Fabricio Buzeto
@nukdf.bsky.social
PhD and YC17 Alumni
Formern founder and CTO of bxblue (acquired)
Engineering manager @ Brex
about.buzeto.com
Formern founder and CTO of bxblue (acquired)
Engineering manager @ Brex
about.buzeto.com
> '[Imagine] two intersecting circles, one labelled "seems like a bad idea" and the other "is a good idea." The intersection is the sweet spot for startups.'
paulgraham.rocks/black-swan-f...
paulgraham.rocks/black-swan-f...
Paul Graham's Essays
paulgraham.rocks
December 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
> '[Imagine] two intersecting circles, one labelled "seems like a bad idea" and the other "is a good idea." The intersection is the sweet spot for startups.'
paulgraham.rocks/black-swan-f...
paulgraham.rocks/black-swan-f...
"The way to get new ideas is to notice anomalies: what seems strange, or missing, or broken? You can see anomalies in everyday life (much of standup comedy is based on this), but the best place to look for them is at the frontiers of knowledge."
-- PG
paulgraham.rocks/how-to-get-n...
-- PG
paulgraham.rocks/how-to-get-n...
Paul Graham's Essays
paulgraham.rocks
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"The way to get new ideas is to notice anomalies: what seems strange, or missing, or broken? You can see anomalies in everyday life (much of standup comedy is based on this), but the best place to look for them is at the frontiers of knowledge."
-- PG
paulgraham.rocks/how-to-get-n...
-- PG
paulgraham.rocks/how-to-get-n...
I love yearly recaps, many are just meh, but Granola Crunched was an unexpected and fun surprise.
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I love yearly recaps, many are just meh, but Granola Crunched was an unexpected and fun surprise.
Some sad truths in the software business
1. Every fintech company eventually becomes a loan company
2. Every platform eventually becomes an ad platform
3. If a company collects data at scale, it'll eventually become a data broker
1. Every fintech company eventually becomes a loan company
2. Every platform eventually becomes an ad platform
3. If a company collects data at scale, it'll eventually become a data broker
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Some sad truths in the software business
1. Every fintech company eventually becomes a loan company
2. Every platform eventually becomes an ad platform
3. If a company collects data at scale, it'll eventually become a data broker
1. Every fintech company eventually becomes a loan company
2. Every platform eventually becomes an ad platform
3. If a company collects data at scale, it'll eventually become a data broker
"Saruman took notes from Amazon when building his orc army at Isengard; that’s how ruthlessly efficient $AMZN is." - - JCal
theallinpod.substack.com/p/the-terror...
theallinpod.substack.com/p/the-terror...
The Terror of the Great AI Displacement
The subtle fear in every worker and politician's mind
theallinpod.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"Saruman took notes from Amazon when building his orc army at Isengard; that’s how ruthlessly efficient $AMZN is." - - JCal
theallinpod.substack.com/p/the-terror...
theallinpod.substack.com/p/the-terror...
December is the Friday of the Year ...
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
December is the Friday of the Year ...
When a software starts to get slower (or flakier) as "a way to force you" to restart and update, is that an anti-pattern?
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
When a software starts to get slower (or flakier) as "a way to force you" to restart and update, is that an anti-pattern?
Half-life costs 4 million to make.
6 years later, HL2 cost 40 million, RDR 100 Million, RDR 2 500 Million.
With GTA6 costing between 1 and 2 billion, can we expect HL3 to cost more than 4B?
6 years later, HL2 cost 40 million, RDR 100 Million, RDR 2 500 Million.
With GTA6 costing between 1 and 2 billion, can we expect HL3 to cost more than 4B?
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Half-life costs 4 million to make.
6 years later, HL2 cost 40 million, RDR 100 Million, RDR 2 500 Million.
With GTA6 costing between 1 and 2 billion, can we expect HL3 to cost more than 4B?
6 years later, HL2 cost 40 million, RDR 100 Million, RDR 2 500 Million.
With GTA6 costing between 1 and 2 billion, can we expect HL3 to cost more than 4B?
