Willem
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Investing and design · @terraincap · https://t.co/T3TP9IqX2R
Joined October 2009
As generated content explodes, the center of gravity shifts: people notice the intent, the decisions, the hands behind the work. The process itself is increasingly the product.
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If Jobs was still alive, I think Apple would have bought Disney by now.
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We’ve entered a strange moment – "process as product" can now be deepfaked and go viral. You can still spot the AI slop, for now. But creatively, its mere existence undermines and erodes the real thing. Buckle up.
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To make an event GREAT, you need to make a bunch of unnecessary decisions. I recently saw this in action as I shot content for the inaugural @terraincap Invitational basketball tournament at Barclay’s Center. 🧵
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Unwind with our cat-shaped wooden puzzle in calming Morandi tones. Each piece is a tiny cat. Relaxing to build, beautiful to display. Grab it ➡️ https://t.co/oXq2HoSOLB
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These maps resemble the territorial claims of a revolutionary force. Not accidental.
We're officially authorized to drive fully autonomously across more of the Golden State. Next stop: welcoming riders in San Diego in mid-2026! ☀️
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That’s a wrap on the first Terrain Invitational. Thank you to all the players who competed, brought the energy, and made it special. See you out there in 2026.
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How do you even design for multisig verification? Hoseki's Lead Designer @uxerik_ walks you through how to connect your multi-sig wallet to Hoseki, and breaks down UX decisions👇 https://t.co/k2avQ9mIW9
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Tomorrow
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One of the real joys (and compounding advantages) in work is choosing who you get to build with, and doing it for a long time. I've seen that across chapters with Eric. It is also one reason we’re proud to back @sackdan and @jimpayne as they run it back with @Cloudx_io
CloudX and investing in long-term relationships In 2010, my lifelong friend @sackdan and I moved to NYC. While most of our friends went to Wall Street or consulting, we wanted to work in startups. I joined Hunch, a machine-learning startup; Dan joined MoPub, a mobile adtech
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News: Parallel Web Systems has raised a $100M Series A We are proud to continue our investment and creative partnership with @p0 as they build the web for its next user: AIs
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When we first met Parag, Travers, and @p0, their vision was clear: AIs will be the primary users of the web and will need new interfaces to reach their full potential. The Search API is the first product designed for AIs as the user, and provides a new foundation for search.
Today, we’re launching the Parallel Search API, the most accurate web search for AI agents, built using our proprietary web index and retrieval infrastructure. Traditional search ranks URLs for humans to click. AI search needs something different: the right tokens in their
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Option Rot
“In keeping their options open, they ensure that they’re going to jump from option to option. If you don’t commit to a path, you’re going to fail at it … You have to commit to it to make it work, and I think marriage is the same way. You just have to commit to it. You have to
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