Marks

https://opensecret.cloud

CEO @ OpenSecret @MapleAI | ex- |

Family, Friends, Sunlight ☀️

Freedom tech is final tech 💪

@marks_ftw on X 🐦‍⬛

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npub136jg2fnty2z5vwcnh7p4jpckrs3tk0dpueftgs7mznuuaenjpfps6tjnxf

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marks@primal.net

NIP-57 Address

marks@primal.net

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2025-05-30 20:25:02

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Llama 3.3 70B
Coming Soon:
Gemma
DeepSeek
Mistral

2025-05-28 13:26:35

I saw 30 people scan the @nprofile…4hj4 QR code at #OFF to get on Nostr. Brace yourselves, we about to double our userbase!
I kid, I kid

2025-05-21 19:05:24

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Quick, issue new shares of Bitcoin to increase market cap!

2025-05-21 12:58:10

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Their service works well, though. You can pick your trust level. Maple is open source and provides cryptographic proof of the code running on the servers. Every user can verify that we don’t log the chats elsewhere.

2025-05-21 12:54:36

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Yep, allocate according to your trust

2025-05-20 23:00:20

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The enclave attestations include Amazon's AWS credentials. Ultimately the final trust point lies with AWS to honor the encryption for all of their secure enclave users.

2025-05-20 15:25:49

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We currently run Llama 3.3. It's latest data is from 2023, but it's possible that portions of the data set have their own timeliness. We are actively working on getting newer, more powerful models deployed so users can choose from more options.

2025-05-20 15:24:21

The LLM is hosted on a secure enclave GPU as well. The code running in the enclave is open-source for anyone to audit. Attestation documents allow the client to know it is talking to the version of server code that is published online.
Lots more detail here: https://blog.opensecret.cloud/opensecret-technicals/
Live attestation proof here: https://trymaple.ai/proof
#nevent1q…wgj8

2025-05-20 14:34:05

$MSTR - believe in someone else
$BTC - believe in yourself
Invest your money based on your preference

2025-05-19 13:46:20

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Yeah. Damus was able to see it 🤷

2025-05-19 11:51:24

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Correct, that’s my entire point. We will say sats. But when billions of people show up, they will hear “bitcoin” and see numbers in their app, and that’ll be it. Sats will be a fringe term.

2025-05-18 19:47:55

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lol fail on copy/paste

2025-05-18 19:46:50

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More accurate? nevent1qqs2umeg02tf5294p88l9lsm0e3t3fctuugsvq4gfs82tzsys0legegprdmhxue69uhkvet9v3ejumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtmzv4h8xadk2ce

2025-05-18 19:46:32

Here’s an updated meme for all my fellow sats friends out there
https://blossom.primal.net/7f0d60f6bf389aba88a53a6938e1c35f69979507d4834499051bf082c6d71bee.jpg
nevent1qqs2umeg02tf5294p88l9lsm0e3t3fctuugsvq4gfs82tzsys0legegprdmhxue69uhkvet9v3ejumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtmzv4h8xadk2ce

2025-05-18 19:39:53

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because technically you did send some bitcoin 😀

2025-05-18 19:39:10

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lol
“Sats? I thought you told me all these years that it’s bitcoin only! No other coins! Anyways I’ve gotta run. I’ll try to figure that out later or I’ll just Venmo you.”

2025-05-18 19:36:06

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I don’t think doing that to them will change their behavior

2025-05-18 19:32:35

How it’s gonna go
https://blossom.primal.net/91ddb99346ba68d119f4c127831ef6ac6cf707310776bd882eab958f2ca1948e.jpg

2025-05-18 19:00:24

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Do you think these billions of people will talk about mempools and other technical parts of the protocol?
You have rice, I want rice, you want bitcoin, I send you bitcoin, we move on with our day. They might still be sats, but most people have other things to worry about.

2025-05-18 18:57:35

When Bitcoin is mainstream, people are more likely to say “small bitcoin” than they are to say “sats”. Even if all of us early adopters call them sats.

