Matt Kotler

@twistartups @chooserich I feel like I missed some inside joke here

🚨 BREAKING: Our correspondent @chooserich called into TWiST to deny several absurd allegations that have been made in recent days. Nick is NOT, I repeat is NOT, secretly sponsored by Higgsfield. No partnership. No checks. No promo code “NICKO.” Just pure, independent (wealthy) journalism.

Sam Altman has alienated so much of his top talent at this point… He’s driven a ton of people out of OpenAI, including Dario Armodei, whose company, Anthropic, is now beating them in many ways. The AI race isn’t just benchmarks — it’s leadership. Dario is clearest example, but it seems like more and more top employees at OpenAI are stepping away all the time…

Alex Finn on TWiST: “Open models have been about six months behind for the last few years.” It’s true, right now open models seem to be more of a hobby, but what happens once this gap starts to shrink? Will companies start to invest more in hardware? What happens to productivity? @AlexFinn

If your product is elite, people will always show up. Alex Finn watched Kanye sell out a stadium despite YEARS of controversy and it clicked. A song called “Hail Hitler”?? People don’t care because he made Runaway… He made Graduation and countless other that no one can compare to. Stop chasing side quests. Ship the best product.

Alex Finn: “[Higgsfield’s] entire marketing strategy is illegal undisclosed advertising.” Is AI Twitter is turning into just a bunch of lobbyists and psyops? Where are the real takes? Or are all the big guys just paid at this point… @AlexFinn

@twistartups Ha! This is great

Marik watched Y Combinator's demo day and rebuilt every startup with his own agents. Founders might find it distasteful. Jason's verdict: not illegal. Work harder.

When Bank of America wouldn’t let Jason take out $20K from his account for a Vegas trip… he decided it was time for a new financial partner. So he called three banks and asked each one to send him $10K in $2 bills. One delivered… and became his new bank. It’s the classic “Van Halen rider” test. If you still see Brown M&Ms in the proverbial bowl, the venue didn’t read your rider, and doesn’t really value your business. A vital lesson in picking your partners with diligence. (cc: @Jason, @Lons, @VanHalen, @BankOfAmerica)

@Michal_Stan @twistartups 100%, though I don't think it's universally bad or wrong. Data wasn't available 20+ yrs ago the way it is today. Now that it is, it has value. And we as consumers still have some agency. Not sure they can say that in China.

I think this model represents exactly what's wrong with tech today. We've normalized the idea that if you're not paying for the product, you are the product. Your relationships, your network, your professional identity - all turned into a data asset to be sold. People deserve tools that work for them without giving up ownership of their information. I built my company to prove there's a different way.

Boardy is free. No app. No interface. Just a bot who calls or texts you and introduces you to the right people. So how does this $17M startup make money? Just like LinkedIn did… Give the service away until recruiters and founders start begging for their data. Then charge them $10K per month. (cc: @Jason, @Lons, @andrewdsouza, @boardyAI, @LinkedIn)

@ThisWeeknAI @vriparbelli @synthesiaIO 🔥🔥🔥

"It feels like something very big is coming. The world doesn't appreciate that it's happening because most people are not very good at asking questions." Victor Riparbelli (@vriparbelli) is building the AI video platform used by 90% of the Fortune 100 at @SynthesiaIO. Nick Harris (@theanalognick) is replacing copper with light at @LightmatterCo. Jeremy Fraenkel (@fraenkelj) is building the GPT moment for tabular data at @LTMpredict. They all join @jason on Ep 7 of This Week in AI. 01:47 The data modality LLMs missed 07:01 Why OpenAI killed Sora 12:08 Photonics & the new Moore's Law 23:55 The hyperscaler chip wars 38:06 Vibe coding vs. buying Salesforce 50:18 The omnipresent CEO 1:00:03 Are we already at AGI? Links to YouTube, Spotify and Apple below

There's a reason why the advertising on @twistartups has been sold out for 15 years straight and 2,200+ episodes -- it works (and we price it slightly under market to create long-term partnerships) Thanks @trustvanta for the long-term support 🥰

@preshdkumar @natmartin @thesundaylight who wouldn't!

@mattyk35 @natmartin @thesundaylight you’d love it mattyk!

my friend just built one of the coolest wellness hardware products ive ever used it effectively simulates the ☀️ in your home two weeks of using it and already noticed improved mood & energy also beautiful design & engineering

@saasbizlawyer Means you're attuned to their painpoints. I love hearing it on my sales calls ⚡️

As the host of a podcast on acquisitions and M&A, I have what I believe is an unconventional goal My goal is to get every guest on my show to at some point say, “that’s a good question.” That’s my micro measure of success per episode.

@heidibraun @hydro_jug hydro jug challenge

In case anyone is curious, I just dropped a 40oz @hydro_jug filled to the brim with water and ice on my standing desk and both survived unscathed 🙏🏻

@Airstrip__1 @AltcoinDaily @grok youtube.com/watch?v=kz24Ga…

@AltcoinDaily @grok what episode of a week in start ups is this? Can you provide the you tube link?

Jason Calacanis: "That's my base case. I think $TAO in 5-10 years could go 200x."

@martymadrid Smart! I'm on board (see what I did there)

Playing around with a new visual concept — thoughts on the money plane to connote 'revenue acceleration'? It also ties nicely into the "auto-pilot" idea.

@martymadrid I think this is just an SDR. The call will be with someone who knows what they're doing. If it's not, they should be embarrassed.

@mattyk35 I need to take the call just to hear the pitch.

At first glance ... I 100% thought I was getting a letter from legal!