Christine Yip
@christinetyip.bsky.social
Lifelong learner | Writing about ML, ZK, decentralized systems, and agentic AI | Exploring the future of autonomous AI | prev gensyn.ai, minaprotocol.com, o1labs.org
Lots of projects seem to be struggling with growing their community. Communities chase purpose.
People stay when they can see how their time and energy lead to shared upside.
People stay when they can see how their time and energy lead to shared upside.
June 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Lots of projects seem to be struggling with growing their community. Communities chase purpose.
People stay when they can see how their time and energy lead to shared upside.
People stay when they can see how their time and energy lead to shared upside.
AI alignment without decentralization is like democracy without voting: optics without agency.
May 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
AI alignment without decentralization is like democracy without voting: optics without agency.
Most founders sprint from day one, chasing fires, working on the immediate needs.
But the things that build successful businesses take time:
- PMF
- Brand
- Community
If you wait until the runway is short, you’ll be forced into optimizing for short-term gains.
Start playing the long game early.
But the things that build successful businesses take time:
- PMF
- Brand
- Community
If you wait until the runway is short, you’ll be forced into optimizing for short-term gains.
Start playing the long game early.
May 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Most founders sprint from day one, chasing fires, working on the immediate needs.
But the things that build successful businesses take time:
- PMF
- Brand
- Community
If you wait until the runway is short, you’ll be forced into optimizing for short-term gains.
Start playing the long game early.
But the things that build successful businesses take time:
- PMF
- Brand
- Community
If you wait until the runway is short, you’ll be forced into optimizing for short-term gains.
Start playing the long game early.
Founders who listen win.
Not because they’re quiet
Because they hear what no one else does.
Not because they’re quiet
Because they hear what no one else does.
May 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Founders who listen win.
Not because they’re quiet
Because they hear what no one else does.
Not because they’re quiet
Because they hear what no one else does.
Every bug tells a story.
Every complaint hides a clue.
Every user is a signal.
Most teams aren't listening.
Every complaint hides a clue.
Every user is a signal.
Most teams aren't listening.
May 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Every bug tells a story.
Every complaint hides a clue.
Every user is a signal.
Most teams aren't listening.
Every complaint hides a clue.
Every user is a signal.
Most teams aren't listening.
Velocity without direction is chaos.
Direction without velocity is stagnation.
The magic is in the balance.
Direction without velocity is stagnation.
The magic is in the balance.
May 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Velocity without direction is chaos.
Direction without velocity is stagnation.
The magic is in the balance.
Direction without velocity is stagnation.
The magic is in the balance.
You can optimize for speed, quality, or morale.
The best teams somehow cheat and get all three.
The best teams somehow cheat and get all three.
April 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
You can optimize for speed, quality, or morale.
The best teams somehow cheat and get all three.
The best teams somehow cheat and get all three.
Build product, grow community. Do both early.
April 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Build product, grow community. Do both early.
Design isn’t how it looks.
It’s how clearly it speaks without saying a word.
It’s how clearly it speaks without saying a word.
April 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Design isn’t how it looks.
It’s how clearly it speaks without saying a word.
It’s how clearly it speaks without saying a word.
Product is the promise.
Marketing is the story.
Community is the soul.
Engineering makes it real.
Great companies honor all four.
Marketing is the story.
Community is the soul.
Engineering makes it real.
Great companies honor all four.
April 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Product is the promise.
Marketing is the story.
Community is the soul.
Engineering makes it real.
Great companies honor all four.
Marketing is the story.
Community is the soul.
Engineering makes it real.
Great companies honor all four.
Most roadmaps lie.
Not because they're wrong,
But because they assume the future won't change.
Not because they're wrong,
But because they assume the future won't change.
April 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Most roadmaps lie.
Not because they're wrong,
But because they assume the future won't change.
Not because they're wrong,
But because they assume the future won't change.
The job of a founder?
See what others can’t.
Say what others won’t.
Build what others don’t.
See what others can’t.
Say what others won’t.
Build what others don’t.
April 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The job of a founder?
