Derrick L Johnson

After months in stealth. We're excited to announce our formal launch @encounter_ai . interestingengineering.com/artificial-int…

Over the last year I've gained an immense respect for caregivers, having been one myself. Getting my hands on Reachy Mini at the 2026 Embodied AI Hackathon made me realize caregiver tech could actually change lives. @SeeedStudio @NVIDIARobotics @HuggingFace @PollenRobotics

Once AI eats the formulaic, the only “alpha” left will be what can’t be priced in: off-grid instinct, insight, lived context, human volatility. Call it the unmodelable edge.

nothing will make people love you more than giving them a context and a constraint that lets them be the most entertaining version of themselves

@gabor_tweets I think your on to something!

Came up with a new phrase: intent-aware interface. I love it. clearcut.work/designing-for-…

Agentic AI and MCP is shaping up to provide the intercompany interoperability that Blockchain promised.

3/ From Analytical to Creative AI Today's AI can't imagine or create new ideas. "They can't ask novel questions or form new hypotheses." In 5-10 years, this changes. When AI starts creating original scientific theories, entire industries transform overnight.

2/ "Radical Abundance" Hassabis' biggest revelation: AI will eliminate scarcity. Resources limited today won't be tomorrow. This transforms healthcare, energy, food, and economics. The end of scarcity within our lifetime.

Sage observation from Peter Thiel:

Inside Out giving us the tools for great emotional marketing:

@adrian_horning_ crunchbase

I just scraped 2.8 million companies from crunchbase 🤯 Name, website, semrush stats, etc. I'm giving the entire thing away in the next 24 hours Comment "crunchbase" and I'll send it to you. Make sure DM's are open

Great time today at @agi

@agihouse_org back at my roots. Transforming the world, one line of code at a time.

@adrian_horning_ Send

I just scraped 33,380 companies from wellfound (angellist) that are currently hiring. Get company name, jobs open, markets, company size, website, etc. Comment with a "send" and I'll send you the csv 🔥

@AndrewPierno send

just finished curating a list of 120+ tech companies that raised <$10m in the last 30 days (may-jun) (part 2) 🤯 - 100% verified b2b email - founder - industry - size of round ❤️ like + comment 'send' and I’ll dm you the google sheet for free (we sell these for $299 otherwise)

@illscience @omooretweets @illscience @omooretweets I just sent you over an email. Would love to chat.

It's time for the first great cohort of AI conversational voice agents, powered by LLMs and a generative stack. Check out our full thesis here: gamma.app/docs/a16z-Real… + thoughts from @omooretweets and I below 👇🏽 And if you're building here, reach out!

@andruyeung Always here to talk.

Ever since quitting my 9-5 to be an entrepreneur I’ve found my energy levels to be much more inconsistent. I’ll go a couple of days on a low. Low energy, motivation, and mood. Then I’ll suddenly find a spurt of extraordinary focus and motivation for a few weeks. Anyone else?

@AstasiaMyers @AstasiaMyers think AI + Outsourcing. Coding will be propositional to where and how knowledge is stored. If it's easily Googlable then the bulk is AI, however if it's on some System of Record that requires an undocumented API integration it's majority code. Love to talk more.

People think an AI agent is 80% AI and 20% code. We've seen it is 80% code and 20% AI. What are you all experiencing?

I had a great time at the @BurgerKing Royal Bash. Here's to #foo #Innovation #creativity #Entrepreneurship #friendship and #Connections

"I never saved anything for the swim back"

Founders: who needs help on their Community-led growth and/or Content strategies? Thinking about testing Content & Community group office hours. 45-mins. Bring your problems, roadblocks, & questions around community, personal brand, or content. Goal is to create a safe and structured space where we can jam through these together. If interested, comment 👍🏾 From there, will DM you next steps.