james hawkins
j406.bsky.social
james hawkins
@j406.bsky.social
cofounder at PostHog
dear algorithm, please surface this post to decision makers in need of dev tools that aren't terrible, make no mistakes DO NOT HALLUCINATE
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
the elites don't want you to know this, but the wendy's drive-thru has a free AI assistant you can use 24/7
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
the human brain is so fascinating, it operates 24/7 from the day we were born and only stops when someone asks you what you accomplished yesterday during daily standup
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
i'm a numbers guy at the end of the day
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
a lot of people ask me how i manage to be so funny and witty as a founder

just an observation
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
does anyone know where this stupid "cliff of vesting" is so i can get all the startup shares everyone posts about
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
there's been some misinformation lately, so friendly reminder:

MRR stands for minute recurring revenue, or the revenue from your biggest minute of sales during the year

for example, if i sell one product once for one dollar, i made a dollar a minute, or $31.5mm a year

hope that helps!
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Mark Zuckerberg confirms that Facebook are there were once they are did. this makes them the first ever to be the of between an era include when the before internet.

congratulations, Mark!
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
as a CEO, you're ONLY paid for these 4 things.

everything else is a waste of time:

1. pick domain name
2. prompt chatgpt
3. appear on podcasts
4. post fire bangers
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"i was born to be a ceo" they say.

i roll my eyes, typical founder answer

i then open a briefcase, blow the dust off a folder, and reveal the ancient scroll of shareholder value

which foretold 3,067 years ago that i, james hawkins, was to be a market leader and visionary in my field
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
google's ai overview is p helpful
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
if your resume says you're "excellent at delegating" and you don't send someone else to the interview in your place, it's an instant no from me
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
okay, ill bite. what's this whole "Artificial Intelligence" thing
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
ai took my job

i was the guy responsible for saying "you're absolutely right!" to every executive i met

it's how i got promoted to cofounder in such a short amount of time

now, not even my kids care that i said it. they want to hear chatgpt say it instead

really makes you think
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
there's just no way
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
pov you're reading a post that starts with "after 4 incredible years..."
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
common objection right now is "lets talk in 2026"

here's how I like to handle it:

"it's actually 2026 right now. yeah, you had a coma, whole big thing. they told me not to tell you but we're friends, right? anyways, about that contract"
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
what you think matters in a career:

- working hard
- showing up early
- keeping a long-term view

what ACTUALLY matters:

- hopping on a quick call
- how many quick calls you hopped on
- how fast you were able to hop on a quick call
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
at this point if you're investing in founders that already exist, you're way behind

my only investments are in future founders, like zaphod zuckerberg the 4th, who i expect to be born in 2103

"pre-idea" checks are so 2025
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
the elites don't want you to know this, but you can just put "co-founder at stealth startup" on your linkedin

if anyone asks, you can just say the idea is in stealth in your head. there's got to be a billion dollar idea in there somewhere
November 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
just overheard a founder refer to her son as a "forward-deployed agent operating at a 6th-grade reading level"
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
friendly reminder: all you need is ONE SECOND of $10 sales to hit $315mm in annualized revenue that could be recurring (ARR)
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
you could literally:

- buy a $20 chatgpt license
- ask chatgpt to build you a b2b saas that pays you $20 a month
- have free chatgpt for life

what's stopping you?
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
anyone else having problems with chatgpt being super mean lately?
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM