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Will Larson

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7.9K
Account age
2 yrs
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Over the last year, as I've spent more time working with LLMs to power product features, I've also been thinking about how LLMs impact me as a long-form author. Of the ideas I've had, I'm particularly interested in the idea of building, and selling, books as "datapacks" for LLMs.15 views Over the last year, as I've spent more time working with LLMs to power product features, I've also been thinking about how LLMs impact me as a long-form author. Of the ideas I've had, I'm particularly interested in the idea of building, and selling, books as "datapacks" for LLMs. This time experimenting with MCP server for generating and running systems models ( github.com/lethain/syst... ). I think it's pretty wild how well this works, especially the tool to inject domain-specific language usage documentation into the context window.11 views This time experimenting with MCP server for generating and running systems models ( github.com/lethain/syst... ). I think it's pretty wild how well this works, especially the tool to inject domain-specific language usage documentation into the context window. Another writing workflow tool I've found useful is using LLM API to describe images. Here's is an example of script that replaces empty image descriptions with reasonably good ones. To extent the images could be better, it's b/c my prompt needs some work gist.github.com/lethain/9c5e...11 views Another writing workflow tool I've found useful is using LLM API to describe images. Here's is an example of script that replaces empty image descriptions with reasonably good ones. To extent the images could be better, it's b/c my prompt needs some work gist.github.com/lethain/9c5e...

📊 Post engagement

Recent posts · likes + reposts
Apr 22latest
12
Avg engagement / post
7–17
Typical post (engagement)
0.2%
Engagement vs followers
74/100
Very consistent reach
Oct 2024
On Bluesky since
Half of recent posts land between 7 and 17 likes + reposts (median 11) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.

🔥 Top post: Still only part way through the editing process, but excited to · 27 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.33 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 9 text · 3 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
28×
Follows 284 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Still only part way through the editing process, but excited to announce Crafting Engineering Strategy, my upcoming book with O'Reilly on engineering strategy coming later this year (sometime Q4). ★ 27
Wrote up a series of nine short posts on interesting problems we encountered while building an internal agent framework (virtual files, compaction, LLM vs code-driven workflows, etc) lethain.com/agents-series/ ★ 19 Digital edition of my fourth book, Crafting Engineering Strategy, is up for purchase! (Print copy should start shipping in next 2-3 weeks.) Tried to apply "Staff Engineer" formula to eng strategy topic, with a lot more editing 😂 www.amazo… ★ 17 Any good patterns for loading a Notion page as modifiable prompt to respond to other Notion pages and Slack messages? Eg as a simple example you could imagine I want to write architecture guidelines and then use that to comment on RFCs. I… ★ 4 Did my first podcast in some time as I start ramping up a bit around getting started as new CTO at Imprint and also getting close to releasing next book! Podcast up at www.executiveruntime.show/episodes/04-... ★ 7 Over the last year, as I've spent more time working with LLMs to power product features, I've also been thinking about how LLMs impact me as a long-form author. Of the ideas I've had, I'm particularly interested in the idea of building, an… ★ 15 My bi-decade update on my desk setup 😂 Finally found a dock that lets me swap from windows desktop with dedicated GPU to OSX laptop with a single thunderbolt cable! lethain.com/desk-setup-2... ★ 20 Looking for startup to angel invest in that solves problem of chairs being routinely positioned to block video cameras in office meeting rooms. (I've tried petitioning to remove chairs from rooms, but this innovation has met substantial r… ★ 3 Each time I open LinkedIn I pray I don’t somehow accidentally click on the brain teaser game and become shamed forever off the internet ★ 11 This time experimenting with MCP server for generating and running systems models ( github.com/lethain/syst... ). I think it's pretty wild how well this works, especially the tool to inject domain-specific language usage documentation into… ★ 11 Got to zero inbox on my personal email address(es) for the first time in a decade or so. This was mostly (1) declaring bankrupt on anything older than 6 months, (2) unsubscribing/filtering spammy stuff, and (3) setting up a transient tag f… ★ 4 Another writing workflow tool I've found useful is using LLM API to describe images. Here's is an example of script that replaces empty image descriptions with reasonably good ones. To extent the images could be better, it's b/c my prompt … ★ 11

🦋 Handle & authenticity

✅ Domain-verified
@lethain.com
The handle is the domain lethain.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real lethain.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Oct 2024
Joined after Bluesky opened to the public — a settled account with a real history.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2024 — 2 years ago.
👁️Averages 12 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.3× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
81/100
Excellent Credibility score
97%
Real Real audience
Low Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~0.2% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Write at lethain.com. Author of An Elegant Puzzle, Staff Engineer, and An Engineering Executive’s Primer. Worked some places.

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Over the last year, as I've spent more time working with LLMs to power product features, I've also been thinking about how LLMs impact me as a long-form author. Of the ideas I've had, I'm particularly interested in the idea of building, and selling, books as "datapacks" for LLMs. This time experimenting with MCP server for generating and running systems models ( github.com/lethain/syst... ). I think it's pretty wild how well this works, especially the tool to inject domain-specific language usage documentation into the context window. Another writing workflow tool I've found useful is using LLM API to describe images. Here's is an example of script that replaces empty image descriptions with reasonably good ones. To extent the images could be better, it's b/c my prompt needs some work gist.github.com/lethain/9c5e...

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