Garry Tan

Just asked my wife which is *more* important: Abortion legislation or a free Taiwan? Fun!

RT @garrytan: There is a hero’s journey in every startup My friend Siqi was able to tell such a compelling story for @runwayco by getting…

RT @agarwal: Local elections are super important, but it's so hard to understand our long and complex ballots. That's why we started @GrowS…

RT @markdietrichsf: On a ride-along with SFPD officers today, I witnessed first-hand how the SFPD's drone and ALPR (Automated License Plate…

Bring back a chill night of conversation over a few drinks with friends

RT @blader: Mercedes Benz and KPMG aren’t just using AI to automate financial tasks. they’re using it to make smarter financial decisions.…

RT @snowmaker: Amjad's Law: the return on learning to code is doubling every 6 months. https://t.co/7cf7vK4nbt

RT @snowmaker: The future is for every human to have an army of AI agents at their command, like Mickey Mouse commanding brooms in Fantasia…

RT @DrJenniferTran: Bay Area, are you ready to lead the nation again as we take back our democracy? Welcome to the future, where power to t…

RT @Overlap_Tech: Do you still need to learn to code in a world of AI agents? Replit CEO Amjad Masad talks with YC CEO Garry Tan about wh…

RT @paultoo: Another example of looting by the politicians and their non-profits

RT @harjtaggar: AI doesn't need to write all the code perfectly to change how software gets built. It already practically eliminates the en…

RT @harjtaggar: The fastest way to learn to code is asking a programmer questions about code. Now with AI, everyone has that programmer rea…

RT @aaron_epstein: More designers should be founders. They already have so many of the skills needed to be great – strong user empathy, a f…

RT @aish_caliperce: Amjad Masad & Garry Tan on why learning to code gives incredible leverage now. @amasad believes that coding follows Mo…

Codegen is having its “feel the AGI” moment, like Mickey Mouse in Fantasia making the brooms dance Codegen agents can now code for you. You still must know enough of the code, but we can see what is next already. Thanks @amasad for joining us https://t.co/TVBv8hW6n8 https://t.co/7vzNiB8qLo

RT @ycombinator: With rapid advancements in LLMs, AI can now follow prompts to generate code and build functional custom software. So, ho…

RT @Noahpinion: My sense is that if Harris does lose the election, the main reason will be that people still associate her with the progres…

RT @eshear: There have been a number of projects to build a new town in Northern California recently, and of all of them Esmerelda inspires…

Arbitrary and delegitimizing for any govt to do this type of thing Equal rights and equal application of the laws is a basic fundamental for a stable and functioning government

RT @GrowSF: The Westside needs a champion that will fight for public safety, public education, and small businesses. Let's elect Matt Bosc…

RT @TheMarinaTimes: Op-Ed: Yes on Proposition 36 by those who have lost children to addiction or have been lost themselves. ⁦⁦@StopDrugDeat…

Vonnegut fans unite

RT @TSFAction: Un-elected Police Commissioner Jesus Yanez blames the police arresting drug dealers for drug overdose deaths. It’s no su…

RT @emissionite: “Fielder, like all of the candidates running in District 9, supports a fully staffed police department." Patently false f…

Super proud of what @growing_daniel is making with Abel Police. Definitely has been my honor to work with him at YC. 25% of police time is spent filling out paperwork. That will become 2% with AI and Abel. https://t.co/E86DoVk866

RT @juanbenet: Singapore is truly breathtaking. City of wonders — such intelligent, knowledgeable, and hard working people; awe inspiring a…

RT @TSFAction: No surprise slumlord and City commissioner John Elbering’s @TODCOGroup, which get’s taxpayer $$$, funds Prop E. Don’t fall…

Enjoy money, like really enjoy it

RT @Trevor4SF: Heartbreaking. Infuriating. Raymunda Ramirez and El Faro deserve so much better from their City. They were failed. If we’r…

RT @SenecaSpeaks21: PREDICTION- @KQED will be no more by 2030. They have lost the trust of the community.

The bots are uh not smart these days Have you guys heard of LLMs? Come on do some basic work here https://t.co/G1nf5jibaZ

Jackie Fielder may seem like a joke but she has a very strong shot to win District 9 in the SF Board of Supervisors This is absolutely not what a serious city does. Save us all from the abject horror and embarrassment of Fielder being elected Vote for a sane @Trevor4SF

RT @paultoo: The best and fastest way to decarbonize the economy is by flooding the market with low-cost, reliable nuclear energy

RT @Suhail: 1/ We're unwrapping the new architecture + benchmarks behind Playground v3 - our new foundation model focused on graphic design…

Is Robin Levitt doing journalism in this photo?