2025-05-18 18:25:44

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Grok is assuming that “sats” is already widely used. We could fit the number of people who understand and use the term “sats” into a stadium.

2025-05-18 17:46:49

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Coming over the bridge. One way.

2025-05-18 17:35:35

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It’s not hard to understand but it’s an extra step for many future people who just need to get paid in Bitcoin and when they get it will move on with their day.

2025-05-18 16:59:01

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that's the point. The billions of people using Bitcoin in the future won't do any of that. They see numbers on a screen related to Bitcoin and the thought will end there. Sats will be relegated to a fun, nickname phrase that gets used by the minority few of us who think its cool.

2025-05-18 16:54:51

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The technology, sure. Once people know they need Bitcoin, a number will be on their screen, and they will move on with their day. There won't be time to explain, "Achtchually those are sats not Bitcoin. I mean they are Bitcoin, but you see, well, where should I start. I listened to this great podcast that broke down the white paper and spelled it all out."

2025-05-18 16:20:24

“Sats” has to be explained. “Bitcoin” does not. People will need Bitcoin and they’ll see numbers on the screen. That’s it.
If you think sats is the word used long term, you haven’t made that connection yet or you have an anchoring bias.

2025-05-18 03:09:24

You can vote for us by sending at least 10 sats to this lightning address darwin@pbhackathon.com
nevent1qqszyys8wgv4u65tr84mdaph7f8nlmwql0ckkk8pge8qkmdzc3l6n2qpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtjqsth

2025-05-16 16:12:02

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Might need to disclose things when being a publicly traded company
or
They already bought and this is legal language that pumps their bags?

2025-05-16 13:59:14

Freedom Tech Weekend will happen at an unknown time today. On the road.

2025-05-16 13:21:36

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👀

2025-05-15 15:02:11

fwiw Coinbase is only partially to blame. We need to repeal the Bank Secrecy Act. The government caused this whole mess. h/t @nprofile…ujtq
#nevent1q…pa67

2025-05-15 15:00:34

Coinbase trying to hold onto its KYC data
#nevent1q…9c2z

2025-05-15 14:59:54

Centralization and KYC/AML laws create treasure troves of data liability for companies and customers. It doesn't end well for either party.
https://blossom.primal.net/d3f0476aeb620ca7a40aaf6ec56f7ea16400ff58a960c921829a15a999b7625c.png

2025-05-15 14:59:08

Find a way to use this gif today – It is still one of the greatest scenes of film history https://blossom.primal.net/cb234cddcdc66a5d0de18652d917ac1fe84086808f0897c6d1018b8ad0ff256c.gif

2025-05-15 14:27:01

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hey cozie, can you describe some more what you'd like the AI to do with your chat history? sounds interesting
we are working on a folders/projects feature. The AI itself at this time is not able to move other chats around for you. It can create chat history titles for you and soon it will be able to compress long chats into a new summarized chat for saving on credit usage.

2025-05-14 22:31:39

Fortnite waiting on Apple App Review
https://blossom.primal.net/604b7054e269b05154f1313ad9dd15c24189aec17dd6a76ba961e0388862f048.jpg

2025-05-14 20:27:09

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Using zap.stream every week now. This rocks!

2025-05-14 20:23:35

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oh shoot yes. there was a thing with Apple during the approval process and we temporarily hid it from the app. You can do it at https://trymaple.ai

2025-05-13 19:51:21

Synota has entered the chat. Say hello 👋
#nevent1q…kw2e

2025-05-11 22:09:15

Bitcoin above $100k. I got guacamole on my burrito at dinner last night.

