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Zheng Liu posted thisThe current wave of AI reminds me of the early internet in the 90s. Back then, it was mind-blowing — a new door had been opened. But most people couldn't articulate what it would actually do for them beyond reading the news online. The killer apps hadn't arrived yet. Then came email, e-commerce, search — and the internet didn't just add value, it restructured how the world works. AI is at that same inflection point. Except this time, it's moving faster. We're already seeing the first wave of paradigm-shifting apps emerge — tools like OpenClaw, Claude Cowork, and others that go far beyond chatbots and start to act as genuine agents in your workflow. The "just a chat interface" era is ending. But we're still early. The Amazon, the Google, the iPhone of AI? It hasn't been built yet. This is exactly what drives us at Enzzo. We're building AI-powered tools for hardware companies — helping engineers turn complex product requirements into structured, actionable workflows. Every day we see firsthand how much room there is between what AI can do today and what it will do. The gap is enormous. And that gap is the opportunity. The builders who figure out the right problem + the right human-AI interaction model will define the next decade — the same way Bezos and Page defined the last one. We're still early. That's not a reason to hesitate — it's a reason to build. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BuildingWithAI #AIAgents #Enzzo #HardwareTech #FutureOfWork #Founders #StartupLife #TechTrends
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Zheng Liu posted thisThis morning during a routine teeth cleaning, I had an interesting conversation with my dentist about how AI is entering dental practice. Their clinic recently adopted an AI-powered X-ray analysis tool. The software highlights possible tartar and other issues directly on the scan, theoretically helping dentists identify areas that need attention during cleaning. It’s impressive technology, but my dentist told me they are planning to cancel the service — which costs about $600 per month. The reason was simple: in practice, it doesn’t add much value for dentists. During a cleaning, they naturally identify tartar as part of the procedure anyway. The AI annotations may be helpful for explaining things to patients, but they don’t meaningfully change the dentist’s workflow or decisions. What’s more interesting is how the same technology is being used on the insurance side. Dental insurers are adopting similar AI systems to review X-rays and determine whether a procedure is necessary. Historically, they needed licensed dentists to review those cases. With AI, much of that review process can now be automated. It’s a small example, but it highlights something important about AI adoption: the real value often appears in places different from where the product was originally intended. Sometimes the bigger impact is not helping professionals do their job faster, but changing who actually needs to do the job. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HealthcareAI #HealthTech #Dentistry #InsuranceTech #Automation #FutureOfWork
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Zheng Liu reposted thisZheng Liu reposted thisWhat if you could show your stakeholders the product—before building it? That's the daily reality for hardware teams. Stakeholders need to see it. Engineers need specs. Customers need to visualize the value. But prototypes and marketing materials? Weeks. Sometimes months. We launched two capabilities in Enzzo that collapse that timeline: 1. Product Web Page Generator Turn your concept into a live, shareable landing page in minutes. Visuals, specs, features, positioning—done. Test customer interest before you commit engineering resources. 2. AI Concept Videos Generate videos that bring your hardware concept to life. Show how it works, who it's for, why it matters—straight from your early concepts. These aren't just time-savers. They're decision accelerators. Validate faster. Communicate clearer. Build stakeholder confidence when they need to see it to believe it. In hardware, the teams that visualize possibilities sooner are the ones that win. Curious? Simply drop us a message to schedule a demo. #ProductDevelopment #HardwareInnovation #ProductLeadership #Enzzo #HardwareDesign
