... orbit Est. valuation: ~$100M+ Byteport next-gen file transfer protocol Est. valuation: ~ $30M Hex Security AI agents that continuously hack your system to find vulnerabilities (Rev.: $1M+ run-rate in 8 weeks) Est. valuation: ~$100M+ Grazemate autonomous drones that herd cattle, track weight, and monitor land Est. valuation: ~ $30M GRU Space moon factory turning lunar soil into buildings (starting with a moon hotel) Est. valuation: ~$100M+ Luel marketplace for real-world human data (video/audio) to train AI models ...

... products are AI agents actually choosing today? A few things we re starting to see: 1. Agents don t pick what devs say they like They pick what they can actually execute. For example: Resend often gets picked over alternatives for transactional email not because of branding but because it s easier to use, faster to integrate, fewer blockers This feels like a different layer of competition: execution > preference 2. We started running task-based comparisons We define tasks ... ... Comment from Ghost Kitty(@ghost-kitty-9583583): Comment Deleted Comment from Umair(@umairnadeem): the framing here is backwards imo. agents dont "pick" tools - they regurgitate whatever their training data and system prompts tell them to use. resend wins over alternatives

... does the relationship building. Very good mix. Comment from Ryan Tucker(@ryan_tucker13): @busmark_w_nika  Amazing! Will do! We're launching in less than 2 weeks! :) We really appreciate the support. You're welcome to join our Herd any time! Comment from Daniil Bulgakov(@daniil_bulgakov): As a data engineer, I think about this differently: it's not just about trusting the AI it's about where your data goes when you use it. Most AI tools require ... ... ties back to money. Supervised beats "fully autonomous" for anything that spends a client's budget. Comment from Neelanchal Gogna(@neelanchal_gogna): @nikhilshahane   @busmark_w_nika  This happened to me when our AI email bot sent a competitor

... Good strategy. If you don t check, Monday can turn into a nightmare. Comment from Aleksandar Blazhev(@byalexai): @honest_beam  Nice. Finding the balance is the key. Comment from Zagita(@rani_zagita): I m pretty relaxed about weekends vs. weekdays I ll check emails if I m free, but replies depend on my mood (or urgency). Either way, it s done by Monday. Though if I m deep into my time off? Good luck getting me to open ... ... even when I'm on vacation. I feel better being able to at least spot something I need to handle later, traffic it to someone so I don't hold it up, or triage my inbox (thin out the herd

... Howell(@howell4change): A few but not a complete list and @OpenAI @Figma @Gamma (super useful) @Fitbod Weight Lifting Workout (a truly great product) @usebubbles , can't live without, I like the permissions and the way the notes are presented vs other ai notetakers, big boost to productivity @Notion Gamma isn't perfect, but it gets me over overthinking slides and it is done in five minutes. I am really looking forward to what the future might be presenting data ... ... assets Each one pays for itself by speeding up my work or helping me avoid mistakes ;) Comment from Matthew @ Sapling(@tinyorgtech): @busmark_w_nika  no. In fact I'm going through them next week to thin out the herd

... definitely check them out as well! Comment from steve beyatte(@steveb): @bradharrs that's a pretty awesome pitch. Love the web copy, too. Comment from Brad Harris(@bradharrs): @marc__milberg alignment between Product and Eng is like herding caffeinated cats. Clear docs and decision-making frameworks help, but let s be real regular syncs and actually listening to each other matters more than another Notion doc no one reads. I've seen so much get lost with even the most ... ... size and phase. Can you share a bit more about what you're building, so I can give a little bit more precise insights? There's always a tension between documentation that works well for product and design ideation vs

... point at times, but always love hearing the founders take! Comment from Gabe Perez(@gabe): Other than horse, what has been your favorite thing to work on and why? How do you balance working on your "favorite" thing vs something else that might have more impact. Comment from Charlie Coppinger(@thecoppinger): @pascalpixel Comment from Charlie Coppinger(@thecoppinger): How are you so handsome _and_ successful? I thought it was one or the other? Comment from Rajiv ... ... boring in my technical choices ( ) i care more about consistency than perfection, so i stick to tools i can reuse everywhere instead of chasing whatever s new whenever i have been in a team leading position this nerd herding

... Time is scarce, priorities shift daily, and team alignment can sometimes feel like herding cats. Yet, there s one secret weapon many successful teams swear by: visual planning. Why? Because humans are inherently visual creatures. Our brains process visuals 60,000 times faster than text, which means a well-organized visual plan can instantly make your goals, tasks, and bottlenecks crystal clear. But what does visual planning really do for teams? What Is Visual Planning? Think of visual planning ...