The speaker advises against dismissing ideas that are considered simple or easy to build, as they may lead to successful products. They encourage focusing on solving customer problems in a unique and effective way, rather than copying trends or seeking funding. It is a time to be optimistic and build innovative solutions.

I imagine we had the old Dropbox is a thin wrapper on top of AWS, on top of S3, right?

Is a sure sign that the person doesn't know what

you know, if you are absorbing, If your thing is a thin wrapper on OpenAI to start and you're absorbing hate,

things started like toys and make something that customers really love.

And this is not a time to cargo colt, as I said earlier.

So superficially copying AI stuff just because it's hot or raising money.

But if you can really solve customer problems in an amazing way, this


Speaker 0: I imagine we had the old Dropbox is a thin wrapper on top of AWS, on top of S3, right? Oh, I can build this in a weekend. I can build this in a weekend.

Speaker 1: Is a sure sign that the person doesn't know what

Speaker 0: the fuck they're talking about. So I will say that like,

Speaker 2: you know, if you are absorbing, If your thing is a thin wrapper on OpenAI to start and you're absorbing hate,

Speaker 0: ignore those fuckers. That's silly.

Speaker 2: Like, understand that many good

Speaker 0: things started like toys and make something that customers really love. Yeah, This is a time to be optimistic. This is a time to build cool stuff. And this is not a time to cargo colt, as I said earlier. So superficially copying AI stuff just because it's hot or raising money.

Don't do that. But if you can really solve customer problems in an amazing way, this

Speaker 2: is the time.

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Ignore the haters, and keep on building cool stuff.