The current conversations about AI remind me of when we first controlled fire, 400,000 years ago.
“Do we really understand fire?”
“Will fire take our jobs?”
“Can fire be trusted? What if it burns us?”
“What if fire is just hype?”
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In 2010/2011, I printed a book called the Startup Guide. A directory of vendors and service providers for anyone building a startup in Seattle.
Today we're launching the Startup Kit. Same idea, different format. A directory to help founders find the resources they need to build+grow their startups.
6,000+ tech layoffs in Seattle. Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Meta.
You don't need permission to start a company. You don't need all the answers either. You need to learn from founders who've done it recently.
That's why I'm putting together @seattleflow.org Startup Day!
The only reason Claude Code doesn't cost $2,000/month on the Max plan is Codex.
Even if doctors don't adopt AI, medicine has changed forever already.
Patients are more empowered than ever before by using AI to analyze labs and scans, to help them better describe symptoms, by challenging diagnostics, and to think about treatments that are right for them.
AI feels like Vibranium. We are scratching the surface of what this new thing can do.
Having multiple VS Code windows is the new having multiple tabs open.
Shortcut to building a successful business: find a problem where you already know the market is there.
Patrick Thompson built Clarify by skipping problem validation and front-loading business model validation instead.
Hear Patrick + other founders at seattleflow.org/startupday
Walmart with a P/E of 45 and Microsoft with a P/E of 22 were not on my bingo card for 2026.
I've noticed a new trend on major products: bugs! Lots of bugs. I'm not saying it's LLM coding, but it feels to me that companies are struggling with the new software development lifecycle.
Who else is going to @geekwire.com's Agent of Transformation this afternoon?
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Marius is more than a sample size of one. He was the Managing Director of Techstars in Seattle. He saw dozens of founders getting good/bad advice.
Most founder advice isn’t wrong. It’s just not yours.
Marius Ciocirlan drops some meta-advice on how to avoid bad advice.
Come listen and meet Marius at Startup Day 2026.
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Congrats, Darian!
There is a fine line between hallucination and vision.
Ian Wong (Summation CEO, and Opendoor co-founder) got 5 companies to say “yes” before he wrote a single line of code.
He's speaking at @seattleflow.org Startup Day 2026 on May 15 in Seattle.
seattleflow.org/startupday
Tired: Netflix and chill
Wired: Claude Code and chill
Sorry to break it to you, but you are either an innovator or a founder, not both.
Figure out soon so you can find people to complement your skills.
www.calbucci.com/2026-03-19-i...
I don't think the right product exists.
Have I mentioned recently that I hate Slack as a community tool?
Today is peak Claude Code for me. Three different projects, each with multiple agents doing their thing.
Claude really needs a family plan. I'd be happy to pay for the four of us. Right now, I can't share a project with my wife or children.
Yeah, I saw that. AI has a branding problem for sure.
Third option... Bluesky is showing me anti-AI opinions, and showing my AI posts to anti-AI folks.
AI/LLM sentiment based on different social networks:
X/Twitter: 90% love it, 10% hate it
LinkedIn: 80% love it, 20% hate it
Threads: 50% love it, 50% hate it
Bluesky: 20% love it, 80% hate it
Your mileage may vary.
Early-bird tickets for Startup Day 2026 end tonight at midnight.
$195 today. $295 tomorrow.
15 founder talks. 1:1 investor meetings. Co-Founder Match. @ericries.bsky.social + Terry Myerson keynotes. Startup Fair. Free copy of Eric's new book.
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People don't realize how much innovation is a reaction to hate or frustration.
Psyched to see @calbucci.com working on something new for startups. If you'd like to attend, you might want to grab a ticket before prices go up. siliconflorist.com/2026/03/12/c...
I disagree. I was doing startups 20 years ago, and the strategy was idea+hope with heavy dose of confidence. Today, founders are way more likely to thread their idea as a hypothesis and try to validate it as quickly as possible.
