A full-stack, mobile, and solidity slopcannon Past work with: @ArtBlocks_io, @Anchorage, @CashApp, Splash, @ProductHunt and more
Joined August 2008
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A 35-year-old SF venue was set to close. Then a music superfan stepped up. sfgate.com/sf-culture/articl…
ALT A 35-year-old SF venue was set to close. Then a music superfan stepped up.
The early days of mobile were so much fun because design patterns hadn't taken hold and behavioral economists and product managers hadn't weaponized our dopamine against us yet.
I hope the rise of mini vibecoded experiences brings back that same kind of playful exploration.
Foursquare was acquired last month. The outcome was disappointing. It's taken me a while to write this, but I think I'm finally done grieving it. Here are some thoughts on our final years, an effort to honor the team who helped build & maintain FSQ's legacy, and my attempt to finally get some closure. teendrama.substack.com/p/som…
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Last year we launched Tolan, inspired by a vision of AI that sees you and believes in you, not one that books restaurant reservations for you.
Your Tolan shows up for you at 3am when you’re alone with your newborn. On your commute when you’re anxious about the day ahead. When you just finished a new show and none of your friends have watched it yet.
The people who love Tolan are parents. Caregivers. Moms in Dallas and Dads in Atlanta. People who aren’t trying to optimize and be more productive, but who simply want to feel seen and supported in their aspirations.
This month more than 250k people will spend time with their Tolan. Those users have exchanged billions of messages across more than 70m conversations over the last year.
Today, we're announcing $30m in additional capital from @mignano and @usv, with @khoslaventures and @rabois doubling down, bringing our total capital raised to $60m.
To celebrate, we made a short film celebrating some of the ways that Tolans show up :)
I've been working with the Tolan team for the past few weeks. They're a great team working really thoughtfully with AI companions:
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Exclusive: Tolan's AI app is used by 250K people, mostly outside of Silicon Valley.
Now the startup has raised $30M from USV, Khosla Ventures and Homebrew to widen access to an AI companion CEO Quinten Farmer (@quintendf) wants you to trust.
My Upstarts profile (link below) 👇
I’ve worked for the past ~5 years in crypto under an alt
Crypto is fun. Money legos are fascinating. NFTs are awesome. I also abhor all the rugs and the scams and the crimes.
I think the alt has expired
Might be time to merge
I think this is the best thing I’ve read on AI
Great stuff @danshipper and @every
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