Flowian
@flowian.bsky.social
Working on side projects and becoming a better person · bleuprint.eu · From Paris, with love.
Fascinating read asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
The China Tech Canon—Asterisk
How does the *paideía* of the Chinese tech elite differ from their counterparts in Silicon Valley?
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November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Fascinating read asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
"996 Just Means You Have No Leverage
The Performance of Work Is Not Work"
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/996-just-m...
The Performance of Work Is Not Work"
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/996-just-m...
996 Just Means You Have No Leverage
The Performance of Work Is Not Work
www.joanwestenberg.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"996 Just Means You Have No Leverage
The Performance of Work Is Not Work"
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/996-just-m...
The Performance of Work Is Not Work"
www.joanwestenberg.com/p/996-just-m...
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It’s cringe to see successful companies that have nothing to do with AI rebrand themselves as “an AI platform” because they think it will somehow help them.
Workday is a HR platform.
Sure, they added AI features like everyone else but it was never “built with AI at the core”
Workday is a HR platform.
Sure, they added AI features like everyone else but it was never “built with AI at the core”
August 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
It’s cringe to see successful companies that have nothing to do with AI rebrand themselves as “an AI platform” because they think it will somehow help them.
Workday is a HR platform.
Sure, they added AI features like everyone else but it was never “built with AI at the core”
Workday is a HR platform.
Sure, they added AI features like everyone else but it was never “built with AI at the core”
My only take currently on vibe coding is that it resembles alchemy.
July 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
My only take currently on vibe coding is that it resembles alchemy.
Cursor for X is the new Uber for X
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Cursor for X is the new Uber for X
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The interesting part is how when Deep Research first came out by OpenAI, I paid for the $200 plan just to show it... and was blown away
A few days later, Perplexity launched their version in the $20/package... was also good
Now ChatGPT moved it to $20/mo one
Competition fantastic for customers!
A few days later, Perplexity launched their version in the $20/package... was also good
Now ChatGPT moved it to $20/mo one
Competition fantastic for customers!
June 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The interesting part is how when Deep Research first came out by OpenAI, I paid for the $200 plan just to show it... and was blown away
A few days later, Perplexity launched their version in the $20/package... was also good
Now ChatGPT moved it to $20/mo one
Competition fantastic for customers!
A few days later, Perplexity launched their version in the $20/package... was also good
Now ChatGPT moved it to $20/mo one
Competition fantastic for customers!
Everything is fake : Strava edition
Don’t pay for a Strava mule. There’s already an app for that. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/s...
Don’t pay for a Strava mule. There’s already an app for that. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/s...
Why Would Someone Fake Their Run?
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Everything is fake : Strava edition
Don’t pay for a Strava mule. There’s already an app for that. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/s...
Don’t pay for a Strava mule. There’s already an app for that. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/s...
"Commitment as Leverage "
Investors and innovators alike are getting more creative in how they combine financial engineering and software engineering. But in their quest to be puppet master they forget the lifeblood of any business: its employees.
99d.substack.com/p/commitment...
Investors and innovators alike are getting more creative in how they combine financial engineering and software engineering. But in their quest to be puppet master they forget the lifeblood of any business: its employees.
99d.substack.com/p/commitment...
Commitment as Leverage
Guest post: The third leg of the stool with code and capital
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May 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Commitment as Leverage "
Investors and innovators alike are getting more creative in how they combine financial engineering and software engineering. But in their quest to be puppet master they forget the lifeblood of any business: its employees.
99d.substack.com/p/commitment...
Investors and innovators alike are getting more creative in how they combine financial engineering and software engineering. But in their quest to be puppet master they forget the lifeblood of any business: its employees.
99d.substack.com/p/commitment...
The 10 times in history that software engineers were to be replaced
“AI won’t replace developers—it’ll create more demand. This article breaks down the history of automation fears and how to future-proof your tech career”
strategizeyourcareer.com/p/the-10-tim...
“AI won’t replace developers—it’ll create more demand. This article breaks down the history of automation fears and how to future-proof your tech career”
strategizeyourcareer.com/p/the-10-tim...
👨💻[INFOGRAPHIC] The 10 times in history that software engineers were to be replaced
AI won’t replace developers—it’ll create more demand. This article breaks down the history of automation fears and how to future-proof your tech career
strategizeyourcareer.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The 10 times in history that software engineers were to be replaced
“AI won’t replace developers—it’ll create more demand. This article breaks down the history of automation fears and how to future-proof your tech career”
strategizeyourcareer.com/p/the-10-tim...
“AI won’t replace developers—it’ll create more demand. This article breaks down the history of automation fears and how to future-proof your tech career”
strategizeyourcareer.com/p/the-10-tim...
April 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The old world will not die of AI.
It will die first of inefficiencies stemming from using .docx and other bloated formats.
It will die first of inefficiencies stemming from using .docx and other bloated formats.
April 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The old world will not die of AI.
It will die first of inefficiencies stemming from using .docx and other bloated formats.
It will die first of inefficiencies stemming from using .docx and other bloated formats.
For those of you who don't know game changer : this will be phenomenal.
⏳TONIGHT! ⏳
An episode of Game Changer over a year in the making - "One Year Later"
Premieres at 7pm ET / 4pm PT, only on @dropout.tv
Starring host @samreich.bsky.social and:
⏳ Jacob Wysocki
⏳ @vicmmic.bsky.social
⏳ Lou Wilson
You have never seen anything like this
An episode of Game Changer over a year in the making - "One Year Later"
Premieres at 7pm ET / 4pm PT, only on @dropout.tv
Starring host @samreich.bsky.social and:
⏳ Jacob Wysocki
⏳ @vicmmic.bsky.social
⏳ Lou Wilson
You have never seen anything like this
April 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
For those of you who don't know game changer : this will be phenomenal.