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Zheng Liu posted this2025 has been a year of growth, learning, and perspective. 🚀 Enzzo Feeling energized and grateful for the journey with Enzzo. This year taught me so much beyond technology — how to connect with people, understand their needs, and it’s been truly rewarding to see our product recognized and used by customers. Building great products is never just about technology — it’s about empathy, trust, and people. Excited to see Enzzo continue to grow and create impact in 2026. 🧠 Personal growth One important lesson this year was gaining a deeper understanding of people and human dynamics. Experience brings clarity, and clarity brings better judgment. This perspective has helped me become more thoughtful, patient, and grounded as a builder and leader. 💪 Health I also realized how important physical health is for long-term performance and happiness. In 2026, I’ll be more intentional about improving my health and building sustainable routines that support both work and life. 📚 Learning & sharing I read 13 professional books in 2025, and learned a lot from each. In 2026, I plan to share more — insights, lessons, and real experiences from the journey. Grateful for the people, challenges, and opportunities of this year. Looking ahead to 2026 with optimism, focus, and long-term thinking. #2025Reflection #StartupJourney #AI #Enzzo #FounderLife #Health #PersonalGrowth
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Zheng Liu shared thisWe’re thrilled to introduce Hardware is the New Salt — a new series presented by Enzzo and Core77. For decades, the digital realm defined innovation. But the tide is turning. As AI reshapes creativity and production, the frontier of progress is moving back into the physical world — where atoms meet intelligence. Hardware is the New Salt explores this shift: how AI is transforming the way products are imagined, designed, and brought to life. Just as salt once fueled economies and shaped civilizations, intelligent hardware is becoming the essential ingredient driving the next wave of innovation. Each week, we’ll feature conversations with leading thinkers and makers redefining how ideas take form — sharing insights at the intersection of AI and product design. New voices. Fresh perspectives. Released weekly. #hardware #ai #innovation #enzzo
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Zheng Liu shared thisExcited to share what we've been building at Enzzo! 🚀 Our latest release brings powerful new capabilities for hardware product teams: AI-Powered Documentation We've rebuilt our doc editor from the ground up. Now you can generate full product specs with context, collaborate in real-time, and move from concept to shareable documentation faster than ever. The AI-assisted editor supports comments and export, making it seamless to go from idea to polished spec — all inside Enzzo. Expanded AI Model Support Added Google Gemini Flash 2.5 and GPT-5 to give teams more flexibility in how they work. Whether you're editing product concepts, generating realistic backgrounds, or sketching UI elements, you now have the right tool for the job. Better UX, More Stability Shipped major improvements to discoverability, chat quality, document export (especially charts), and the overall user experience. As a CTO, I'm most excited about how this transforms the documentation workflow. Creating comprehensive product docs has always been a bottleneck for hardware teams — now we're turning that into a competitive advantage with AI-assisted creation, built-in templates, and real-time collaboration. If you're working on hardware products and spending too much time on documentation instead of building, let's connect. #building #startup #generativeAI #hardware #productdevelopmentZheng Liu shared thisLots of new updates for customers who are working on hardware products in Enzzo. ✍️ Smarter Product Document Creation You can now generate documentation with full product context, collaborate in real time, and leverage built-in templates for faster and better writing. The new AI-assisted doc editor supports comments and export, making it easier to move from concept to shareable spec — all inside Enzzo. 🧠 New AI Models Google Gemini Flash 2.5 (Nano Banana) is now live in Enzzo! Gain finer control when editing product concept images — change colors, move UI elements, get sketches, or add realistic lifestyle backgrounds with simple instructions. GPT-5 is live in Enzzo! We’ve added OpenAI’s latest GPT-5 model to Enzzo. This gives users even more power to ideate, plan, and execute product work. 🔍 Better Discovery and Usability We’ve redesigned parts of the UI to improve discoverability and streamline access to the most-used tools. 🧩 Fixes and Improvements We shipped lots of improvements: - Enhanced chat experience and output quality - Better document export handling (especially charts) - Smoother “new product creation” flow - Fixed progress bar (no more stuck at 86%) - Improved competitive table formatting - Fixed suggestion and welcome tip issues - Fixed block diagram visual creation - Added enterprise-specific reliability fixes Enzzo #building #startup #generativeAI #hardware
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Zheng Liu reposted thisZheng Liu reposted thisOverwhelmed by AI? You’re not alone. Three out of four people are already using AI at work, and there are thousands of tools to choose from— Futurepedia alone catalogs 2,475 AI tools and counting. Enzzo cuts through the noise. We curate the most useful models and tools and integrate them into a single, connected workspace—so hardware teams can research markets, draft requirements, create block diagrams, generate 3D concepts, and ship faster. If you’ve been meaning to “try AI” without adding tool sprawl, try Enzzo. enzzo.ai #AIAgents #ProductManagement #Hardware #PLG #EnzzoSource
