Raphael Schaad
@raphaelschaad
General Partner @ycombinator, helping founders build iconic startups. Swiss designer, MIT engineer, founder Cron (acq by Notion). I run through forests.
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Apple now feels like an appliance.
With AI, Linux feels like the Macintosh.
And OpenClaw feels like Linux all over again.
Caught up backstage w ClawFather @steipete; this is a packed one:
* Loops, Graphs, and Florps — what's latest in agentic engineering?
* Outie vs. Innie — avoid his personal vs. work agent fighting?
* Startup ideas in 2026 — what to build?
Lots of incredible zingers in here:
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Cooking up ways to teach YC batches the nature of Product Quality.
iPod, Google Search, Instagram — these are singular products that touched 1B+ people, and their creators mastered the craft but critically:
Knew what to build, and what to delete.
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Super excited for Grip Robotics to come out of stealth.
This is two robotics engineers, @Jonnygrutt and @stachq1, from ETH Zürich that developed a custom 3-way gripper; multi-arm collaboration; and software that lets their robots work on moving conveyor belts autonomously 24/7.
They start with decontamination of organic waste 🌱 a huge and growing problem. It turns out, clean organics is surprisingly valuable. Ultimately, they're building the next big robotics company.
Check out the video (actions shown @ 1x speed!):
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This was the GOLDEN era of mobile interaction design & invention (circa 2010-2014).
Rdio, Path, Flipboard (worked on it for 4yrs+), Clear, Tweetbot, Mailbox, Paper.
I wish there was an easy way for the current generation to run these apps and learn how EVERYTHING came to be …
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