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In 2024, everyone pitched a 'digital clone' that would do your chores. By 2026, the question isn't whether AI can act for you, but how much context, permission, and autonomy you actually want to hand over.
AI Town made me realize an AI character did not have to exist only inside an empty chat window. That idea eventually led to Omni Companion: one companion, one living room, and a different way to think about presence.
Most LinkedIn advice stops at attention. This is a look at what comes next: turning a useful post into permission, trust, and a real conversation.
I built an Omni experiment where sending an Instagram DM bootstrapped a guest account and started conversational onboarding. Removing signup friction was easy. Losing control of conversation boundaries was the interesting part.
The story of my first startup, Shopmatey, the lessons learned, and how it led to what I'm building now with Omni.
I used to treat accelerator applications as an obvious habit for an ambitious builder. An interview with Antler Singapore in 2025 forced me to ask a different question: was I building the kind of company that actually needed venture capital?
I used to think getting a Google Knowledge Panel was a status symbol for an ambitious founder. When one finally appeared, I realized the panel was just a side effect of doing real work and leaving clean evidence.