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Zheng Liu shared thisAccountability in product development isn't just good practice—it's essential for shipping quality products. This new feature in Enzzo addresses something we've seen teams struggle with repeatedly: requirements that get lost in translation, specs that become outdated, and critical details that fall through the cracks when no one owns them. The technical challenge here was interesting: how do you create granular ownership without creating workflow bottlenecks? Our solution lets you assign individual requirements while maintaining collaborative visibility across the entire spec. From an engineering perspective, this means faster iteration cycles. When someone needs to refine tolerance specs or update onboarding requirements, they know exactly who to talk to. No more hunting through Slack threads or scheduling meetings just to find the right domain expert. It's one of those features that seems simple on the surface but required some thoughtful architecture to get right. Proud of how the team executed on this. The goal remains the same: help product teams move faster without sacrificing quality. #ProductDevelopment #EngineeringLeadership #TeamCollaborationZheng Liu shared this🔖 New in Enzzo: Assign Owners to Individual Requirements. Every requirement in your spec matters, and usually needs a specialist’s eye. Now you can make sure the right person is on the hook. Why we built it? 1. Customers wanted it 2. Clear accountability – each line item has a name on it 3. Focused collaboration – specialists weigh in only where they’re needed 4. Faster iteration – owners can jump straight in to refine or rewrite specs Whether it’s a requirement for onboarding or hinge-mechanism tolerances, nothing slips through the cracks. Curious? Get Enzzo - www.enzzo.ai #ProductManagement #Hardware #AI #EnzzoAI #Collaboration #SpecWriting
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Zheng Liu shared thisThis feedback from a seasoned Philips product builder really captures why we built Enzzzo. Six months of work compressed into two weeks isn't just about speed—it's about maintaining momentum when ideas are fresh and solving problems while the context is still clear in your head. As engineers, we know the frustration of great concepts getting lost in lengthy development cycles. What excites me most about our platform is how it preserves that initial creative energy while still delivering robust, well-architected solutions. The real magic happens when you can iterate on ideas at the speed of thought. That's when breakthrough products emerge. Proud of what our team has built and excited to see how product builders are using Enzzzo to bring their visions to life faster than ever. #ProductDevelopment #AI #InnovationZheng Liu shared thisWe showed Enzzo to a seasoned product builder who worked at Philips this week. Her reaction? “If I had this when I was building products, I could’ve done 6 months of work in 2 weeks.” Enzzo is your product co-pilot — helping individuals and teams ideate, define, and document faster than ever. Try it free. Build smarter. Move faster. www.enzzo.ai #AIProductivity #ProductDesign #Innovation #ProductDevelopment #AI #DesignThinking #ProductManagement
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisSuper excited to announce Sunbit's modern co-brand credit card launch with Hollywood Feed! "Hollywood Feed selected Sunbit for its ability to build personalized financial products that deliver real value without the complexity that makes many loyalty programs go unused." https://lnkd.in/ezgqwPbNHollywood Feed and Sunbit Introduce World Elite Mastercard Designed for Today's Pet Parents That Pays Customers to ShopHollywood Feed and Sunbit Introduce World Elite Mastercard Designed for Today's Pet Parents That Pays Customers to Shop
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisAnother sprint in the calendar and our team has added some incredible skills to Enzzo. Here's the latest: 🤝 Enzzo MCP: Your tools, wired straight into your workspace. Send your product knowledge to Figma for a prototype or 3D print it with Autodesk Fusion without leaving Enzzo. 🏆 Product Scoring: Every workspace gets a score once it's generated. Sort company ideas by score and stop guessing which product to invest in. 📒 Sticky Notes v1.0: Got a comment on a requirement, a table row, or a paragraph? Add them without starting a chat or scheduling a meeting. Teammates see a badge on that section and can reply right there. ⚡ Upgraded AI Models: We added GPT 5.6 from OpenAI, and Opus 5/Sonnet 5 from Anthropic to our list of underlying models.
