Hardik
@hardikvala.com
curr: founder
prev: yc s23, ml eng @ google, apple
i dont endorse anything I say
prev: yc s23, ml eng @ google, apple
i dont endorse anything I say
tried some hyperlocal queries against my fav ai web searches, e.g.
- "Massage parlors that offer couples massages in Soma, SF"
- "All cafes open past 6 pm PT on Sunday in downtown San Mateo, with space to work and outlets."
disappointed by the results 😞
- "Massage parlors that offer couples massages in Soma, SF"
- "All cafes open past 6 pm PT on Sunday in downtown San Mateo, with space to work and outlets."
disappointed by the results 😞
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
tried some hyperlocal queries against my fav ai web searches, e.g.
- "Massage parlors that offer couples massages in Soma, SF"
- "All cafes open past 6 pm PT on Sunday in downtown San Mateo, with space to work and outlets."
disappointed by the results 😞
- "Massage parlors that offer couples massages in Soma, SF"
- "All cafes open past 6 pm PT on Sunday in downtown San Mateo, with space to work and outlets."
disappointed by the results 😞
when you accidentally leave your crawler running overnight 🤦♂️
January 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
when you accidentally leave your crawler running overnight 🤦♂️
Yelp's AI search:
Rating: 1 star
Review: I asked, "give me cafes that are open past 6 pm PT on a sunday in downtown san mateo, with space to work and outlets." Only 1 result is in san mateo, and it's not located downtown.
Rating: 1 star
Review: I asked, "give me cafes that are open past 6 pm PT on a sunday in downtown san mateo, with space to work and outlets." Only 1 result is in san mateo, and it's not located downtown.
December 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Yelp's AI search:
Rating: 1 star
Review: I asked, "give me cafes that are open past 6 pm PT on a sunday in downtown san mateo, with space to work and outlets." Only 1 result is in san mateo, and it's not located downtown.
Rating: 1 star
Review: I asked, "give me cafes that are open past 6 pm PT on a sunday in downtown san mateo, with space to work and outlets." Only 1 result is in san mateo, and it's not located downtown.
If you're not using the most powerful model for your therapist prompt, you don't love yourself.
December 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you're not using the most powerful model for your therapist prompt, you don't love yourself.
founder Sanity = traction − comparison...boy, I'm deep in the negative right now.
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
founder Sanity = traction − comparison...boy, I'm deep in the negative right now.
man, the #claude ux is not friendly to mcp connectors serving images. my bit.ly/tensordiagram mcp server can add tensor visuals to help with deep learning explainers, but the end ux here is not seamless...
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
man, the #claude ux is not friendly to mcp connectors serving images. my bit.ly/tensordiagram mcp server can add tensor visuals to help with deep learning explainers, but the end ux here is not seamless...
nobody asked for somebody to create a a visual explainer for torch.linspace. I did it anyways. #TensorViz
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
nobody asked for somebody to create a a visual explainer for torch.linspace. I did it anyways. #TensorViz
burned too many tokens to get CC to draw a tensor with thanksgiving colors using bit.ly/tensordiagram
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
burned too many tokens to get CC to draw a tensor with thanksgiving colors using bit.ly/tensordiagram
I came across this meme over a year ago, and it still makes me laugh.
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I came across this meme over a year ago, and it still makes me laugh.
Got addicted to @srushnlp.bsky.social 's Tensor Puzzles, so I wrote a sequel with more puzzles: github.com/hardik-vala/.... Example:
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Got addicted to @srushnlp.bsky.social 's Tensor Puzzles, so I wrote a sequel with more puzzles: github.com/hardik-vala/.... Example:
using None as an index value for torch tensors adds a new dim. ludicrously simple when visualized.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
using None as an index value for torch tensors adds a new dim. ludicrously simple when visualized.
finally made sense of all the ways you can index tensors in pytorch / numpy #TensorViz
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
finally made sense of all the ways you can index tensors in pytorch / numpy #TensorViz
"Quit the wrong stuff. Stick with the right stuff. Have the guts to do one or the other." — Seth Godin, The Dip
A questionnaire I've developed up over years to navigate major stick or quit decisions: hardikvala.com/blog/stick-o...
Answer with your gut, not your brain.:
A questionnaire I've developed up over years to navigate major stick or quit decisions: hardikvala.com/blog/stick-o...
Answer with your gut, not your brain.:
⛰️ stick or quit: a manual
hardik vala: technical founder (yc s23, ex-google, ex-apple)
hardikvala.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Quit the wrong stuff. Stick with the right stuff. Have the guts to do one or the other." — Seth Godin, The Dip
A questionnaire I've developed up over years to navigate major stick or quit decisions: hardikvala.com/blog/stick-o...
Answer with your gut, not your brain.:
A questionnaire I've developed up over years to navigate major stick or quit decisions: hardikvala.com/blog/stick-o...
Answer with your gut, not your brain.:
Creating these visuals is addictive, but getting out of hand. Had to see the difference between torch chunk and unbind, but this visual doesn't need to exist. #TensorViz
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Creating these visuals is addictive, but getting out of hand. Had to see the difference between torch chunk and unbind, but this visual doesn't need to exist. #TensorViz
Not my best work. Created a visual of torch's transpose op over 3d tensors, but I don't know if the random coloring is instructive or confusing. #TensorViz
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Not my best work. Created a visual of torch's transpose op over 3d tensors, but I don't know if the random coloring is instructive or confusing. #TensorViz
TIL `tensor[None]` is just a shorthand for `tensor.unsqueeze( 0)` in torch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
TIL `tensor[None]` is just a shorthand for `tensor.unsqueeze( 0)` in torch.
seriously!? every time i open the app
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
seriously!? every time i open the app
Me: “who’s your favorite entrepreneur?”
GF: “you”
Me: “I’m not an entrepreneur. I’m a fraud.”
GF: “that’s most entrepreneurs”
Me: “good point”
GF: “you”
Me: “I’m not an entrepreneur. I’m a fraud.”
GF: “that’s most entrepreneurs”
Me: “good point”
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Me: “who’s your favorite entrepreneur?”
GF: “you”
Me: “I’m not an entrepreneur. I’m a fraud.”
GF: “that’s most entrepreneurs”
Me: “good point”
GF: “you”
Me: “I’m not an entrepreneur. I’m a fraud.”
GF: “that’s most entrepreneurs”
Me: “good point”
Visual explainer for the pytorch op, `torch.unbind` #TensorViz
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Visual explainer for the pytorch op, `torch.unbind` #TensorViz
From Seth Godin's book, The Dip.
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
From Seth Godin's book, The Dip.
This is a cool resource: github.com/nayafia/lemo... . Documents a bunch of ways to make money with open source, with pros and cons of each approach.
GitHub - nayafia/lemonade-stand: A handy guide to financial support for open source
A handy guide to financial support for open source - nayafia/lemonade-stand
github.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is a cool resource: github.com/nayafia/lemo... . Documents a bunch of ways to make money with open source, with pros and cons of each approach.
Finished the visual explainer for the torch op, `chunk`. #TensorViz
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Finished the visual explainer for the torch op, `chunk`. #TensorViz
Started a visual explainer for the torch op, `chunk`. The full explainer will have different arg combinations for no. of chunks and dim.
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Started a visual explainer for the torch op, `chunk`. The full explainer will have different arg combinations for no. of chunks and dim.
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
whytorch.org is quietly addictive. It's been fun playing with pytorch tensors in a visual format. Not affiliated with the project. Just a fan.
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
whytorch.org is quietly addictive. It's been fun playing with pytorch tensors in a visual format. Not affiliated with the project. Just a fan.