Anthony Sistilli

Theo breaks down the state of tech, founders, and being a creator all in one sitting "I'm gunna say things I'm gunna get in trouble for" We go over: - His journey to where he is today - The current state of tech - How to become an exceptional engineer - The downsides that come h being a creator - How he handles criticism Highlights: 05:03 - Dev job market & who's struggling 07:12 - How to become an exceptional engineer 20:38 - Get a job first, then startup 27:08 - YC vs other accelerators 39:07 - Creator-founders and why they're bad 56:18 - How Theo handles criticism 01:14:53 - Passion, depth, and "10x agency" 01:28:27 - "Make what you wish existed" 01:30:16 - How to get good at public speaking Definitely one of the most interesting discussions i've had in a while his authenticity & passion for what he does is contagious and honestly such a breath of fresh air in tech

@jessfraz i've been waiting to make the delve video for a few months - now that the news is public I'll make one and mention your advice as an alternative for founders 💯

@sistilli lol you’re video was funny today dude! I think just not using a company to drive it and getting an auditor yourself is the way

VCs about to delete a lot of tweets

@codyborn crypto - great tech held back by a few bad actors in the community

Shut down the experiment for now as people were using it to launch tokens - don't want to give the impression that I'm supporting them in any way. It was fun while it lasted!

@eringriffith would you be interested in doing a quick interview for a video i'm making about this 👀

A detailed and brutal look at the tactics of buzzy AI compliance startup Delve "Delve built a machine designed to make clients complicit without their knowledge, to manufacture plausible deniability while producing exactly the opposite." substack.com/home/post/p-19…

@BenCarlEclipse bro doesn’t even use voice dictation smh

@sistilli Garry rn on Claude code with Gstack

i think it's more that you're the ceo of YC just a hunch

@mnojko tbh i miss 3 weeks ago

@sistilli "I miss the days when the most controversial thing a founder could do was rage bait people like Roy Lee." Ya lol I miss six months ago as well.

why everyone hates YC companies

@CJZares the big reset is a scary term ngl

@sistilli Spot on man. You summarized my feelings perfectly. The big reset can’t come soon enough

@joshbuilding never said startups didn’t exaggerate their tech pre ai it’s just moved from something a few teams did to a main strategy to go viral my video is about WHY people hate YC companies, and the reasons are pretty self evident

Disagree, that still matters. YC didn't want to get close to Roy Lee because of his "cheating" image. Also I don't agree about Okara. Could you whip up claude code and do it yourself? Sure, but firstly, it's a tool for founders, not devs. And not all founders are SaaS startups. Secondly marketers can use it as a tool too. And system prompts will be valuable, Okara might not be good. But if someone engineers a prompt that makes a good CMO. It will be extremely valuable, even though it's "just a prompt" Are you really telling me that Startups that exaggerate their tech didn't exist before AI?

@joshbuilding watch PGs old videos on YCs personality thesis. integrity is one of the top traits they used to look for - not just intelligence and being able to tell a story

@sistilli Nope, still true. Investing in smart, charismatic people will usually be profitable for you. Your technical knowledge doesn't really matter.

@faizan10114 goddamn appreciate that man

@sistilli wow, you got a subscriber. I had to login to youtube, find this video and subscribe.

@joshbuilding might have been true 15 years ago

@sistilli YC invests in people. Not their ideas. At least for the second round.

@ptaranat 😬

@sistilli some of the nicest most brilliant founders i met where from YC when PG and Seibel were partners. i’m not gonna say the second part.

@_cmdz_ haha well, I built a following on making fun of AI and companies, so it's no surprise my audience isn't exactly enthused when I try to promote my own 😂

@sistilli I’m surprised that even your launch would get such poor visibility. I know your from Ig. I had this perception that audience = visibility = users

@_cmdz_ appreciate you

@sistilli Love it!!!

@foundrceo yeah if I'm not actively posting misleading things on my landing page I feel like I haven't grinded enough for the day

@sistilli probably bc they make us feel like slackers 😂

@Avik12345678 it was mine too (9 applications ago)

@sistilli 😅 yc is my dream buddy

@mhmazur ah true

@sistilli Yeah, this particular VC isn’t affiliated with YC, though it is focused on AI startups

@tokifyi appreciate u

@sistilli this is so good need more views

@Avik12345678 why everyone minus Avik hates YC companies *

@sistilli Who hates YC company? At least I don’t hate any YC company, but yeah, I’m confused and kind of see hypocrisy in their selection process.

@saymooneh for sure, whether or not a company provides value is orthogonal to how shady they are

@sistilli well, AI is still kinda new so i think people are learning what value AI can bring also, the market determines what a slop company is, if theres no value, then the market will decide, thoughts?