From one of your longest-standing customers who really wants to see you succeed. This isn't about the line being long because more people have signed up. This is about how to make your technology and experience 10x better, so there are no lines.
Tim Ferriss wrote a blog
        
        
     
                    
    
        
        
        "How are you going to protect from spam?" is the first question people ask.
"Are you going to let brands 'pay-to-reach' people on XMTP?" is the second.
I've thought about these questions a lot. Building a network that protects the world'
        
        
     
                    
    
        
        
        I love full self-driving (FSD). It's up there with the iPhone for me.
I never realized how much of my brain I used to spend just driving. Staying between the lines, checking maps, knowing where to turn, watching other drivers, checking mirrors, stop-go stop-go stop-go traffic, not dying.
        
        
     
                    
    
        
        
        What if the next innovation in AI isn't about what exists, it's about what doesn't exist? What if it’s not about crunching more data, it’s about being able to create something without any data? 
This question has been burning in my brain
        
        
     
                    
    
        
        
        Six years ago, I moved to Nashville from San Francisco. I have great friends in SF, and I met great friends in Nashville. What struck me is how such great people could be so divided, especially when it came to politics.
So for 6 years, I just listened and took
        
        
     
                    
    
        
        
        I sent a note to our team earlier today about how, in an AI-native world, your job is not to do the work—it’s to ensure the work is great.
Team,
I’ve been thinking a lot about Tobi’s note that was shared in #tool-ai — I tweeted about
        
        
     
                    
    
        
        
        Michelle recently shared how we passed $40m in all-time revenue at Squared Away. Check out her post on X. I wanted to share a few thoughts on how we got here, lessons learned, all of our financials, and my personal journey to get here.
To think we started this company
        
        
     
                    
    
        
        
        Last month, I made an offer to everyone at our company: $25,000 to quit. 
6 people took it.
But, why?
Because I fucked up. I'm sharing the story to be open about what happened, why I did it, and maybe it can be helpful to others going