AI Frees Time for Ideation and Final Validation
observation- for workflows using AI, you spend LESS time for the middle 80% of the work -- instead, you spend MORE of the saved time on the first 10% and last 10% where taste expresses itself that is, generating ideas to start, and validating at the end. And iteration
Your Users Might Now Be AI Agents via API
common startup advice: talk to your users only difference now is that your users might also be AI agents using your API 😂
AI Model Landscape Splits Into Fragmented, Niche Specialties
observation- instead of one model to rule them all, we’re getting a massive fragmentation: - coding-tuned vs generalist models - text-first vs multimodal - uncensored vs guardrailed - local models vs cloud models - china-aligned vs US vs rest of world - Left wing models vs...
Figma‑style Workspace for Collaborating with AI Agents
Figma for AI agents Single workspace for you to collab w your agents. Worth checking out Presenting tomorrow at a16z Speedrun demo day 😎
Local AI Models Now Powerful Enough for Startup Scale
have become such a believer of hosting my own models as I’ve built a home lab and played with fine tuning and local AI models. They are so good now Great new startup that’s in a16z speedrun working on this in...
Expert AI Users Capture 80% Value, Normies Lag
NORMIES AI normies are just using chatGPT as a google replacement On the other hand we see power laws emerging in how expert users engage with AI - as has been discussed widely in recent days right now the top 1% of...
Agentic Coding Poised to Replace Spreadsheets Entirely
why are spreadsheets the GOAT of no code tools? - unintimidating interface, just type numbers in a grid - easy to make something useful - shareable with a link - copy and make your own - insanely deep use cases (as a database, CRM, forecasting...
Compact 8U Rack Houses Mac Mini and Nvidia DGX
built my openclaw a new home (mac mini + nvidia dgx spark in a 8U mini rack) https://t.co/gLBcKVqtjX
Join Zoom Office Hours for A16z Speedrun Applications
hosting zoom office hours this week for a16z speedrun you'll be able to apply to a16z speedrun in just a few weeks, so so come AMA. first come, first served drop a comment + like and I'll DM you a calendly link...
Start Unscalable, Then Let AI Scale You
prev startup advice: do things that don't scale 2026 update: do things that don't scale, then build AI agents to scale them
Falcon 9 Streaks over Venice Beach During Evening Walk
falcon 9 over Venice beach this afternoon during an evening dog walk Launched from vandenberg space force base. Gorgeous 🚀🚀🚀 https://t.co/DZF9rrc20C
ThreeJS Becomes Default Game Engine for Agent Coding
The future of game engines is ThreeJS because this is what agent coding defaults to using. Pretty amazing the kinds of things people are building now
Napkin Sketches Now Become AI Products—No Pre‑product Excuse
"we pitched investors when it was just a drawing on a napkin" Think we'll be hearing this a lot less if you can draw it on a napkin, you can prompt it into existence. No excuse to be pre-product unless you're building...
SF's NIMBYism Fuels Housing Crisis, Stifles Startups
at what point does SF's NIMBYism make it a hostile and too expensive place for new startups? Certainly makes it hard for the unfunded eventually the California undersupply of housing becomes the primary obstacle to tech and innovation (and thus the...
AI-Powered Demos Attract Cofounders, Customers, Investors Instantly
Before: move to SF. have an idea. look for a tech cofounder. build a deck in the meantime. Months pass... After: codex/claude in one window, X in the other. Build demo. Make a video of the demo. Announce it online, make it go...