tech, startups, internet

How did solar power get cheap?

“Solar went from the most expensive source of electricity in the 1950s to the least expensive source of electricity in the 2020s.” The root cause: hundreds of billions of dollars of both public and private investments. Those investments, first in […]

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Excuse me, is there a problem?

Recommended reading for anyone who spends time around early-stage businesses. “Many startups fail despite identifying a real problem and building a product that solves that problem. This explains why, so you can avoid their fate.” ~ learn more

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The AI communication paradox.

AI-enhanced replies change the game. People rate these messages higher, and the conversation partners as “closer and more cooperative.” But that breaks down as soon as people suspect an algorithm was invovled in the response. So AI helps, unless you […]

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Maker risks.

Risk is all around us. Indie hacker Ryan Kulp: “advising what “not” to do, however, is still useful. so in this post i’m sharing a few tech entrepreneur strategies to avoid, accompanied by mitigation tactics in case you’re already knee-deep […]

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On the value of small angel checks.

“Taking small checks from angel investors often leads to introductions to other investors, resulting in a multiplicative effect, or the “money multiplier.” These angel investors often work in the tech industry and are keen to help startups grow. As a […]