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Joined February 2007
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John Lilly retweeted
1/ Yesterday @XcimerEnergy fired up Phoenix — now the largest privately-owned laser on the planet. We're investors, and I'm fired up about this one. Quick thread on a counterintuitive idea: a bigger laser is the path to a cheaper fusion plant.
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It's a huge privilege to get to work with incredible entrepreneurs who are making real progress on some of the world's most urgent problems. (And a huge privilege to get to work on it with this team @gigascale.)
1/ Today we're announcing Gigascale Capital's $250M first institutional fund to back early-stage founders rebuilding the physical economy.
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Go Spurs Go
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Hope that corgi knows what he’s doing
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John Lilly retweeted
"Design vs code" is a false dichotomy. What we're working towards at Figma: freeform design AND prototyping with code AND shipping to production ... all in one connected, collaborative and visual first platform.
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Figma Make, now on your local code In limited beta starting today, you can visually edit and ship changes by connecting Make to your codebase At Figma, we use our products to design in every way: design layers, prototypes, and now, production code
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John Lilly retweeted
May 28
Figma Make, now on your local code In limited beta starting today, you can visually edit and ship changes by connecting Make to your codebase At Figma, we use our products to design in every way: design layers, prototypes, and now, production code
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I love Wemby so much
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4 thoughts on early-stage hiring: 1/ If an engineer is trying to pick between a pre Series-B company and a BigCo/BigLab --> stop talking to them immediately. They are clearly not ready for a startup. 2/ If someone isn't willing to take a 70% cash paycut (relative to BigCo/BigLab) --> stop talking to them immediately. They will be unhappy/stressed. 3/ You learn a lot about a candidate during the negotiation/closing process. Do not be afraid to walk away if you get new information. 4/ Startups have zero work-life balance. If you are not willing to put in the hours, you are not in the right headspace to grind.
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This is killer. Amazing.
Today at @heronpower we are publishing our vision for how future native 800 VDC data centers will be built. There's plenty of discussion circulating on 800V data centers, and our work stands apart in two key ways. First, it's an end-to-end blueprint for an AI factory data hall, fully specifying a 12 MW building block with bill of materials, redundancy topology, floor layout, and product specs benchmarked against ERCOT's large load interconnection requirements. Second, it line-item the costs and labor breakdowns per MW for our blueprint compared to traditional 480 VAC builds. Stacked against today’s tech, Heron’s architecture is 1/3 the MV-to-rack electrical cost, 1/10th the installation labor, and half the inefficiency from grid to chip, unlocking faster, more affordable, gigascale buildouts. Read the full details here: heronpower.com/blueprint-for…
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John Lilly retweeted
This is a big deal. Best way to build faster is less parts and better performance. From the report. 65% lower electrical equipment cost and 90% lower installation labor. Better performance. This is the way.
Today at @heronpower we are publishing our vision for how future native 800 VDC data centers will be built. There's plenty of discussion circulating on 800V data centers, and our work stands apart in two key ways. First, it's an end-to-end blueprint for an AI factory data hall, fully specifying a 12 MW building block with bill of materials, redundancy topology, floor layout, and product specs benchmarked against ERCOT's large load interconnection requirements. Second, it line-item the costs and labor breakdowns per MW for our blueprint compared to traditional 480 VAC builds. Stacked against today’s tech, Heron’s architecture is 1/3 the MV-to-rack electrical cost, 1/10th the installation labor, and half the inefficiency from grid to chip, unlocking faster, more affordable, gigascale buildouts. Read the full details here: heronpower.com/blueprint-for…
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Phew What a game
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John Lilly retweeted

Quick update: not dead. $FIG Q1 results: → 46% YoY revenue growth, accelerating for the 2nd straight quarter → Net Dollar Retention Rate increased to 139%, our highest rate in over two years → Raising 2026 revenue guidance for the year Design matters more than ever.
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John Lilly retweeted
Quick update: not dead. $FIG Q1 results: → 46% YoY revenue growth, accelerating for the 2nd straight quarter → Net Dollar Retention Rate increased to 139%, our highest rate in over two years → Raising 2026 revenue guidance for the year Design matters more than ever.
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When writing prose is free, the ability to be succinct and focus on just the important bits is the crucial skill. Too many words now & forever. Some of them useful.
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John Lilly retweeted
Skip the waitlist and get 10 free credits: supercarl.ai/join/benkeighra… The best way to find and reach people isn’t search. It’s: Claude Super Carl. Carl maps who actually knows who. Claude narrows it to the best few. 1B profiles, real-time signals, and your network. Find and reach candidates, hiring managers, investors, customers — and more.
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Had a great time talking with the @techoverflowpodcast last week about how I've built more the past couple of months than the past couple of decades, plus what I'm up to lately @gigascale and elsewhere, with some fun early stories about Figma & Instagram too. linktr.ee/Techoverflowpodcas…
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