Zack Steven @zacksteven
Creator of the Shared Success Agreement | Curious Optimist | CEO @CloudburstSBC | Partner at Monkey Island Ventures | #indiefounder sharedsuccessagreement.org Minneapolis Joined September 2008-
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@amritwt Weirdly, it is. Sorry to tag you @nikitabier but this is my iconic thread. The original was 36+ tweets but now it drops after a bit. Help?
Coding with Claude and Gemini in Cursor feels like the classic “If Mom says no, ask Dad” workflow. Same prompt, different agent, different answer 😁
3 artsy things to do with mom this Mother’s Day weekend startribune.com/3-artsy-things… // new for @StarTribune @StribGoingOut
Super fun learning about @shalanahfaith’s year in Sabbatical Land and the resulting creations like wandawhirl.com #minnebar19
Headed to #minnebar19 for the afternoon and my #sharedsuccess session at 2. Somebody save me a slice of 🍕 - or at least half a slice in true MN fashion 😁 sessions.minnestar.org/sessions/1799
“The future belongs to tiny teams of extraordinary people.”
Despite 1,000+ games, increasing my Wordle win % from 99 to 100 still eludes me. Starting to think it might never happen… #wordgamenumbersgame
The best way to win is not to start by developing a strong product but to discover a strong market need. If there's strong market need, but you have a weak product, you can iterate and make the product better over time. You can control your product iteration. You can't…
The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty.
It’s never been easier to build software nobody wants.
It’s never been easier to build software nobody wants.

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