Sari Azout

Yeah, somebody posted on Twitter last night, what happens, how do people choose one software over the other in a world where AI can do absolutely everything? And I don't know, my take on it is, my answer was founder worldview. I genuinely think that the motivation and the vision and the intention behind something is something you can't fake.

Yeah, somebody posted on Twitter last night, what happens, how do people choose one software over the other in a world where AI can do absolutely everything? And I don't know, my take on it is, my answer was founder worldview. I genuinely think that the motivation and the vision and the intention behind something is something you can't fake.

It's a little bit woo-woo, it's a little bit wishy-washy, but I think that's how people make decisions. it matters. Like, why are you building this? Like, I don't think people, like humans are not like rational. Like we were talking Econ 11, you know, like people make decisions based on emotions. And I don't know. I think it's like far less utilitarian than people.

It's a little bit woo-woo, it's a little bit wishy-washy, but I think that's how people make decisions. it matters. Like, why are you building this? Like, I don't think people, like humans are not like rational. Like we were talking Econ 11, you know, like people make decisions based on emotions. And I don't know. I think it's like far less utilitarian than people.

It's a little bit woo-woo, it's a little bit wishy-washy, but I think that's how people make decisions. it matters. Like, why are you building this? Like, I don't think people, like humans are not like rational. Like we were talking Econ 11, you know, like people make decisions based on emotions. And I don't know. I think it's like far less utilitarian than people.

Okay. So here's something I've learned building Sublime is, I think there's two types of founders, broadly speaking. I think there's founders that operate less like business executives and more like artists. They have a creative vision and they're manifesting it and they're not really solving a problem. They're just manifesting a creative vision. And the kind of like,

Okay. So here's something I've learned building Sublime is, I think there's two types of founders, broadly speaking. I think there's founders that operate less like business executives and more like artists. They have a creative vision and they're manifesting it and they're not really solving a problem. They're just manifesting a creative vision. And the kind of like,

Okay. So here's something I've learned building Sublime is, I think there's two types of founders, broadly speaking. I think there's founders that operate less like business executives and more like artists. They have a creative vision and they're manifesting it and they're not really solving a problem. They're just manifesting a creative vision. And the kind of like,

counter point to that is like founders that are iterating and validating and like, you know, here's a hypothesis and I'm going to tweak it and like iteratively get to product market fit. And I definitely think I'm the former, like Sublime is the former.

counter point to that is like founders that are iterating and validating and like, you know, here's a hypothesis and I'm going to tweak it and like iteratively get to product market fit. And I definitely think I'm the former, like Sublime is the former.

counter point to that is like founders that are iterating and validating and like, you know, here's a hypothesis and I'm going to tweak it and like iteratively get to product market fit. And I definitely think I'm the former, like Sublime is the former.

It's, you know, in some ways, like I had this idea fully formed in my head about like building a Sublime internet and I had to kind of work backwards. to reverse engineer that idea because the reality is that most people don't care about their mission. They care about what can you do for them today.

It's, you know, in some ways, like I had this idea fully formed in my head about like building a Sublime internet and I had to kind of work backwards. to reverse engineer that idea because the reality is that most people don't care about their mission. They care about what can you do for them today.

It's, you know, in some ways, like I had this idea fully formed in my head about like building a Sublime internet and I had to kind of work backwards. to reverse engineer that idea because the reality is that most people don't care about their mission. They care about what can you do for them today.

And so I've sort of been in that process of like, how do you take that big vision and like piecemeal it into specific value props. But I say that because I think that, you know, like Sublime for me is like the missionary thing. It's like the multi-decade project. It's going to like take me decades, but it's like the moat is so profound.

And so I've sort of been in that process of like, how do you take that big vision and like piecemeal it into specific value props. But I say that because I think that, you know, like Sublime for me is like the missionary thing. It's like the multi-decade project. It's going to like take me decades, but it's like the moat is so profound.

And so I've sort of been in that process of like, how do you take that big vision and like piecemeal it into specific value props. But I say that because I think that, you know, like Sublime for me is like the missionary thing. It's like the multi-decade project. It's going to like take me decades, but it's like the moat is so profound.

But I think there's a huge opportunity to do the opposite of that, which is do one thing, do it well. And I have two ideas, one of which I'm building, the other of which I would build if somebody in this podcast wants to help. But essentially, or actually maybe, let me frame it with an anecdote that I think is fantastic. So Akio Morita was the designer for the Sony Walkman.

But I think there's a huge opportunity to do the opposite of that, which is do one thing, do it well. And I have two ideas, one of which I'm building, the other of which I would build if somebody in this podcast wants to help. But essentially, or actually maybe, let me frame it with an anecdote that I think is fantastic. So Akio Morita was the designer for the Sony Walkman.

But I think there's a huge opportunity to do the opposite of that, which is do one thing, do it well. And I have two ideas, one of which I'm building, the other of which I would build if somebody in this podcast wants to help. But essentially, or actually maybe, let me frame it with an anecdote that I think is fantastic. So Akio Morita was the designer for the Sony Walkman.