Sam Willis

@samwillis

Building something @databricks & @neondatabase. Prev co-founder @ElectricSQL (acquired by Databricks). Started PGlite.dev, co-creator of @tan_stack DB.

London UK

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Sam Willis
@samwillis
Dec 27, 2025
My overriding thought going into 2026: Problems you thought were out of reach no longer are. Pick a problem 100x harder than you thought possible to tackle alone, and run with it. Start now. AI will catch up and make it possible.
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Sam Willis
@samwillis
Aug 27
This is litrally the first time I've seen something on a social media feed and ordered it. And I did within about 5 min... Very much looking forward to exploring this with the kids.
Thomas Wolf
@Thom_Wolf
Aug 27
We have a huge news to share today! Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with
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Sam Willis
@samwillis
Aug 25
Every sync engine becomes a database, eventually.
Tuomas Artman
@artman
Aug 25
Replying to @timfl93 and @joodalooped
Roll our own database.
Sam Willis
@samwillis
Aug 12
We found some old eclipse glasses during our house move. Kids got to put them to good use this evening! Can't see it here but this is the moment it hit 92% in London.
Sam Willis
@samwillis
Aug 11
Huge announcement, we've joined @databricks and @neondatabase to build sync into the Neon platform. So excited to join such an incredible team! 🚀🎉
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Electric
@ElectricSQL
Aug 11
Major news — @ElectricSQL is joining @neondatabase at @databricks electric.ax/blog/2026/08/1…
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