Woz (YC W25)

5 months ago we met the talented Frankpeter Ani and challenged him to reimagine the Woz (YC W25) landing page Today, Contra, the marketplace for freelance creatives, is featuring that work on their home screen. Shoutout to Contra for the showcase and to Frankpeter for his design craft More to come from Woz very soon. State tuned.

Unlocking the next trillion dollar opportunity: why code quality must be the new benchmark for AI app building Replit, Lovable, and dozens of other AI app builders are optimized to wow you with speed and amaze you with flashy functionality. They excel at building prototypes, demos, and internal tools. The downside of optimizing for quick rewards is that you sacrifice code quality and depth. To move beyond prototypes and build software that is the foundation of lasting products and businesses, we must instead optimize for code quality and robust architecture. Only once AI generated code is both sufficiently high quality  and human understandable can we achieve this. Check out the full blog post by my brilliant cofounder Brad Eckert

30 Days of Woz #5-8 Woz (YC W25) is built to meet the demanding requirements of serious business use cases (security, scalability, payments, ID verification, etc.) But it turns out, those same high technical standards also make it possible to build less serious things like word puzzles and games. Here are a few of my favorites, inspired by the New York Times Games App: 🟩 #5: Wordle - guess the hidden word in 6 tries 🔢 #6: Sudoku - classic number-placement logic puzzle 🐝 #7: Spelling Bee - build words from 7 letters 🟨 #8: Connections - group 16 words into 4 categories

30 Days of Woz #2-4 For Days 2–4 we're highlighting apps that make everyday city life easier. From finding a parking spot, to earning rewards at your local café, or reporting maintenance issues in your neighborhood. #2: Boston Pahkin': An simple way for neighbors and local businesses to rent extra parking spots. Inspired by the daily struggle of city street parking. Stop battling street cleaning, meter maids, snow emergencies and book a private parking spot. #3: Latte Love: The easiest way for local businesses to drive repeat visits and reward loyal customers. Because everyone loves free food. #4: StreetSmart: Quickly report city maintenance issues (broken street lights, potholes, litter, etc.) to the appropriate department. For anyone living in San Francisco this one should hit home.

30 Days of Woz kicks off today. For the month of September, we’ll be showcasing a new app built on Woz every single day. From loyalty programs for neighborhood cafés, to social trivia games, to wedding planning tools — people are proving you don’t need to be technical to launch production-grade mobile apps. We’re starting with a personal favorite: App #1: FreeBnB - everything you love about Airbnb, without the 15% take rate. I love Airbnb and use it often, but in the age of AI, there’s no reason marketplaces should be skimming 15% off every transaction. Woz makes it possible for local, lower-cost alternatives to emerge — driving down costs for users and opening the door to new business model innovation. This is a glimpse of how AI will drive deflation, competition, and everyday wins for consumers.