2025-05-09 18:10:15

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ser what is this capture you speak of https://blossom.primal.net/47ed0a838722362f9ed19698e2a0b70c229bc5fb8a2ea0260ef1e43be6704d99.png

2025-05-09 15:31:35

Going live in 10 minutes for Freedom Tech Weekend. Today we're looking at protecting your online accounts and identity with email privacy tools.
I got @nprofile…gn5a working over the weekend, so we should be on there too. 💪
https://blossom.primal.net/c8ce9386426d82525723b76c7fefe59348e02990e219d1e191777784b49c5d06.png

2025-05-08 21:47:46

When we’re above $100k, the appropriate phrase is:
Stay humble and wile out

2025-05-07 02:43:32

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Which company is charging that? I'd like to learn more

2025-05-07 02:42:47

It's been a while since I've published an app as a third party dev. In many ways the tools have come a long way, in other ways they still have that OG nostalgia.
#nevent1q…jqtu

2025-05-06 16:31:00

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Here is the full writeup, video, and prompt that I use.
nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqlwr30njrjy7nlfc95f92h694gt7l63u3853xrypcvs0td85gpndqyjhwumn8ghj7en9v4j8xtnwdaehgu3wvfskuep0dakku62ltamx2mn5w4ex2ucpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgewaehxw309ac8yetdd96k6tnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qqsz6qm74gk0ugvurkp9c92v8r75x0zm33zdch86txxv3rjxarkrdzgj76dv5

2025-05-06 16:29:11

This has a prompt that turns AI into your personal executive assistant. Share with a friend who you think could use a productivity bump 😅
#nevent1q…6dv5

2025-05-05 17:16:09

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unacceptable

2025-05-05 16:52:53

Prioritized task list from @nprofile…uh5t on my @nprofile…34er, working in the sun ☀️ while touching grass. Am doing this right?
https://blossom.primal.net/e5310a178c132bf4ae2b8b25b5b2650f8413f8345e6342d7064e82e887bc68fb.jpg

2025-05-05 01:22:35

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https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9k88kf65cqwn86vmtj48mmr94xq67wgkf3850z2vqnw5pncqmldggezl6t

2025-05-05 01:22:01

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Got it working. Thanks for the zap, @nprofile…hny3 🫡

2025-05-04 14:37:10

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First time hearing about this. What does the app do?

2025-05-04 14:31:44

This weekend I will figure out Zap.stream. The freedom techs need to be streamed to the nosterz.
#nevent1q…2gfw

2025-05-03 05:35:43

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yep. a private, encrypted AI chat bot

2025-05-02 20:09:13

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New?? Gonna give it a listen

2025-05-02 17:30:47

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i missed the reference, what's going on?

2025-05-02 17:25:52

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bro, pulp is one of my favs! they were a heavy hitter during my BritPop phase in the 90s

2025-05-02 14:51:33

GM. I have back-to-back streams today. Almost feels like I'm at my old job with back-to-back-to-back-to-back video calls.

2025-05-02 14:49:56

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It is ILLEGAL lol

2025-05-02 14:45:07

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sneaky wizards of app review magic

2025-05-02 01:20:46

It’s official. Check your email anon
https://m.primal.net/QkAX.jpg

2025-05-02 01:18:25

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R1 is one of the models we are exploring (R2 might be out soon too)

2025-05-01 20:55:33

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yeah maybe that. all of us app devs will need to try different things until we figure out the acceptable approach. i'm optimistic that zaps can be done.

2025-05-01 20:44:54

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Then how do Audible credits work? I buy them outside the app and use them inside. Same for game gems that let you speed up in-game production. I might need to look into those use cases more.

2025-05-01 20:24:12

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It is, but you've always been able to spend "fake app money" within the app as long as it was purchased using IAP or outside the app. Sats are often already acquired outside the app. Might need to do some trial and error with the App Review team, but zaps should be allowed now.

2025-05-01 20:13:47

https://blossom.primal.net/80b26aaf40d5d63a880487563c80f63c5578f384b5c044cc86ef4f9a0420e510.jpg
#nevent1q…9vu4

2025-05-01 20:12:33

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Apps can use other payment methods for digital goods, effective immediately. And no cut given to Apple.
There are implementation details to figure out, but this reduces friction considerably.
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/30/apple-app-store-anti-steering-injunction-violation/

2025-05-01 20:11:40

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Apps can use other payment methods for digital goods, effective immediately. This has been a hinderance for zaps in Nostr apps.
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/30/apple-app-store-anti-steering-injunction-violation/

2025-05-01 19:32:19

In case it hasn’t been said yet, zaps on the iOS App Store just became easier

2025-05-01 18:43:35

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yo! i'm at the farmers market every week picking up my milk

2025-05-01 17:37:28

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Llama 3.3 70B. Currently exploring other models to give users options.

