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JD retweeted
I've been using Voyager for weeks now, not because of pricing.
Most API wrappers live on markup and lock-in. Higgsfield was hard to cancel, from my own experience. That era is over.
Voyager isn't another aggregator starting a price war. AI filmmaking was never just about plugging APIs into one place.
I've met strong AI filmmakers who have no idea what Obsidian is. That's fine. You shouldn't need to master prompting or technical tools. Just know your craft; Voyager does the heavy lifting.
That's been my experience. The film below would have been nearly impossible to test a year ago myself. Now Voyager's agent blocks every camera move on a grey clay model in Blender first, then AI makes it look real.
I've heard AI filmmakers burn 30 to 50 generations on one shot on a good day. You can guess what a bad day looks like. Every extra generation is revenue for an aggregator.
Pricing is nice, but the bigger thing is removing the technical barrier so creatives can focus on the work. The interface still looks a bit complex, but that will improve quickly.
Bloom is a made-up brand! (again)
i loved them from their announcement video
i love them even for their launch video
if @AinaInterface team is reading this
we should chat. we can do wonders.
and i know you agree with it
What if your devices, apps and agents knew what you wanted?
You finish breakfast, and your Uber is booked.
Running late, your agent sends a “Running late” text.
You reach home, and your lights turn on.
AI is proactive now. But it still needs your yes. It waits, for you to unlock your phone, open an app and tap approve. Every time, hundreds of times a day.
AI needs its own interface.
Aina is a ring with a screen that predicts and shows you the three things you’ll need next. One flick of your thumb, and it’s done. For everything.
✦ Cues: proactive suggestions, ready before you need them
✦ Voice: talk to your agents, take notes, dictate
✦ Remote: control your music, Mac and TV
✦ Calls: right from your hand
Pre-orders open now
aina.com
kudos @lazyapprove | @priahtyagi | @saxenaaditi7697 | @Otodidakt_20
enjoy the launch (and the numbers rolling in)
but once you get free, lets chat.
i personally use Voyager
but I'm tweeting this cuz I love it when team goes beyond just making launch videos
they had launched back in early October, BUT
this video still gives a launch feels!
ALWAYS KEEP CREATING CONTENT
but they send airport pick ups
come on, don’t be sad
we all loved em when they did that!
On the email users got, about converting points for KAST Pioneer Units. Let me say this, and then will leave it for you to absorb.
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First -
We are super limited in the language we can use, because of country-by-country rules. Use that for context, in what we released.
Second -
We didn’t just come up with some program out of thin air. The conversion of points to KAST Pioneer Units, came after a long and super expensive process with Tier 1 law firms, and with approvals from investors to create this setup. It literally cost us millions just to setup. We got legal opinions on dozens of countries. Obviously, we would only do this because we are really trying our absolute best to create a strong program for the community.
Third -
Just to reconfirm.
The KAST Pioneer Units, will be issued by a KAST-linked SPV. This is the only practical step for issuance globally. The points will convert to the KAST Pioneer Units.
There will be periodic cash out events. We can’t legally promise you the amounts, the dates, whether it goes up or down. No surprise in that.
But we are putting in the hard work, so the community gets an outcome aligned to the success of KAST.
The only thing you have to do, is quickly accept the conversion, details early December in app.
Fourth -
Why is there no token? Because no single project in the crypto card or Neobank space in history, has ever delivered a token which is not down. Tokens are almost always not aligned to the community. The founders and team most often end up with a treasury they wholly control, they along with investors cash out, and the token holders deal with the volatility and the ultimate decrease in price.
By not launching a token, our team and investors get none of that optionality. They stay locked in equity. To date, I have personally only net purchased equity in KAST and never sold.
Launching a token completely counter to our ambition to build a $100B+ company. We believe the KAST Pioneer Units will be the best long term outcome, and in time people will realise this.
Finally -
We understand that in a market which is very far down, many are looking for anyway to cash out. We get it. There is real pain in crypto prices, many have seen their wealth fall substantially.
But still strongly believe the KAST Pioneer Units, issued by the SPV, will ultimately prove to be the right decision. Time be our witness.
Thanks all.
(Note: I won’t respond to most comments, as I’m keeping to approved language)
Founders Inc & Golden Gate in same view at Fort Mason
Corgi cafe with founders trying to make it
Dog patch with founders pushing it
Ocean beach with infinite view of possibilities
Waymo blocking tram
Trader Joe’s & Safeway groceries
San Francisco you beauty 🤌🏻
"oh but claude can make videos now"
"i will use claude to make videos rather"
sure, go ahead.
i'm sure a founder you have nothing else to do
Opus 5.5/Seedance 2.5/After Effects/...
they are merely just a tool,
Taste comes from person using it!
As a video creator myself, I would love to have AI models that produces tasteful videos in seconds.
Trust me I would start charging $10/launch
I will start mass producing it
JD retweeted
career and life update:
for the last 5 years, I ran @spacekayak as one of the great creative experiments of my life. I could be nothing but proud of what we built as a team, a studio, and a partner to 200+ founders. we lived the whole arc with them, through raise, exit, and everything in between. we touched practically every major industry, building new creative expertise, experiences or learning a thing or two along the way.
spacekayak was always a vehicle for young creatives to experiment and kickstart their careers. I got to work with nearly 80 of them and build transformational stories together. This is the part I am most grateful for.
3 years ago we pushed our new branding with the tagline "imagining new frontiers." the experiment has reached its fruition. the frontier has arrived. the world I see today looks different from the one I imagined 5 years ago: new world, new practices, new tools, new ways for humans to coordinate, and above all a clearer idea of what cult leadership/ company looks like in 2026.
we are sunsetting the practice on dec 31st.
we are a small team signing the last accord of projects and collabs. In october alone we worked with 3 YC companies. If you want to work with the creatives on our team as we transition out, reach out.
thank you to every founder who trusted us with their story before anyone else believed it. thank you to every creative who walked through our doors and made the studio what it was. thank you to our partners and mentors who showed up for us again and again.
and @0xsb_ you were the first to say yes when spacekayak was just an idea and without a name. you built this with me, every brief, every late night, every founder we fought for. there is no spacekayak without you. thank you, brother.
for now, a beautiful chapter of my life comes to an end.
@sanctuaryparc stays open. for the next decade, it will be infrastructure for society, a pod in koramangala for anyone daring enough to start, create, or think, and imagine better futures. i have put my life’s savings into it and i will keep funding it. If you are interested in partnership here, DM me.
JD retweeted
Never build for India, never build in India
ED Bengaluru has conducted searches under FEMA on 27.10.2026 at 3 locations in Bengaluru & Madhya Pradesh over unauthorized cross border financial transactions using cryptocurrency involving more than ₹5,000 Crore (Approx.). The probe exposed use of shell entities in tax haven countries, massive OTC deals and illegal foreign payouts via platforms like Binance and Bybit in violation of FEMA provisions.
JD retweeted
okay i understand the whole Wispr Flow vs Granola, but...
I LOVE WISPR FLOW
I use it everyday, and has been a game changer for how I write prompts, introduce myself, and get meeting context!
Team that has made exceptional product, and even knows how to win on YouTube with content
okay i understand the whole Wispr Flow vs Granola, but...
I LOVE WISPR FLOW
I use it everyday, and has been a game changer for how I write prompts, introduce myself, and get meeting context!
Team that has made exceptional product, and even knows how to win on YouTube with content
Is it just me? Every day 3-5 new startups are launching, and I feel every app is quite useful
if this keeps going we are either:
gonna go broke for paying every app or
most of these platforms gonna die
ps: YC startups, please make different videos now :)
JD retweeted
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