Kody Kendall
@kodykendall.bsky.social
Founder | AI Engineer | 🌉 San Francisco | Building AI Agents that Develop Front-End | 🦙 Build a website in minutes, not hours. — https://llamapress.ai | Computer Science nerd.
Great article!
Reminds me of all the plumber websites and vans with questionable design choices.. does it matter?
Yes and no. Depends on the customer.
Many can view it as a positive sign of a humble, affordable, and honest plumber.
Others want someone who appears more professional.
Reminds me of all the plumber websites and vans with questionable design choices.. does it matter?
Yes and no. Depends on the customer.
Many can view it as a positive sign of a humble, affordable, and honest plumber.
Others want someone who appears more professional.
January 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Great article!
Reminds me of all the plumber websites and vans with questionable design choices.. does it matter?
Yes and no. Depends on the customer.
Many can view it as a positive sign of a humble, affordable, and honest plumber.
Others want someone who appears more professional.
Reminds me of all the plumber websites and vans with questionable design choices.. does it matter?
Yes and no. Depends on the customer.
Many can view it as a positive sign of a humble, affordable, and honest plumber.
Others want someone who appears more professional.
My first startup was invoicing/scheduling software for residential contractors. We had power users and customers that were ecstatic about our product, but marketing was an uphill battle -- contractors rarely share info about software with other small contractors. Bad network effects in that market.
January 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My first startup was invoicing/scheduling software for residential contractors. We had power users and customers that were ecstatic about our product, but marketing was an uphill battle -- contractors rarely share info about software with other small contractors. Bad network effects in that market.
Great article, I love the beginning talking about founder arrogance. This has haunted me: is arrogance a pre-requisite to be a founder? I think so. Independent thought is needed, which is arrogance of it's own kind. It's hard to help early founders :) Humility + independent thought is needed.
January 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Great article, I love the beginning talking about founder arrogance. This has haunted me: is arrogance a pre-requisite to be a founder? I think so. Independent thought is needed, which is arrogance of it's own kind. It's hard to help early founders :) Humility + independent thought is needed.
As a founder, my bias is believing startups still have these advantages.
But if I'm wrong, and my above points are incorrect, and your thinking here is more accurate, then this could be catastrophic for our company.
I'd love to hear your response to my above thoughts.
I'll re-read the article
But if I'm wrong, and my above points are incorrect, and your thinking here is more accurate, then this could be catastrophic for our company.
I'd love to hear your response to my above thoughts.
I'll re-read the article
December 11, 2024 at 7:31 PM
As a founder, my bias is believing startups still have these advantages.
But if I'm wrong, and my above points are incorrect, and your thinking here is more accurate, then this could be catastrophic for our company.
I'd love to hear your response to my above thoughts.
I'll re-read the article
But if I'm wrong, and my above points are incorrect, and your thinking here is more accurate, then this could be catastrophic for our company.
I'd love to hear your response to my above thoughts.
I'll re-read the article
Sorry, let me clarify my response
1. The differentiation is prompts + agent workflows, not LLM API access
2. Sora seems better than imagegen, despite Google's data advantage. Cursor is no doubt better than co-pilot, despite Github's data
3. Founders work harder than employees, and can move faster
1. The differentiation is prompts + agent workflows, not LLM API access
2. Sora seems better than imagegen, despite Google's data advantage. Cursor is no doubt better than co-pilot, despite Github's data
3. Founders work harder than employees, and can move faster
December 11, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Sorry, let me clarify my response
1. The differentiation is prompts + agent workflows, not LLM API access
2. Sora seems better than imagegen, despite Google's data advantage. Cursor is no doubt better than co-pilot, despite Github's data
3. Founders work harder than employees, and can move faster
1. The differentiation is prompts + agent workflows, not LLM API access
2. Sora seems better than imagegen, despite Google's data advantage. Cursor is no doubt better than co-pilot, despite Github's data
3. Founders work harder than employees, and can move faster
Got it. Seems like the best way to lower risk right now, is to focus more on the engineering to make the AI product better.
