Is the source code available anywhere? I’ve been mulling over a similar project but don’t have a lot of ML experience myself, would be great to look at the innards of a working example...
Okay, I've spent a little more time on this than I probably should have, but I think I realized something. The reason this works is mostly due to the VCs being generic in general. I've been reading the tweets they're based on and they're equally nonsense as the bot tweet. But bashing multiple tweets together, still produces something that's... coherent? I mean, yea, they're coherent. But it works because it lacks detail.
There's almost no detail or focus on a concrete idea in any of these VC tweets. Everything is so damn vague and abstract in the original tweets, they can apply to anything or anyone. Thus, chopping and mixing them is meaningless, because they are void of meaning to begin with... Sort of the same way horoscopes work. They're pretty broad and the reader fills in the gaps and details. VCs talk like old gypsy fortune tellers... they're vague, tell you roughly what you'd like to hear and are generally useless sacks of breathing meat...
VC is a pyramid scheme. A VC's entire focus is selling "a narrative" to other VCs, so they can push their portfolio companies' next round or raise their next fund.
Only a rare few treat their portfolio companies as customers and not the product.
Probably because meaningless platitudes sound better than "the last company like this was sold for $20MM and we think we can duplicate that success for $10MM."
Agreed. Most VCs are just that, useless sacks of breathing meat.
For that reason, I've avoided them. Even during parties, I (unfairly) dismiss someone the moment I find out they are a VC and just invested in ...(insert famous tech here)...
Based on personal experience, VCs are statistically more likely having a conversation with you thinking they are better than you the whole time (and therefore knows better).
Not all VCs are like that, but unfortunately most of them are. Greedy, prideful people have caused me a great deal of suffering in my life and most VCs are just that.
I think this means that there's so much capital out there that you can operate without any profit until you dominate the market, so your users will effectively be convinced that you are a saint. Just remember to lock down the system from yourself and don't say anything that can break this illusion.
VC twitter is excruciatingly cringe. I cannot imagine giving equity to these virtue signaling parrots.* The worst offenders are the people who
- have never personally taken a company from zero to one (even worse: when they have internally taken a company from 1 to N, and think that qualifies them).
- have a huge portfolio full of incremental companies
- constantly talk about trends on Twitter
- constantly talk about politics on Twitter
- are not currently operating their own moonshot/Unicorn
- are a bit too ridiculous when trying to hide their own greed
- talk constantly about the importance of "mentoring" you, when really just wanting access to your company
- have never actually taken a hard stand/risk on anything in their entire lives
Imagine instead getting a small check from Elon Musk when he was operating at Tesla/SpaceX, or even from then-no-name Sam Altman when he was running Loopt (as Stripe did from both). These investors are great because you know they're going to soon step the fuck out of your way and focus on their own projects. They might also be able to actually help you when you need it (both parties respecting each other's scarce time).
* Exceptions: PG, Naval, and part-time VC partners that actively operate their own companies.
> have never personally taken a company from zero to one
I've met quite a few angels and VCs who have exactly one successful exit on their resume. Without more exits, the overwhelming likelihood is that the exit was luck.
Like most humans, they fail to see the luck in their success and believe they know something about business that other people don't. They rely heavily on their experience and push their portfolio companies to make the same decisions they made.
It's possible there's no formula for a great VC, and incentive structures make it unlikely that talented, visionary, humble people are in that role. If you know how to build things, why be a VC instead of building things?
Haha I'm sure it's somewhere in the middle. Never said it was the smartest algorithm. If you hover over the VC's name, it'll show the actual tweet that was sampled.
"Canceling sneaky charges is one of the most predictable but consequential developments of the 2020s"[0]
Instantly reminded of all of the posts about ISPs and cellular carriers tacking on all sorts of goofy fees and their usual monetary "practices", felt it was especially relevant now that some of those fees are being exposed as being BS surcharges anyway. Can't name any sources off the top of my head but there was an article here on HN about it some months ago.
It looks like it uses tweets that were a reply to another tweet. This makes some of them read weird since there is missing context. I wonder what it would look like if it only used tweets that were original.
Great, congrates, sounds like your bot is going to be the first computer program to demand worker's rights and protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
But seriously wanted to say it's pretty stellar and so far none of these seem "bot" like. They read pretty genuine... which says a lot of how idiotic a lot of these VCs are.
Most of the ones I got looked like they were generated from replies to other tweets. The lack of context made them boring, even if that makes it easier to make them comprehensible. (I would love to see this experiment run on a dataset that filtered out reply tweets.)
But then, it have me this gem:
"It's sad when people don't understand the value of a program that targets them. I mean I do see the value, I just don't like floppy pizza."
[+] [-] dondudu|6 years ago|reply
... this is amazing.
[+] [-] other_herbert|6 years ago|reply
I hope these weren't related
[+] [-] nloui|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] pg_bot|6 years ago|reply
https://www.parrot.vc/-Lv-_lL5xTiAl_dpthO7
[+] [-] nloui|6 years ago|reply
Gavin Belson - hit me up, this is the perfect acquisition for Hooli.
