Nico Vale
@nicovale.xyz
Ops lead turned narrator. Writing about ambition, burnout, and the mess in between. We built things no one asked for. Now there’s a book coming soon.
https://www.nicovale.xyz
https://www.nicovale.xyz
June 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Reddit might be considering using Altman's stupid crypto/ai Orb nonsense. If so, that would be the swiftest account delete of all time for me.
June 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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June 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If your deck says “category-defining,” I assume your product isn’t. - Nico Vale, yup that’s me!
#startuplife #startupfacts #founder #vc #tech
#startuplife #startupfacts #founder #vc #tech
June 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If your deck says “category-defining,” I assume your product isn’t. - Nico Vale, yup that’s me!
#startuplife #startupfacts #founder #vc #tech
#startuplife #startupfacts #founder #vc #tech
I see things that people are creating, whether on LinkedIn or Product Hunt and the question I ask myself is, why? Just because you thought it, doesn’t mean you needed to build it. Talk to someone first, it’s like getting dressed and not looking in the mirror.
June 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I see things that people are creating, whether on LinkedIn or Product Hunt and the question I ask myself is, why? Just because you thought it, doesn’t mean you needed to build it. Talk to someone first, it’s like getting dressed and not looking in the mirror.
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Just updated my diagram of Trump’s crypto entanglements based on his most recent financial disclosures 😵💫
June 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Just updated my diagram of Trump’s crypto entanglements based on his most recent financial disclosures 😵💫
Most people still think surveillance is something that happens to someone else. It’s not!
If you carry a smartphone, use cloud storage, or message anyone on a non-E2EE platform, you’re participating in a data stream that never really gets deleted, and yes, the government can and does access that.
If you carry a smartphone, use cloud storage, or message anyone on a non-E2EE platform, you’re participating in a data stream that never really gets deleted, and yes, the government can and does access that.
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. It's already happening.
To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…
wrd.cm
June 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Most people still think surveillance is something that happens to someone else. It’s not!
If you carry a smartphone, use cloud storage, or message anyone on a non-E2EE platform, you’re participating in a data stream that never really gets deleted, and yes, the government can and does access that.
If you carry a smartphone, use cloud storage, or message anyone on a non-E2EE platform, you’re participating in a data stream that never really gets deleted, and yes, the government can and does access that.
Waitlist for my book is here, sign up and you'll get an exclusive pre-order discount, early access to sneak peeks of chapters, and you get to join our community and ask me questions directly, maybe I'll answer them 😀
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June 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Waitlist for my book is here, sign up and you'll get an exclusive pre-order discount, early access to sneak peeks of chapters, and you get to join our community and ask me questions directly, maybe I'll answer them 😀
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June 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
I'm making so much progress with my book, going through editing stage now.
Who are those that should definitely be reached out to for ARCs, I've thought about reaching out to tech journalists, but they probably get 1000s of these, I'd just be lost in the weeds. Always up for recommendations.🙏
Who are those that should definitely be reached out to for ARCs, I've thought about reaching out to tech journalists, but they probably get 1000s of these, I'd just be lost in the weeds. Always up for recommendations.🙏
June 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm making so much progress with my book, going through editing stage now.
Who are those that should definitely be reached out to for ARCs, I've thought about reaching out to tech journalists, but they probably get 1000s of these, I'd just be lost in the weeds. Always up for recommendations.🙏
Who are those that should definitely be reached out to for ARCs, I've thought about reaching out to tech journalists, but they probably get 1000s of these, I'd just be lost in the weeds. Always up for recommendations.🙏
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FEMA has a long history of failing to help those who need assistance the most after disasters. Biden-era changes meant to fix some of those problems now face an uncertain future. https://n.pr/4dKQZFw
FEMA was starting to fix long-standing problems. Then came the Trump administration
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a long history of failing to help those who need assistance the most after disasters. Biden-era changes meant to fix some of those problems now face an uncertain future.
n.pr
June 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
FEMA has a long history of failing to help those who need assistance the most after disasters. Biden-era changes meant to fix some of those problems now face an uncertain future. https://n.pr/4dKQZFw
China’s grip on rare earth exports just flipped the trade war script. These minerals power everything from iPhones to fighter jets, and the U.S. doesn’t mine nearly enough.
Not so easy to “win” a trade war when the other side controls the supply chain.
Not so easy to “win” a trade war when the other side controls the supply chain.
China's trade war gambit puts Trump on defense
The trade war has exposed just how deeply the U.S. economy is at the mercy of an accident of geology.
axios.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
China’s grip on rare earth exports just flipped the trade war script. These minerals power everything from iPhones to fighter jets, and the U.S. doesn’t mine nearly enough.
Not so easy to “win” a trade war when the other side controls the supply chain.
Not so easy to “win” a trade war when the other side controls the supply chain.
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Hugging Face says its new robotics model is so efficient it can run on a MacBook
Hugging Face says its new robotics model is so efficient it can run on a MacBook | TechCrunch
Hugging Face released an open AI model for robotics called SmolVLA that can run on low-cost hardware thanks to its small size, the company says.
techcrunch.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hugging Face says its new robotics model is so efficient it can run on a MacBook
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Our next livestream Q&A kicks off right after the keynote for Apple’s WWDC 25! We’ll be breaking down all the news from the event.