We've been debating this internally for the last month. Luckily, I think we've figured out our GTM and positioning. You have helped more than you know, thank you!
We've been debating this internally for the last month. Luckily, I think we've figured out our GTM and positioning. You have helped more than you know, thank you!
December 11, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Got it. Seems like the best way to lower risk right now, is to focus more on the engineering to make the AI product better.
We've been debating this internally for the last month. Luckily, I think we've figured out our GTM and positioning. You have helped more than you know, thank you!
We've been debating this internally for the last month. Luckily, I think we've figured out our GTM and positioning. You have helped more than you know, thank you!
LLM costs are extraordinarily cheap compared to time + labor costs for the equivalent amount of work.
Example: To read Wealth of Nations, then write a new book with equal length, the cost is:
4o-mini: ~$587.25
o1-preview: ~$58,725
o1-mini: ~$11,745
gpt-4o: ~$2,936.25
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: ~$14,094
Example: To read Wealth of Nations, then write a new book with equal length, the cost is:
4o-mini: ~$587.25
o1-preview: ~$58,725
o1-mini: ~$11,745
gpt-4o: ~$2,936.25
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: ~$14,094
December 11, 2024 at 7:11 PM
LLM costs are extraordinarily cheap compared to time + labor costs for the equivalent amount of work.
Example: To read Wealth of Nations, then write a new book with equal length, the cost is:
4o-mini: ~$587.25
o1-preview: ~$58,725
o1-mini: ~$11,745
gpt-4o: ~$2,936.25
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: ~$14,094
Example: To read Wealth of Nations, then write a new book with equal length, the cost is:
4o-mini: ~$587.25
o1-preview: ~$58,725
o1-mini: ~$11,745
gpt-4o: ~$2,936.25
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: ~$14,094
@asmartbear.com It appears you're saying deep tech risk > market risk?
This is relevant, and has been haunting me. Have the rules changed? Is tech risk > than marketing risk.
Worried to make same twice: having my 2nd startup be overly focused on engineering rather than market risks feels risky.
This is relevant, and has been haunting me. Have the rules changed? Is tech risk > than marketing risk.
Worried to make same twice: having my 2nd startup be overly focused on engineering rather than market risks feels risky.
December 11, 2024 at 6:41 PM
@asmartbear.com It appears you're saying deep tech risk > market risk?
This is relevant, and has been haunting me. Have the rules changed? Is tech risk > than marketing risk.
Worried to make same twice: having my 2nd startup be overly focused on engineering rather than market risks feels risky.
This is relevant, and has been haunting me. Have the rules changed? Is tech risk > than marketing risk.
Worried to make same twice: having my 2nd startup be overly focused on engineering rather than market risks feels risky.
Scary thought if true: "It means the usual startup strategies might not work, so you need to think deeply and have a different point of view about how you’re going to win."
1. Deep tech is prompts + agents
2. Sora > Google Imagen, Cursor > Copilot
3. Founder's obsession > Employee's
Thoughts?
1. Deep tech is prompts + agents
2. Sora > Google Imagen, Cursor > Copilot
3. Founder's obsession > Employee's
Thoughts?
December 11, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Scary thought if true: "It means the usual startup strategies might not work, so you need to think deeply and have a different point of view about how you’re going to win."
1. Deep tech is prompts + agents
2. Sora > Google Imagen, Cursor > Copilot
3. Founder's obsession > Employee's
Thoughts?
1. Deep tech is prompts + agents
2. Sora > Google Imagen, Cursor > Copilot
3. Founder's obsession > Employee's
Thoughts?
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December 11, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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Very Relevant! I've seen a wave of despair in the SEO community after Google's latest core ranking updates. Many company's depend so deeply on Google, with the introduction of LLMs into the game, they're holding substantial risk in this area.
December 8, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Very Relevant! I've seen a wave of despair in the SEO community after Google's latest core ranking updates. Many company's depend so deeply on Google, with the introduction of LLMs into the game, they're holding substantial risk in this area.
Should growth metrics be the north star?
