Ryan De Lopez
@ryandelopez
building aspen (your ai financial coach). no bs tech recs. prev cs + econ @penn & @wharton, @accenture, @firstround
no bs tech i actually use #3: granola @meetgranola is an ai note-taker that summarizes your meetings WITHOUT joining your calls. i use it so i can stop focusing on typing notes and actually listen things i like: - no meeting bots = fewer awkward moments - works across…
no bs tech #2: pestle i’ve been getting into cooking / meal prepping and needed a way to store all the ig/tiktok recipes i encounter @pestlechef lets you import them and strips it down to the ingredients, steps, and lets you cook hands-free with voice controls why i like it…
building in public is fun until you realize no one’s clapping until you win. build anyway.
i wish someone told me you don’t need to be rich to travel you just need to stop using debit cards. credit cards (used right) earn points, build credit, and open doors i have 10 credit cards, which have paid for countless flights, hotels, and airport lounges as a broke college…
i don’t stress about flying anymore @Flighty tells me when gates change, delays hit, or cancellations are coming - often before the airline does things i especially love: - auto adds/updates my calendars with flights - auto pulls from my email to add flights - nice ui/ux -…
back on the workout grind because the way you treat your body trains other people how to treat you too
one of my favorite quotes is that you must be bad at something before you are good at it. i know it’s obvious. my friend recently texted me that i have a tendency to get disgustingly good at things i do (i told him i was learning to dj). funny part is: i’m always notoriously…
being in your 20s is wild: some people are raising millions. some are trying to survive their first job. some are just…resting. all of that is valid.
most of my best decisions started with “i think i’m just gonna try this and see what happens”
being a founder is just: - building something people want - realizing they want something else - building that - still being broke - trying again
ai pitch decks be like: slide 1: large language model slide 2: supercomputer slide 3: vibes slide 4: 10 billion raise
after careful deliberation, i’ve decided not to join @Meta’s superintelligence team. this was a tough call, especially since they never asked.
as a loyal @Superhuman user, praying that this acquisition ends up well! i can’t imagine switching to another email client
3 lessons from my last startup: 1. keep teams small. don’t expand unless necessary 2. work with people that you’ve worked with before and like working with. you’re going to be spending a lot of time with them and it should be fun 3. take initiative and move fast, you don’t…