
Anti-hype. Own @weareoffmenu & others. 2 exits.
Chicago, IL
Joined November 2011
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Hunter Hammonds retweeted
Our clients have now raised $982,000,000 in the past 12 months.
Not because of us. That would be silly.
It's all about the incredible founders we're privileged to work with.
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
Meet the new Off/Menu.
Designed entirely in Claude Code 😘. Sorry, Figma!
We tore apart the entire studio and rebuilt it around AI to do more of the work we love. Not less.
And business is booming.
Founders building at the frontier of AI turn to us to reach new heights.
👇 Enjoy the new site
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
The opportunity to onboard "normal people" to the latest AI is much bigger than I originally thought.
Honestly, $100k+ per month feels low.
In a high income city, it could be a $10m+ business.
To validate it, I tried to stand up an AI Assistant by myself (as a tech novice). It was painful.
Here's what I did:
0. Phoned a tech friend to get basic steps
1. Bought a Mac Mini
2. Created a Claude Developer Account
3a. Factory reset old iPhone
3b. Created a new phone line for iPhone
4. Created a new email address
5. Created a new iCloud account
6. Used EasyClaw for setup
That took me about six hours, but I had a functional AI assistant by the end of it. It was fun feeling like an idiot. I like being an embarrassing beginner.
A bunch of pain points to solve (for anyone who wants to build in this space):
- I had no idea what I needed. I called a friend and annoyed him for an hour to figure that out in the first place. People don't know what they don't know.
- I don't know what "Terminal" is and had never used it. Running commands there was totally foreign to me and I made dumb mistakes (like thinking it wasn't working because I was typing my password and it wasn't showing).
- I really wanted to understand security and how to keep this new unit completely walled off from my other systems. It took me a while to make sure I was doing all of that properly and how to maintain that integrity going forward.
- I had no understanding of tokens, usage limits, and how to think about that usage going forward.
- Connections and integrations of tools (like iMessage) were not intuitive at all.
- No understanding of best practices for prompting, training, etc. The ongoing improvements would be great as a recurring stream after the initial deployment.
Those are just my initial reactions off the top of my head. I'm sure I'll have more as I continue to play with it.
P.S. We're definitely living in the future. I got my AI Assistant to text my wife that I was coming down for dinner. She rolled her eyes at me when I got downstairs. THE FUTURE PEOPLE!
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
vibe coding is a slur
“Agentic engineering”
Heard @steipete say this and it really hit home for me.
Feels much more accurate to the way I’m building than “vibe coding”.
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
Introducing: Control Tower.
After running agencies for over a decade, three problems were clear:
1. Task management tools aren't built for client work—the constant back-and-forth, the private and public feedback loops.
2. Financial tools don't understand service businesses. We need to know what's coming in, what clients owe, when they're paying, and how that stacks up against what we're paying our team.
3. We need easy tools to track and manage our team's capacity in real-time.
But here's the thing—these tools need to work together. When you work with clients, your team's capacity dictates the projects you can take on. The projects you take on dictate your revenue. And the pace of those projects restarts the entire cycle.
That's what Control Tower does.
Today we're announcing the foundations: Tasks, financials, and capacity. Very soon we'll be introducing Chief—the AI layer that connects everything and works proactively to keep your team moving.
We built this from the ground up to be agent-native. What we have today is good. It's not great yet. There's a lot of work to do, and a lot we haven't even shipped to our beta users.
I'd love for you to check it out. Sign up for the beta—we're inviting people as quickly as we can and doing personal walkthroughs.
controltower.so
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
One year ago, a desperate @hunterhammonds begged me to go live with him on Fridays.
I couldn’t be bothered.
But then I realized Hunter was just a dude who needed a shot, so I put my philanthropy on hold and gave him one.
We paused for the summer months so I could cure a few diseases.
But this Friday, we’re back baby.
Will the livestream just be a generative Sora 2 asset?
Will Hunter ever launch an app?
Am I actually producing shows or just yapping at them?
Find out this Friday at 10AM PST on @ReleaseNotesPod.
I have months and months of shit to talk.
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
I had an amazing time chatting with @hunterhammonds about all things design and the future of design tools.
If you care about the behind the scenes of building a company, AI, and design, you can't miss this.
Also the production it's unreal.
youtu.be/LhCA5GzqbPU?si=qXTJ…
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
Just added @designertom and @hunterhammonds to the @valiocon site! Live @ReleaseNotesPod podcast will be happening at Valio Con :)
Oh and I’ll be giving away a free ticket this week! Stay tuned!
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
I chatted with @hunterhammonds for the first episode of @todayindesign_ talking about my 17-year overnight success and what it's like to design and build physical products.
Watch here → youtube.com/watch?v=TVLCGuTo…
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
Had a great time with @designertom and @hunterhammonds chatting about all things design and AI!
This Week in Design w/ Pietro Schirano | Friday March 7th 2025 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1rmxPylbe…
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
Replying to @danmall
@danmall is spitting out STRAIGHT FIRE
Do yourself a favor, come hang
Join us for This Week in Design as @danmall teaches us:
- how to win more clients
-make more money as designers
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Hunter Hammonds retweeted
This week on design Twitter:
- PayPal loses their identity
- @figma nails theirs
- @jsngr only starts companies with 🔥 handles
- @9th and @thecosmos reveal Infinite Canvas
- @teamheyo @daniela_muntyan and @justinpervorse are hiring
& more below
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
I designed and built a personal office / art studio in the forest behind my home. Calling it "the nook"
Took 4 months to build.
Let's have a look👇
Hunter Hammonds retweeted
Replying to @SahilBloom
Happy customers at @BeSuper_AI -- has been EXCELLENT so far.

























