Kathy Keating

@avazqa 😆 ah, you caught that comment… I so want to live in the future that is Star Trek! 🤔

Listening to @kathkeating I just realized that there is no sense in having Star Wars vs Star Trek discussions. They are apples to pears. One talks about alien technologies and stories, while the other talks about our potential as a human race. 🤔🧐

@Mqsley No, I use Function Health (similar). Swear by it. Knowledge is priceless. If you do Superpower, I would love to hear what you think

Have any of you ever used Superpower (blood test)?

@PawelHuryn I’ve made some pretty interesting & complex diagrams from text-based specs in Claude, and they are spot on accurate. I have it always generate in SVG then I drag it into Figma to do final tweaks. That gives me all the layers to easily tweak.

Meet Mike. My new designer. Infographics and PDFs from the last two posts about Claude were created by Claude Code. We've been reverse-engineering working UI patterns for infographics and building a repo of custom visual components. Then, converting HTML to PNG and PDF. He's still learning. Improving his CLAUDE[.]md. We keep iterating. But I'm already spending less time on visuals and more on research. That said, I keep testing and verifying AI products manually. Claude had no idea how Claude products differ (especially the last table). All takes and opinions are mine. The same applies to AI-native PM work — use the tools to speed up, own the thinking. I wrote two full guides, visible at the top of: productcompass[.]pm

@jasondoesstuff I had it build me pretty complicated service flow diagrams from a spec and use a consistent design system I gave it, then I wanted SVG output. It was absolutely amazing what I got back and spot on accurate.

Hey... so... Claude Code is really good at design?? 👀 This was a ONE SHOT PROMPT. 🤯 We always asked Lovable to build "Design System" pages for our apps and they were always meh. We asked Claude Code to take a swing at it just based on our logo, a font, and brand colors. This is... really, really good for a one-shot prompt.

@elonmusk If even basic technology was implemented to bring data effectively together in govt, the govt should already know who is a citizen through a simple scan of an existing ID card. Then we wouldn’t be requiring married women to jump thru extra hoops. You are a tech guy. Fix the tech.

If requiring ID to vote is racist/sexist, as they falsely claim, then so is requiring ID for anything else, which they do all the time. The same people saying no ID for voting are the ones who demanded vaccination ID!

@Mqsley Dr Seuss

can you guess where the word "Nerd" came from?

@Mqsley @exfatloss Cool, then the job that gives you more time with them now, and also perhaps the one that helps you build a better future world for them later?

@kathkeating @exfatloss I can't remember, do you have kids Kathy? My small kids = my joy One of these is definitely more treasure and time with my kids in the short term then part of my brain is like, no, do the hard thing, roll the dice, explore the frontier

I have two wildly different job offers in front of me and non of my mental models for evaluation work

@fortelabs Yea. Sounds like what I do, just with the std Claude UI. I like the idea of having CoWork to it though.

@kathkeating I then have to decide which items to implement, and how. I've found it's not a good idea to have it do the writing directly

Here's the prompt I'm using to have Claude Cowork make the final editing pass on chapters of my book: The draft of my manuscript is in the folder I've given you access to. Review ONLY Chapter X, not any others, and give me your recommendations for making Chapter X more clear, comprehensible, enticing, intriguing, and accessible for a broad audience of professionals and people interested in self-improvement. Here's a checklist of things I want you to look out for: 1. Point out any inconsistencies or gaps in logic I need to resolve; or vague statements I need to clarify 2. Point out any unfounded claims that need to be qualified, supported, or cited 3. Highlight anything that's extraneous or unnecessary and could be cut 4. Note any words or phrases that are overused or cliché 5. Check for consistency and coherence both with the preceding chapters, and the subsequent ones 6. Tell me if you think I should add or modify the "practical instructions" to make my advice more actionable 7. Evaluate whether what I'm recommending is accessible for someone with less education/time/money/flexibility 8. Point out any opportunities to mention external resources like the free toolkit/app/community/bonus chapter 9. Recommend changes to chapter titles and section headings to make them more enticing and curiosity-provoking 10. Note any especially striking or memorable parts that could be moved earlier.

@Mqsley @exfatloss What brings you joy? Not about either of these jobs. What brings you joy in your life? (Then backtrack that answer into the opportunities to pick the one that most fills that joy).

@exfatloss Series C fintech growing 3x a year Seniormost Product IC role $50k more than other oppo Seed stage AI forward healthtech Growing 6x per year Seniormost Product mgmt person Revenue share (no equity) Will be a $1m revenue per head by 2027

@FluentInFinance It would only take one new entrant into each market that has a different ethos to disrupt this all. Provide a sustainable insurance program where everyone benefits (customers and employees) and everyone would switch.