This Q&A is a WIRED subscriber exclusive. Subscribe by Friday, June 6 and you’ll be automatically registered.
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wrd.cm
June 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Our next livestream Q&A kicks off right after the keynote for Apple’s WWDC 25! We’ll be breaking down all the news from the event.
This Q&A is a WIRED subscriber exclusive. Subscribe by Friday, June 6 and you’ll be automatically registered.
This Q&A is a WIRED subscriber exclusive. Subscribe by Friday, June 6 and you’ll be automatically registered.
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Bank of England governor warns Trump tariffs have ‘blown up’ global trade system – business live
Bank of England governor warns Trump tariffs have ‘blown up’ global trade system – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as MPs quiz the Bank of England about interest rates, and trade wars
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Bank of England’s Bailey set to appear in front of treasury select committee – watch live
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UK will slump to 1% growth next year as Trump tariffs bite, says OECD
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US firms say Trump trade war is hitting production as dollar nears three-year low
The OECD also show how the United States’s effective tariff rate had risen to 15.4% by mid-May, up from just over 2% in 2024.
That’s the highest rate since 1938, after the Great Depression, when the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act had significantly raised tariffs on imported goods in the US, in a failed attempt to support domestic industry. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Bank of England governor warns Trump tariffs have ‘blown up’ global trade system – business live
If your startup makes you feel nothing, get out. If it makes you feel everything, get help.
The job will break you. The key is knowing how to glue yourself back together.
The job will break you. The key is knowing how to glue yourself back together.
June 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If your startup makes you feel nothing, get out. If it makes you feel everything, get help.
The job will break you. The key is knowing how to glue yourself back together.
The job will break you. The key is knowing how to glue yourself back together.
Dark comedy about tech bros! Right up my alley.
Anyone interested in this I hope you check out my first book
“Scaling Emotions: A startup memoir with too many feelings”
Should be out soon hopefully within the next 2 months.
www.nicovale.xyz
Anyone interested in this I hope you check out my first book
“Scaling Emotions: A startup memoir with too many feelings”
Should be out soon hopefully within the next 2 months.
www.nicovale.xyz
May 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Dark comedy about tech bros! Right up my alley.
Anyone interested in this I hope you check out my first book
“Scaling Emotions: A startup memoir with too many feelings”
Should be out soon hopefully within the next 2 months.
www.nicovale.xyz
Anyone interested in this I hope you check out my first book
“Scaling Emotions: A startup memoir with too many feelings”
Should be out soon hopefully within the next 2 months.
www.nicovale.xyz
Who wants to build this? 😂
Kuba Komet entertainment centre, which featured 8 speakers (1957)
May 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Who wants to build this? 😂
Can I still get paid if they do my work?
May 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Can I still get paid if they do my work?
If your product requires a tutorial, it is not easy to use! Go back to the drawing board.
You know it’s true.
You know it’s true.
May 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If your product requires a tutorial, it is not easy to use! Go back to the drawing board.
You know it’s true.
You know it’s true.
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I’m not saying we should flood this line with UFO reports but I’m not NOT saying that either.
I know I should take this seriously but this ICE tweet genuinely made me laugh.
May 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I’m not saying we should flood this line with UFO reports but I’m not NOT saying that either.
I’m not sure why, but I have a feeling that most of my followers are not real 🤔
May 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I’m not sure why, but I have a feeling that most of my followers are not real 🤔
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⭐Review⭐
Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Another great entry to the Dogs of War series. Thrilling narrative and great prose. Tchaikovsky is really making his mark on the sci-fi scene.
I gave it 5 ⭐s. Full review below!
📚💙🪐 #sciencefiction #review
Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Another great entry to the Dogs of War series. Thrilling narrative and great prose. Tchaikovsky is really making his mark on the sci-fi scene.
I gave it 5 ⭐s. Full review below!
📚💙🪐 #sciencefiction #review
Review: Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A stellar entry into the Dogs of War series
speculativereview.beehiiv.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
⭐Review⭐
Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Another great entry to the Dogs of War series. Thrilling narrative and great prose. Tchaikovsky is really making his mark on the sci-fi scene.
I gave it 5 ⭐s. Full review below!
📚💙🪐 #sciencefiction #review
Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Another great entry to the Dogs of War series. Thrilling narrative and great prose. Tchaikovsky is really making his mark on the sci-fi scene.
I gave it 5 ⭐s. Full review below!
📚💙🪐 #sciencefiction #review
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Harvard just got booted from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.
Translation: No new international students. All because they can, under "compliance" claims.
If DHS can pull the plug on Harvard, no school’s untouchable.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/05...
#immigration #highered #compliance #SEVP
Translation: No new international students. All because they can, under "compliance" claims.
If DHS can pull the plug on Harvard, no school’s untouchable.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/05...
#immigration #highered #compliance #SEVP
Harvard University Loses Student and Exchange Visitor Program Certification for Pro-Terrorist Conduct | Homeland Security
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered DHS to terminate the Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification.
www.dhs.gov
May 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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