Mario Zechner, best known for creating the libGDX game framework, announced he's joining Earendil and bringing his coding agent 'pi' with him. The decision comes after months of VC interest sparked by OpenClaw, an application powered by pi. Zechner says he was doing 3-5 calls per day with investors and big tech companies, but ultimately decided against starting his own company. The reason? His four-year-old son, who had been crying because "daddy isn't here."
Mario Zechner Joins Earendil, Brings Coding Agent pi
Mario Zechner announces joining Earendil and bringing his coding agent 'pi' with him. He discusses his history with open-source projects (libGDX, RoboVM), VC interest in pi, and why he chose to join Earendil rather than start his own company - prioritizing family time and avoiding repeating past OSS commercialization mistakes.