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THE SCALE MAFIA
one of the most special parts of starting a company is watching the people you fought and bled with in the early days go out and change the world.
the Scale crew was supernatural. @scale_AI was one of the first companies to IOI and IMO-maxx, and the magic of hese geniuses gave a shit and ran through walls. it's no wonder that the Scale mafia is the first true mafia of the modern tech era. just to name a few:
- cognition founder @stevenkplus1 & president @russelljkaplan
- modal founder @akshat_b
- tech & science advisor to POTUS @mkratsios47
- claude code head of product @_catwu
- kpcb partners @LM_Braswell & @nayakkayak
- bun founder @jarredsumner
- tbd head of product @lindugong
- netic founder @melisatokmak
- cobot founder @BradPorter_
- secureframe founder @shravvmehtaa
- paramount skydance cfo @DennisKCinelli
- thinking machines gc lauren lennon
- partner at greylock @sophia_luo_
- liquid ai coo jeffrey li
- gallatin ai founder @agilemofo
- tbd safety @_julianmichael_
- center for ai safety president @devindkim
[photo courtesy the beautiful wedding of @thenateherman (who in many ways was a cofounder of Scale) and @ChristinaG325]
one of the most special parts of starting a company is watching the people you fought and bled with in the early days go out and change the world.
the Scale crew was supernatural. @scale_AI was one of the first companies to IOI and IMO-maxx, and the magic of hese geniuses gave a shit and ran through walls. it's no wonder that the Scale mafia is the first true mafia of the modern tech era. just to name a few:
- cognition founder @stevenkplus1 & president @russelljkaplan
- modal founder @akshat_b
- tech & science advisor to POTUS @mkratsios47
- claude code head of product @_catwu
- kpcb partners @LM_Braswell & @nayakkayak
- bun founder @jarredsumner
- tbd head of product @lindugong
- netic founder @melisatokmak
- cobot founder @BradPorter_
- secureframe founder @shravvmehtaa
- paramount skydance cfo @DennisKCinelli
- thinking machines gc lauren lennon
- partner at greylock @sophia_luo_
- liquid ai coo jeffrey li
- gallatin ai founder @agilemofo
- tbd safety @_julianmichael_
- center for ai safety president @devindkim
[photo courtesy the beautiful wedding of @thenateherman (who in many ways was a cofounder of Scale) and @ChristinaG325]
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Our intern showed great initiative and cooked up another version of the only benchmark that matters
The Time per Pint benchmark
Our intern has rerun the numbers...
@WillLob is the new king of the time per pint benchmark shaving 42% off the last one, sorry @destraynor
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The Time per Pint benchmark
Our intern has rerun the numbers...
@WillLob is the new king of the time per pint benchmark shaving 42% off the last one, sorry @destraynor
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UPDATE: Will O'Brien (@Willob) has entered The Cheeky Pint Benchmark in a very respectable 2nd place.
2 Guinness.
1 Tequila (unfinished).
All in a brisk 49:42 minute episode.
