Matt F. Thompson

Mixed feelings about this

@WeAreLATech @YuriyODonnell Good group of people!

@YuriyODonnell elated you were part of the vibes today 🤗

@Lolasasfi @vxylily Totally. Are all great investments at the moment though. Given, great founders solving urgent problems are always a great investment.

@mattft @vxylily interesting that superstar founders still sit next to infra plays in the same bucket feel like the risk profiles are totally different even if both technically "illiquid bets"

What are you buying?

@adityadotdev Better for security

Hot Take: Apple wired earphones are far better than wireless

@dhaber Still looking for a tool that can accurately and efficiency develop financial models from simply plugins and assumptions.

AI is creating a wedge opportunity in financial services. So much of the industry’s core operational work still lives in Excel. The opportunity is software that finally replaces it.

Woah

@andrewchen I’m getting Partiful’s annual recap every time I use the app now. Officially “recap season.”

i need a recap of all my recaps

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@zoomyzoomm If you use Google Workspace it makes sense. Gemini has been better for me across several use cases.

@Hadley @nihalmehta 💯

Founders and early startup team members. I know you have a million things to do, but find a way to truly step away for a bit this holiday season. Real breaks create space for reflection, creativity, and clarity. You’ll come back sharper, more energized, and ready to crush 2026.

Honestly a pretty smart move. The writing was on the wall for different content since the live Chris Rock special.

@jasminecoded_ Dope view. Hudson Yards?

Where I’m writing bangers from today

If you’re an early-stage founder, A LOT of deals are getting done right now.

Google continues making, what almost seems like, daily product updates in AI

@aleril_a Nah it filled up. Some empty seats for sure though.

@mattft Thank you for taking a picture. Was it as empty as the seating chart showed it was?

Druski at The Forum

@ankurnagpal Big fan of Cape Town

Cape Town is the most beautiful city in the world and it isn’t even close

@rumilyrics Listen

How do you deal with a person smarter than you?

@aibytekat Here’s the link: r2cdn.perplexity.ai/pdf/pplx-at-wo…

Perplexity just quietly dropped a 42-page internal guide on how they actually use AI at work.