Stephen Todd | Systems & AI

Everyone saying “AI startups are just wrappers” They’re not wrong. But they’re missing the point. Nobody pays for the model They pay for: • A specific outcome • Less thinking • Less friction • Something that actually gets used If your “wrapper” saves someone 2 hours a day it’s not a wrapper anymore. It’s a business

You’re not lazy. You’re overwhelmed and avoiding the start. Use this: Do 5 minutes. That’s it. Tackle the hardest thing first Work in 25 min blocks Clear small tasks instantly Track daily wins Stop waiting to feel ready. Start messy.

No, Claude, this is not a 2–3 week project. We’re finishing it today.

Most people don’t have a motivation problem. They have a starting problem. Try this instead: • 5 mins on the thing you’re avoiding • Hardest task first • 25 min focus, 5 min reset • Do small tasks immediately • Track streaks, not perfection Momentum > motivation

CFOs cutting headcount… then realising their AI token bill costs more than the salaries they just removed

Claude Code is about to get more expensive. Anthropic tested removing it from Pro People thought it meant a forced jump to $100/month Reality: small test, already rolled back But they admitted pricing isn’t sustainable Usage is exploding Prices going up feels inevitable Just a matter of when

@justbyte_ Hoarding overpriced domains is the new pokemon.

Honestly, which domain is best? .ai .io .com .app .tech .dev .in

@livewithnoregrt Anthropics Economic Index can help answer this: #state-usage" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">anthropic.com/economic-index…

Name a career that AI can’t steal

@Akasheth_ Pro is a no go

claude opus 4.7 was fun for about 15 minutes

@RhysSullivan Absolute shower of yes men

LLMs are weird because it's like having a brilliant employee who never stops working but is also a compulsive liar

@bymarcoperez How did you find the app store approval process?

My first iOS app has been live for 6 weeks. Here are the stats so far ⚡️ - 1100+ downloads - $202 MRR - $387 All-time Revenue - 31 five star reviews Moving in the right direction, little by little!

@Sylvia_lovvve Either one of those numbers is wild. Anyone citing $1000 is engagement farming or delusional. Holding XRP since 2016 and bullish but those numbers are scandalous.

I’ve been holding $XRP for a while now and I truly believe in its potential but I’m honestly confused… some people say it can’t go past $100 others talk about $1,000+ like it’s guaranteed can someone explain how both views exist?🤔

"Just a wrapper” ...is what people say when they don’t know how to sell. The hard part isn’t calling an API. It’s: • Picking a real problem • Narrowing it down enough • Packaging it so it’s obvious • Getting it in front of the right people Most people never get past step one.

@vivoplt Might be okay for proof of concept / early prototype but the defensibility needs baked in for anything that follows.

90% of "AI startups" are just: Take user input Send to OpenAI API Display response Charge $29/month

@CasiTrades I love it when it puts up a fight

🚨 XRP Approaching Final Resistance! 🚨 We’re finishing out Wave E of this consolidation, with multiple subwave degrees pointing to $1.53 as key resistance. I’m expecting a few more waves up into the $1.50–$1.53 range. This count remains valid as long as price does not break $1.39 support. 📈I'll be watching BTC closely here. A wave into ~$79K resistance would likely align with XRP testing this level. If BTC tops as XRP approaches $1.50, we could even see a wave failure just below $1.53. Either way, MAJOR TEST OF RESISTANCE AHEAD! Rejection would likely send XRP back down toward $1.09 - $0.87!!

@cyrilXBT The classic Terracotta with dark/light mode colour scheme is soon going to take over the internet.

SOMEONE JUST BUILT A PERSONAL AI DASHBOARD WITH CLAUDE AND IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A TOOL. It feels like an operating system for their entire life. One screen. Their calendar. Their tasks. Their goals. Their content pipeline. Their finances. Their health metrics. All connected. All updated in real time. All queryable in plain English. Not ten apps talking past each other. One intelligent surface that knows everything and surfaces what matters. They described what they wanted to Claude Design. Claude built the entire interface. Then they connected it to Opus 4.7 as the reasoning layer. Now instead of opening five apps to answer one question they just ask the dashboard. This is what personal computing looks like when the interface finally understands you. The people building their own AI OS right now will look back at this moment the way the first iPhone users looked back at 2007. You are early.

@noahkagan I use both for now. They both have their unique benefits.

Claude is dead. Long live ChatGPT (again!). Kinda feels like Claude got overloaded. Went back to using ChatGPT again this week and surprised how much better it's gotten. What's everyone else noticing?

There's no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.

Anyone got any tips on what to do in the 5-10 mins while @claudeai is running? Asking for a friend.

@BCBacker Things ye love to see.

Oil down Vix down IGV up Russell new ATH Indicators showing bottoming of bear market in crypto. 👍🏻