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jamesjyu
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Science fiction writer & founder of Sudowrite.
Previously:
- Worked on consumer VR at Facebook before it became Meta.
- Co-founder of Parse (YC S11), acquired by Facebook.
- Psychoacoustics engineer at Dolby.
https://www.jamesyu.org
- jamesjyuThis is a very reductionist claim about how people use AI in their art process. The truth is that the best artists use AI in a sort of dance between the human and machine. But always, the human is the prime mover through a process of iteration.
- What's even more impressive is the retention charts: https://x.com/far33d/status/1981031672142504146
Every single cohort is smiling upward from the past two years. That is insane, especially at their scale! AI is useful to people.
- For #2, if you're working on a big feature, start with a markdown planning file that you and the LLM work on until you are satisfied with the approach. Doesn't need to be rocket science: even if it's just a couple paragraphs it's much better than doing it one shot.
- Huge brand moat. Consumers around the world equate AI with ChatGPT. That kind of recognition is an extremely difficult thing to pull off, and also hard to unseat as long as they play their cards right.
- I think a better term is "word synthesizer"
- Sudowrite | https://sudowrite.com | √ remote | √ profitable | √ full-time
PROFITABLE, SUSTAINABLE SMALL TEAM, MAKING SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT
Kind, smart, low-drama people, seeking the same to help make writing tools authors dream about.
We're building a sustainable company, not chasing unrealistic growth targets set by VCs.
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Hiring: Staff Product Designer
This is the best job listing you will read this year: https://sudowrite.com/jobs/designer
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- There is a great classic sci-fi book that explores this: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Cloud-Fred-Hoyle/dp/0140014667
- This is what we did for Sudowrite. Took a small seed and got to profitability within 2 years by hiring within our means and laser focusing on our users. Happy to answer questions!
- Sudowrite | REMOTE | √ PMF | Full-Time | Hiring: AI Engineer
PROFITABLE, SUSTAINABLE SMALL TEAM, MAKING SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT.
We are a group of friendly, smart, low-drama people, seeking the same to help us make writing tools authors dream about.
Our users have published hundreds of books using Sudowrite, and we're committed to building a sustainable company, not chasing unrealistic growth targets set by VCs.
We're on year two of profitability, and not planning to raise again. This will be the second year we've paid out a profit-sharing bonus.
- Sudowrite is the best AI for authors. We help the next generation of storytellers tell better stories.
- We believe the future of writing is AI & human collaboration.
- We've been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and everywhere else we care about.
- We're 100% remote. We meet in person a few times of year in places like LA, Portland, and Hawaii.
- We work with a coach and value self-awareness and growth.
- We encourage diverse candidates within 2 hours of USA timezones to apply.
We are hiring an AI Engineer who writes and loves literature. Details here: https://r.people.capital/sudowrite-ai
- Also wow, pho from scratch in 30 minutes? https://www.recipeninja.ai/recipe/r_f0IwybXaymnGzp/spicy-pho...
- Sudowrite | REMOTE | √ PMF | Full-Time | Hiring: AI Engineer
PROFITABLE, SUSTAINABLE SMALL TEAM, MAKING SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT.
We are a group of friendly, smart, low-drama people, seeking the same to help us make writing tools authors dream about.
Our users have published hundreds of books using Sudowrite, and we're committed to building a sustainable company, not chasing unrealistic growth targets set by VCs.
We're on year two of profitability, and not planning to raise again. This will be the second year we've paid out a profit-sharing bonus.
- Sudowrite is the best AI for authors. We help the next generation of storytellers tell better stories.
- We believe the future of writing is AI & human collaboration.
- We've been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and everywhere else we care about.
- We're 100% remote. We meet in person a few times of year in places like LA, Portland, and Hawaii.
- We work with a coach and value self-awareness and growth.
- We encourage diverse candidates within 2 hours of USA timezones to apply.
We are hiring an AI Engineer who loves literature. Details here: https://r.people.capital/sudowrite-ai
- Sudowrite | REMOTE | √ PMF | Full-Time | Hiring: AI Engineer
PROFITABLE, SUSTAINABLE SMALL TEAM, MAKING SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT.
We are a group of friendly, smart, low-drama people, seeking the same to help us make writing tools authors dream about.
Our users have published hundreds of books using Sudowrite, and we're committed to building a sustainable company, not chasing unrealistic growth targets set by VCs.
We're on year two of profitability, and not planning to raise again. This will be the second year we've paid out a profit-sharing bonus.
- Sudowrite is the best AI for authors. We help the next generation of storytellers tell better stories.
- We believe the future of writing is AI & human collaboration.
- We've been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and everywhere else we care about.
- We're 100% remote. We meet in person a few times of year in places like LA, Portland, and Hawaii.
- We work with a coach and value self-awareness and growth.
- We encourage diverse candidates within 2 hours of USA timezones to apply.
We are hiring an AI Engineer who loves literature. Details here: https://r.people.capital/sudowrite-ai
- Kimchi is so important in Korean culture they sent it with their astronauts
"If a Korean goes to space, kimchi must go there, too"
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/asia/22iht-kimchi.1...
- Sudowrite | REMOTE | √ PMF | Full-Time | Hiring: AI Engineer and Head of Growth
PROFITABLE, SUSTAINABLE SMALL TEAM, MAKING SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT.
We are a group of friendly, smart, low-drama people, seeking the same to help us make writing tools authors dream about.
Our users have published hundreds of books using Sudowrite, and we're committed to building a sustainable company, not chasing unrealistic growth targets set by VCs.
We're on year two of profitability, and not planning to raise again. This will be the second year we've paid out a profit-sharing bonus.
- Sudowrite is the best AI for authors. We help the next generation of storytellers tell better stories.
- We believe the future of writing is AI & human collaboration.
- We've been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and everywhere else we care about.
- We're 100% remote. We meet in person a few times of year in places like LA, Portland, and Hawaii.
- We work with a coach and value self-awareness and growth.
- We encourage diverse candidates within 2 hours of USA timezones to apply.
We are hiring an AI Engineer and Head of Growth.
Details here: https://sudowrite.notion.site/We-re-hiring-engineers-to-make...
and here: https://sudowrite.notion.site/We-re-hiring-a-Head-of-Growth-...
- First startup: HN
Second startup: word of mouth
- Sudowrite | REMOTE | Full-Time | Hiring: AI Engineer and Head of Growth
- We believe the future of writing is AI & human collaboration. Sudowrite is the best AI for creative writers.
- We are profitable with a rapidly growing paying user base.
- We've been featured in The New York Times, New Yorker, Verge, etc.
- We believe new tools will enable a renaissance in art & creativity and we want to help the next generation of storytellers tell better stories.
- We’re 100% remote and support work-life balance. We meet up in person a few times of year, last time in Los Angeles. We encourage diverse candidates who can work within 2 hours of USA timezones to apply.
We are hiring a staff AI Engineer and Head of Growth. Details here: https://r.people.capital/sudowrite-ai and https://sudowrite.notion.site/We-re-hiring-a-Head-of-Growth-...
- Time to deploy trusted AI managers to all reference frames.
- This brings up an interesting question of salary for near-lightspeed travel. Is it Earth's frame of reference, or the astronauts?