"In 2020, a small group of people bet their careers on something unfashionable: reinventing the web browser."
I’m so grateful for this team, from my first day (5.5 years ago!) to today.
And we’re not done yet! See you on the internet 🌐
The @browsercompany just signed a merger agreement to be acquired. We will remain independent. Our focus is Dia.
I’ve written and rewritten this post more times than I’d like to admit, but what I keep coming back to is simple: the work continues, and we’re grateful for this moment.
The work continues because when I stop by the coffee shop near our office, nobody is using Dia yet. Our “internet computer” vision hasn’t been realized. Dia hasn’t yet changed how you work on a Tuesday morning. This deal is about giving us the resources, distribution, and monetization muscle to get there.
At the same time, it feels disingenuous not to pause and briefly celebrate this milestone. It reflects our team’s craftsmanship and relentlessness, the support of our coaches, board members, and advisors, and the incredible effort from our deal team: Ryan Purcell from Gunderson, Nancy Peretsman and Leah Schwartz from Allen & Co., and Clare, Abby, Eissra, Rebecca, Cory, Nash, and Hursh from The Browser Company.
Most of all, we’re grateful for what this means for Dia. It means we can hire faster, ship faster, and bring Dia to more people. We can now invest in cross-platform support and secure syncing, train custom AI models designed specifically for Dia, and turn ambitious ideas about “computer use” and “memory” into reality.
To everyone who’s filed a bug, sent feedback, or shared a kind word: thank you. We haven’t always gotten it right, but we’ve always cared deeply. That will never change.
Dia isn’t going anywhere. We’ll be here for the long haul, with the same team just a new partner helping us push further. We’ll take a breath this weekend, and then get back to work. Big launch next month.
In the meantime...
The Membership Team at @browsercompany is hiring for Issue Prevention!
In these roles, you'll get your hands dirty triaging, troubleshooting, and resolving the issues that matter most to our members - making sure every release is stable and delightful.
🧵for links! DMs open.
Adena Nadler retweeted
🔆 We're in the @nytimes thanks to you!
Hear how journalist @bxchen uses Dia to:
- Copy edit in Google Docs
- Read NYT articles
- Find his ideal car jump starter on YouTube
"Dia is on the cusp of an emerging era of A.I.-powered internet navigators that could persuade people to try something new."
We sat down with the @nytimes to talk about @diabrowser and the arrival AI browsers.
👇 link below!
5 years at @browsercompany 💙
Joined after @joshm said I could learn whatever I wanted to. Still here, still learning.
Could @ycombinator reframe these as "problems to solve"? We don't need to remind founders to use AI.
Big fan of this team!
We're also very excited for a few amazing folks who joined this round - @laurynmotamedi , @thenanyu @_adena_n @ZacharyDeWitt @mschueli
My favorite question to let people 'off the hook' for sharing negative product feedback.
“Imagine you messaged me next week saying you stopped using [product]. What do you think would be the most likely reason why?”
Gaining more experience in / exposure to user research has made me a much better question-asker and listener in all areas of my job.
Perhaps all managers, in any field, should take a UXR course.
Adena Nadler retweeted
A total joy to talk with @linear about crafting products that make you feel something, and I honestly just feel so lucky that I get to do this with an immeasurably talented group of humans every single day at @browsercompany!
CONVERSATIONS
ON QUALITY (E06)
Tara Feener (@tfeener), Product Engineering Manager at the @browsercompany, discusses what inspires her when building.
Too many reasons to be excited about this — my love for @linear, chatting about work with my sister (something we do endlessly anyway), & discussing quality at @browsercompany, a team I’m so proud to be a part of.
Thanks to @zoewellner and the Linear team for having me!