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RT @LudovicCreator: @umesh_ai Love this Umesh
Never give up even during storms --chaos 50 --ar 16:9 --sref 4086667022 --sw 400 --stylize 600 --v 7.0 https://t.co/hP1j9o7ENH
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RT @LudovicCreator: @umesh_ai Love this Umesh
Never give up even during storms --chaos 50 --ar 16:9 --sref 4086667022 --sw 400 --stylize 600 --v 7.0 https://t.co/hP1j9o7ENH
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RT @bennash: I wanna know
Are we black and white?
Are we wrong or right?
Are we day and night?
I wanna know
I wanna know
Do we make sense?
Are we friends? Is it real
Or just pretend?
I wanna know
I don't want my soul to say
"I told you so"
But how will I ever know
If I never let it show? https://t.co/vZyV05kK2x
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RT @bennash: I wanna know
Are we black and white?
Are we wrong or right?
Are we day and night?
I wanna know
I wanna know
Do we make sense?
Are we friends? Is it real
Or just pretend?
I wanna know
I don't want my soul to say
"I told you so"
But how will I ever know
If I never let it show? https://t.co/vZyV05kK2x
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ROAST my top positions! 🔥
What would you add, cut, or size differently?
Be brutally honest, I can take it.
More context & something new I’m launching in the thread below! 🧵👇
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ROAST my top positions! 🔥
What would you add, cut, or size differently?
Be brutally honest, I can take it.
More context & something new I’m launching in the thread below! 🧵👇
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Tabletop game card prompt! https://t.co/CLc1FJfr28
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Tabletop game card prompt! https://t.co/CLc1FJfr28
Turn yourself into a tabletop game card with Nano Banana in Adobe Firefly
Different games and cards types with prompts 👇
prompt: Create hyper-detailed fantasy game card portrait of a dryad forest guardian, styled like a RPG game card. The character has bark-textured skin, glowing green eyes, and flower-crowned hair, wearing vine-woven armor, posed against a glowing enchanted grove. The card includes floral borders and leaf patterns and RPG-style stats. Name is Kris. Warlock. tweet
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TLDR;
"When they asked me what does Upstart do, I should have said 'I don't know'"
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TLDR;
"When they asked me what does Upstart do, I should have said 'I don't know'"
Most people are opinionated. They think they know the answers to everything. But in reality, their opinions are fueled not by true confidence—but by ego and insecurity. Ironically, this often makes them appear very confident on the surface.
But here’s the truth: most people are not successful because they lack the most important ingredient of growth—humility. They don’t have the willingness to admit they might be wrong or the openness to learn from someone better.
Ask yourself these questions:
If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?
Why haven’t you invented something that changes people’s lives?
Why don’t people follow you, respect you, or look to you for guidance?
Why aren’t you happy, fulfilled, or living with purpose?
Why haven’t you achieved something truly great?
Why don't you have the most amazing life?
The answer is simple: you’re not that smart. And until you admit that, you’ll never become that smart. Your mind is already full. Your cup is overflowingwith little room for new knowledge. You’re uncoachable.
The first step to becoming great is to admit that you suck.
The second step is to believe that you could be great.
The third step is to find somebody who is great and willing to teach you.
The fourth step is to shut your mouth—and listen.
That’s the formula. Everything else comes after.
My greatest personal strength and the secret to my success is my willingness to truly be a lifelong student and to never stop seeking the truth from those who know more than me. I love learning, and I never want to be someone who doesn't need to learn. tweet
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God bless this 996 movement...please keep working so I don't have to 😂
Remote Work Is Over… ‘996 Work Culture’ Spreads Across U.S. Startups
“If you don’t want to work 70 hours a week, don’t apply to our company.”
Last month, AI startup Rilla posted this condition in a job advertisement for AI engineers on its website. In the U.S., the standard workweek requiring overtime pay is 40 hours. Rilla’s demand nearly doubles that.
