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cofounder @cladoai (yc x25)
Joined April 2021
Introducing Clado. We trained SOTA models to perform deep research for people on over 200 million+ profiles all from a simple prompt. We also curated complete alumni networks for 2000+ colleges/universities across the world. and we're live right now @ clado. ai
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It was a magical ride with all of you. Our city, our home, our fans showed up on the grand stage...and we couldn't be prouder.
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Introducing Cursor 2.0. Our first coding model and the best way to code with agents.
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YC will believe in you before anyone else - this is the best place to chase your convictions and change your life. we applied the evening it was due, it takes a few hours to create an asymmetric upside in your life.
Applications for the YC Winter 2026 batch are now open! Apply by November 10: https://t.co/gNl84El3BS
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We did it. We built Cursor for Google Docs. Introducing TypeOS.
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YC believed that bringing together smart technologists and giving them a strong community, it would cultivate the perfect environment for building the best startups. sdx believes the same. they introduced me to the world of startups, brought together the most ambitious
introducing SDxUCSD, the home for UCSD's most ambitious builders, hackers, and founders. we're hosting our kickoff from 5-7pm next sunday (10/12). RSVP to meet the best builders at UCSD.
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announcing @nozomioai's $6.2m fundraise, led by @CRV, @BoxGroup, and @localglobevc. back to work now.
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tesla’s only flaw is if camera will never be as safe as LiDAR. if this is the case, the promise of safety will win over people, even at slower deployment.
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rode a robotaxi! tesla will win autonomous ride share. - insane coverage (because no road pre-scanning) - tech seems like tesla self driving. if true, deployment speed will be extremely fast - price for production is just price of a tesla waymo & zoox need to get ready.
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The best way to get early traction & differentiation isn't talking asking potential customers or building a theoretical perfect product. It’s to launch the core product NOW. Your ICP will change, roadmap will change, speed will increase. If it breaks, good. If people complain,
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People once trembled at lunar and solar eclipses. Kings staged sacrifices, crowds beat drums, all to fight shadows they couldn’t understand. Death is our modern eclipse. We fear it, surrender to it, ritualize it. Soon, as our knowledge advances, fearing death will seem as
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the best way to come up w/ startup ideas is still solving by solving your own problems: these come from your daily life or your job (you do niche work or work in a niche industry). we started by building alumni platforms and got dozens of schools emailing wanting the platform
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YC is coming to Toronto! If you’re a student interested in starting a startup, or are in the early stages of building one, join us for founder stories & advice from YC partners @amiklas, @dessaigne, and @golda. https://t.co/oNwGI5rcUJ
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