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  • SF2.LA: Part 1

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    Diego from 2 months ago:

    “No-code platforms are BS.”

    Diego from today:

    “No-code platforms are mostly BS. Except one, which is now my new BFF. 😉”

    I once firmly believed that low/no-code platforms couldn’t create novel technologies. However, I had the opportunity to challenge this belief while developing a solution for a non-profit campaign.

    The goal was ambitious: to connect the Strava and DonorDrive APIs to boost AIDS/LifeCycle participants’ campaigns by automatically sharing their training efforts and helping with their fundraising goals. This was something I had already been doing manually for my campaign, and friends were curious about how they could do the same.

    After exploring various no/low-code platforms, I discovered FlutterFlow, which perfectly fit my needs. It offers a comprehensive Cloud IDE, encompassing UI, Design System, Database, Authentication, Frontend, Backend, Webhooks, Version Control and more.


    Initially, I struggled to grasp some concepts and could have had a better experience. However, the FlutterFlow community was incredibly supportive, and after four very long weekends, I had a solution ready for all 2500+ participants. It’s still a work in progress but is already assisting other AIDS/Lifecycle participants.

    I hope it will make a significant difference for the organizations behind the event.
    I’m immensely grateful for the support and feedback from the cycling and tech communities. Your encouragement has been pivotal in this journey. This project marks just the beginning. I now see these solutions as catalysts for change, inspiring more tech-driven initiatives for social causes.

    If you’re a participant (or thinking about becoming one), I’d love to hear your feedback and your experience using it: https://sf2.la/

  • Dear Bill, thanks for all the fish… I mean, the link.

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    Bill Bill, thanks for thinking about us.

    “AI agents that are well trained in mental health will make therapy much more affordable and easier to get. Wysa and Youper are two of the early chatbots here. But agents will go much deeper. If you choose to share enough information with a mental health agent, it will understand your life history and your relationships.”

    More at: AI is about to completely change how you use computers by Bill Gates.

  • “A word after a word after a word is power” – Margaret Atwood

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    In 1981, a poet predicted the rise of hashtag LLMs.

  • Experiments by Linus Lee

    I’ve just found one more amazing AI experiment created by Linus Lee. Costructure is a pair of interface experiments that explore ways to enable nonlinear reading, where we read a document by first scanning for key ideas, then dive deeper on the more interesting sections.

  • Gut Feeling Prioritization

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    I’ve always found myself at a crossroads when it comes to roadmap prioritization. The constant struggle between waiting for conclusive results from A/B tests to set clear priorities, managing the flood of customer feedback, and the need to move forward with strategic planning has been a significant challenge for me.

    I recently rewatched one of my favorite Goodwater Masterclass episodes featuring Sean Rad (Tinder). It reminded me of stories about successful companies where, during the early stages of their product development, the most impactful ideas were top-down and based on gut feelings.

    Then, as the company grew, formal processes became necessary to deal with the increase in customer requests and the influx of new ideas from the team, which made decision-making slower.