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December 2020As I was deciding what to write about next, I was surprised to find that two separate essays I'd been planning to write were...

Hollywood demos vs. real-world demos

There are two types of AI demos: the “Hollywood demo,” which is highly produced, polished, and looks pretty perfect; and the “real-world demo,” which...

Marble: A Multimodal World Model

Spatial intelligence is the next frontier in AI, demanding powerful world models to realize its full potential. World models should reconstruct, generate, and simulate 3D worlds; and...

The Bear Roars: Dan and Brad

I recently joined Dan Caruso on The Bear Roars podcast, and our conversation brought one thing into focus: we’re living through a shift that’s...

6 proven lessons from the AI projects that broke before they scaled

Companies hate to admit it, but the road to production-level AI deployment is littered with proof of concepts (PoCs) that go nowhere, or failed...

The Startup Junkies Podcast | 27: De ONG a Startup: El viaje emprendedor de Diego Angarita

SummaryEn este inspirador episodio de Querido Emprendedor, Ignacio Balderrama conversa con Diego...

Steve Blank It only took 20 years, but the Strategic Management Society now Believes the Lean Startup is a Strategy

I’ve always thought of myself as a practitioner. In the startups I was part of, the only “strategy” were my marketing tactics on how...

How to Get Rapid YouTube Subscriber Growth for Creators

Hundreds of hours of research and 73 pages of notes—that’s what it took for Aprilynne Alter to multiply her YouTube subscriber count by 12...

HubSpot Boosts Marketing with XFunnel Acquisition to Enhance AI Visibility

As the marketing landscape undergoes a seismic shift, small business owners face new challenges—and opportunities—largely driven by advancements in artificial intelligence. HubSpot, a leader...

Guaranteed Removals Review – Pros and Cons in 2025

Negative publicity works against your company around the clock. Embarrassing articles, one-star reviews, and complaints on Facebook—bad news travels fast and leaves a mark...

Earnestness

December 2020Jessica and I have certain words that have special significance when we're talking about startups. The highest compliment we can pay to founders is to...

How to build a Content Design Agent

It’s Monday morning. Slack and email are overflowing with content requests. “Can you review this flow?”; “Can you rewrite this screen?”; “Can you name...

ongoing by Tim Bray · Grokipedia

Last night I had a very strange experience: About two thirds of the way through reading a Web page about myself, Tim Bray, I ...

Authors & Innovators 2025 – Feld Thoughts

I love to read. I love everything about books. LLMs will not replace good writing anytime soon, although they have mastered the art of...

Microsoft’s Copilot can now build apps and automate your job — here’s how it works

Microsoft is launching a significant expansion of its Copilot AI assistant on Tuesday, introducing tools that let employees build applications, automate workflows, and create...

The Startup Junkies Podcast | 431: Inside Peanut Pupper: Turning Customer Needs Into a Growing Pet Startup

SummaryIn this week’s episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Daniel Koonce and Caleb...