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Aggie Branczyk

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quantum physicist building a business that blends intellectual freedom with real-world impact

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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 8h
I’m planning some courses on agentic AI for physics researchers. I have in mind three independent 4-week modules using Claude Code or Codex. To hear when they are ready, sign up for waitlist here: quantum.salon/courses-wait... More details below #physics #research #ai #secondbrain 🧪⚛️
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You may have heard people say that an LLM is just a fancy auto-complete machine. But it doesn’t feel that way, does it? If you want to see that in action, check out my tutorial on using a completion-style interface here: 3brain.substack.com/p/you-autoco... ⚛️🧪
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You Autocomplete Me
What it feels like to interact with an LLM directly
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It was super cool to sit down with Alex Kinsella and BitBakery Software to share the Mind Club origin story! www.bitbakery.co/blog/mind-gy...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The last Get Sketchy @ Mind Club was a lot of fun, so we're doing it again next week! luma.com/fv1n3xrt?utm...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Last call for Get Sketchy @ Mind Club this evening! 👉 luma.com/2iw82coa?utm... #mindclub #sketching #creativewriting #waterlooregion
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Come scribble in the park with us! luma.com/2iw82coa?utm... #waterlooregion #journaling #sketiching #moleskin #notebooks
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Last call for Quantum Mind Club tomorrow. We have 17 folks signed up and can fit in a couple more. Join us if you're in KW! ⚛️🧪 #quantum #problemsolving #waterlooregion
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Mind Club goes quantum! Sign up at mindclub.ca ⚛️🧪 #quantum #problemsolving #waterlooregion
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Sick of doom scrolling? We have a tonne of phone-free events lined up for this summer in KW @ Mind Club. Many of them outside. Check em out!! #kitchener #waterloo #waterlooregion #phonefree luma.com/mindclub?utm...
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Mind Club · Events Calendar
View and subscribe to events from Mind Club on Luma. Mental Exercise Club in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. A small group. A set of exercises. No phones. No AI. Just pen, paper, and your mind.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It’s time again to get out and stretch our legs while enjoying some like-minded conversation. This month’s theme: NO SHOP TALK (meaning you’re not allowed to talk about work or the industry you work in). Can you do it?! 😅 luma.com/quvket7w?utm...
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Touch Grass @ Mind Club (Waterloo Park Walk) · Luma
It's time again to get out and stretch our legs while enjoying some like-minded converstation. What is Mind Club? Mind Club is a mental exercise club in KW. A…
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Mind Club is on again this Thursday. If you’ve been feeling like modern work is turning your brain into scrambled eggs, this might be just the thing for you! Mind Club is a mental exercise club in KW. A small group. A set of exercises. No phones. No AI. Just pen, paper, and your mind.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
it should not be this hard to copy an email address from the To: field of an email you’re composing
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Not sure how many folks here are into pedagogy, but if anyone wants to geek out on the theory behind problem design, you might be interested to read my first Mind Club blog post. mindclub.ca/blog/a-frame...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Anyone else type "(a)" as "(" then ")" then "left arrow" then "a"? I think this is some muscle memory left over from old school Matlab days...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
If you’re in KW this weekend, come join us for a walk in the park #kitchener #waterloo #walk #phonefree luma.com/bv89w0g1
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Touch Grass @ Mind Club (Victoria Park Walk) · Luma
Taking inspiration from the awesome folks over at Hard Tech Happy Hour, we're going to get out and stretch our legs while enjoying some like-minded…
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
So, like, if you miss doing homework, this might be for you: mindclub.ca/shop/
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Mind Club | Shop
PDF problem sets from Mind Club sessions. Ten problems covering math, logic, language, and science. Do a session at home, at your own pace.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Business idea: a dating site where they just show you memes and jokes and funny videos, then pair you up with people based on what you both found funny.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Just finished wrapping up the set of questions for tomorrow's Mind Club in #kitchener. It's a fun mix of #science, #economics, #language, and #logic. A few spots still open: 📅 luma.com/gr1y72u0 (May 7) 📅 luma.com/9fgsq24w (May 28) 🏠 mindclub.ca Heare's a sneak peak:
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Worried that AI is making you stupid? Come train your brain at Mind Club! luma.com/gr1y72u0 #kitchener #waterloo #kw #mindclub
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Go Mental @ Mind Club · Luma
Go Mental @ Mind Club! We love AI. But theres a cost to using it. Knowledge work used to exercise your mind the way physical labour exercised your body. Now AI…
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I started a new thing: mindclub.ca
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Mind Club | Mental Exercise Club in Kitchener, Ontario
A mental exercise club in Kitchener. Pen and paper. No phones. Go mental.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I gave a career talk this week. You might find it interesting. aggieinc.substack.com/p/how-to-hav... ⚛️🧪
aggieinc.substack.com
How to have a fulfilling career
Most careers don't follow a straight line, which can be scary or liberating. I share my personal thoughts on how to prepare for a nonlinear career with practical advice on skills, curiosity, and caree...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Some thoughts on how to categorize different quantum tech startups. Thinking about it this way helps me know when lessons from regular startup land apply, and when they might not. insights.quantum.salon/p/four-axes-...
