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CEO of Opal. Focus better @opalapp.
Joined March 2009
16/ We are facing a crisis of attention. We are not paying enough attention to profound challenges, such as βwhat is our purpose?β and βhow do we overcome the climate crisis?β
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@withbeside @maximegermain + this app reduces your overall screen time as a business owner (since AI does a lot of the work)
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Proud to play a small part as an investor in @withbeside by my former cofounder @maximegermain. The real economy runs on calls & texts. They built the first AI receptionist that Answers calls Replies to texts Books appointments Connects to your crm tools etc 20K business
The real economy runs on calls & texts ...invisible to AI. Today, @withbeside announces a raised $32M to rebuild the phone, serving 20k+ businesses across the US.
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Today, weβre launching Beside out of stealth with $32M from @IndexVentures & @eqtventures (+ many great investors/angels) to build the conversation layer for AI. 20k+ individuals and 600+ businesses now run their day through Beside: we answer the phone, text messages, take
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Beside, is building an AI receptionist that answers calls, books appointments, and manages follow-ups for small businesses that canβt afford a full-time assistant.
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New Yorkers spend 5h03min a day on their phones. Scrolling kills, Opal Saves.
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Point 1 of @perplexity_ai 's guide of AI at work is "block distractions" https://t.co/8cWPSEJLJ0
Perplexity just quietly dropped a 42-page internal guide on how they actually use AI at work. What I found most useful: β How they automate the small stuff. Email, meeting prep, research (all done by AI) β Using AI to amplify your curiosity, not replace it. β Their prompting
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"I hate this" is the first piece of feedback I received for this. Here is why we built it anyway. We all have the natural urge to be entertained. Ideally, we just sit with our boredom, but this is impractical and too hard for most people most of the time. So instead of
Introducing Brain Games: Puzzles that make you smarter, before you scroll. Brain Games interrupt mindless scrolling with a quick challenge. Solve a math problem, word game, or puzzle to unlock blocked apps, turning every distraction into a moment of intentionality.
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which do you use?
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Do math before your scroll
Introducing Brain Games: Puzzles that make you smarter, before you scroll. Brain Games interrupt mindless scrolling with a quick challenge. Solve a math problem, word game, or puzzle to unlock blocked apps, turning every distraction into a moment of intentionality.
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what came out in 2022? π€
"It has gone largely unnoticed that time spent on social media peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline." By @jburnmurdoch
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nevermind, 247 RSVPs. PLease DO NOT come.
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Scrolling Kills. Join us in NYC 7pm tonight on Canal/Center.
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we did something bigger
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The true end state of consumer AI may be to help you manage and protect your own attention. https://t.co/NzVgrvAtmS
It's possible we have AIβs endgame completely wrong. It won't be a personified assistant, itβs intention/attention management: context-rich systems that surface the right service at the right moment when you need it.
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