Manosai
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AI PM @Figma, building Figma Make. Exploring the future of AI and human creativity, personalization, and building software
Brooklyn, NY
Joined October 2011
I wrote some words on catching magic, even in software. I reflect on viewing the process of building software as creative, and a chance to build for emotional resonance. I believe the best builders view their craft in this way, and that it was always an edge but will be more of
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I can’t help but notice how many AI threads eventually converge on the simulation hypothesis What does it mean to learn? What even is thinking? What is consciousness? No clue. But I do know we will: 1. Invent tools that abstract previously low level tasks, constantly
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I just let my dog know…I’m making a clone of him He didn’t seem amused
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I am super bullish on founders/leaders/builders/business owners who obsess over the entire customer experience When I go to a restaurant or a hotel, buy something online, watch a great movie or play...I can tell when the creators obsessed over every detail from the beginning to
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The mantra is: - be a good person - keep showing up - fall short but remember that’s the process, back to the first point
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I freaking love this. At a minimum, well-written and makes you think Beyond that, it gets me pumped to see excitement about writing fiction I started this year with conviction that storytelling is the single most important skill to learn in the age of AI It comes from the
I’ve designed software, backed startups and helped founders. Now I’m writing fiction. This piece is from a collection of fables I began this year. How we do one thing is how we do everything. For people with 11 quiet minutes. Enjoy. https://t.co/d11vGBpxJk
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This tweet resonated with more people than I imagined, so I will share another important learning from this period of self-discovery You cannot procrastinate honesty To live your life happily, you have to find ways to orient around this mostly default state of gratitude and
When I was fresh out of college and quite early into my career, I worried a lot about not living up to my potential. I worried about what others might think of me and how I may not live up to their expectations. I worried about the days and the weeks, and worried about how I
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I’ve developed a personal barometer on the state of consumer AI I interrogate my wife’s family (full of doctors) every time I see them at family events Today, my father in law told me he hadn’t used Google search in 3 months and was asking me whether he should switch his
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When I was fresh out of college and quite early into my career, I worried a lot about not living up to my potential. I worried about what others might think of me and how I may not live up to their expectations. I worried about the days and the weeks, and worried about how I
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Too bad we popularized model hallucinations instead of confabulations The LLM didn’t mean any harm!
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Over the years, more and more people cold DM or reach out to ask for referrals or help with job hunting As much as I want to reply to everyone, I simply cannot. But even if I could, I would often end up repeating this same piece of advice: It used to be that having the agency
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Must read post from @danshipper It resonates deeply for me and my relationship with AI, my thoughts below: 1. We have always been tool builders in search of revealing more truths and answers, as well as pushing the limits of our capabilities 2. There is no final map, there
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Listen I’m happy for Tim and Adam and everyone here…but my brain can’t get past imagining Tim voice dictating what to tweet to ChatGPT and this coming out I understand more and more people are using AI to write I do it too But I am still troubled by how our voices are
I've backed some incredible founders over the years. But watching my son @AdamDraper raise $87,654,321 for Boost VC's fourth fund? That hits different. VC is our family trade. It's what we do. And Adam? He's not riding coattails. He dropped out of UCLA. Built his own thing.
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So freaking cool I know we are tool builders with many important jobs to be done. But I also love when we remember we are toy makers, gamers, musicians, and people just trying to have fun and connect with each other in a simpler way What if what made us special this whole
Ready to play? Board is the first face-to-face game console that combines physical pieces with video game magic. It looks modern, feels magical, and plays like a game night should.
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Super excited to share what we’ve been cooking up these last couple of months. I’m incredibly proud of the teams working on solving these hard problems to bring design system context to LLMs. We are introducing Make kits to more directly integrate Figma design systems with
✨ ~ Ok some personal news ~ ✨ An early look at how we’re bringing design systems into Figma Make: → Export libraries and convert them to React with Make Kits (early access sign-up) OR → Install public and private React npm packages (November)
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