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisAI took the software world by storm. The physical world has been a harder nut to crack but that's changing fast, and it's going to reshape how people work, invent, and interact. The teams waiting to "see how it plays out" are the ones paying for their competitors' head start, not the ones sitting safely on the sidelines. Book a demo with Enzzo and see how fast your team can move.
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisAntoni Lewa is the Founder & CEO of MainStory, a tech-enabled childcare operator in Indonesia. He previously built products at Grab, Delivery Hero, Coursera, and LingoAce, and now focuses on making high-quality childcare more accessible through technology. “Yan, my photographer, and the team were incredibly professional and helpful from day one. I had a last-minute photoshoot requirement, and they went out of their way to accommodate my needs without ever making the experience feel rushed. Yan also took the time to understand me and what I was looking for before the shoot, which made the whole experience feel very thoughtful and personalized. Thank you, Yan and the White Room Studio team, for the great work!” #headshotphotographer #businessportrait #corporateheadshots #professionalheadshots #businessheadshots #headshotsession #corporatephotographer #businessportraits #businessfoto #singaporeportraitphotographer #sgcorporatephotographer #businessfotos #corporatephotographersingapore #headshotsingapore #singaporeheadshots #whiteroomstudio #whiteroomstudiosg
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisGrateful for the opportunity to share MainStory's journey with a delegation of 20 representatives from the Shenzhen Municipal Government, leading universities, national research institutes, and the broader innovation ecosystem during their visit to Singapore Management University yesterday. We had thoughtful discussions on the future of childcare, AI, and robotics, and explored opportunities for collaboration across research, technology, and innovation. I look forward to continuing these conversations and building stronger bridges between the innovation ecosystems of Shenzhen, Singapore, and Indonesia. My sincere thanks to the entire delegation and Singapore Management University team for the engaging discussions and warm hospitality. Looking forward to continuing the conversation.
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisI put together a growth playbook for founders — the sequence that makes growth compound instead of leak. It's built on the work of Sean Ellis (who coined "growth hacking" and created the 40% product-market-fit test) and Elena Verna (the clearest thinker anywhere on growth loops and motions), and it's the lens that I always start with when thinking about growth. The order matters more than any single tactic: earn product-market fit, instrument it, then drive growth. Skip a step and the next one won't hold. Start with product market fit. Ellis's test: ask users how they'd feel if they could no longer use your product. If 40%+ say "very disappointed," you likely have fit. Below that, fix the product before you spend on growth. Then retention — the foundation. Acquisition and monetization only pay off if users stick. A great acquisition loop on a leaky product just fills a bucket with holes faster. Match your motion to how customers buy: product-led (Figma, Calendly), marketing-led (HubSpot), or sales-led (Salesforce). Most durable companies layer more than one. Nail activation — the "aha moment," the behavior that predicts a user stays. Facebook: 7 friends in 10 days. Slack: 2,000 messages sent. Find yours and drive every new user to it fast. Instrument the business so activation, engagement, and retention are visible, anchored to one North Star Metric (Airbnb: nights booked; Spotify: time listening). Then test relentlessly — a weekly loop of ideas prioritized by ICE: Impact, Confidence, Ease. Now drive growth with loops, not funnels. A funnel leaks and needs constant re-spend; a loop reinvests its output — every new user helps create the next. Content, viral, paid, or sales-assisted: find the one that fits and invest there. The full playbook — eight sections with examples and a founder's checklist — is linked in the first comment below. Growth is a system, not a hack. Build the system.
