Shachaf Rodberg

Spoiler Alert: no one f**king wants a “Lavender Latte”. I don’t care how much alliteration there is in the name. Can we focus on getting a consistent Pike Place Roast? Or make sure every Starbucks meets a minimum interior quality (these Safeway locations are not working). Literally no one wants a drink that smells like a post-deuce toilet spray... See more

Yeah, exactly. Why can’t there just be more normal, functioning small businesses on the internet? Why does it have to be this narrative of we’re going to be billionaires and start a dynasty of unhappiness ? Why can’t we just keep our expectations at realistic, human-scale levels?

I know we’re not for everyone. But the people who are attracted to... See more

What’s my added value? Not much. I just happen to have access to context that it doesn’t. I’m a gatekeeper, and that won’t last.

Developers will be able to build third-party AIs for our messaging services with our APIs in the coming weeks, starting on Messenger then expanding to WhatsApp.

In fields where results and track record lag or stay hidden, writing is an interim signal of competence. AI can generate content, but it can’t demonstrate judgment accumulated over years of experience

The more you ground your analysis in the founder’s personal history and intuition, the easier it is to get what you want approved.