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Elon Musk can’t take the heat www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social
Elon Musk can’t take the heat
The numbers say anti-Tesla protests are working. So do Musk's increasingly unhinged actions.
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Elon Musk can’t take the heat www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social
Remember : you are not late, you are "off-frontier"
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says an "off-frontier" strategy of building models "three or six months behind" cuts costs and helps focus on some use cases (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Remember : you are not late, you are "off-frontier"
$5M ARR.
6 people.
5 years.
ScrapingBee 🐝 proves that small teams with craft and focus can achieve BIG things.
Here’s the story of how Pierre de Wulf and Kevin Sahin went from indie-hackers to building a $5M business — one failure at a time 👇
6 people.
5 years.
ScrapingBee 🐝 proves that small teams with craft and focus can achieve BIG things.
Here’s the story of how Pierre de Wulf and Kevin Sahin went from indie-hackers to building a $5M business — one failure at a time 👇
April 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
$5M ARR.
6 people.
5 years.
ScrapingBee 🐝 proves that small teams with craft and focus can achieve BIG things.
Here’s the story of how Pierre de Wulf and Kevin Sahin went from indie-hackers to building a $5M business — one failure at a time 👇
6 people.
5 years.
ScrapingBee 🐝 proves that small teams with craft and focus can achieve BIG things.
Here’s the story of how Pierre de Wulf and Kevin Sahin went from indie-hackers to building a $5M business — one failure at a time 👇
“The improvements in symptoms we observed were comparable to what is reported for traditional outpatient therapy, suggesting this AI-assisted approach may offer clinically meaningful benefits”
First Therapy Chatbot Trial Yields Mental Health Benefits
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First Therapy Chatbot Trial Yields Mental Health Benefits
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First Therapy Chatbot Trial Yields Mental Health Benefits | Dartmouth
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March 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“The improvements in symptoms we observed were comparable to what is reported for traditional outpatient therapy, suggesting this AI-assisted approach may offer clinically meaningful benefits”
First Therapy Chatbot Trial Yields Mental Health Benefits
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/03...
First Therapy Chatbot Trial Yields Mental Health Benefits
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/03...
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Cette idée de #digitalmittelstand m'a été soufflée par le billet #bleuprint écrit par @flowian.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Cette idée de #digitalmittelstand m'a été soufflée par le billet #bleuprint écrit par @flowian.bsky.social
I’m sooo hyped
March 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I’m sooo hyped
Move fast and break things is a great playbook for "blitzscaling" but a very poor playbook to improve complex systems.
March 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Move fast and break things is a great playbook for "blitzscaling" but a very poor playbook to improve complex systems.
This is wild ! leanaileaderboard.com
A company making 1M+ per employees (& profitable) is definitely a stronger goal for me than creating a unicorn.
A company making 1M+ per employees (& profitable) is definitely a stronger goal for me than creating a unicorn.
Official Lean AI Native Companies Leaderboard
Tracking the rise of lean AI native companies revolutionizing the startup world. Discover companies generating billions with minimal teams.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is wild ! leanaileaderboard.com
A company making 1M+ per employees (& profitable) is definitely a stronger goal for me than creating a unicorn.
A company making 1M+ per employees (& profitable) is definitely a stronger goal for me than creating a unicorn.
"Buy now pay later" for food.
It's one thing to use BNPL to manage your cash-flow for big purchases.
But to buy food, it is a very bad signal. That means that there are enough people that are tight on cash to make that a profit opportunity.
This is alarming.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
It's one thing to use BNPL to manage your cash-flow for big purchases.
But to buy food, it is a very bad signal. That means that there are enough people that are tight on cash to make that a profit opportunity.
This is alarming.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Klarna lands buy now, pay later deal with DoorDash, notching another win ahead of IPO
It’s DoorDash’s first BNPL alliance and gives users of the restaurant delivery service a new way to pay for meals
www.nbcnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Buy now pay later" for food.
It's one thing to use BNPL to manage your cash-flow for big purchases.
But to buy food, it is a very bad signal. That means that there are enough people that are tight on cash to make that a profit opportunity.
This is alarming.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
It's one thing to use BNPL to manage your cash-flow for big purchases.
But to buy food, it is a very bad signal. That means that there are enough people that are tight on cash to make that a profit opportunity.
This is alarming.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
"Apple needs a new asshole in charge"
world.hey.com/dhh/apple-ne...
It's crazy how in 5 years the vibe went from "treating people well yields good results" to "Let's promote assholes"
world.hey.com/dhh/apple-ne...
It's crazy how in 5 years the vibe went from "treating people well yields good results" to "Let's promote assholes"
Apple needs a new asshole in charge
When things are going well, managers can fool themselves into thinking that people trying their best is all that matters. Poor outcomes are just another opportunity for learning! But that delusion sto...
world.hey.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Apple needs a new asshole in charge"
world.hey.com/dhh/apple-ne...
It's crazy how in 5 years the vibe went from "treating people well yields good results" to "Let's promote assholes"
world.hey.com/dhh/apple-ne...
It's crazy how in 5 years the vibe went from "treating people well yields good results" to "Let's promote assholes"
I was today years old when I learned the right spelling of "Don't burry the lede"
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www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bur...
Why do we 'bury the lede?'
We buried 'lead' so far down that we forgot how to spell it
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March 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I was today years old when I learned the right spelling of "Don't burry the lede"
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bur...
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bur...
Unpopular opinion : the "Product engineer" model in tech companies works in developper tools.
Beyond that, it's a lottery.
Beyond that, it's a lottery.
March 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Unpopular opinion : the "Product engineer" model in tech companies works in developper tools.
Beyond that, it's a lottery.
Beyond that, it's a lottery.