Remember these names and vote them out: Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston, Connie Chan, Shamann Walton, Jackie Fielder These people represent a breakdown of society and absolutely none of them deserve your vote or even a single day more in “public service” They debase public office

Mike Moritz is right: “Dems like me, fed up with the damage wrought by years of preposterous and overly progressive policies, are fighting to take the city back.” SF is too beautiful to cede: ww are going to remove dirtbag hard left ourselves and fix it https://t.co/q920tzNu1S

RT @abel_gov: Excited to announce Abel had just raised $5m from some of the best investors on earth. Get in gang we are going to save Ame…

RT @otterbo54348271: I think @GrowSF and @TSFAction should plaster this info all over the city. This confirms that 90% of homeless funding…

RT @TheAtlantic: "There is growing concern among Democrats that though voters might see Harris as younger and more vigorous than the incumb…

RT @Scotttaylorva: DEI is disastrous, racist, and dangerous policy that is a cancer to any organization.

exploring your whole life is NOT a virtue. dig in and exploit or all the deepest, richest rewards will forever be outside your grasp

wonder how much you really need an “ecology of practices” if you were just healthy and saw loved ones a couple times a week

RT @0xRizzler: Everything about e/acc gives me chills. Every time this video gives me chills. https://t.co/GmZTOeeYhL

RT @michaelbeer01: Voting for SBF this election 🫡 Free my guy he didn't do anything wrong 😤 https://t.co/ydIlAzr4BY

RT @lil_dill: Had a wonderful time chatting with @aaron_epstein @ycombinator about why small details (and microseconds!) matter, and the cr…

RT @LHSummers: Kudos to the @nytimes for publishing a long thoughtful article where the reporting questions its usual orthodoxy. The critiq…

RT @aaron_epstein: "The gravitational pull is to mediocrity." This quote from @lil_dill really stuck with me. It's true of design, but als…

TBH I think Vision Pro's are absolutely great devices especially for watching movies

RT @jesslivingston: Twenty-ish years ago, Cambridge, MA. ❤️ https://t.co/eG4pdhFj6S

RT @adampnathan: Tech has has brought billions of dollars and countless opportunities to San Francisco. It has also been the unfair subject…

RT @Suhail: https://t.co/RdMVm7ctmE

Full video https://t.co/uFdfPEFsyw

How do you know if a design is good enough to ship? https://t.co/s97QOslrzB

RT @bchesky: We’ve made 460 upgrades in the past 3 years. Today we’re launching 75 more 🔈 https://t.co/2khNdZNmqE

RT @RobertGreene: Think of it this way: There are two kinds of failure. The first comes from never trying out your ideas because you are a…

RT @Initialized: What do you wake up on a Monday morning obsessing over? For @Playground_AI founder @Suhail, it’s color grading in images…

RT @YayAreaNews: Small businesses are being looted in San Francisco daily, leaving families struggling to survive while felons walk free.…

RT @ycombinator: YC F24’s @EmberCopilotAI is a hyper-personalized medical clinic assistant that can handle scribing, intake, and prior auth…

RT @ilyasu: Exciting times at Flock! https://t.co/zUK5xwdDRU

RT @ycombinator: Stripe, Airbnb, and Lyft are a few of the most successful companies of the past decade. And they all have at least two thi…

How do you build a culture of design from the earliest days of your startup? https://t.co/rvdHKNdVJ1 https://t.co/gY4zEHhvvm

RT @koomen: Congrats to @kyleli626 and @AlexYHsia on launching Gait today! These two are reimagining what version control systems look lik…

RT @Karmedge: i created free perplexity for Instagram influencers try it https://t.co/nMmlGbf8K6 https://t.co/AMYRpwFZQm

RT @bettersoma: That’s @DeanPreston playbook shit. Fucking liar Preston.

RT @deanwball: o1 is an easy model to sleep on but I find myself using it more and more for actual stuff rather than just toying around. I…

"The overall ‘vibe’ of the company was more of a messianic cult than a normal software company. But importantly, it seemed that criticism was highly tolerated and welcomed – one person showed me an email chain where an entry-level software engineer was having an open, contentious

RT @RahimNathwani: "This summer, the Silver Giving Foundation, which focuses on public schools, paid for Ben Rosenfield, the former control…

“We need a PLAN in place for who's going to take Wayne's place as well as how this new plan will be executed. I think it's clear that @mattalexandersf would rather win the election than to do what is in the best interest of kids, which is focus on fully-resourced schools.” 9/

RT @amasad: “Get in loser. We’re learning to cook” https://t.co/UjDs1E2oxQ

RT @BasedBeffJezos: Reminder that technology is the most potent way to augment humanity and reduce suffering https://t.co/gM2aCfemSq

RT @otterbo54348271: Kudos to reporters at the SF standard for the thoroughness. I can say with confidence the city could get rid of cont…

RT @amasad: This is widely applicable https://t.co/bFPe2YVw1E

Asian Americans are always getting shafted in San Francisco Time to vote moderate, retake the school board and make our presence felt. It’s 25% of the SF voters. They spit in our face with their virtue signal racist policies.

RT @Twolfrecovery: Oops! San Francisco is gonna be forced by the courts to close the drug markets in the Tenderloin. More positive news!

