Pieter Levels

POV building an AI startup

What is he doing wrong? https://updatify.io/ Should he try another product or improve this?Alex 🔔: It’s been a month since I got my last paid customer on @updatifyio No matter what I do - no results I feel like I miss some basics What are some good guides how to get started in saas marketing ? Link: https://x.com/_avdept/status/1988283368354836545

Can anyone explain why many countries in Europe can't scale up their electricity grid now? How hard is it to put more power cables in the ground and up on poles? Expensive? Telcos seem to do it with ease for fiber for example, why is it hard to do the same for power? CuriousPaul Bertrand: @levelsio @Tesla grid is overwhelmed almost everywhere in europe. they massively underspend on improving the grid in NL companies have to wait months to get a connection in some areas and companies are asked to reduce consumption will get worse before it gets better i think Link: https://x.com/pbertrand_dev/status/1988881724676210851

4 months later another power outage in 🇵🇹 Portugal! A few days ago also lots of power outages Luckily just in time we now installed 2x @Tesla Powerwall (27kW) and lots of solar panels We're in Japan so didn't notice it but friends are without power now The guy installing predicted new outages very soon and said the grid is systemically unable to deal with all the solar being produced and pumped back into it, the irony he installs solar 😂👌 We have the Off Grid license so we just disconnect and keep going, all the freezers, fridges, stove, and most of the house (except sauna and pool) keeps running on batteries Especially important: the @starlink and @Ubiquiti router stays online so we keep having internet! During the BIG outage this year the worst was that 4G stopped working within hours and you can't communicate with anyone anymore Depending how long we wanna go we can disconnect stuff to use less energy and with enough sun theoretically we could stay online forever! The future is off grid ❤️ 🔋 ☀️@levelsio: ⚡️ Not even 3 months later and we have another power outage! This time parts our beach town in Portugal is down, already for over an hour now Luckily this time we are prepared though with an Ecoflow 1kWh battery, solar panels, a 20L gasoline generator, a freezer with 300kg of Link: https://x.com/levelsio/status/1949269855095721996

Exactly my point Most hospitality staff now sucks at hospitality However you believe that's due to socio-economic reasons or not It means hotels will go fully automated without a front desk and self check in because the quality of service will be higher and the cost lower Then there'll be a super premium tier segment left with very human, very personal and very delicate service, but only the top I thinkOtsukimi: @levelsio So many are passive aggressive about this but it’s absolutely true Even when I use my digital check in/out, you still have to deal with staff. So many American hotels (even 5-star that I’ve stayed in) give you a vibe that they hate their job and don’t want to talk to you. The Link: https://x.com/OtsukimiOtsu/status/1988599848912773187

There's a natural tension with hotels these days I noticed Where the staff usually makes 10x-100x less than the guests While they have to play the fake role of "welcome sir" and "how was your day" of a luxurious experience when in reality almost no staff in hospitality actually cares about any of that anymore Because it's a become an industry of very low pay and super fast churn so why would they? They make $1K/mo and quit within 6-12 months (depending which country) Their guests can afford to travel the world and stay in expensive hotel rooms, while they can't If the staff that works for you can't ever climb the social ladder or escape the system, why would they work hard for you? I surely wouldn't There must be some socio-economic name for this effectLarry Velez: @levelsio I stayed at a hotel like this in NYC and when the app does not work and it is 1am and you just want to get to sleep and there is literally no none around to help and the phone number given has no idea how to help; it sucks to not have a person there to talk to. If you are Link: https://x.com/LarryVelez/status/1988592584118157494

This seems to happen every time I go travel I don't have much time to code But I have lots of small moments of time to tweet about whatever I observe and experience because travel is so much waiting aroundPaul Bertrand: Slow news day I think Link: https://x.com/pbertrand_dev/status/1988579553703571571

X algo has never been so good @nikitabier did his thing So much interesting stuff at the cutting edge of society, memes, tpot, dating, tech startups, AI etc At least that's my algo Lots of bangers but also posts with tiny engagement I see that are intellectually stimulating

"While Sonder entered the licensing agreement with Marriott in 2024, the two systems reportedly struggled to integrate their booking systems, which ultimately led to what executives called a ‘sharp decline in revenue’" Imagine going bankrupt because you can't make their API work@levelsio: So @SonderStays filed for bankruptcy today Kicking out its tenants with just 15 minutes notice (!) You could see Sonder as another one of the casualties of the remote work (and digital nomad) boom and bust cycle that seems to be finally consolidating the winners and losers Link: https://x.com/levelsio/status/1988582931372073368

So @SonderStays filed for bankruptcy today Kicking out its tenants with just 15 minutes notice (!) You could see Sonder as another one of the casualties of the remote work (and digital nomad) boom and bust cycle that seems to be finally consolidating the winners and losers after a decade Sonder was a hospitality startup from 2012 that leased apartments and then re-furnished them to hotel quality apartments and then managing them as short-term rentals on Airbnb but also via a partnership with Marriott A lot of them were used by remote workers who preferred those over hotels@levelsio: 🌎 Over a decade ago now, around 2014, digital nomadism exploded with Nomad List hitting this weird little cultural moment where the technology was suddenly good enough to allow people to fly to the other side of the world, bring their laptop and work almost anywhere remotely Link: https://x.com/levelsio/status/1977740137837547686

Portugal mentioned

Every hotel at some point in the day or night is a love hotel? No need for the distinction?Big Pat - e/acc: @levelsio You have created the next gen love hotels. Thankster Link: https://x.com/StarP4t/status/1988532073703899443

I agree with this I think all hotels should be hourly by default It then defaults to 3pm check in and 12 noon check out BUT you can modify that to your own hours like 6am check in and 9pm check out Motels can do it so hotels should too Makes more sense in a 24/7 economyDanio | The Grim: @levelsio The problem is more with the hotels than the flights. Who decided that checkin times needs to be 3pm amd checkout needs to be at 12 for all eternity in every hotel everywhere? Link: https://x.com/daniogrim/status/1988507392477208783

RT kepano the kitchen!kepano: currently on a mission to make a piece of furniture for every room in the house that reuses the same pattern of joinery, door handles, material proportions so far the desk, the credenza, the wardrobe, the library... now working on the bed frame https://x.com/kepano/status/1799496897302065153 Link: https://x.com/kepano/status/1839409325506453676

RT Raven Average Eastern European couple