2025-05-01 17:33:19

We already had Stripe and Zaprite implemented for @nprofile…uh5t on the web. Adding Apple's IAP was going to be extra weeks of work and ongoing maintenance. Now we can keep our existing rails and launch as soon as next week 🤘
#nevent1q…5wvh

2025-04-25 16:04:08

Freedom Tech Weekend 4
The Most Private Browser Yet? Live Testing @nprofile…kucd Orion Browser
We explore the privacy claims, download it, and give it a test run.
Guess what it discovered about the @nprofile…uh5t marketing page. 😅
Watch and listen at the links below 👇
https://blossom.primal.net/b1ab9cf3433f294bb7898ddc6ba84d3406652bebfb2146f867374d7ca22c93eb.png
YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/XqAuL9tc4yA?feature=share
Podcast: https://episodes.fm/1777470100/episode/MDJjZTQ2MzYtYWM2MS01YTEwLTlkOGEtMDFjNTAyOGRhNWU4
Next week we are diving into Bitwarden, Vaultwarden, and password managers in general.
Join us at 15:30 UTC on Fridays!

2025-04-25 03:17:12

Combined results from all socials are in. Let's look at Orion on the stream.
⏰ TIME CHANGE THIS WEEK: 14:30 UTC on Friday
Join us as we look at Orion browser by @nprofile…kucd. We'll explore its privacy and openness as a freedom tech tool. Streams on X and YT.
Next week: Bitwarden
https://blossom.primal.net/1675cfa80575cd6fdd6c8d406d00d2812c72173ce6bd009b93ed64260e170e32.png

2025-04-24 17:04:25

We are all builders of Nostr 💪
When I first joined Nostr, I entered as both a tool builder and promoter. Now that I'm focused on @nprofile…uh5t and @nprofile…9enl, I am more of a power user and promoter of Nostr.
Note: that means that I'm still building Nostr, just at a different level of the stack. Use the tools, break the tools, zap the devs, give the devs feedback, follow content creators, zap the content, zap, zap, zap.

2025-04-24 16:54:49

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only one way to find out

2025-04-24 16:44:11

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You bring up some good points. Firefox comes with its own recent privacy concerns. I'll dig into them on the stream.

2025-04-24 02:25:06

Which tool should we cover on Freedom Tech Weekend this Friday?
@nprofile…d8lw (password manager) or Orion (web browser by @nprofile…kucd).
Vote in the comments below 🗳️👇
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2025-04-23 16:13:04

Enjoyed chatting with @nprofile…mga5 on his new show @nprofile…pv9s. We hit the concept of trust in a digital world and the tradeoffs that are made. Give it a listen below.
You're gonna wanna subscribe to Trust Revolution. He has quality interviews on the way.
#nevent1q…gr76

2025-04-21 20:19:28

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Something truly controversial... gave a demo of how to use our AI app @nprofile…uh5t 😱
I still don't know what Community Guidelines I violated. Asked for more information and they haven't responded with any.

2025-04-20 21:49:37

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Yeah we’re working on getting more models. Our secure GPU provider is a slight bottleneck, eventually we’ll stand up our own and expand more.