It's not only health insurance, in the past 5 years my: Auto insurance is up 70%. No accidents. Home insurance is up 80%. No claims Property taxes are up 40%. But insurance companies are recording record profits. It’s a scam.

@ValerieAnne1970 “Fertility” and “Birth Rate” are not the same thing. They have a high “birth rate”. Birth rate is a choice. Fertility is a health condition.

MIND-BLOWING: Amish have almost ZERO obesity, infertility, cancer, or diabetes. Obesity rate: Just 4% (vs ~42% in America). Highest fertility on Earth – doubling population every 20 years. No Big Pharma, no junk food, no screens...& they're THRIVING. We've been sold a lie about 'modern' health. Key comparisons: • Obesity: 4% Amish vs 42% US adults • Children per woman: 6-7 Amish vs ~1.6 US • Diabetes: 3% Amish vs ~14% total US • Cancer: ~60% of US rates in Amish Is there an Amish habit or lifestyle change you would adopt for 2026? Spend more time outdoors? Plant a garden or buy a side of beef from a local farmer? Prioritize whole foods & ditch 'fast food'? Herbal natural healing remedies & ditch big pharma pills? Let's compile a list of healthy advice that completely opposes the 'sick care' medical industry we currently live under!

@SymoneBeez So they are essentially re-creating the US Digital Service that they let all the people go from a year ago.

Trump just announced a new "Tech Force" hiring 1,000 Engineers and IT Specialists. Salaries: $130,000-$190,000 plus benefits. Here's what nobody's telling you about this opportunity:

@p_millerd Your "equity" is funding you to "absorb the risk". As the risk diminishes, your salary increases incrementally. Last time I founded, we progressed 10% → 25% → 50% → 100% of market rates by Series C (ish).

if you raise like a seed fund and/or series A as a founder, what sorts of salary can you pay yourself?

@SharylAttkisson YES 🤩

Chiropractor. Yes or no? No more information. Just yes or no.

@Mqsley The same companies asking for that also have IP confidentiality clauses in their employee contracts… 🤔

Err what

@DavidOndrej1 There is no reason a business should (or would) build “commodity software” if they can acquire it from someone else for a lower overall cost to maintain. Companies focus their work investments on their own IP

SaaS ain't going nowhere... in fact, it will be more popular than ever before. The notion that "people will just build their own software" is delusional. Most people have zero agency. And even those that *do* have some agency, often lack the technical skills necessary. But let's say you do have agency, technical skills and the willingness to learn -- and you do build your own app as an alternative to something. Congrats... you just completed the easiest 10% of the battle. Because the hard part about software is not *building it*, the hard part is *maintaining* and *fixing* it for the months and years to come. So no, SaaS as a business model is not dead - far from it. We will see more software being built & sold than ever before. Mark my words.

@jasonlk That’s because that “world class team” doesn’t ever bother to build a lean effective business operating system for how the work effectively together

$0-$1m ARR: tiny team does it all themselves $1m-$10m ARR: assemble world-class team $10m-$50m ARR: somehow, it now takes 2x as many people to do anything as it used to $50m-$250m ARR: not sure what most of the company does

@kevinleeme I know someone who wrote up a trust where they could apply for a stipend for a “life changing experience” (e.g. college, travel the world for a year, etc). There were rules to get the funds that had to be met.

Wife and I are fairly confident we're done with 2 kids so for peace of mind, we recently started estate planning. We want to create a system that rewards agency and reduces entitlement so we're looking into a few different models for passing everything down. There are existing models to reference: Buffett: Leave enough so kids can do anything, but not enough so they can do nothing. Rockefeller: Wealth is held in dynasty trusts and released only to fund education, housing down payments, entrepreneurial ventures, or charitable work. Friedman: Trust matches earned income dollar for dollar. We also want to make sure we don't optimize for the wrong scoreboard if our kids decide that financial achievement isn't what drives them. Families of X who decided on unorthodox trust structures, how did you do it?

@jefielding This is why we most often coach the founder to hire a founding engineer (to code and grow to tech lead) and an experienced fractional CTO for the tech strategy that will accelerate that early stage. This combo gets both at $ they can afford

@jefielding Early stage hires for “coding” then eventually gets frustrated that “tech strategy” is missing & tech debt mounts. Many are eventually fired. Early can’t afford the experienced tech leader nor do we want to work for equity.

If you’re pre-seed to series A founder, you won’t be able to hire a head of sales. The best people are not going to work for you. You need a plan B.