Ritchie Wong on X: "the best product messaging touches people's worst wound & g spots at the same time" / X
inspiration is when you see something, and you are like 'damn, i want this too', then you go do, make & get it yourself
had one of the worst airbnb experiences
the host didn't like that i told her the room wasn't clean, and she re-rented the room to someone else without any prior notice
needed to book a hotel
airbnb gave me a full refund, coupon & hotel cost coverage
& this empathy matters
Ritchie Wong on X: "asked gemini to cook my procrastination to do real work - damn, it cut deep https://t.co/FYslq1j5C6" / X
Ritchie Wong on X: "this is a good framework to figure out things together - what it looks like - how to make it work - how we can come together on this https://t.co/IB9oNRcJHm" / X
- what it looks like
- how to make it work
- how we can come together on this
building great products is simple building great tools/systems that build great habits— Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) March 9, 2025
don't just look forward to getting it right, look forward to what'll happen
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Ritchie Wong on X: ""There are two major types of learning, in both children and in deep learning. There is 1) imitation learning (watch and repeat, i.e. pretraining, supervised finetuning), and 2) trial-and-error learning (reinforcement learning)." "And 2 is the "aha moment" when the DeepSeek (or" / X
only trust people who can solve their own problems well to solve mine
— Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc)
Ritchie Wong on X: "knowing that you're not good enough - yes feeling that you're not good enough - no" / X
yes
Ritchie Wong on X: "when a system works, you don't notice its existence; you only do when it doesn't" / X
you only do when it doesn't
— Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc)
Ritchie Wong's post highlights a philosophical perspective on system design, emphasizing the invisibility of well-functioning systems. This concept is central to user experience (UX) design, where the goal is to create interfaces that are so intuitive, users interact with them effortlessly without noticing the underlying complexity.
This idea aligns with principles from system design where a good design is often one that users don't notice because it works seamlessly, reducing cognitive load and enhancing usability.
The mention of system functionality relates to the broader discussion in systems design about how systems should operate in a way that they meet user needs without drawing attention to themselves, which is a key aspect of creating efficient and user-friendly technology.
fucking interesting that it can elaborate on that - the goal of any interface feels so natural that when users interact with that, you don't even notice that
Ritchie Wong on X: "claude just wrote me the best piece of advice i need as a first time founder:" / X
(1) Ritchie Wong on X: "gemini spilling truth https://t.co/FVX571Y19S" / X
enable the enablers > train the trainers
inputs: what you do
outputs: what you produce
outcomes: what you measure against
start with outcome
then output
then input
first MFT (my first time)
Ritchie Wong on X: "*reflection on 'outcome & problem' in learning solution development* so just now, while eating dinner, i was thinking about a belief that has been driving my founder journey these 2 months: "i must be solving real problems for real people who can pay real money" but something https://t.co/vMbXpwy59I" / X
*reflection on 'outcome & problem' in learning solution development*
so just now, while eating dinner, i was thinking about a belief that has been driving my founder journey these 2 months: "i must be solving real problems for real people who can pay real money"
but something
Ritchie Wong on X: "@amit_ajwani @_buildspace @_nightsweekends since i first came across this concept in around 2019, i tried so hard to find and live in mine. i used every possible tool to find that myself: dig out all my past works/pics to fit in each circle, used folders/tags in apple notes to document every new evidence to testify ikigai https://t.co/cswdCMbveT" / X
@amit_ajwani @_buildspace @_nightsweekends since i first came across this concept in around 2019, i tried so hard to find and live in mine. i used every possible tool to find that myself: dig out all my past works/pics to fit in each circle, used folders/tags in apple notes to document every new evidence to testify ikigai
amit
Ritchie Wong on X: "discovered a (rare) hidden benefits as a consultant with @henry_cck earlier: since you're an outsider, you have no presumptions on how things should or should not work; hence you just go to a place, observe, question, talk to people, hypothesise & prototype here/there, well it's" / X
discovered a (rare) hidden benefits as a consultant with @henry_cck earlier: since you're an outsider, you have no presumptions on how things should or should not work; hence you just go to a place, observe, question, talk to people, hypothesise & prototype here/there, well it's
Ritchie Wong on X: "just talked to a year 11 student from harrow school asked how he finds the schooling experience in one of the prestigious schools in asia also asked him about how he's been using ai & tech to help him learn he told me: "maybe it's just me. i understand best when i find that" / X
just talked to a year 11 student from harrow school
asked how he finds the schooling experience in one of the prestigious schools in asia
also asked him about how he's been using ai & tech to help him learn
he told me: "maybe it's just me. i understand best when i find that
Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) on X
How a reply on Twitter landed me an offer in my dream company
Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) on X
How the CEO of my favourite app gave me direct support
Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) on X
Design Sprint - from getting inspired by the book to getting my first paid gig
Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) on X
How reading articles about a school to working there
Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) on X
How I got my first remote job in a GSV-funded edtech startup
Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) on X
From TEDx Talks to site visits
Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) on X
How I got a chance to learn from a YC-funded ed-tech startup CEO
Ritchie Wong on X: "How I learnt about YC & Sam Altman from 9GAG co-founder https://t.co/SOS7lwuTn6" / X
How I learnt about YC & Sam Altman from 9GAG co-founder
How a random company sign kickstarted my journey in ed-tech pic.twitter.com/CzTrFp0O2U— Ritchie Wong (@ritchiewlc) August 9, 2024
Ritchie Wong on X: "The very first ed-tech founder I spoke to in Hong Kong (2015) https://t.co/VBmRUocmke" / X
The very first ed-tech founder I spoke to in Hong Kong (2015)