Dan Hockenmaier's Recent LinkedIn Posts

Opus is SO BACK I run new models through a set of personal evals on how effective they are as a strategic thought partner. Things like researching a new topic, critiquing a doc, summarizing the thesis of things I'm reading. Opus had been getting worse and worse since the magical days of 4.6. But 5.5 is clearly t…

After nine (!) years, I’m leaving Faire. I am filled with so much gratitude for my time here. I’m so proud of the team we’ve built, the business we’ve built, and the hundreds of thousands of small businesses we’ve served. It’s always hard to know when to leave, but now feels right. The business is strong, with a g…

Many people have asked me what’s next after Faire. My answer is always something like: “wandering in the woods” Literally wandering in the woods, with my two favorite hiking buddies. And figuratively, through lots of writing, exploring, meeting new companies and people. What a great privilege it is to be able to…

After nine (!) years, I’m leaving Faire. I am filled with so much gratitude for my time here. I’m so proud of the team we’ve built, the business we’ve built, and the hundreds of thousands of small businesses we’ve served. It’s always hard to know when to leave, but now feels right. The business is strong, with a g…

Opus is SO BACK I run new models through a set of personal evals on how effective they are as a strategic thought partner. Things like researching a new topic, critiquing a doc, summarizing the thesis of things I'm reading. Opus had been getting worse and worse since the magical days of 4.6. But 5.5 is clearly t…

The pitches for personal agents (Instinct, Muse, etc.) seem to be all about things like making restaurant reservations and booking flights. That's exactly what a 20-something team would think the pitch should be. But the real killer use case? Sifting through 100 emails from your kids school. Filling out endless fo…