profiles of people
Vaclav Smil and the value of doubt.
“A ruthless dissector of unwarranted assumptions takes on environmental catastrophists and techno-optimists.” ~ learn more
Tag: tech
teaching the kids
Schools repealing ChatGPT bans.
This NYT article discusses a few public school districts who have done an about face on their earlier bans of the technology. “Administrators say they are simply taking a pragmatic view: Students will need to learn how to prompt chatbots […]
tech, startups, internet
An interview with investor Brad Gerstner.
This comes with a transcript, so it’s easy to skim and covers a lot of ground. “I had a theory. Technology companies are going to scale faster because of this thing called the Internet. The private markets and private capital […]
big ideas
Tech is going to get much bigger.
Packy McCormack argues that we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. “What happens when energy, intelligence, and labor get cheap?” ~ learn more
better doing
In defense of strategy.
“For some reason … it’s a badge of honor in tech to shit on strategy.” This is a great counter to the position that execution is ee. “A strategy is a high-level plan to achieve one or more goals under […]
tech, startups, internet
How startup bootstrapped its way to a $2.35B acquisition in less than 4 years.
This is the story of Assurance, which sold to Prudential in 2019. The founders bootstrapped the company to profitability and never looked back. I think a big part of this was getting the timing right. “It’s an unusual success story […]
tech, startups, internet
A ChatGPT MD success story.
After several years of failed diagnoses for a young boy, his mother turned to the AI chat app. ChatGPT suggested a diagnosis of an extremely rare condition, which she took to a specialist who promptly validated it. Imagine how much […]
tech, startups, internet
Tech is a fashion industry.
“In the fashion industry, you can’t make something that is really ugly and stupid into something popular. But from all the possible things that could be popular, you can influence what gets to the top.” ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
The secret history of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and OpenAI.
Everyone loves some good gossip about tech celebrities, right? ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman demos mind-blowing plugins.
Highly recommended. This is a TED talk + an impressive product demo + a strong Q&A. “After the talk, head of TED Chris Anderson joins Brockman to dig into the timeline of ChatGPT’s development and get Brockman’s take on the […]