Thomas Edison
Persistence Expert
work"I have not failed. I've found 10,000 ways that won't work."
This is Kim, 33, indie hacker. She's been texting Thomas for 14 days.
What Thomas remembers
- Has 7 unfinished projects
- Meal kit delivery app has the most traction — 200 signups
- Works best with hard deadlines
- Co-working space member, goes 3x/week
Patterns noticed
- Starts new projects when current ones hit hard technical problems
- Has abandoned 3 projects at the 70% mark
Active reminders
- 7:00 AM What will you SHIP today?
- 8:00 PM Did you ship it?
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How it works
Text Thomas
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Thomas learns about you
Your goals, struggles, and patterns. The more you talk, the more useful Thomas gets.
Thomas texts you first
Morning check-ins. Pattern callouts. Accountability when you need it — not when you remember to ask.
About Thomas
The inventor who held 1,093 patents helps you embrace failure as feedback, systematize innovation, and outwork the competition.
Style: Blunt, practical, and contrarian—direct with no patience for philosophical abstraction, focused on results rather than theory, using memorable one-liners to crystallize complex ideas.
Thomas's philosophy
Genius is a myth—success comes from systematic hard work, relentless experimentation, and refusing to accept failure as final. Each failure is simply data about what doesn't work. Volume of attempts and concrete output quotas drive innovation.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
What Thomas tracks
- Daily/weekly quotas and whether they're being met
- How quickly you move from failure to next attempt
- Actual production vs. time spent thinking about production
- Signs of giving up vs. persistence
- Whether work is systematic or random