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Four axes: a framework for classifying quantum tech startups
And how to tell when regular startup lessons carry over to quantum tech—and when they don’t
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I really like the analogy of algorithms as recipes. We can extend the analogy to quantum computing. In this post, I take it a little too far. insights.quantum.salon/p/the-quantu...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Check out my guest appearance on The Quantum Experience where I get to share my thoughts on leadership. aggieinc.substack.com/p/guest-podc...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
more from Derek Sivers
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
So, I won’t be able to write anything serious for the Aggie Inc. Substack this week. I’ve gone into focus mode. In the meantime, here are some things I’ve been enjoying recently, if you’re looking for inspiration. What about you? aggieinc.substack.com/p/a-list-of-...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Just learnt a new term: mistakes of commission. These are data-rich mistakes, the kind that help you hone your craft. open.substack.com/pub/lulu/p/t...
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The danger of playing it safe: why you need to take PR risks
When you avoid risks, you don’t make fewer mistakes — you make different mistakes.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
know your audience
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
wise words from 1908
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Boop!
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How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog
“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!)  and I like working with…
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
nice
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
yes
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
What the heck is the difference between incubators, accelerators and venture studios??? insights.quantum.salon/p/incubators...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
patience sive.rs/donkey
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
My favourite note-taking tools and my philosophy around how I incorporate technology into my life. aggieinc.substack.com/p/my-favouri... #solopreneur #notetaking #apps
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Kinda wish you could cash in your citations when you leave academia
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I used to think of VCs as this mysterious group of people, who existed to give you money, if only you managed to impress them somehow. If you do too, this post will help. quantumsalon.substack.com/p/the-mechan... #quantumcomputing #venturecapital #entrepreneurship 🧪⚛️
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I had a dream where for one reason or another, I was given the task of finding a particular address in a phone book. In the dream, I thought it was the funniest thing ever, but I didn’t have anyone around who I could share the joke with.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I'm doing more recordings these days and think it's time to invest in a new mic. Any suggestions for a good podcasting mic?
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
One of the best things about being a solopreneur in 2025 is the sheer number of tools and apps you can use to be productive without hiring more people. In this post, I wanted to highlight some of my favourite ones! aggieinc.substack.com/p/some-of-my...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
So I’ve now heard of silicon valley, quantum valley, and hydrogen valley. What other valleys are there out there?
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Sometimes I have trouble explaining to my tech friends why physicists have trouble adjusting to industry.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Hot take: I think companies sometimes underestimate how much it matters whether people feel proud to say where they work.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Can you imagine if Planck chose a less cool sounding name, how different our industry might be today.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Some advice, on how to take advice, from Derek Sivers.
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Anyone else love how on a mac, the eject disk menu item is right above the erase disk menu item?
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Communication for deep tech startups is tricky. The standard advice is to abstract away the technical details and focus on customer problems. But in deep tech, that’s easier said than done. And even when it’s possible, it’s often not enough. quantumsalon.substack.com/p/deep-techs... 🧪⚛️ #deeptech
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
We still have our dvd player hooked up. When we’re feeling nostalgic, we go down to the local library and rent out some dvds for an old-fashioned movie night 🍿
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
At some point, a business needs to hire or outsource some of the work. But what work do I outsource, and how do I explain to the other person what to do and how to do it? I know how to do everything, but do I know how to teach it? aggieinc.substack.com/p/you-need-h...
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Aggie Branczyk @aggiebranczyk.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Quantum computing isn't the only technology being developed that takes advantage of quantum mechanics. It's useful to have some map of how all of these technologies fit together. Check out my thoughts on this here: quantumsalon.substack.com/p/quantum-ph... #quantumphysics #quantumcomputing 🧪⚛️
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