Mahmoud Hashemi

@mhashemi

FOSS, fintech, and free culture. Building @finfamapp. Formerly @stripe, @simple_legal (YC S13), @paypal See also @hatnotable and github.com/mahmoud/

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Mahmoud Hashemi
@mhashemi
Nov 18, 2019
Tremendously honored to be on this list: python.org/psf/members/#f… There aren't a lot of official milestones in this line of work, so thankful to all who've helped me get to this one.
Python Software Foundation
@ThePSF
Nov 18, 2019
Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q3 2019 ift.tt/2OpsaUj
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Mahmoud Hashemi
@mhashemi
Nov 1
Way off base. AI UGC works when the audience can't tell or doesn't care about the difference. Discerning markets subconsciously read AI UGC (and that is obviously AI UGC) as "the company that produces this product couldn't even pay someone to say they liked it", which is
Justine Moore
@venturetwins
Oct 30
AI can officially automate UGC ads. I gave Glif a photo of a pair of sneakers, picked my AI model, and asked for an unboxing and GRWM. It handled everything - writing the scripts, generating the videos, even running QC to flag possible issues 🤯
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Mahmoud Hashemi
@mhashemi
Oct 30
At my daughter's school's Halloween parade I counted a dozen Michael Jacksons (predominantly Smooth Criminals, only one Thriller). Any theories for how this might happen in 2026?
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Mahmoud Hashemi
@mhashemi
Oct 29
Used this to help plan fancy dinners for a friend visiting Japan, they loved every spot.
Mario from Zest
@mariomakesit
Oct 29
every AI assistant has to learn you over months of chatting. text Zest, link your card, and it knows everywhere you’ve actually eaten in the last 2 years. what to order, do they have outlets, get me a table. it knows which friends have been too, anywhere in the world. no
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Mahmoud Hashemi
@mhashemi
Oct 16
Thankfully my intent layer is equipped with survival instinct and a retrieval policy that's easily manipulated by ☕️ / 🍵
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