Here's a rambling of thoughts that I've been thinking about for a while, just observing and listening to how people use the internet... Prompts are replacing posts. A prompt makes a video. A song. An agent. Soon, an entire app. Prompts are becoming the new content type. And new content| Shane Mac
What if the next innovation in AI isn't about what exists, it's about what doesn't exist? What if it’s not about crunching more data, it’s about being able to create something without any data? This question has been burning in my brain since a conversation I had at| Shane Mac
Six years ago, I moved to Nashville from San Francisco. I have great friends in SF, and I met great friends in Nashville. What struck me is how such great people could be so divided, especially when it came to politics. So for 6 years, I just listened and took| Shane Mac
Hey friends, I'd love to hear your thoughts—hit reply and say hi! I've been thinking about this for a while: As social networks become algorithm networks, followers lose all their value, and group messaging becomes the new social graph, what changes? Why the Next| Shane Mac
I sent a note to our team earlier today about how, in an AI-native world, your job is not to do the work—it’s to ensure the work is great. Team, I’ve been thinking a lot about Tobi’s note that was shared in #tool-ai — I tweeted about| Shane Mac
Michelle recently shared how we passed $40m in all-time revenue at Squared Away. Check out her post on X. I wanted to share a few thoughts on how we got here, lessons learned, all of our financials, and my personal journey to get here. To think we started this company| Shane Mac
Read about culture, leadership, and building technology startups.| Shane Mac
The following post is an excerpt from David Marquet's book "Leadership is Language." David was the captain of a nuclear submarine and one of my favorite leaders in the world. David asked me to share when we were launching our biggest project with Apple and how one question almost led| Shane Mac
7 years ago, I called my best friend Robert Stephens and asked him for advice. His response was not what I was looking for. He said, Do you want my Advice or do you want my Validation? I just sat there for a second. Doubting my actual intentions. Thinking. What| Shane Mac
Last month, I made an offer to everyone at our company: $25,000 to quit. 6 people took it. But, why? Because I fucked up. I'm sharing the story to be open about what happened, why I did it, and maybe it can be helpful to others going through a| Shane Mac
