Omar Shaya
@omarshaya
Founder/CEO @PleasePlatforms, @MultiON_AI. @StanfordGSB. Worked on AI Products at @Meta, @Microsoft, and startups. Computer Science @uniGoettingen.
Sadly, we lost my dad in the recent attacks on my hometown, Sweida, in Syria. He was a creative, a designer, and an artist. From fashion design to furniture, sculptures, and art installations—a few that could even fly—he gave back to humanity through his art. He taught me to…
the goal of life is to be excited to go to work and excited to go home
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Best movie this year so far
Go watch the Formula1 movie in IMAX. It’s great.
✍️"Start with one line. If that feels too big, write the first word." — Benedikt Lehnert (Former Design Lead at @Microsoft, @SAP) Ben shares how he printed a children’s book before he believed in it, and how someone else’s belief helped bring it to life: substack.com/home/post/p-16…
Our purpose at Please AI is to empower people to bridge the gap between what they dream of doing and what they actually achieve. That's why I am super excited to share a new Please AI content series: #StartHere. We talk to people who inspire us and explore how they…
Struggling to start your project? 🤔 Our new Start Here series shares how thoughtful people actually begin. First up: Ben Lehnert (Microsoft, SAP, Princeton). His mindset? Make to think. ✨ Start small. Create and let momentum build. Read his profile: pleaseplatforms.substack.com/p/start-here-w…
Great products give us super powers. Building a great product requires building a great team. The team needs to develop a deep understanding of the problem through rapid iteration and experimentation (including simply extensively using the product). That process is accelerated if…
So true. Especially in great consumer products!
Everyone needs to remember this…
Beethoven’s Egmont & Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 by @GustavoDudamel & @BerlinPhil. What a night this is going to be!
🎶✨@GustavoDudamel invites you to join us for a concert featuring Beethoven's Incidental Music to Goethe's Egmont with Felix Kammerer and Christina Landshamer and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. Live this evening in the Digital Concert Hall! digitalconcerthall.com/concert/55654?…
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The people I respect most speak plainly and with words everyone understands.
We gathered the Please AI team for an offsite at our Palo Alto office to collaborate and build what’s next. From short-term goals to long-term vision, being in the same room helped us move further, faster. Can’t wait to show you how Please will help you take your next step. 🚀
Q: How many iterations does it take to nail a new consumer AI feature? A: More
Don’t say what you don’t like. Say what you would like. Don’t complain about the current state. Describe the desired future state.
🗣️ "If I want to feel unstoppable on Monday, I will _______ right now." Fill in the blank. Then do it before your brain talks you out of it. The latest Start Here ➡️ unpacks the science of hesitation and how to close the gap between knowing and doing: pleaseplatforms.substack.com/p/ideas-are-fr…
AI Mode is finally a compelling reason to use the @Google iOS app directly instead of using the browser to search. @rmstein :)
What's the most recent entry in your notes app? 📝 👀 We took to the streets of New York City to find out how people use notes to plan and set goals. Follow our IG and TikTok @ getpleaseapp for more insights from everyday people! 🎤