derek kohn

We've been busy at curiousclub.co🏃💨

@martymadrid @nicholasnlawton 😉

@derekkohn @nicholasnlawton 🙏

I've had it with Docusign. Piece of sh*t experience every time Does anyone have a good alternative?

@andrewchen Well put

prediction re the end of spreadsheets AI code gen means that anything that is currently modeled as a spreadsheet is better modeled in code. You get all the advantages of software - libraries, open source, AI, all the complexity and expressiveness. think about what spreadsheets actually are: they're business logic that's trapped in a grid. Pricing models, financial forecasts, inventory trackers, marketing attribution - these are all fundamentally *programs* that we've been writing in the worst possible IDE. No version control, no testing, no modularity. Just a fragile web of cell references that breaks when someone inserts a row. The only reason spreadsheets won is that the barrier to writing real software was too high. A finance analyst could learn =VLOOKUP in an afternoon but couldn't learn Python in a month. AI code gen flips that equation completely. Now the same analyst describes what they want in plain English, and gets a real application - with a database, a UI, error handling, the works. The marginal effort to go from "spreadsheet" to "software" just collapsed to near zero. this is a massive unlock. There are ~1 billion spreadsheet users worldwide. Most of them are building janky software without realizing it. When even 10% of those use cases migrate to actual code, you get an explosion of new micro-applications that look nothing like traditional software. Internal tools that used to live in a shared Google Sheet now become real products. The "shadow IT" spreadsheet that runs half the company's operations finally gets proper infrastructure. The interesting second-order effect: the spreadsheet was the great equalizer that let non-technical people build things. AI code gen is the *next* great equalizer, but the ceiling is 100x higher. We're about to see what happens when a billion knowledge workers can build real software.

@Will_Schryver I respect the grit and urgency here.

I bought a small residential HVAC company In less than a year, I changed everything: - Fired and replaced 100% of employees - Fired 40% of the customers (commercial) - Sold 100% of the vehicles and bought all new - Opened a 2nd office - Expanded into a new geography - Scrapped the website and built a new one - Replaced Housecall Pro for ServiceTitan - Replaced the payroll company for Gusto - Added medical, dental, & vision insurance - Added 401k - Invested 6 figures in marketing - Restructured inventory management - Revamped payment and collection terms - Revamped 100% of the price book I don’t have an operations background but I do understand this industry is a “people business” and it became very apparent to me after closing that I had the wrong people. Not only did I have the wrong people, but I had broken processes, no leadership, and a toxic culture. So I completely rebuilt the company from the ground up. At this point the only original thing left from the acquisition is the name on the door. I did all of this out of necessity. Now that we have the right people and processes in place, we can move to the next chapter. Growth.

@colestriler @justindross @CuriousClub 🤜 🤛

@derekkohn @justindross @CuriousClub Been great working with you!

It’s been awesome supporting @justindross on this journey through @CuriousClub. Well deserved!!

@justindross @CuriousClub It takes a little crazy to move mountains

@derekkohn @CuriousClub Thanks for dealing with all our craziness

@ludoviclosco Crushing it

Framer Challenge – Week 44 (Oct 27 - Nov 2) • $18,495 from affiliate rewards (+ $1,908 vs. Week 43) • $150 from component sales (+ $20 vs. Week 43) • $5,392 from client work (no change) Total: $24,037 / $20,000 since Sept 12 (+ $1,928 vs. Week 43) Breakdown below 👇#FramerChallenge @framer

@ludoviclosco @framer @dubdotco 👀👀congrats!

September affiliate earnings with @framer x @dubdotco Grateful 🙏 #FramerChallenge

Very excited to announce that Throne One is available for pre-order! Track your gut health and hydration with our new hands-free device! Reserve yours today to get one of the first 2500 we ship in January! Link below~

@gizakdag Beautiful!

Happy happy vibes.

@Tim_Blumberg Let’s go! 💩📸

Absolutely incredible week. Crushed 2 huge hardware/firmware issues; made so much progress that it's hard to believe Monday was only 4 days ago. Our mass production hardware is going to be so fucking good.

@apostraphi @framer @perplexity_ai They’re gonna love this!

looking for someone who loves designing in @framer and wants ownership of the work they ship here @perplexity_ai bring your links, bring your craft. apply below 👇

We are growing like crazy over @CuriousClub. We are looking for an incredibly talented full-stack Design Lead. Full time role. - Experience working with tech companies across brand, web and product - Proactive communicator and get shit done vibes - Loves being on the forefront Location: LATAM talent only Respond with 4 examples of work and/or DM me.

@rileybrown_ai @boringmarketer n8n isn’t meant to be a BE. It’s good for data transformation and automating workflows.

@boringmarketer For this example using n8n would not be necessary. Ok we agree.

The idea of building n8n backends and vibe coding frontends doesn’t make sense. I don’t get it at all. Literally swimming against the current. Learn to use Claude Code lol.

@ScottHickle @twistartups Great job @ScottHickle!

I’m calling into @twistartups here in ~45min or so Tune in!

@CuriousClub is looking for a badass design contractor who specializes in web application design systems and product design. Send me 2-3 example of recent projects.

@BrettFromDJ That fire is blazing

@david_perell That’s sad! I always loved those chains.

I grew up in San Francisco, walking with my family by the Golden Gate Bridge. I still remember the thick and iconic chain railing that gave the place a sense of distinctiveness. Now the chains are gone, and they've been replaced by a soulless metal railing that's colder than a hospital waiting room. I'm sure some bureaucrat somewhere justified it with a tidy spreadsheet, but they stripped away a little piece of San Francisco's soul in the process. This is how a culture loses its charm: slowly, quietly... one small decision at a time.

@DannPetty I always thought the agencies that separated ux, interaction and visual onto 3 people were just scamming talent out of empowerment and clients out of money.

No one needs to hire someone that can only do UX or can only do UI.