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@WillLobr@destraynor Will O'Brien (@Willob)
2- Des Trayn@Willobstraynor)
3- Henri@destraynorernhenri)
4- Zach @sternhenriabrams)
5- Garrett@zcabrams(@glangley)
6- Dan Sun@glangleysundheim)
7- Elon M@dsundheimmusk)
7- Mackenz@elonmuskt (@ciaomack)
9- Christi@ciaomackpo (@christinacaci)
10- Satya Nadella (@satyanadella)
11- Mati Staniszewski (@mati)
12- Evan Spiegel (@evanspiegel)
13- Dario Amodei (@DarioAmodei)
14- Vlad Tenev (@vladtenev)
15- Eric Glyman (@eglyman)
16- Reiner Pope (@reinerpope)
17- Bret Taylor (@btaylor)
18- Tony Xu (@t_xu)
19- Susan Li
20- Ben Thompson (@benthompson)
21- Charlie Songhurst
21- Greg Brockman (@gdb)
23- Tobi Lutke (@tobi)
24- Keller Cliffton (@keller)
25- Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd)
26- Scott Wu (@ScottWu46)
27- Kyle Vogt (@kvogt)
28- Julia DeWahl (@juliadewahl)
28- Pieter Levels (@levelsio)
30- Dave Ricks
31- Tarek Mansour (@mansourtarek_)
32- Alexandr Wang (@alexandr_wang)
33- RJ Scaringe (@RJScaringe)
34- Casey Handmer (@CJHandmer)
35- Dmitri Dolgov (@dmitri_dolgov)
36- Marc Andreessen (@pmarca)
37- Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai)
38- Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong)
38- Luana Lopes Lara (@luanalopeslara)
2- Des Trayn@Willobstraynor)
3- Henri@destraynorernhenri)
4- Zach @sternhenriabrams)
5- Garrett@zcabrams(@glangley)
6- Dan Sun@glangleysundheim)
7- Elon M@dsundheimmusk)
7- Mackenz@elonmuskt (@ciaomack)
9- Christi@ciaomackpo (@christinacaci)
10- Satya Nadella (@satyanadella)
11- Mati Staniszewski (@mati)
12- Evan Spiegel (@evanspiegel)
13- Dario Amodei (@DarioAmodei)
14- Vlad Tenev (@vladtenev)
15- Eric Glyman (@eglyman)
16- Reiner Pope (@reinerpope)
17- Bret Taylor (@btaylor)
18- Tony Xu (@t_xu)
19- Susan Li
20- Ben Thompson (@benthompson)
21- Charlie Songhurst
21- Greg Brockman (@gdb)
23- Tobi Lutke (@tobi)
24- Keller Cliffton (@keller)
25- Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd)
26- Scott Wu (@ScottWu46)
27- Kyle Vogt (@kvogt)
28- Julia DeWahl (@juliadewahl)
28- Pieter Levels (@levelsio)
30- Dave Ricks
31- Tarek Mansour (@mansourtarek_)
32- Alexandr Wang (@alexandr_wang)
33- RJ Scaringe (@RJScaringe)
34- Casey Handmer (@CJHandmer)
35- Dmitri Dolgov (@dmitri_dolgov)
36- Marc Andreessen (@pmarca)
37- Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai)
38- Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong)
38- Luana Lopes Lara (@luanalopeslara)
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Flywheel retweeted
honestly so many ecosystems are underrated in ai rn
france is one, these killers 🇫🇷
everyone knows @MistralAI and @huggingface
here are 15 more french ai companies absolutely cooking:
france is one, these killers 🇫🇷
everyone knows @MistralAI and @huggingface
here are 15 more french ai companies absolutely cooking:
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In 2010, Patrick and John Collison started Stripe when online payments required weeks of integration hell.
By 2025, Stripe hit $91.5B valuation, processing $1.4T annually.
Here's how two Irish brothers won payments through founder-led content that never felt like marketing:
By 2025, Stripe hit $91.5B valuation, processing $1.4T annually.
Here's how two Irish brothers won payments through founder-led content that never felt like marketing:
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1/ Most payment companies hired sales teams to pitch executives.
The Collisons were developers building for developers, and shared what they genuinely cared about beyond just payments.
The Collisons were developers building for developers, and shared what they genuinely cared about beyond just payments.
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2/ Stripe famously pitched to potential customers that they could do payments in "seven lines of code", rather than dozens and API calls.
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At 21, Roy Lee deliberately got himself expelled from Colombia University.
His goal? Go viral and start a media firestorm.
3 months later, his startup @cluely was worth $120M.
Here’s how a college dropout turned media controversy into a growth hack:
His goal? Go viral and start a media firestorm.
3 months later, his startup @cluely was worth $120M.
Here’s how a college dropout turned media controversy into a growth hack:
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15/ An authentic personal brand gives you an unfair advantage.
When people recognise your name:
•Investors seek you out
•Customers already trust you
•Top talent wants to work for you
The best bit? You can build it today:
When people recognise your name:
•Investors seek you out
•Customers already trust you
•Top talent wants to work for you
The best bit? You can build it today:
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16/ At @FlywheelOS, we help founders build personal brands that turn visibility into business outcomes.
Interested in how we can do this for you? Book your free discovery call here:
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Interested in how we can do this for you? Book your free discovery call here:
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