14.ai Dispatch #4
The Fourth for Fourth of July
Hey again,
As the summer heat cranks up, so does the pace of shipping.
Whether you're coding through the night or debugging in the daylight, we've got your back with the latest updates.
We’re still here to support (heh). Let’s ride.
Workshop: Connecting AI Support Agents to Real Tools: Intro to MCP & Integrations
Last week we talked about AI support agents that don’t collapse like a folding chair when someone asks a weird question.
This week we’re showing you how to connect those agents to real stuff: APIs, tools, policies, all the wiring that makes it actually do things.
📆 July 2 @ 9 AM PT
🍣 Sushi & Matcha Night 🍵
July 23. IRL. Great sushi. Greater prompting advice.
We’re throwing a chill night with raw fish, raw prompts, and stories from the front lines of customer support chaos.
If you've ever screamed into your keyboard because of an AI agent, you'll fit right in.
🍕 YC Founders Dinner: the recap
We hosted our first YC Founders Dinner last week with Bryan from Oneleet.
Real founder convos. No slides. Lots of home-made pizza.
Not your uncle-at-Thanksgiving “I ran a landscaping biz for 4 months in college” kind of advice: this was actual founder therapy.
Other cool stuff that happened
Marie and Michael got their green cards.
We hosted a workshop on what to do when your prompt breaks (spoiler: have a plan): AI support workflow guide.
Calendly link if you want to jam on AI support workflows that don't suck.
Docusign Declaration of Independence
The day was July 4, 1776.
Every founding father received a Docusign:
📝 “Declaration of Independence”
𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: J.Hancock@continental.us
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Independence Hall, Philly
𝗪𝗶𝗙𝗶: “YeOldeGuest”
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: “Please sign by EOD, or before the redcoats arrive.”
Signer 1:
🖋️ John Hancock - Signed in 72pt cursive.
“Just making sure King George can read this without zooming in.”
Signer 2:
🖋️ Thomas Jefferson - Took forever.
“Typed this on a quill. Took hours.”
Signer 3:
🖋️ Ben Franklin - Had questions.
“Did we pick the 'We the People' font or nah?”
Signer 4:
🖋️ John Adams - CC’d Legal, even though Legal doesn’t exist yet.
"Just redlined 'pursuit of happiness'."
🛡️ 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀:
🔐 2FA: “Name one intolerable act”
📜 Scroll-to-bottom required before signing
🚫 Blocked IPs: .british.gov
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆:
🔁 Franklin forwarded to: PrinterGuy69@colonial.net
📨 Adams replied-all to the full Congress
📱 Revere opened on mobile, 3G coverage in Boston
Cool jobs at 14.ai (and friends)
Looking for a new role? Or a new role to pretend you're applying for? Either way:
🛠️ Founding Engineer @ 14.ai (San Francisco)
🧑💻 Product Support Specialist @ Anthropic (San Francisco, NYC, Seattle)
💬 Customer Success Specialist (Onboarding, AI) @ Toma (San Francisco, Remote)
Need an intro? We got you.
What we’re reading & listening to this week
Marie - Qasar Younis, Building A Multi-Billion Dollar Hard Tech Company
Maya - Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech Drafts (it’s giving lowercase inspiration)
Michael - Toby Ord, Is there a Half-Life for the Success Rates of AI Agents?
Pinkie - Sally Rooney, Intermezzo
Ugo (aka Ugoat 🐐) - Behind Notion’s Design (aka: how vibes become pixels)
Alright, that’s it. Go touch grass. Or don’t. We’ll see you in your inbox again soon.
Team @ 14.ai.