Signups, WAU, DAU, web traffic, revenue, etc.
My baseline assumption is that all these need to grow, otherwise we're on a sinking ship.
Questions I'm always asking:
1) Does the market need us?
2) Will they pay us?
3) How can we prove this?
Signups, WAU, DAU, web traffic, revenue, etc.
My baseline assumption is that all these need to grow, otherwise we're on a sinking ship.
Questions I'm always asking:
1) Does the market need us?
2) Will they pay us?
3) How can we prove this?
December 8, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Should growth metrics be the north star?
Signups, WAU, DAU, web traffic, revenue, etc.
My baseline assumption is that all these need to grow, otherwise we're on a sinking ship.
Questions I'm always asking:
1) Does the market need us?
2) Will they pay us?
3) How can we prove this?
Signups, WAU, DAU, web traffic, revenue, etc.
My baseline assumption is that all these need to grow, otherwise we're on a sinking ship.
Questions I'm always asking:
1) Does the market need us?
2) Will they pay us?
3) How can we prove this?
How does reading & writing (journaling) play into this process of understanding and selecting the most important things?
Also if a founder is focused on the wrong thing, what is the mechanism to realize it? Lack of revenue and growth?
Also if a founder is focused on the wrong thing, what is the mechanism to realize it? Lack of revenue and growth?
December 4, 2024 at 2:47 PM
How does reading & writing (journaling) play into this process of understanding and selecting the most important things?
Also if a founder is focused on the wrong thing, what is the mechanism to realize it? Lack of revenue and growth?
Also if a founder is focused on the wrong thing, what is the mechanism to realize it? Lack of revenue and growth?
The more I read, the more impressed I am!
Love this phrase: "proactively introspective".
Thanks for sharing your thoughts over the years. I have a lot of reading your articles ahead of me. My goal is to read 10 mins every morning.
Love this phrase: "proactively introspective".
Thanks for sharing your thoughts over the years. I have a lot of reading your articles ahead of me. My goal is to read 10 mins every morning.
December 3, 2024 at 3:40 PM
The more I read, the more impressed I am!
Love this phrase: "proactively introspective".
Thanks for sharing your thoughts over the years. I have a lot of reading your articles ahead of me. My goal is to read 10 mins every morning.
Love this phrase: "proactively introspective".
Thanks for sharing your thoughts over the years. I have a lot of reading your articles ahead of me. My goal is to read 10 mins every morning.
"That's why we have to think about it proactively, all the time."
Thank you, I needed to hear this.
I've been critiqued for over-thinking, and it's true. I spend lots of time thinking. It comes from fear of focusing on the wrong thing.
But, I'm more decisive and confident after thinking.
Thank you, I needed to hear this.
I've been critiqued for over-thinking, and it's true. I spend lots of time thinking. It comes from fear of focusing on the wrong thing.
But, I'm more decisive and confident after thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 3:26 PM
"That's why we have to think about it proactively, all the time."
Thank you, I needed to hear this.
I've been critiqued for over-thinking, and it's true. I spend lots of time thinking. It comes from fear of focusing on the wrong thing.
But, I'm more decisive and confident after thinking.
Thank you, I needed to hear this.
I've been critiqued for over-thinking, and it's true. I spend lots of time thinking. It comes from fear of focusing on the wrong thing.
But, I'm more decisive and confident after thinking.
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December 2, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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@asmartbear.com , this article is a goldmine, thank you.
December 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
@asmartbear.com , this article is a goldmine, thank you.
Appreciate the deep, profound thought. Which idea stands out the most, that was previously counterintuitive to you?
November 23, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Appreciate the deep, profound thought. Which idea stands out the most, that was previously counterintuitive to you?
Because if your project is successful, then it will need to be touched eventually.
November 23, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Because if your project is successful, then it will need to be touched eventually.
Is this a pain point for businesses? Are they desperately saying: I want to accept crypto payments through my website, but there’s not a tool to do so?
November 23, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Is this a pain point for businesses? Are they desperately saying: I want to accept crypto payments through my website, but there’s not a tool to do so?