Andrew Tam

There are essentially two business models right now: boring, useful things that can print money and tastemaker brands that can brute force cultural relevancy. Dumb $ is funding the middle: stuff that is neither useful nor cool enough to make it past current startup headwinds.

exactly. there is no design tool better suited for creative expression than code. not coding as a designer is nothing else than an excuse.

there is a lack of visionary product thinking in AI. tons of innovation in models - but most products today automate existing flows (hence so many "cursor for..." companies) with few truly novel end products. yes, apps can be built faster - but they're the same apps (perhaps slightly worse) as before AI. meanwhile... See more