PS - you can follow Parrot.vc on Twitter as well (https://twitter.com/parrot_vc)
[+] [-] smacktoward|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] tlrobinson|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] Bootwizard|6 years ago|reply
If this isn't the best sign of the times, idk what is.
Edit: This one killed me
"VC is hard. This is a great fucking deck..."
[+] [-] theli0nheart|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] haolez|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] nloui|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] corodra|6 years ago|reply
There's almost no detail or focus on a concrete idea in any of these VC tweets. Everything is so damn vague and abstract in the original tweets, they can apply to anything or anyone. Thus, chopping and mixing them is meaningless, because they are void of meaning to begin with... Sort of the same way horoscopes work. They're pretty broad and the reader fills in the gaps and details. VCs talk like old gypsy fortune tellers... they're vague, tell you roughly what you'd like to hear and are generally useless sacks of breathing meat...
Damn, that was a wild ride...
[+] [-] pcmaffey|6 years ago|reply
Only a rare few treat their portfolio companies as customers and not the product.
[+] [-] all_blue_chucks|6 years ago|reply
Honesty isn't usually inspiring.
[+] [-] yjhoney|6 years ago|reply
For that reason, I've avoided them. Even during parties, I (unfairly) dismiss someone the moment I find out they are a VC and just invested in ...(insert famous tech here)...
Based on personal experience, VCs are statistically more likely having a conversation with you thinking they are better than you the whole time (and therefore knows better).
Not all VCs are like that, but unfortunately most of them are. Greedy, prideful people have caused me a great deal of suffering in my life and most VCs are just that.
[+] [-] unknown|6 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] mef|6 years ago|reply
https://www.parrot.vc/-Luq3q03hYSF0vm4mVUb
[+] [-] mrtksn|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] georgewsinger|6 years ago|reply
- have never personally taken a company from zero to one (even worse: when they have internally taken a company from 1 to N, and think that qualifies them).
- have a huge portfolio full of incremental companies
- constantly talk about trends on Twitter
- constantly talk about politics on Twitter
- are not currently operating their own moonshot/Unicorn
- are a bit too ridiculous when trying to hide their own greed
- talk constantly about the importance of "mentoring" you, when really just wanting access to your company
- have never actually taken a hard stand/risk on anything in their entire lives
Imagine instead getting a small check from Elon Musk when he was operating at Tesla/SpaceX, or even from then-no-name Sam Altman when he was running Loopt (as Stripe did from both). These investors are great because you know they're going to soon step the fuck out of your way and focus on their own projects. They might also be able to actually help you when you need it (both parties respecting each other's scarce time).
* Exceptions: PG, Naval, and part-time VC partners that actively operate their own companies.
[+] [-] smt88|6 years ago|reply
I've met quite a few angels and VCs who have exactly one successful exit on their resume. Without more exits, the overwhelming likelihood is that the exit was luck.
Like most humans, they fail to see the luck in their success and believe they know something about business that other people don't. They rely heavily on their experience and push their portfolio companies to make the same decisions they made.
It's possible there's no formula for a great VC, and incentive structures make it unlikely that talented, visionary, humble people are in that role. If you know how to build things, why be a VC instead of building things?
[+] [-] slap|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] whalesalad|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] nloui|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] calmworm|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] barkingcat|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] Rainymood|6 years ago|reply
Hehe this one was pretty good.
[1] https://www.parrot.vc/-LuhxfJS6wU2jI7ulPj0 via @parrot_vc
[+] [-] mushufasa|6 years ago|reply
This is amazing. Reminds me of the postmodernism generator: http://www.elsewhere.org/pomo/
[+] [-] dozzman|6 years ago|reply
Edit: Link: https://www.parrot.vc/-LvAxcZD23ySp2dL0sZw
[+] [-] papageek|6 years ago|reply
https://www.parrot.vc/-Lutw051bTJRl4uGlK0i -- wallstreetbets here I come!
[+] [-] hayleox|6 years ago|reply
Perfection.
[+] [-] rc-1140|6 years ago|reply
Instantly reminded of all of the posts about ISPs and cellular carriers tacking on all sorts of goofy fees and their usual monetary "practices", felt it was especially relevant now that some of those fees are being exposed as being BS surcharges anyway. Can't name any sources off the top of my head but there was an article here on HN about it some months ago.
[0] https://www.parrot.vc/-Lv6SAuk6w0OJpbhw22_
[+] [-] nloui|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] JakeWesorick|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] nloui|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] corodra|6 years ago|reply
But seriously wanted to say it's pretty stellar and so far none of these seem "bot" like. They read pretty genuine... which says a lot of how idiotic a lot of these VCs are.
[+] [-] madisonmay|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] nloui|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] ericjang|6 years ago|reply
Source: https://www.parrot.vc/-LumCfM7z4sQiNiXMJIU
[+] [-] superasn|6 years ago|reply
If you don't understand the tweets, it's because they have a deeper meaning.
[+] [-] elamje|6 years ago|reply
... A rogue philosopher VC
“There’s nothing lean about spending 12-18 mo working hard to make a lot of money.“
[+] [-] wtracy|6 years ago|reply
But then, it have me this gem:
"It's sad when people don't understand the value of a program that targets them. I mean I do see the value, I just don't like floppy pizza."