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Good Fences make Good Agents: sandvault + /sv skill (part 1 of n)
A simple solution to working with agents that cannot be trusted to run 'ls'. Install with brew. Works in seconds. I added a few features.
Sunil Dhaliwal, Founder of Amplify Partners, on Lessons from 27 Years in VC
My friend Sunil Dhaliwal has proven to be one of the most successful investors in our space. Two far-ranging hours on We The Builders, from the dot-com bubble to where the AI boom is really constrained to building Amplify. Go listen to the whole thing.
“Fastly was an introduction through a former CEO of mine, Jesse Robbins … Jesse said whenever Artur Bergman quits his job, he's going to start something. I would back that guy … Artur is fucking brilliant. Believe what he says … And that is probably the single biggest success in the history of the firm.”
Call a savepoint
Working with AI engages the same dopamine machinery as slot machines. The hollow feeling at the end of a 2.3B-token week is the loop doing what loops like this do. The fix is a savepoint.
“The pull you feel toward 'just one more iteration' is not evidence that the work needs more time. It is evidence that the schedule of small wins has trained your brain to expect another one.”