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Thomas Wu · May 26 · 5 min
Pete Warden’s bubble signal: nobody is funding the people who’d make AI cheaper
When the founders solving the obvious efficiency problem can’t raise capital while VCs pour billions into GPU buys, the market is telling you something about where it is in the cycle.
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Solo Maker Ops 02: From Zero to Your First Real User
The site is live but empty. Thomas and Cowboy tackle the cold start — how to fill an empty room, what "the champagne moment" means, and why 10 active people beat 10,000 passive ones. Then Cowboy asks a question Thomas can't answer: "What's your north star metric?"
#2"What's Your North Star Metric?" I Didn't Have an Answer.NEW
forwardthomasmiller · Updated Apr 13