Yes, just like Jony Ive has been doing

It can make/take phone calls[0], but they need to be prompted on the nature of the call, the data they need, and how to collect it. They can also output the results of the call via API. An AI agent from Masterworks recently called me using this technology.

[0] https://vapi.ai/

You generally want to IPO (and fundraise in general) at the most favorable terms possible — not when there are market headwinds.

Not if you see the IPO as your only remaining exit strategy for a juggling act that is threatening to rain down on your head when it collapses

> $8k contract → 5% equity

Surely this is a typo, and you mean 50% equity?

We detached this comment from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46859274.

Fintech of that cohort is trading poorly, if they haven't found a way to survive post-ZIRP. Many have not.

for more terrible ideas in 2026 then!

Data brokering is a good business model, actually

1 Could maybe make sense for a proof of concept, but realize that you're probably throwing it away (sooner better than later).

Start with 2, and think about the separation of deployable targets and shared libraries/plugins. You can eventually carve out separate infra for deployable targets when resource contention becomes a problem (e.g. DB load is affecting unrelated services)

3 is rarely the right first step for a small team

4 is never the right first step for a small team

As a product of public montessori, I couldn't agree more

You're absolutely right!