How to go viral, survive and build loyalty: lessons from a 30-day chatGPT journey.
Four Saturdays ago I read a cool tweet. Now I'm in Palo Alto meeting people smarter than me and closing a small pre-seed investor round.
Landed in San Francisco 4 hours ago.
East-West coast jetlag is peanuts compared to the ruthless Bangkok - NYC.
I’m always struck by how similar flora is between California and Portugal.
Nature looks familiar - but the comparison stops there.
Over the last four weeks,
I got the chance to dive into a pretty rare first-hand experience.
This is a rushed attempt to upload my thoughts before the sun rises, demanding another Starbucks-fuelled jog on the hamster wheel.
Today we’re taking a break from our usual screenshots of dialogues with my CEO to document a few key lessons and memories formed since March 18th 2023.
The calm before the storm
Earlier this year, I rented an amazing apartment in Bangkok - a city full of polarity.
Life is safe, modern and affordable for international standards.
Locals are warm, kind and generally relaxed.
The streets are chaotic, traffic-jammed and occasionally smoggy.
Saturday, March 18th I walked into my flat from a morning dip, grabbed my phone, and read what @jacksonfall tweeted 3 days prior:
I was instantly struck by child-like curiosity and couldn’t put it down.
What would chatGPT reply if the starting budget was $10,000? Or a million?
What if it could have help from a full-time human, or even just 1 hour a day?
Obvious pro tip - if you bump into an amazing idea, chances are, others out there will find it just as amazing as you. Take action with no expectations and focus on learning with no expectations.
I wanted to spend more time with this tool, so I jumped in, and 31 days later this is where we stand:
Crazy. However, each week of this 30-day journey was meaningfully different, something that gets lost in translation in a highlight reel like this.
Here’s just how different:
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