Co-Founder & CEO @SesterceGroup - Co-Founding Advisor @uma_robots - first principles, small teams, simple systems.
Joined April 2013
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Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
Money is better earned than given. Giving kids a free allowance versus making them earn it through chores—dishwashing, clearing the table, taking out the trash, or mowing the lawn—shapes their understanding of rewards.
The former, once grown, would be more likely to believe money is theirs to take; the latter would be more likely to respect others’ property and the effort to earn it.
Stochastically, we could observe similar behaviors in reinforcement learning. After all, our world is not that different from a sandboxed simulation.
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
“Decommissioning” our @boosterobotics robot with a front flip off a table for fun. Made end-to-end in half a day.
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
This is the first time in Earth’s history that the path is visible: cure cancer, slash traffic deaths, give anyone high agency no matter their body — and reach the stars — by scaling compute and energy.
Don’t squander it.
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
Lead by @MustafaShukor1, co-author of VL-JEPA, our incredible world model research team is committed to solve one the greatest problems of our time.
If you're into cutting-edge AI research and want to help out, this is it.
At @UMA_Robots , we are convinced that latent-space world models will unlock scaling for robotics
1 position left for the roles
🧪 Research Scientist:
app.dover.com/apply/UMA/e223…
🚀 Research Engineer:
app.dover.com/apply/UMA/1bb6…
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
At @UMA_Robots , we are convinced that latent-space world models will unlock scaling for robotics
1 position left for the roles
🧪 Research Scientist:
app.dover.com/apply/UMA/e223…
🚀 Research Engineer:
app.dover.com/apply/UMA/1bb6…
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
“The lifestyle of an entrepreneur at its core is: I can take more pain than the other guy, and I'll prove it.”
“ There's a zen that can happen when a warrior has fought for a long time. You can get used to it.”
“ You almost start accepting it. Like, something bad happens and you don't even get mad.”
“ There are benefits. But you need to make sure you don't get so used to it that it doesn't even bother you. You can get so zen, you're unbothered.”
“ There's something special about the extra fierceness of being bothered, being upset about something that is wrong.”
— @travisk
My conversation with @travisk, founder of Atoms and Uber.
0:00 Building Atoms & the Meta Problem of Management
3:51 The Appeal of Impossible Problems: Starting Over in China
12:19 Uber vs. Didi: Copycats, Hypergrowth & China's Rules
21:02 How Network Effects Become an Efficiency Fortress
31:48 Capitalism vs. the Taxi Cartel
44:05 The China War Goes Global & the Entrepreneur's Capacity for Pain
54:04 Life After Uber: Lawfare, Media Narratives & Reputation
58:21 What Founders Get Wrong About Venture Capital
1:08:35 The Fundraising Playbook: QED Storytelling & a Five-Room Auction
1:18:38 The Uber Coup, Radical Accountability & Outgrowing Fear
1:26:42 Why Specialized Robots Beat Humanoids at Industrial Scale
1:31:30 Finding Your Sport: Food, Mining & the Physical AI Stack
1:40:14 How to Build Many Companies Inside One Company
1:46:33 Entropy, Civilization & the Meaning of Progress
Includes paid partnerships.
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
It's that time of the year again and we're coming with another @GPU_MODE competition! This time in collaboration with @nvidia focused on NVFP4. Focused on NVFP4 and B200 GPUs (thanks to @sestercegroup ) we'll release 4 problems over the following 3 months:
1. NVFP4 Batched GEMV
2. NVFP4 GEMM
3. NVFP4 Gated Dual GEMM
4. NVFP4 Grouped GEMM
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
Starting with the fundamentals
Prototype Version 0
AI, Software, Hardware
A small team, 9 months
Designed and assembled in Paris at @UMA_Robots
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
Unveiling our Northstar design @UMA_Robots
A body that can navigate our space
Hands that can use our tools
Approachable, competent, calm
A robot you feel at ease having at your workplace and home
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
One needs to be able to calmly observe the chaos in order to distill the order.
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
#DassaultAviation : Le #Falcon 10X réalise son premier vol
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Dassault’s #Falcon10X Makes Maiden Flight dassault-aviation.com/en/gro…
Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
We are at **0.0115%** of our mission before Type I Civilization is completed.
On an astronomical scale, the bar chart barely registers against the Stone Age.
The mission continues.
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Youssef El Manssouri retweeted
Europe is not short on smart people. Europe is short on startup speed, risk appetite, founder-friendly structures, and the belief that young companies should be treated as partners, not as problems to be managed.
