Long-form content from people who think deeply about a topic is what makes the internet interesting

Happy to see our academic copilot Jenni help researchers get published and cited!

March 2024: 💸 $390k MRR (+19.2%) 💰 $526k total revenue (+28.1%) 👨‍🎓 26.6k active subs (+19.7%) 👋 250k signups (+50.2%) When we hit $5M ARR (in 2 weeks) I will write up a post with all the growth hacks we used up to this point Until then, I retreat back to my cave, talk soon!

AI agents and copilots exist on a spectrum. The difference between the two is the cycle time of human feedback. The more an AI acts like an agent: - the longer the feedback loop - the less human intervention - the higher the risk It's like waterfall vs agile workflows.

No matter how many times I play it, it doesn't FEEL right. Now I know why... youtube.com/watch?v=0uGDYs…

Quick bikepacking trip from last month 🚴 youtu.be/_mFUOliOufU?si…

Tiger Woods really is an extraordinary human.

users will often say versions of "adding some tutorials would be helpful" do not take it verbatim, they don't work... the user *thinks* that is what they want (prescribing their own solution) involve the user in completing the task, do not make them an observer

Fries were fried in lard or tallow for a long time. The composition of fats that Americans eat has changed significantly. There's no bigger change. You cannot shrug this off.

2022: Announced retirement from professional golf 2024: Qualifies for the U.S. Open A fantastic achievement for Robert Rock 👏

Looking forward to AI for Research Week Singapore Management University 🙌

Here's a video demo/peek at Writebook, the next product under the ONCE umbrella. Not quite done, but getting very close. Thought you might like to see what it looks like to build a book from scratch. Lemme know if you have any questions.

made a little UwU keyboard 🎹

via negativa is always overlooked

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Recommend 🏙️ Jacobs breaks down common patterns that make cities livable and where city planners make grave misjudgements. Cities are emergent, they must unfold. Inhabitants must be integral to the design and development of spaces. Top-down 'projects' are doomed to failure.

Universal truth of problem solving: The definition-solving process is circular not linear. You can't fully define a problem without starting to solve the problem. Nor can you predict when the problem is fully defined (or solved for that matter). Clarity will eventually emerge.

How to earn loyal customers: • Make a promise on the home page • Deliver on that promise for the ICP • At a fair (not “low”) price • Great customer service Neither complex nor novel. But are you doing it?

Code is no longer a moat