About
Michael Shuffett is founder and CEO of Compose.ai, which provides AI-powered text autocompletion across web applications. He holds seven college degrees and has achieved a second-degree black belt.
Michael Shuffett @mshuffett
@AnthropicAI @claudeai All 18 species. Your companion is determined by your user ID — no picking, no rerolls. duck · goose · blob · cat · dragon · octopus · owl · penguin · turtle · snail · ghost · axolotl · capybara · cactus · robot · rabbit · mushroom · chonk @AnthropicAI @alexalbert__ https://t.co/HjyHadM6bs

Apr 1, 2026
Michael Shuffett @mshuffett
I found @AnthropicAI's April Fools 2026 early. @claudeai code has a hidden gacha pet system in the source code. 18 ASCII species. 1% legendary drop. Deterministic from your user ID — no rerolls. Their code literally says: "Sustained Twitter buzz instead of a single UTC-midnight https://t.co/YEbHrz5S1Y
Apr 1, 2026
Michael Shuffett @mshuffett
https://t.co/Wm9b99LvzX
Apr 1, 2026 · ♥ 2
Founder / CEO at Compose.aiYC W21
Intro paths
Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Michael can intro founders to Compose.ai's investors below.