San Francisco–based startup Weekday AI also wrote in its software engineer job posting: “If you don’t want to work six days a week (only Sunday off), you’re not a fit for this role. We’re looking for applicants who enjoy solving difficult problems with patience.” And they’re not alone. On LinkedIn and job sites, postings that require six-day schedules or 70+ hour workweeks at U.S. startups are increasingly easy to find.
Recently, U.S. startups have begun adopting the so-called “996” high-intensity work culture: working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week, a model popularized in China. Once known for perks like flexible hours, remote work options, unlimited paid leave, and free-spirited office environments meant to boost creativity, American startups are now moving in the opposite direction.
◇ No Drinking, No Sleep, No Leisure
“We are adopting the 996 schedule.” Earlier this year, Mercor CEO Brendan Puddy declared on X (formerly Twitter) that his AI startup would embrace 996. With AI competition intensifying, many startups believe “now is the make-or-break moment”, and are embracing extreme work intensity. The backdrop is a sense of urgency: whoever wins today’s “AI war” will claim tomorrow’s rewards.
Local outlet San Francisco Standard reported: “Many who see the AI boom as the greatest technological transformation of their lifetime are living every day in fierce competition to protect market share. They fear rivals across the street—or in China—will work harder and dominate the market.”
The Wall Street Journal also noted: “For AI startup founders, there is no drinking, no sleep, no leisure. Twenty-somethings flocking to San Francisco in pursuit of building the next trillion-dollar company are giving up everything except their laptops.”
Competition with China further fuels this culture. IT media outlet Wired wrote: “U.S. AI firms are borrowing not just the name but the exact working hours of 996 to survive against Chinese rivals.”
◇ Spreading Beyond Silicon Valley
This high-intensity culture isn’t limited to AI startups. Venture capital firm Index Ventures partner Martin Mignot posted on LinkedIn: “In Silicon Valley, China’s 996 system is becoming the new startup standard,” adding that this trend is spreading to New York and even Europe.
Biotech startup LatchBio, for example, recently advertised jobs saying: “We work six days a week (Monday through Saturday),” and pitched as a perk that employees receive “more than 12 meals a week” provided by the company.
There are concerns that this culture could spread into mainstream corporate America. Forbes wrote: “This high-intensity work culture is gradually spreading across U.S. workplaces in general,” adding that advances in AI are blurring boundaries between work and personal time, leading employers to expect tasks to be completed outside regular hours.
Forbes pointed to Wall Street banks, management consultancies, and major law firms as industries likely to adopt 70-hour workweeks as a new norm. In February, Google co-founder Sergey Brin also argued that “a 60-hour week is the optimal level for productivity.”
◇ China Moves in the Opposite Direction
Meanwhile, in China—where the 996 culture began—work intensity is easing. Rising health problems linked to overwork prompted China’s Supreme People’s Court to declare 996 illegal in 2021.
At the National People’s Congress this March, Beijing pledged “comprehensive measures to eliminate hamster-wheel-like excessive competition.” State-run Global Times reported that some Chinese companies are[...]
God bless this 996 movement...please keep working so I don't have to 😂
Remote Work Is Over… ‘996 Work Culture’ Spreads Across U.S. Startups
“If you don’t want to work 70 hours a week, don’t apply to our company.”
Last month, AI startup Rilla posted this condition in a job advertisement for AI engineers on its website. In the U.S., the standard workweek requiring overtime pay is 40 hours. Rilla’s demand nearly doubles that.
San Francisco–based startup Weekday AI also wrote in its software engineer job posting: “If you don’t want to work six days a week (only Sunday off), you’re not a fit for this role. We’re looking for applicants who enjoy solving difficult problems with patience.” And they’re not alone. On LinkedIn and job sites, postings that require six-day schedules or 70+ hour workweeks at U.S. startups are increasingly easy to find.
Recently, U.S. startups have begun adopting the so-called “996” high-intensity work culture: working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week, a model popularized in China. Once known for perks like flexible hours, remote work options, unlimited paid leave, and free-spirited office environments meant to boost creativity, American startups are now moving in the opposite direction.
