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Ben Nelson shared thisWe’ve spent months optimizing our retrieval pipelines specifically for dense municipal codes. It handles nested exceptions and cross-referencing significantly faster than a standard Ctrl+F workflow. I'm genuinely curious to see the edge cases everyone brings to the tableBen Nelson shared thisWe want to race you. Literally. Pick a typical municipal code research question. We'll answer it with Knetyc, while you use your normal workflow. Clock starts at the same time. The first one with the correct answer wins! If you beat us, we're buying your team lunch. 🏁🥪 We've built an AI machine that reads municipal codes the way you read email — instantly, accurately, with citations. We're confident enough to put $100 on the table. Civil engineers, property developers, project managers, site planners: drop a 👋 below if you're in. We'll share the link for you to sign up in the comments. The race is on! #CivilEngineering #AEC #CodeCompliance #LandUsePlanning #Permitting
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Ben Nelson shared thisBen Nelson shared thisLambda School doesn't just train people; Lambda School bets on them.Why We Started Lambda School – Lambda School Blog – MediumWhy We Started Lambda School – Lambda School Blog – Medium
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Ben Nelson shared thisBen Nelson shared thisIt's finally here. A full computer science education without quitting your job. Free until you're in your new one. One year long, nights and weekends starting in January, 2018. https://lnkd.in/eCTEcym
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Ben Nelson shared thisBen Nelson shared thisA big day for Lambda School: We've signed an estimated $20 million agreement with the Long-term Education Investment Fund to invest directly in our students. Not only does this let us train thousands of students at no cost to them until they're hired, it represents funneling tens of millions of dollars from Wall Street to invest directly in untapped talent all across the US. Human potential is now an asset class to invest in. More details here: https://lnkd.in/gs74bN6
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Ben Nelson posted thisI'm very excited to announce that Lambda School has joined Y Combinator! https://lnkd.in/gKzsTPC
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Ben Nelson liked thisBen Nelson liked thisLooking forward to learning how Knetyc can support the modular home industry in speeding up local compliance so modular homes can become a larger part of the affordable housing solution. Knetyc's new multi-jurisdiction research tool is the perfect solution for those modular home developers to figure out where the best places are to build. #affordablehousing #modularbuildinginstitute
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Ben Nelson liked thisBen Nelson liked thisWe’re excited to be exhibiting at the Offsite Construction Summit in LA today! Come see us in booth 105 to see how Knetyc can provide regulatory compliance playbooks for numerous jurisdictions at the same time using the latest AI tech!
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Ben Nelson liked thisBen Nelson liked thisBittersweet life update: I have officially left Structured AI Other than expressing biggest thank you to Issy Greenslade, Raymond Zhao & Brandon Abreu Smith for being the greatest mentors, colleagues, and (above all) friends, I wanted to reflect on the highlights of the past 6 months. But phrased sort of like a football YouTube short… 😮💨 Posterity, here I present: Top 5 most INCREDIBLE moments at Structured AI 1. Speaking on a panel at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2. When we solved nutrition 🙏 (no our kidneys are not ok) 3. Being gifted original poetry?! At Harvard University 4. Gang's first Central Park moment 🥹 5. Everyone finally together in our NYC office, facing the Statue of Liberty 🗽
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Ben Nelson liked thisBen Nelson liked thisThank you to Professor Carol Spahn and the graduate students at the University of Denver’s School of Global and Public Affairs for the opportunity to reflect on USAID’s role in advancing infrastructure development, addressing climate change, and promoting local economic growth. As a USAID Foreign Service Officer through 2025, I was privileged to work with governments and businesses to strengthen policies and streamline regulations that fostered private sector investment and economic opportunity. Several students were curious about my transition from USAID to an AI company. As it turns out, the challenges are remarkably similar: finding the right balance between efficiency and compliance with government regulations. Today at www.Knetyc.com, I have the honor to work with municipalities, engineers, and developers striving to maintain quality compliance in increasingly complex municipal environments. By applying AI to municipal code research and civil plan review, I now help save time, reduce costs, improve compliance, and support safer, more efficient development, which contributes to more affordable housing, lower infrastructure costs, and stronger communities. Congratulations to the graduate students who will complete their degrees this summer! Your thoughtful questions and commitment to solving complex challenges left me optimistic about the future. I wish you careers that are as rewarding, challenging, and meaningful as mine has been.
