James Hawkins
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PostHog's James Hawkins on Self-Driving Software & Open Models
After a Base ad read, PostHog co-founder James Hawkins describes the product as making software 'self-driving' and says switching to open models like GLM 5.2 and Kimi K3 cut the cost of generating a pull request by 30-40%. He confirms PostHog runs deeply unprofitable with a long runway, is betting on insatiable demand for data and proactive AI, and cites their AI setup wizard nearly doubling activation. On growth, he argues untrackable founder-led posting compounds over time — recalling the viral data-center-in-Central-Park gag — and that X is a far better launchpad for startups than Product Hunt.