26 NOV 2025
David decided: Chose virtual card approach for Kiss Me with Compute gifting and rejected subscription model
David decided that Kiss Me with Compute would use a virtual card loaded with a dollar amount, not a managed subscription, keeping the gifting mechanics simple and intimate rather than service-like.
While building out Kiss Me with Compute — a product for gifting AI compute credits — David reviewed proposed gifting mechanics.
yes, all virtual card approach. lets not complicate it
He also pushed back on a suggestion to skip Gemini/Google as a supported provider on the MCC lock:
we can't skip it. figure out how to make it work
The intimate aesthetic was a non-negotiable constraint throughout the session — David repeatedly rejected copy or UI proposals that felt like a service transaction rather than a personal gift:
it assumes that the gifter is sending cause they noticed what the giftee is building. that's one narrow reason why someone may gift. what if it's for a gpt subscription for mom? what if it's just for a close mate who has a tech job but jams claude code personal projects on the side?
He also caught that the Lithic API application email didn't match the account email, and sent a follow-up to Lithic from the correct address.