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Ben Nelson liked thisBen Nelson liked thisStates are implementing permitting shot clocks, but this change does not truly address the underlying issues. It merely introduces a timer. Florida, Wyoming, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, California. However, states don't own the permitting process, municipalities do. The delays stem from complexity, not a lack of urgency. Evaluating permitting requirements quickly is a challenging task for developers, municipal staff, and others involved. Simply imposing a deadline does not simplify this process. At Knetyc, we leverage AI to identify what cities prioritize before developers submit their applications. This approach reduces unnecessary back-and-forth communication and leads to faster outcomes for both developers and municipal staff. To truly improve the permitting process, we must tackle the complexity. The clock will manage itself. #Permitting #HousingPolicy #Proptech #Govtech
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Ben Nelson liked thisFaster Permits = Affordable Housing.Ben Nelson liked thisFaster permitting starts with better-connected systems. Building code officials are under real pressure to move faster without weakening safety, compliance, or accountability. It is a coordination challenge across people, data, reviews, approvals, and policy. I appreciated joining the National Institute of Building Sciences conversation on how technology is helping jurisdictions accelerate permitting in practical ways. The biggest takeaway: digital permitting works best when it reduces friction without removing rigor. That means connected workflows, clear review paths, trusted data and better visibility into where decisions are getting stuck. Technology should not ask agencies to choose between speed and confidence. The right systems should make both easier to achieve. How Building Code Officials Are Using Technology To Accelerate PermittingHow Building Code Officials Are Using Technology To Accelerate PermittingHow Building Code Officials Are Using Technology To Accelerate Permitting
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Ben Nelson liked thisBen Nelson liked thisOn this International Menstrual Hygiene Day, I’ve been reflecting on how much the Period Positive Workplace (PPW) initiative has grown over the past three years. What began on Menstrual Hygiene Day in 2023 as a call to engage the private sector in menstrual equity has now reached 359 organizations across 59 countries, impacting more than 447,000 employees. As lead of the PPW Steering Committee, Days for Girls International is proud to support this work as it continues to scale globally. Today, we’re releasing the 2026 PPW Implementation Report, sharing insights from implementing managers across 26 countries and 6 continents. One thing that really stood out to me is how simple implementation can be. • 60% of PPW managers report using an open box or basket for period products • 42% source products through retail or e-commerce platforms It’s also encouraging to see that 35% of managers have introduced additional workplace health programs. You can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dmpWvGCB As we work toward creating a #PeriodPositiveWorld, we need more workplaces willing to prioritize menstrual health and normalize it as part of workplace wellbeing. If your organization is not yet certified, I hope you’ll consider becoming a PPW and help create a more #PeriodFriendlyWorkplace. Learn how to become a certified PPW here: https://lnkd.in/daRdDrku Thanks to our steering committee, coalition partners, and all the businesses that have made menstrual health a priority at work. Your leadership is helping move this forward and create more supportive and inclusive workplaces for everyone. #MHMatters, #MHDay Jess Strait, Isabel Silagy, Sorelle Cohen, Jennifer Severns, John Nothdurft, Emily Bell McCormick
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Ben Nelson liked thisBen Nelson liked thisI hit my 10 year mark with Podium. I'm... kinda proud of that and wanted to say it. Best job I've ever had.
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Ben Nelson liked thisBen Nelson liked thisMemorial Day 🇺🇸 Memorial Day is often seen as BBQs and lake days, but it’s also a reminder of those who gave their lives in service and the veterans who continue facing invisible battles long after they come home, especially with mental health and isolation. I recently started helping coordinate raffle donations and community outreach for a local fundraiser, Salute to Service Casino Night in the Fall benefiting Bowden‘s Brigade, an Utah based nonprofit started by a mom after the loss of her son, Bowden. The organization focuses on helping veterans stay connected through mentorship, community support, and events. I didn’t know Bowden personally, but I knew his grandparents growing up, and I’ve heard many stories over the years about how deeply isolation can impact veterans after service. My Ask: Do you have veterans in your family or network? I’d really value hearing your stories or perspectives. And if anyone knows local businesses or connections who may want to support the fundraiser through raffle donations, I’d be appreciative to connect. Feel free to comment or message me directly Thank you in advance for any support 🙏
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Nicole J Patten
Overnight, Claude hit #1 on the App Store. Yes, politics is playing a role right now. But real talk... Claude is genuinely the better product. Opus 4.6 is #1 on every major benchmark. Claude Code is the most widely adopted coding agent in the industry. Projects and Skills let you build persistent AI workspaces that actually know your business. MCP integrations mean Claude reads and writes to your real tools - Airtable, Google Calendar, Gmail, Drive. Cowork just dropped for teams with plugins and parallel agents. It's not a chatbot. It's an operating system. The politics accelerated the timeline. But the product was already winning. I left Google and built my entire consulting and training business on Claude - workshop outlines, proposals, pipeline, client delivery, content, daily ops, agents. Nothing else comes close for complex, real work. Dario Amodei was VP of Research at OpenAI. He led the teams that built GPT-2 and GPT-3. Co-invented the training technique that made ChatGPT possible. Then left because he wanted to build AI differently - safety-first, no ads, no surveillance. If you've been on the fence about switching, now is the time.
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Karl Wirth
I use Claude Code all day as a Product Manager. I built 18 custom Claude Code commands that I'm giving away for free. See comments for the link. I use these in Nimbalyst as its the best way to work with Claude Code - https://nimbalyst.com, but these custom commands will work however you use Claude Code: /plan - Feature planning /prd - Create structured PRDs /strategy - Strategy documents /competitive - Competitive analysis /research - Market research synthesis /customer-interview - Customer interview guides /customer-interview-simulate - Simulate customer interviews /feedback-analyze - Analyze customer feedback patterns /understand-feature - Examine codebase for feature context /mockup - Generate UI mockups /documentation - Create documentation /edge-cases - Identify edge cases /bug-report - Document bugs /triage-requests - Triage incoming requests /status - Development status updates /github-status - GitHub progress summaries /launch - Launch announcements /sales-enablement - Sales enablement materials
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🤖 Darren Holland
I’ve been working on a recent project where we needed to access an internal API from Claude. To solve this, I built a custom MCP server and documented the full process so others can follow along. It covers: - Setting up a TypeScript MCP server - Adding your first tool with @modelcontextprotocol/sdk + zod - Configuring Claude Desktop to use your server - Troubleshooting tips (like tailing logs) My example uses the PokéAPI, but the same steps apply if you want to connect Claude to your own APIs and services. Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/gQC4czQ9
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Simon Monaghan
The fastest way to signal "we're serious about Flutter" is not your stack. It's your constraints. Senior developers are trying to predict their day-to-day. I see a lot of founders who can't answer these: Release cadence. Performance bar (startup time, jank, app size). Native work expected in the next 6 months. Who owns incidents and hotfixes. If you can't answer those, the role is undefined. Tomorrow I'm posting the 2023–2025 store trend line.
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