“In the software industry, your team probably already has some software professionals with a variety of technical skills, and thus they know what to do with technical challenges. Which means that, as often as not, the problem is to do […]
“With all of these changes, nirvana is near: software as a variable cost business. No longer does a new software business need to default to developers, sales reps, or customer success managers to reliably generate cash flow at scale. Every […]
The team created a nanoscale electromotor, an innovative piece of equipment engineered from DNA. This motor features a turbine design constructed entirely out of DNA strands, arranged to form an axle and three blades, powered by the hydrodynamic flow within […]
“To “help gamers keep the crunch to themselves,” Doritos is debuting what it calls “Doritos Silent.” Gamers download Doritos Crunch Cancellation software and when the technology is turned on, the software detects the crunching sounds and silences it while keeping […]
Greylock investor Seth Rosenberg wants to back the ‘gold miners’ in AI, rather than the popular ‘picks and shovels’. “As I see it, these are the three largest opportunities for founders to build AI-first companies: 1. AI-first networks & marketplaces; […]
VC investor Sarah Tavel suggests that LLM-based software companies should avoid selling end-user productivity, and instead sell a complete work output. ~ learn more
Basecamp cofounder takes a bite out of his unprofitable competitors in this recent blog post. “The venture capitalists who invested in Asana, Monday.com, and Smartsheet surely all made out like bandits when these unprofitable software companies went public. Now every […]
“Anduril is a rare, paradoxical creation, Mario Gabriele argues: a defense contractor that moves like a startup, a software business disguised as a seller of hardware, and a weapons manufacturer, in pursuit of peace.” | learn more
This post talks about 21st century defense contracting, and what it takes to succeed in this business. “Startups and venture capitalists want to win lucrative government contracts…. But success is limited for software-only companies.” | learn more
This is the fourth and final part of the “What’s different” series. It has been a very interesting read. It paints a picture of an exciting time for humanity. One excerpt that really grabbed me about AI and the power […]