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Channing Allen
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Co-founder @IndieHackers, the world's largest online startup community. Building @UseHatchAI, the world's most productive AI assistant.
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Apr 10
    We built an app called Hatch It enables Karpathy's entire LLM Knowledge Base workflow out of the box, in 2 or 3 clicks, in a single interface. No need to stitch together Obsidian + plugins + markdown files + custom tools + etc. Hatch is an AI workspace where files, docs, and
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    Andrej Karpathy
    @karpathy
    Apr 2
    LLM Knowledge Bases Something I'm finding very useful recently: using LLMs to build personal knowledge bases for various topics of research interest. In this way, a large fraction of my recent token throughput is going less into manipulating code, and more into manipulating
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Mar 31, 2025
    Replying to @sama
    For those who are confused by this post: This is a jab at Meta. Meta just released its open-weight LLaMA models with a license that restricts usage by companies with more than 700 million monthly active users. Meta's models exclude major tech competitors like Google, Amazon,
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Mar 13, 2025
    Vibe coding will cause lots of heartbreak for non-technical “idea” people. And honestly I can't wait lol. They've been on the sidelines swearing up and down that: “If I could only build my brilliant idea™️, I'd be making millions in no time.” But now that building is easy,
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Aug 29, 2025
    Best thing I ever did was move from SF to NYC. Both have tech bros but NYC also has Wall Street bros, theater bros, fashion bros, publishing bros, art bros, media bros, culinary bros, political bros, real estate bros, and music bros. It's like moving from 2 dimensions to 3.
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    robyn
    @_robyn_smith
    Aug 29, 2025
    My social skills have gotten noticeably worse after 18 months in sf
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Jun 22, 2021
    To go from 0 to 1 as a founder, you have to learn how to wear all the hats. But to go from 1 to 2, you have to learn how to take them off.
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Oct 14, 2019
    tl;dr 1. stop selling your time as an employee 2. start buying time: quit the job, consume less entertainment, etc. 3. reinvest your purchased time into making things that make money 4. reinvest this money to buy more time 5. rinse & repeat until you own ALL your time
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Jan 24, 2025
    I'm in a state of disbelief that no one's talking about Operator right now. Either very few people have access to OpenAI's Pro tier, or the people who do aren't experimenting very much. Because this thing is insane. Here's just one example: Operator can follow "monkey see,
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Mar 21, 2025
    Vibe coding is an agency test for non-technical people. Low-agency people see vibe coding as a hack for building software while STAYING non-technical. High-agency people realize vibe coding is a hack for becoming MORE technical by building software. Literally just tell AI
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    Idan Masas
    @idanmasas
    Mar 20, 2025
    Here’s a hot take that might trigger some of you Vibe coding can’t be done by non-technical people. You can try, of course. But it’s going to get messy really, really fast And if you don’t know what you’re doing, the whole thing will eventually collapse on you. Don’t listen
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Sep 27, 2023
    This is basically where I live. This little nook. Easily accounts for 50%+ of my waking hours these days. What's your setup like?
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Apr 19, 2021
    If you can't find time to make a project, then your real project is to make time.
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Sep 29, 2024
    You don't have enough money my dude We're taking Indie Hackers to the fucking moon
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    John Rush
    @johnrushx
    Sep 29, 2024
    I want to acquire IndieHackers and Product Hunt. Can someone connect me with the owners?
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Mar 13, 2025
    Here's a pattern I've noticed about Bryan Johnson: People either hate him or love him. And the people who HATE him are “Yellow Brick Thinkers,” while the people who LOVE him are “Lego Brick Thinkers.” The difference is: A Yellow Brick Thinker believes they have to follow
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    𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳
    @Grimezsz
    Mar 13, 2025
    Honestly so into Bryan Johnson. I got into it as a joke but after getting my data he did successfully gamify my health in my mind His whole thing is also an argument against the utter creative bankruptcy of most health branding
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    Mar 11, 2021
    The most effective leaders I know are all relearners. You have learners, unlearners, and relearners. Most folks stop at learning. A fraction go on to unlearn what they learned, but stop there. This isn't an actual improvement until they start relearning. I'll explain 👇
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    Channing Allen
    @ChanningAllen
    May 12, 2021
    Learning to code is way harder than we all make it out to be. I say this as a self-taught developer with plenty of experience teaching others. Do you need a CS degree? Definitely not. But do you need a community/mentor who can help you overcome unique hurdles? Most people do.
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