RT @terronk: Sorry am I the only person who thinks it’s insane that taxpayer-funded nonprofits are allowed to spend money on political ads…

I just want what LKY did but for San Francisco This can be the greatest most prosperous city in the world https://t.co/54MfuJHi51

RT @kane: If you vote in San Francisco, there's a lot of petty drama and characters in local politics. The best way to figure out who your…

RT @bobmcgrewai: Great summary of what it's like to work at Palantir. @nabeelqu joined Palantir in mid-2015, right as I was leaving, and th…

RT @Overlap_Tech: Marc Andreessen: the thing startup founders misunderstand about 'risk' "I've always been a fan of what @arachleff taught…

RT @kane: Shocked to learn that supervisor @DeanPreston, who had a made up "news" website with invented fake journalists writing puff piece…

RT @AravSrinivas: Perplexity Finance: real time stock prices, deep dives into a company’s financials, comparing multiple companies, studyi…

RT @aaron_epstein: The best part about being a founder is you get to pick the people that you work with.

RT @kwindla: Conversational Voice and Video AI Hackathon Oct 19th-20th - in-person in SF and remote $20,000 in cash prizes for the best .…

RT @BrookeJenkinsSF: My office will do everything in our power to hold dangerous drug dealers accountable. Drug dealers should expect to be…

RT @kane: san francisco government spends an uncountably large amount of money on homeless nonprofits and commissions, generates a massive…

RT @rubenharris: 1/ Today, we announce @OutRivalAI, designed to transform how businesses connect with their customers through Conversationa…

RT @tlbtlbtlb: Governments funding pork projects is worse than simply lighting money on fire, because it causes talented people to spend th…

The Chronicle says vote for Lurie because of course they do They also said to vote for school board members who got rid of Algebra and said to keep Chesa Boudin The Comical is part of the problem in SF https://t.co/at6DZUhjbo

Now add an inbound email I can forward my confirmation emails to - there’s even a built in transform in Builder for email processing!

This is dope, paste -> structure is a great idea

RT @lhfang: San Francisco's anti-gentrification activists have blocked new restaurants, new housing, and new businesses over racialized con…

RT @lhfang: Older dude just jeered Aaron Peskin at the Italian American festival in SF: “Ya fucking communist!” People then booed and laugh…

Legalize business San Francisco has to stand up for its citizens and small business owners and stop enabling criminals

RT @agarwal: I don’t remember when I first met Michael Lai, but I remember immediately loving the guy. He’s so generous, authentic, passio…

RT @MylesPynchon: Julie Pitta is something else. Constantly looking for confrontation. She and her husband came at me in front of Safeway…

RT @caseytraina: Overlap Pro just released! Now you can - Convert to Vertical - Specify Length - Remove Watermark - Content type - Even ad…

RT @kane: another nonprofit that gets tax dollars approved by mayoral candidate @AaronPeskin donating directly to Peskin’s political causes…

RT @terronk: Got this @DeanPreston mailer. He’s rebranding himself as pro-public safety in the 11th hour, like we have the memory of goldfi…

RT @kvogt: Insanity. The nyt could have interviewed astronomers, futurists, engineers, or one of the thousands of other people who could c…

RT @kane: earlier this year i asked san francisco for public records on how much glass in public transit stations was destroyed by drug use…

RT @DrJenniferTran: Alameda County election ballots arrived today, and @lateefahsimon is so arrogant and condescending to the voters of the…

RT @markdietrichsf: Don't be fooled by Connie Chan's sudden plan to save public schools. As SFUSD closes schools and families suffer, it's…

RT @AdamNMayer: Lateefah Simon is a pro-criminal incompetent bureaucrat. Vote Jennifer Tran for Congress if you live in Oakland/Berkeley.

RT @bilalmahmood: Permanent supportive housing costs $1 million per unit to build. Interim housing costs $32K per unit to build Unsheltere…

RT @lwoodhouse: I can't believe activists in San Francisco are still fighting "gentrification." I got it pre-Covid, when fancy kombucha gro…

RT @yuris: Founder mode, public markets edition https://t.co/iQUDcoGO1t

RT @caseytraina: Competed in a hackathon with @ycombinator x @OpenAI I built ClipbookLM for Overlap using o1 Put in a long youtube video…

Apparently driverless/autonomous robovan like buses have already been deployed on the streets of Guangzhou for some time. https://t.co/1bksj6lFCi

To be clear, I found the demo impressive nonetheless. Remote control is the first milestone in making these robots autonomous. It enables massive data collection and eventually model training once there are enough behavioral and movement data collected.

"Megalopolis" was either the best bad movie, or the worst good movie, I've ever seen. I'm not sure which.

Imagine writing an entire book about the TSA––a book that ultimately condemns it––without mentioning 9/11, or in fact, the entire phenomenon of airplane hijacking. That is what Coates has done, in a nutshell. The fact that he did it with characteristically nice prose hardly