Brandon Leonardo @shiftb
Co-founder @instacart 🥕, Ex-@angellist brandonleonardo.com Silicon Valley Joined February 2007-
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As a mother, I’ve always felt at odds with @YouTube. The autoplay. The algorithm. The hyper-fast, overstimulating content. It’s everything I don’t want for my kids—but it's just SO freaking convenient. My 3 year-old son first started off watching real diggers and excavators…
Introducing Exponent, a highly capable programming agent. You can get early access today to start using Exponent's clean, developer-focused UX for any software engineering task from exploration to deployment.
Yes. Standard Time year round please.
We have confirmation #BlueGhost stuck the landing! Firefly just became the first commercial company in history to achieve a fully successful Moon landing. This small step on the Moon represents a giant leap in commercial exploration. Congratulations to the entire Firefly team,…
Congrats on the launch @camillevanhorne and Ashish!
Congrats on the launch @camillevanhorne and Ashish!
It’s not an AI agent unless it comes from the agentic region of Palo Alto. Otherwise, it’s just an AI-enabled workflow.
levels in tech: -junior eng -mid level eng -senior eng -staff eng -senior staff eng -principal eng -farmer
Jevons paradox strikes again! As AI gets more efficient and accessible, we will see its use skyrocket, turning it into a commodity we just can't get enough of. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_pa…
Super excited to work with @OpenAI on today's Operator launch — it's the first consumer AI agent I've seen that's *actually* useful...for example, it can shop on @Instacart for you youtube.com/watch?v=CSE77w…
Many product managers don't bind their ambitions with humility. They don't work on small things at all. So, small things get worse and they don't learn how to fix problems. They, therefore, fail at fixing big problems and big things also get worse. This is why it is such a…
pgvector is insane. i don't understand why vector databases exist.
We're hiring a senior designer to join a small team working on exciting 0-1 🥕AI projects... please apply (or DM me your portfolio link!): instacart.careers/job/?id=6451245
Everything you love about generative models — now powered by real physics! Announcing the Genesis project — after a 24-month large-scale research collaboration involving over 20 research labs — a generative physics engine able to generate 4D dynamical worlds powered by a physics…
You will learn more about how your product is used by just talking to 10 users than almost any other method out there. Ask them what they do, what they’d don’t like, and what they’d want to do. It takes an hour, and you’ve probably learned as much as a month of analysis.
The time has come... Pok Pok is now available on Android! 🤩 See why Pok Pok is one of the most critically acclaimed children’s apps in the world, and why over 2 million families have already downloaded it! Read the blog for more: bit.ly/PokPokonAndroid
It only took 12 years to earn this @ycombinator shirt!
🚀 We're looking forward to having @shiftb, Co-founder of @Instacart, at #RaySummit! Catch his keynote on scaling tech, AI advancements, and building resilient systems. This is where the future of tech unfolds! Sign up today: raysummit.anyscale.com/flow/anyscale/…
🚀 We're looking forward to having @shiftb, Co-founder of @Instacart, at #RaySummit! Catch his keynote on scaling tech, AI advancements, and building resilient systems. This is where the future of tech unfolds! Sign up today: raysummit.anyscale.com/flow/anyscale/…
50 years ago to this day, the first barcode was scanned at a grocery store in Ohio — a pack of Juicy Fruit. Today, another digital transformation is in progress, with AI poised to shape the next 50 years of retail. linkedin.com/pulse/barcode-…
Pok Pok is one of the few apps for children that gets things right. It’s a fun, digital playroom where they build their own experiences. Cute design that isn’t over saturated. Small worlds filled with all the things my son loves: vehicles, people, water, and DINOSAURS! Congrats…
Pok Pok is one of the few apps for children that gets things right. It’s a fun, digital playroom where they build their own experiences. Cute design that isn’t over saturated. Small worlds filled with all the things my son loves: vehicles, people, water, and DINOSAURS! Congrats…

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