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisEnzzo now speaks MCP (Model Context Protocol). Staying ahead in AI right now means getting your tools connected to work together. That's the infrastructure accelerating teams, and what we've focused on the past two weeks. It means Enzzo connects directly to Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot. Enzzo stays your product catalogue; MCP is the pathway to your knowledge from wherever you're already working. A few things this unlocks: - Turn your Enzzo product data into a Figma wireframe in minutes. - Map a visual user journey using Miro straight from your project workspace. - Instantly send your Enzzo product to Fusion and 3D print a prototype. Watch below to see it in action. 👇
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisTook some time to check out the latest in 3D printing last week. Thank you Stratasys ! Our favorite, hands down, was the banana print :) Ginger Woo Aimee Li Emily Hickman Summer Wright Rusty Ames P.S- fun to see Ethan & Steven from my Stryker days there too.
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Zheng Liu liked thisZheng Liu liked thisLast year, the Anthropic's CEO said AI would replace software engineers by this year. But today, he's still hiring new ones, of course with a note "This role may not exist in the next 12 months". Looks like the deadline was extended one more year for us all.
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The first Chinese Twiiter (Weibo by Sina) client in Mac App store, top 5 downloads in China app store.
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AionExchange for iOS
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AionExchange is an application for iPhone and iPod Touch, which enables Aion (MMORPG) players to check Broker status, item price stats, and character info in a mobile environment
The main features of AionExchange include
- MyAion: Check your characters’ stats and equipped items
- Broker: Browse and search Broker items
- Wish List: Add an item to the wish list to see the lowest price and the number of items available.
- Sales Status Push Notifications: Be notified when your items…AionExchange is an application for iPhone and iPod Touch, which enables Aion (MMORPG) players to check Broker status, item price stats, and character info in a mobile environment
The main features of AionExchange include
- MyAion: Check your characters’ stats and equipped items
- Broker: Browse and search Broker items
- Wish List: Add an item to the wish list to see the lowest price and the number of items available.
- Sales Status Push Notifications: Be notified when your items are sold, without having to start the app.
- Price Stats: See a weekly summary of best selling items and price trends.
- Item Search: Search for an item to see its detailed info and summary stats.
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Eric Johannsen
Lukewarm take: A compelling AI demo should not erase 13% of a $100B+ company’s market cap overnight. Anthropic’s recent COBOL modernization demo was technically impressive. But what it demonstrated was translation capability—not institutional migration. There is a massive delta between the two. Modernizing legacy systems isn’t a syntax problem; it’s a risk problem. It’s about regulatory validation, proving behavioral equivalence, and maintaining operational continuity for systems that move trillions. A clean demo compresses that complexity into something that looks "solved." Markets often price that compression as inevitability. We see the same logic fueling hyperscaler capex. The narrative suggests that because the model can code, it will immediately displace the vertical specialists who manage the code. AI is transforming society—just not in the manner or on the timeline hyperscaler hype would have you believe. Institutional adoption doesn’t move at GPU speed—it moves at committee speed. The technology curve is steep; the adoption curve is stepwise. Hyperscalers provide the horizontal power, but they don't own the edge cases. They don't carry the liability. And they don't have the institutional memory required to actually flip the switch. Timing is not trivial. Valuation should reflect the difference between a breakthrough and a rollout.
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Rose Hecksher Schamberger
If you’re a CEO/founder or PE operator and your tech org is: ❌ Shipping late ❌ Stuck in reactive mode ❌ Struggling through the Series A/B jump, or post-acquisition integration or after a major release It’s not “a delivery problem.” It’s an operating model problem. At the inflection point, the old playbook breaks: what worked at 10 engineers fails at 40… and breaks again across multiple products/teams. That’s where I come in as a fractional CTO: - Spot platform and delivery risks before they hit revenue and retention - Rebuild execution rituals (prioritization, ownership, release confidence) without derailing the roadmap - Align architecture + team structure to your value-creation plan (growth, margin, or exit timeline) If you’re feeling the strain of growth, I can help you turn “busy and reactive” into predictable shipping, and a platform that scales. #CTO #SaaS #StartupScale #PrivateEquity #TechStrategy
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