The sad reality where people spend more time polishing the prompt than doing the work themselves :(
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The sad reality where people spend more time polishing the prompt than doing the work themselves :(
It's 2025. Why is this so complicated?
stackoverflow.com/questions/32...
DateTime, Encoding, and concurrency... they remain the three most time-consuming issues in the software industry
stackoverflow.com/questions/32...
DateTime, Encoding, and concurrency... they remain the three most time-consuming issues in the software industry
What's the difference between Instant and LocalDateTime?
I know that: Instant is rather a "technical" timestamp representation (nanoseconds) for computing. LocalDateTime is rather date/clock representation including time-zones for humans. Sti...
stackoverflow.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It's 2025. Why is this so complicated?
stackoverflow.com/questions/32...
DateTime, Encoding, and concurrency... they remain the three most time-consuming issues in the software industry
stackoverflow.com/questions/32...
DateTime, Encoding, and concurrency... they remain the three most time-consuming issues in the software industry
First, every company became a software company.
Then every company became a fintech company.
Now, every company is an AI company.
Then every company became a fintech company.
Now, every company is an AI company.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
First, every company became a software company.
Then every company became a fintech company.
Now, every company is an AI company.
Then every company became a fintech company.
Now, every company is an AI company.
It has been over five years since I moved my personal notes to Obsidian.
The longest I stayed with a note-taking app.
Still the best one out there.
The longest I stayed with a note-taking app.
Still the best one out there.
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It has been over five years since I moved my personal notes to Obsidian.
The longest I stayed with a note-taking app.
Still the best one out there.
The longest I stayed with a note-taking app.
Still the best one out there.
How many inboxes do you manage in your daily life?
How many of those truly matter?
How many of those bring you joy?
How many of those truly matter?
How many of those bring you joy?
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
How many inboxes do you manage in your daily life?
How many of those truly matter?
How many of those bring you joy?
How many of those truly matter?
How many of those bring you joy?
Is Medium still a thing?
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Is Medium still a thing?
How many Black Mirror episodes have become reality by now?
November 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
How many Black Mirror episodes have become reality by now?
Mixing performance reviews and feedback is a known pitfall that no company seems to be able to have solved yet.
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Mixing performance reviews and feedback is a known pitfall that no company seems to be able to have solved yet.
It's very hard to make people move away from a local maximum.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It's very hard to make people move away from a local maximum.
If your support chat takes 2 hours to respond, please don't close the request after 5 minutes of unresponsiveness. Especially if we're talking through WhatsApp.
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If your support chat takes 2 hours to respond, please don't close the request after 5 minutes of unresponsiveness. Especially if we're talking through WhatsApp.
It's never too late to postpone a decision you don't have to make right now.
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It's never too late to postpone a decision you don't have to make right now.
The butterfly effect seems to be reaching its critical point...
Or as Homer would say, "critical moment yet"
Or as Homer would say, "critical moment yet"
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The butterfly effect seems to be reaching its critical point...
Or as Homer would say, "critical moment yet"
Or as Homer would say, "critical moment yet"
If your team does not have its own memes, are they even a team?
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If your team does not have its own memes, are they even a team?
If your app has tabs, it's a must-have to be able to:
1. Close all other tabs
2. Close all tabs to the left
3. Close all tabs to the right
1. Close all other tabs
2. Close all tabs to the left
3. Close all tabs to the right
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
If your app has tabs, it's a must-have to be able to:
1. Close all other tabs
2. Close all tabs to the left
3. Close all tabs to the right
1. Close all other tabs
2. Close all tabs to the left
3. Close all tabs to the right
Please Specify ...
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Please Specify ...
This is your reminder that meetings are not the problem.
Ineffective meetings are.
Ineffective meetings are.
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is your reminder that meetings are not the problem.
Ineffective meetings are.
Ineffective meetings are.
The real challenge for managers with AI is not using it to manage more people, but to effectively manage people who are expected to produce a higher and broader output than they have in the past.
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The real challenge for managers with AI is not using it to manage more people, but to effectively manage people who are expected to produce a higher and broader output than they have in the past.