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Guesswork is an entrepreneur’s most expensive enemy.

Alex spent four months vibe coding her shoe-selling marketplace app.

Paid a dev to debug and polish the UI. Got a friend to write all the copy. Used ChatGPT to set up payments.

Launch day hits. Then... nothing.

No signups. No sales. No traction.

Classic... See more

I decided to outsource my entire personal financial life to GPT-4 (via the @donotpay chat we are building). I gave AutoGPT access to my bank, financial statements, credit report, and email. Here’s how it’s going so far (+$217.85) and the strange ways it’s saving money. (1/n):... See more

There should be Retroactive Public Goods Funding for those founders crazy enough to try something truly new that failed as a business but succeeded in creating useful mutations, maybe even ticker tape parades, and certainly not derision.

Venture capital actually does a pretty great job here (the beauty of the model is a subject for a future piece,... See more