◇ No Drinking, No Sleep, No Leisure
“We are adopting the 996 schedule.” Earlier this year, Mercor CEO Brendan Puddy declared on X (formerly Twitter) that his AI startup would embrace 996. With AI competition intensifying, many startups believe “now is the make-or-break moment”, and are embracing extreme work intensity. The backdrop is a sense of urgency: whoever wins today’s “AI war” will claim tomorrow’s rewards.
Local outlet San Francisco Standard reported: “Many who see the AI boom as the greatest technological transformation of their lifetime are living every day in fierce competition to protect market share. They fear rivals across the street—or in China—will work harder and dominate the market.”
The Wall Street Journal also noted: “For AI startup founders, there is no drinking, no sleep, no leisure. Twenty-somethings flocking to San Francisco in pursuit of building the next trillion-dollar company are giving up everything except their laptops.”
Competition with China further fuels this culture. IT media outlet Wired wrote: “U.S. AI firms are borrowing not just the name but the exact working hours of 996 to survive against Chinese rivals.”
◇ Spreading Beyond Silicon Valley
This high-intensity culture isn’t limited to AI startups. Venture capital firm Index Ventures partner Martin Mignot posted on LinkedIn: “In Silicon Valley, China’s 996 system is becoming the new startup standard,” adding that this trend is spreading to New York and even Europe.
Biotech startup LatchBio, for example, recently advertised jobs saying: “We work six days a week (Monday through Saturday),” and pitched as a perk that employees receive “more than 12 meals a week” provided by the company.
There are concerns that this culture could spread into mainstream corporate America. Forbes wrote: “This high-intensity work culture is gradually spreading across U.S. workplaces in general,” adding that advances in AI are blurring boundaries between work and personal time, leading employers to expect tasks to be completed outside regular hours.
Forbes pointed to Wall Street banks, management consultancies, and major law firms as industries likely to adopt 70-hour workweeks as a new norm. In February, Google co-founder Sergey Brin also argued that “a 60-hour week is the optimal level for productivity.”
◇ China Moves in the Opposite Direction
Meanwhile, in China—where the 996 culture began—work intensity is easing. Rising health problems linked to overwork prompted China’s Supreme People’s Court to declare 996 illegal in 2021.
At the National People’s Congress this March, Beijing pledged “comprehensive measures to eliminate hamster-wheel-like excessive competition.” State-run Global Times reported that some Chinese companies are[...]
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now shifting away from long-hours workplace culture. - Jukan tweet
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RT @Shinebynous: Too short for modeling? Not anymore—AI made me my own star!
Back in the day, I heard it nonstop: "You're too short for a modeling career." Even years later, mocking up my designs felt like hitting the same wall.
But AI flipped the script!
With Adobe Firefly Boards, I whip up stunning product mock-ups for my coffee mugs, hoodies, or wall art in just minutes.
And thanks to Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana), I can even feature my younger self as the model in my creations—turning "impossible" into "I did that!"
What doors were once closed? I kicked 'em open myself.
Create your own mock-ups in minutes — try Adobe Firefly Boards today and see what you can bring to life.
This project is part of a paid partnership with Adobe Firefly.
I'm an official Adobe Firefly Brand Ambassador, and this content is sponsored.
#AdobeFireflyAmbassadors #Ad #FireflyPartnerModels
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RT @Shinebynous: Too short for modeling? Not anymore—AI made me my own star!
Back in the day, I heard it nonstop: "You're too short for a modeling career." Even years later, mocking up my designs felt like hitting the same wall.
But AI flipped the script!
With Adobe Firefly Boards, I whip up stunning product mock-ups for my coffee mugs, hoodies, or wall art in just minutes.
And thanks to Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana), I can even feature my younger self as the model in my creations—turning "impossible" into "I did that!"
What doors were once closed? I kicked 'em open myself.
Create your own mock-ups in minutes — try Adobe Firefly Boards today and see what you can bring to life.
This project is part of a paid partnership with Adobe Firefly.
I'm an official Adobe Firefly Brand Ambassador, and this content is sponsored.
#AdobeFireflyAmbassadors #Ad #FireflyPartnerModels
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