mild, generic profanity
Joined July 2009
- Tweets 11,115
- Following 255
- Followers 355
- Likes 45,991
625 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
May 28
I wrote about defining "streetwear". Shouts to @YoungCorey @spacetigre @LoisSakany for the great historic context.
My POV is designer houses adopting the term, bifurcating the definition, and making it even more confusing for the end consumer
open.substack.com/pub/openco…
5
10
35
4,496
Converse actually does less revenue than Vans. Both saw huge declines in 2025, but Vans has at least sparked cultural momentum by streamlining and focusing on genuinely fresh iterations of core product. Wonder if Converse could try similar?
8h
Sell the company.
1
61
Any of the wellness people concerned about wearing all of this tech on their head all day
2
63
Silicon Valley is struggling to solve “taste” specifically because it is a thing that cannot be “solved”. You cannot quantify and codify it. It is entirely subjective and constantly shifting. Even in the most watered down and generic form now, it will one day be poor taste.
We’re excited to introduce Taste Labs.
Our mission is to end AI slop. We’re building the data and infrastructure layer to give AI models and agents taste.
And today we’re coming out of stealth, announcing our $18.5M seed funding, co-led by @CRV and @AmplifyPartners
AI has nailed objective domains and made it easy to generate anything. But it still feels off. Now, the challenge is judgement. What fits, what feels like you, what’s GREAT. This requires turning a fuzzy, subjective domain into something we can measure and codify. We’re starting with design.
There are two sides to cracking this, the foundation model layer and the agent layer:
- We’ve already been working with the top frontier labs to evaluate and improve their models, crafting the right post-training data and RL environments.
- We’ve also been working with app-layer companies to build the context and verification tools for their agents to produce better, more on-brand, more creative outputs.
We want a future where AI feels right.
If you’re passionate about this mission, join us!
2
117
Just wrote a manifesto on pre-orders as someone who has managed over $30M in pre-order revenue. Drops Thursday.
Openconceptworkplace.substac…
13h
LMAO Son Nike is geekin.
Over a months long wait for a SNKRS drop.
HOW DID THEY FUCK UP THE WORLD CUP SO BADLY!?
5
290
ABG or G-III for the chuck taylor?
SHAI x SWOOSH: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just teased a move from Converse to Nike 👀
1
1
114
Logo flips and references can always be hard to distinguish from "clever" and "copy", but cooked one up I really like that probably won't see light of day
1
35
Jun 16
I think it’s important to understand that being smart a few times does not mean you will be smart forever
Jun 13
💥NEW: @chamath on LA Mayor Election: “I’m for mathematical and statistical literacy. And what happened here is mathematically and statistically IMPOSSIBLE … I can tell you the statistical odds that this would have happened — and it’s one in a trillion!”
3
99
Jun 15
Would be great to see more of the old guard participate in the stewardship of cultural institutions instead of starting hot sauce brands or whatever
Jun 15
To me, this is a rare example of a cult fashion brand being acquired by a company that actually makes sense.
Even though Undercover is in a completely different stratosphere than Human Made, Jun and Nigo’s 35 year friendship makes me believe UC is in good hands.
1
8
1,053
Jun 15
Decided to write the story behind these sneakers changing my life. Special thanks to @AndyOliverWpg @hepdog and whoever handled Asics seeding in 2014.
open.substack.com/pub/openco…
Jun 11
In honor of the World Cup starting, a shoe that weirdly changed my life
6
6
32
7,160
Jun 15
Always curious to know the path a person has taken in their life to ultimately lead them to wearing a Psycho Bunny polo
8
1,806
Jun 15
Always shocked when I come across a Guy I Don’t Like™ while using the Guy I Don’t Like App™
1
61
Jun 15
“The Voice of Culture” enabling the dumbest moment in our country’s history for a few likes
Jun 15
The locker rooms inside the White House for UFC Freedom 250 are insane 😮💨
(📸: Getty)
5
168
Jun 15
How much longer does the “untouchable celeb wears something extremely early” GTM strategy have left?
Jun 14
Travis Scott wore an unreleased Nike Air Force 1 Low in an Ostrich "Baby Blue" colorway during the Brazil vs. Morocco World Cup game last night 👀🌵🥶
1
1
5
630
Jun 14
They’re gonna start TikTok accounts talking about good Costco deals and try their hand at entrepreneurship.
Jun 13
The 10,000 San Franciscans who are about to become millionaires in 2026 are going to fund a new generation of art, architecture and ideas that will shape the world
2
186
Jun 13
Jun 12
What a terrible take.
You don’t have to agree with @elonmusk’s politics to recognize what he has accomplished.
When we become incapable of admiring extraordinary achievement because we dislike someone’s politics, what message are we sending to every entrepreneur and innovator?
1
55
Jun 12
6 Oct 2023
That beer hit my hand on a Friday like Mjolnir
1
79
Jun 12
Please say sike
Jun 12
LAUNCHED: Custom SpaceX x Nike Tennis Classics were spotted on the floor as the company went public 🚀
📷 @GoldmanSachs
2
6
459
Jun 12
The dude just calmly repoing more weight with perfect form next to him is a beautiful choice by the director
97
WHATEVER retweeted
Jun 11
you can’t just chrome hearts your way to the top same way you couldn’t just supreme your way to the top, that’s not how the game is played
1
12
36
3,286