I Shut Down My Startup
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Ahoy, Scuppers. I'm still addicted to AI, but I shut down my startup. After 20 years in software, the four-year-old company is done, along with my side projects and SlopScore. Now I'm just making music videos for fun with discounted tokens.
Slop-o-meter 21.3 A PINCH OF SLOP
| Animation & render code | Claude coded every card, scene and render | +4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sound effects & foley | Synthesized dread, thunder, burial foley | +4 | |
| Direction & edit | Claude cut the pauses, built cards from my notes | +3.8 | |
| Motion graphics & lyrics | Motion graphics + whisper subtitles | +3.8 | |
| Generated images | Gemini drew 36 props, my cartoon, a plate ($0.47) | +2.5 | |
| Research & critique | Claude fact-checked me after; mini me corrects | +1.5 | |
| Vision helpers | MediaPipe tracked my hands for the props | +1.3 | |
| Audio mastering | Loudness levelled to -14 LUFS | +0.5 |
No AI: Lyrics & script · Generated video · Generated music & vocals
By hand: the idea · every word, unscripted · my camera and voice · 3 rounds of notes · the title
Inspirations
Video
- Dave Kiss, "Eulogy for the Software Engineer" (the video I talk about)
