Wes Wagner ☕️
@caffeinatedwes
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I mostly ✍️ about technology that interests me, business, and modern web dev. VC-backed startup generalist ➡️ bootstrapped entrepreneur. 💼 @RarelyDecaf
Carmel, IN
Joined April 2011
Today, I'm excited to share @RarelyDecaf refreshed brand and website as we (finally) re-open the doors to new clients. Check out the website here, or stay for a short thread below 👇.
rarelydecaf.com
Rarely Decaf is a modern technology partner that helps businesses move beyond rigid, expensive software.
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With the generative AI boom, I get that—in theory—the bottleneck for creation shifts away from tools and capital and toward human creativity itself. Recently, I've felt that shift more viscerally every time I face a blank canvas—whether it’s for code or an image generation tool.
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"A stylish woman in a beige coat walking confidently past a moving train at a modern train station.". Create images and videos in seconds with Grok Imagine.
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Worth the full read, but I'll pull out the most telling excerpt—. "I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.".
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry,. I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.
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If the big 3 AI models were friends planning a trip-. ChatGPT: the Instigator.The one who drops "we should do Europe!" in the group chat at 11 PM and gets everyone hyped, even when the plan is just "fly east and figure it out.". Gemini: the Quant. Turns chaos into order. Finds.
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Interesting pattern I've noticed: I prefer GPT-4.1 for turning ideas into polished messages. GPT-5 and others are absolutely better thought partners. They pick up more nuance and logic. But when it’s time to distill an idea into something clear and human-ready, I feel 4.1 is.
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Insight 💣 for founders and indie hackers.
@Kep25_ @longstoriesai Yep, it was hard seeing a lot of that mindset around. disclaimers: I haven't "made" it yet, at all. Yes, there's some revenue and great growth, but let's not confuse things. Also, while I haven't raised yet, I will pursue a VC-backed path soon. That's allowed me to think a bit.
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This is insane.
Introducing Genie 3, the most advanced world simulator ever created, enabled by numerous research breakthroughs. 🤯. Featuring high fidelity visuals, 20-24 fps, prompting on the go, world memory, and more.
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Most startups ask for belief in improbable outcomes to justify sub-market comp. The best pay people well anyway *and* still give them a shot at the upside they’re helping create.
@OlegKostour u can give hella equity + hella cash.
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A data engineer contractor told me they couldn't implement a solution because they'd never used the specific technology before. I'd never used it either. And I've only written Python once—with AI, months ago. But 2.5 hours later with AI assistance, I deployed the solution and.
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Found someone, thanks for the interest to all who reached out.
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I wasn't able to tune into the @nocodebackend livestream, but you bet I put on my Xano shirt in excitement of the update today.
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I'm looking to handoff a @weweb_io / @nocodebackend project to a freelancer or agency for ongoing maintenance (client's budget -- approximately ~$2k/mo). More info here—.
community.weweb.io
Our consultancy recently completed an MVP healthcare provider discovery platform using WeWeb (frontend) and Xano (backend), integrated with Meilisearch. We’re seeking a talented freelancer or small...
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Btw, see notion doc for getting in contact. Too many DMs here; I won't respond here.
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I'm looking for a designer for a brand evolution + website refresh project for @RarelyDecaf. Ideal freelancer has experience with branding for B2B services, ideally healthcare space. You'll help us update our brand kit and website mockups that already exist on Figma. I.
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The convergence of AI, code, and visual development is accelerating. @weweb_io just switched their homepage to a Lovable/Bolt style "start with a prompt". Seems like a great product-led growth strategy. Let folks realize the second step—making edits—is better with a visual
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Update to this — I notice I tend to prefer 2.5 pro *preview* responses over regular 2.5 pro.
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AI slop. We set out to make an AI film that was more than that—one with humor, characters and meaning. Every frame in this was generated with Google Veo and Runway. Presenting My Robot And Me:
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RT @weweb_io: 🛠️ Portraits of Builders: Meet @caffeinatedwes, founder of @RarelyDecaf!. Wes and his growing team help established service b….
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Prompt theory may be the first AI religion. These videos are insanely compelling and blowing up across every platform. (from Putchuon on YT)
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