Gabor Cselle
@gabor.bsky.social
Built a Twitter alternative called Pebble/T2, wound it down. Now work at an AI lab.
Inspiring story about a founder who bootstrapped a $1M revenue run rate business in a very crowded category (personal financial planning) through sheer persistence: projectionlab.com/blog/we-reac...
We reached $1M ARR with zero funding - ProjectionLab
Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business in four years.
projectionlab.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Inspiring story about a founder who bootstrapped a $1M revenue run rate business in a very crowded category (personal financial planning) through sheer persistence: projectionlab.com/blog/we-reac...
Back on here after a little while and can't believe how Twitter-like the nav icons look.
July 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Back on here after a little while and can't believe how Twitter-like the nav icons look.
2 years ago I would’ve told you that Threads will go the way of Facebook Gaming, Lasso, Hobbi, and other clones that Meta shut down: A month after launch, Threads churned 82% of users.
That 82% was part of my T2 pitch to investors ...
That 82% was part of my T2 pitch to investors ...
July 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
2 years ago I would’ve told you that Threads will go the way of Facebook Gaming, Lasso, Hobbi, and other clones that Meta shut down: A month after launch, Threads churned 82% of users.
That 82% was part of my T2 pitch to investors ...
That 82% was part of my T2 pitch to investors ...
Today I found out that LinkedIn has dark mode.
Settings > Account preferences > Display > Dark mode
Settings > Account preferences > Display > Dark mode
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today I found out that LinkedIn has dark mode.
Settings > Account preferences > Display > Dark mode
Settings > Account preferences > Display > Dark mode
Waymos now have art on them … reminds me of Google Doodles.
May 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Waymos now have art on them … reminds me of Google Doodles.
Had to check back in here after that Adobe story ...
April 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Had to check back in here after that Adobe story ...
Thinking about writing a post with Sarah, Mike, and Dan (the Pebble/T2 team)"The Trust and Safety Starter Pack."
What's the checklist of T&S features you should build as a new consumer startup to make sure your product doesn't become a cesspool?
Would this be interesting?
What's the checklist of T&S features you should build as a new consumer startup to make sure your product doesn't become a cesspool?
Would this be interesting?
November 6, 2023 at 6:26 PM
Thinking about writing a post with Sarah, Mike, and Dan (the Pebble/T2 team)"The Trust and Safety Starter Pack."
What's the checklist of T&S features you should build as a new consumer startup to make sure your product doesn't become a cesspool?
Would this be interesting?
What's the checklist of T&S features you should build as a new consumer startup to make sure your product doesn't become a cesspool?
Would this be interesting?
“You ran a classy joint” aka Pebble/T2
It was a better alternative in that it was civilized, sane, and safe.
You ran a classy joint, and I will very much miss it.
You ran a classy joint, and I will very much miss it.
November 2, 2023 at 2:07 AM
“You ran a classy joint” aka Pebble/T2
We tried to build a Twitter alternative called Pebble (fka T2). Here's what we learned along the way: medium.com/gabor/from-t...
From T2 to Pebble: The Rise, Challenges, and Lessons of Building a Twitter Alternative
Tl;dr We tried to build a Twitter alternative from scratch, starting a few weeks after Elon Musk took over Twitter and laid off half the…
medium.com
November 1, 2023 at 9:08 PM
We tried to build a Twitter alternative called Pebble (fka T2). Here's what we learned along the way: medium.com/gabor/from-t...
Hi folks, a year ago I started a Twitter alternative (initially called T2, later called Pebble.is). Tomorrow we will be shutting down. We weren't growing quickly enough to be able to raise money to build it out.
Lots of lessons learned. Will share some of them here in a bit.
Lots of lessons learned. Will share some of them here in a bit.
T2 - the new public square
T2 is the new public square, with a familiar 280 character format.
Pebble.is
October 31, 2023 at 5:18 PM
Hi folks, a year ago I started a Twitter alternative (initially called T2, later called Pebble.is). Tomorrow we will be shutting down. We weren't growing quickly enough to be able to raise money to build it out.
Lots of lessons learned. Will share some of them here in a bit.
Lots of lessons learned. Will share some of them here in a bit.
Our team is building t2.social, a kinder, version of Bluesky / Twitter / Threads. Check it out and join the waitlist - we’re sending invites daily.
T2 - The new public square
T2 is the new public square, with a familiar 280 character format. Join our waitlist to get access to our growing platform.
t2.social
July 7, 2023 at 10:52 PM
Our team is building t2.social, a kinder, version of Bluesky / Twitter / Threads. Check it out and join the waitlist - we’re sending invites daily.