I know so many put-together people who are privately navigating devastating shit. Losing parents. Brutal divorces. Medical emergencies. Give people grace—you never know who’s hanging on.
Ben Silbermann
212 posts
Ben Silbermann
@8en
San Francisco, CA
Joined April 2007
- The sentiment amongst people I follow is that Twitter is being destroyed. But in my experience, it’s pretty much the same — maybe a little better. Am I an outlier? What are others experiencing?
- Good morning
- I went to a restaurant last night with my family. Someone at a table nearby paid for dinner. Whoever you are, thank you! It made my day, and it was also special for my kids to experience a random act of kindness.
- Until now, ai voices have felt a little off. It's tough to pin down, but there's something unnatural about the tone, pacing, warmth, and confidence. Cartesia's new voice model feels different. The way it expresses emotion feels more human than anything I've heard before.We've raised $100M from Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, and NVIDIA. Today we're introducing Sonic-3 - the state-of-the-art model for realtime conversation. What makes Sonic-3 great: - Breakthrough naturalness - laughter and full emotional range - Lightning fast -
00:00 - I am so excited for Figma’s future. What an incredible company.Sharing an update on @figma: we publicly filed our S-1 with the SEC today, and have applied to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FIG.” figma.com/blog/s1-public
- Wikipedia made me fall in love with the internet. It was evidence that lots of people want to build something useful and bigger than themselves. Do you think Wikipedia could be started today? Why or why not?
- I'm excited for @ekuyda and the wabi team. When creation tools get radically simpler, creativity explodes. I can't wait to see what people make.Today, we’re thrilled to announce $20M in funding led by @a16z, with support from @saranormous, @amasad, @akothari, @garrytan, @justinkan, @atShruti, @naval, @scottbelsky, @gokulr, @soleio, @kevinhartz and more. @wabi is ushering in a new era of personal software, where anyone
00:00 - Why do US political candidates get to spam everyone with text messages?
- This👇is a valuable insight from tracking your feelings over time. When we have an unpleasant feeling, it’s easy to think “this feeling will never pass” or “this is how I always feel”. Data gives a more objective view.This is why I love using @HowWeFeel so much. I’ve had what I thought a lot of days feeling anxious and down this month, and while there definitely were days like this, the majority was positive. 🧵
- Software is never finished, only abandoned.
- Excited that @HowWeFeel is a finalist for the 2024 Apple Design Awards. You can see all the finalists 👇