2025-04-20 21:25:45

I’ve been using @nprofile…rtxj all day with this smoke for Easter dinner. Brisket and Turkey breast side by side, each with their own schedule.
Maple has been really helpful working through any adjustments I had to make.
Smoking a brisket is an all day event that starts in the early AM hours. So much easier to ask Maple questions on the fly instead of using Google and reading through blogs and forums.
#nevent1q…97j5

2025-04-20 20:27:38

Some men wear cologne to church. Today I wear Texas bbq smoke.
Happy Easter ✌️
#foodstr
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2025-04-18 18:42:38

QuickBooks by Intuit is expensive and closed.
Firefly III is open-source, self-hosted, and built for control.
On this week’s Freedom Tech Weekend, we walk through how to set it up and why I’m switching.
https://m.primal.net/QVIB.png
- X stream: https://x.com/marks_ftw/status/1913257226908598365
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFohPh0zdP0&list=PLgwB-Ekpi4Fg6R9aKealk7WMG509ih5Qo&themeRefresh=1
- Podcast: https://episodes.fm/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yc3NibHVlLmNvbS9mcmVlZG9tLXRlY2gtd3JhcA/episode/ZjIwMjQ5ZGItYmQ4ZC01NTJkLTgxNzQtOWM0MjcxODU5YjM2
Join us live every Friday at 15:30 UTC. We are active in the chat during the show.
Have a request for a tool you want to see? Let me know.
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2025-04-18 03:38:23

The weekend starts in 12 hours ☝️✌️
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2025-04-16 23:54:02

New show from @nprofile…xee5 about trust with data, services, institutions, and society. Great first episode!
#nevent1q…zer5

2025-04-12 23:44:51

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This is his personal work https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Ox2xrD89fIwNLOZ5wHMzD?si=UeLjKKEwT7KVOsZTF1s3eA

2025-04-12 23:31:34

Proud family moment, if you’ll let me. My cousin is playing Coachella today. No cap. He’s sharing a stage on the same day as Weezer. 🤘 🎸
https://m.primal.net/QNWd.jpg

2025-04-12 02:25:30

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Staying true to the tribe

2025-04-08 16:02:04

📽️ New Maple Insights video
AI-Powered Studying: How to Use Maple to Ace Your Courses
Boost your grades and unlock your full potential of life-long learning with AI-powered studying! Check out my latest video to learn how to use @nprofile…uh5t to create personalized study materials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XinS797ABI8

2025-04-07 18:16:54

We all have a Panican Skywalker inside us https://m.primal.net/QHgk.jpg

2025-04-07 15:12:49

Not financial advice, but @nprofile…uh5t can listen to your stress and help you get a more long term perspective on things. Take a deep breath, fam.
#nevent1q…4tqn

2025-04-06 20:40:13

Timing is everything lol
https://m.primal.net/QGgb.jpg

2025-04-05 00:39:36

YouTube link for my frens who like that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuYVhuKp99E
#nevent1q…zl3n

2025-04-05 00:38:16

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YouTube link for my frens who like that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuYVhuKp99E

2025-04-04 22:53:42

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“…here in X”. Copy/paste fail from X 😆

2025-04-04 21:18:06

Yep, @nprofile…pw9e and @nprofile…zx3h there is now an official time zone called Bitcoin Park Time (BPT). Nashville 🤝 Austin
#nevent1q…zl3n

2025-04-04 21:15:34

Dusted off the old RSS feed to launch a new version of the show. Welcome back to FTW!
Freedom Tech Weekend - a weekly stream that gives you one freedom tech tool to play with this weekend. Stream happens every Friday at 15:30 UTC / 10:30 AM BPT (Bitcoin Park Time)
https://m.primal.net/QEVa.jpg
Here is episode 1. This is the audio version, available as a podcast. The video version is currently here in X, future episodes will also be available on YouTube.
https://episodes.fm/1777470100/episode/ODI4YmNiNjUtNWEyYS01NDk1LTkwYmQtNzA2OTY4MWFjZWNk

2025-04-03 21:58:08

Tariffs just boosted my annual budget by 2.7%!
Here's a video of how I used @nprofile…uh5t to estimate the impact on my household. Maple is confidential – I'd never do this with ChatGPT.
How much will it impact you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HZxLHKo_KU

2025-04-03 16:28:10

I am surprised and encouraged by how often people sign up for our Starter plan and then upgrade to the Pro plan.
Highlighting a plan on a pricing page feels gimmicky, but we are seeing that our individual customers at @nprofile…uh5t find the best value in the Pro plan.
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