Wired reporting from the cutting edge… “There’s a wave of companies building so-called app-less phones and gadgets, leveraging artificial intelligence advancements to create smarter virtual assistants that can handle all kinds of tasks through one portal, bypassing the need for […]
From Stratechery: “Generative AI flips this paradigm on its head: suddenly, there isn’t an abundance of supply, at least from the perspective of the end users; there is simply one answer. To put it another way, AI is the anti-printing […]
Here’s a very opinionated piece worth reading. The author, Ed Zitron, is not a fan of the content created by generative AI. “[The internet executives’] ideal situation isn’t one where you visit distinct websites with content created by human beings, […]
This link offers both a video of the robot in action (autonomously) and of researcher Suzanne Gildert explaining the technology. “When you train on data coming from hands, you find that all hand movements are combinations of these basic movements […]
“Included this year are life-sciences startups, companies spun out from Chicago stalwarts and businesses using artificial intelligence to disrupt their industries.” Shout out to BiomeSense and Quicklly! ~ learn more
An interview with Jason Lemkin on building a world-class sales org. “Hire your first salesperson when you have closed the first 10 customers and are spending more than 20% of your time on sales. Don’t be swayed solely by impressive […]
Nothing particularly jaw-dropping in this set of demo videos, and lots of “just give it a moment” during the live demos. However, taken as a whole, very promising! ~ learn more
“If you’ve already put two and two together, you understand this: the cost of knowledge work has just decreased by orders of magnitude. Why? The floor has dropped out on the price of information.” ~ learn more
The founder of Mercury (which is a startup bank for startups but don’t call it a bank because it’s not really) thinks all forms of cash bonuses are a bad idea. His view is that equity is the only good […]
Here’s an explanation into the market forces that drive the modern podcast business model. ~ learn more