Insurtech Bro

@hedgequote Same here and I mean both of course

@insurtechbro I'm a millennial so you need to be specific. Hilarious like stupid or hilarious like awesome? (Jk 😜)

When are we going to rebrand the Insurance Industry as a prediction market?

@hedgequote Imagine how hilarious that would be…

@insurtechbro Let's do it!!

@levelsio @xai Didn’t even know this was happening since I don’t check my burner email, have two sites on grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning and would have been annoyed having them randomly break…

Here's exactly what I mean: On May 15, @xAI Grok will retire grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning and API requests for them will fail I have 9 days to change the model name in 30+ sites/apps so they keep working It'd make much more sense to me if they'd just update to the latest model with the same pricing, or let me use a model name like 'latest' that just auto updates Although actually people's arguments against this make sense regarding pricing: In this case there is no similar priced "latest" model, pricing goes up from $0.20/input + $0.50/output in Grok 4.1 to $1.25/input + $2.50/output in Grok 4.3 But I'd be fine with that too, I just don't want all my apps/sites to break and keep running forever without me having to change code!

@TyRobben @CedarStResearch Also trying to kneecap OpenAI which would free up more investment dollars to flow into SpaceX IPO as being the only logical choice as an investor wanting to ride the next AI wave

@CedarStResearch I think it’s more about Elon being able to say they power the worlds most popular AI app ahead of IPO than anything. Wouldn’t be surprised at the relationship transforming shortly after IPO…they both need each other badly right now but I don’t see how Elon needs them after IPO

Call me crazy AI in space seems sort of real with this Anthropic Spacex deal

Agreed here, it’s an uphill battle for incumbents in terms of adoption. For new ai-native companies I think the best way is to make the front door of the process mirror the existing way and use AI in the background to unwind all the mess and serve the user faster. Insurance example, agents get tired of portals so just let them email submissions in the same way they do today but get back to them in 5 minutes instead of 5 days to win them over…

@TyRobben Yea and the crazy thing is that most large incumbents are structurally incapable of executing on this. @pmarca’s “build new companies” quote has been living rent-free in my head lately.

I’ve joked about the “one man insurance company” before With how this rebuilt end to end platform is looking I’m starting to believe you could bootstrap a one man underwriting operation with it The long awaited slashing of expense ratios is near

@garrytan Me too and GStack /office-hours convinced me to apply to YC

Holy shit

@TyRobben Keep pushing bro

Agentic rebuild of the end-to-end platform was drifting hard 10 days in...just brought in repo prompt to assess the situation, reformulate the plan. Even with agents working 24/7 and token maxxing, this stuff is not easy. Probably another 7-10 days on this rebuild. On the other hand, I'm feeling more confident I'll be scary close to production grade (potentially deployable) solution in 2-4 weeks. Deployable Guidewire that is...

@garrytan @rburton The gstack to YC pipeline will be legendary this summer

@rburton My dream

Sitting in at coffee shop then I glance over seeing someone looking at the GStack Github page by @garrytan - I asked the guy if he's tried it yet, but he's just starting to look at it. When I mentioned GStack another guy in front of me quickly turned around. Shit man, Garry built something viral.

@mad_ins_agent Quite the opposite typically!

E&S doesn’t stand for easy and simple.

After spending a few late nights with #GStack by @garrytan - I can say that it's the most impressive new open source project of 2026, and that the product thinking is exceptionally sharp. Thank you Gary and recommend everyone check this out, it's 10x'd my Claude Code output..

@gregisenberg Ones with regulatory & capital moats

What are the best businesses to be in a post-AGI world?

@LiamHarreys Most of the AI stuff I’ve seen out of the big AMS vendors are super basic and missing the point entirely

AMS systems are releasing AI native tooling to become one-stop-shops, and yet I talk to more and more brokers who are building high growth agencies from scratch or from existing books with no AMS at all. Interesting times.

@justinbanusing @speedrun @CloutedHQ Shooting a dm over

speedrun literally changed our lives. applications for this @speedrun cycle are now open - and if you're an early founder/startup, shoot your shot. more than just funding (because you can find that anywhere nowadays), here's what i found the most helpful for @cloutedhq: 1. mentorship: access to high-touch, dedicated help from the entire firm. seriously, you don't get this anywhere else. working with @tkexpress11, @SamiraBehrouzan, @andrewchen, @tafokints, etc is awesome! 2. community: building startups is tough. but with speedrun, you get to meet so many other awesome founders + operators at the same stage as you. many of whom became good friends like @CocoBuildsStuff, @jjschnyder, @audrlo! 3. credits: insane amounts of credits/savings through their partners. we probably would've run out of money from compute + AI costs alone if speedrun didn't exist. apps are competitive, but there's never a better time for you to pitch and put your best foot forward. if you're applying (or considering) and want any advice before submitting - feel free to DM! also a scout, so happy to make direct intros to the team :)

@derrickko @speedrun Sending you a note !

I joined a16z @speedrun when it was gaming focused. Now they back generational companies across every category. Not many teams have the range to pull off that kind of jump. And that's who you want on your side. Applications for the July batch are now open. DM for an intro!

@TyRobben Looks like Opus 4.7 just dropped, maybe that can tackle it lol ya never know

@insurtechbro Considering putting my agent harness on it but also looking for a real dev to get their hands on this - have one digging in now

@trq212 Great job to you and the team Thariq, looking forward to taking this for a spin! Any interesting tips for my first time? What has surprised you the most with this so far?

New in Claude Code: /ultraplan Claude builds an implementation plan for you on the web. You can read it and edit it, then run the plan on the web or back in your terminal. Available now in preview for all users with CC on the web enabled.

@garrytan @ycombinator Thanks Garry, have you been preferring OpenClaw or Hermes lately?

If you want your OpenClaw or Hermes Agent to be able to have perfect total recall of all 10,000+ markdown files, GBrain is here to help. It's exactly my OpenClaw/Hermes Agent setup. MIT-licensed open source. Hope it helps you build your mini-AGI. github.com/garrytan/gbrain