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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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.
Be an imperfectionist. Imperfectionists hit publish. Imperfectionists ship product. Imperfectionists iterate publicly. It's not that they don't believe in excellence. They dream big, but iterate small.

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