at our link in bio.

1/ Brands don't try to become soulless corporations, they just don't do anything to stop it from happening