See what others can’t.
Say what others won’t.
Build what others don’t.
See what others can’t.
Say what others won’t.
Build what others don’t.
Good tech scales.
Great tech disappears.
Great tech disappears.
April 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Good tech scales.
Great tech disappears.
Great tech disappears.
You’re not blocked.
You’re just waiting for someone else to be brave first.
You’re just waiting for someone else to be brave first.
April 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
You’re not blocked.
You’re just waiting for someone else to be brave first.
You’re just waiting for someone else to be brave first.
Stop calling it a “flat org” if decisions still come from the top.
April 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Stop calling it a “flat org” if decisions still come from the top.
Good community builders give answers.
Great ones make decisions.
Elite ones build leaders.
Great ones make decisions.
Elite ones build leaders.
April 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Good community builders give answers.
Great ones make decisions.
Elite ones build leaders.
Great ones make decisions.
Elite ones build leaders.
Some chains build.
Some attract users.
Some sell the dream.
If you’re not doing one of these exceptionally well,
you're just LARPing.
NGMI.
Some attract users.
Some sell the dream.
If you’re not doing one of these exceptionally well,
you're just LARPing.
NGMI.
April 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Some chains build.
Some attract users.
Some sell the dream.
If you’re not doing one of these exceptionally well,
you're just LARPing.
NGMI.
Some attract users.
Some sell the dream.
If you’re not doing one of these exceptionally well,
you're just LARPing.
NGMI.
If you’re not repeating your vision weekly, don’t expect anyone to remember it.
April 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If you’re not repeating your vision weekly, don’t expect anyone to remember it.
This weekend's reading:
April 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This weekend's reading:
Builders ship code
Designers shape experience
PMs connect the dots
Users feel everything
Craft with care.
Designers shape experience
PMs connect the dots
Users feel everything
Craft with care.
April 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Builders ship code
Designers shape experience
PMs connect the dots
Users feel everything
Craft with care.
Designers shape experience
PMs connect the dots
Users feel everything
Craft with care.
Perception gap isn't a marketing problem.
It's an existential one.
It's an existential one.
April 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Perception gap isn't a marketing problem.
It's an existential one.
It's an existential one.
You don't scale by doing more.
You scale by letting go.
You scale by letting go.
April 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You don't scale by doing more.
You scale by letting go.
You scale by letting go.
A players hire A players.
B players hire C players.
B players hire C players.
April 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A players hire A players.
B players hire C players.
B players hire C players.
Engineer-heavy orgs: chase elegant tech
Product-heavy orgs: chase users and moats
Marketing-heavy orgs: chase attention
Every org is shaped by its hunger.
Product-heavy orgs: chase users and moats
Marketing-heavy orgs: chase attention
Every org is shaped by its hunger.
April 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Engineer-heavy orgs: chase elegant tech
Product-heavy orgs: chase users and moats
Marketing-heavy orgs: chase attention
Every org is shaped by its hunger.
Product-heavy orgs: chase users and moats
Marketing-heavy orgs: chase attention
Every org is shaped by its hunger.
Best results in AI come from compounding systems:
- GPT + retrieval = better facts
- vision + language = richer AI
That's why I'm excited about multi-agent systems, where specialized agents -each good at one domain (e.g., writing, speech, vision, medical, law, etc.)- team up to tackle big projects.
- GPT + retrieval = better facts
- vision + language = richer AI
That's why I'm excited about multi-agent systems, where specialized agents -each good at one domain (e.g., writing, speech, vision, medical, law, etc.)- team up to tackle big projects.
March 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Best results in AI come from compounding systems:
- GPT + retrieval = better facts
- vision + language = richer AI
That's why I'm excited about multi-agent systems, where specialized agents -each good at one domain (e.g., writing, speech, vision, medical, law, etc.)- team up to tackle big projects.
- GPT + retrieval = better facts
- vision + language = richer AI
That's why I'm excited about multi-agent systems, where specialized agents -each good at one domain (e.g., writing, speech, vision, medical, law, etc.)- team up to tackle big projects.