Startups

Malware Supply-Chain Attack Hits Zapier & ENS Domains

It's another Monday morning, sitting down at the computer. And I see a stack of alerts from the last hour of packages showing signs...

Enshitification – Feld Thoughts

I’ve been a long-time Cory Doctorow fan. His new book Enshitification is delicious. Yup – I understand that a shit emoji doesn’t inspire deliciousness.Now...

AI agent evaluation replaces data labeling as the critical path to production deployment

As LLMs have continued to improve, there has been some discussion in the industry about the continued need for standalone data labeling tools, as...

The Startup Junkies Podcast | 2: The Transship Story: A Journey from Cold Storage to AI-Powered Shipping with Amit Hasak

SummaryIn this episode of the Fuel Podcast, Grace Gill sits down with...

Steve Blank The Department of War Just Shot the Accountants and Opted for Speed

Last week the Department of War finally killed the last vestiges of Robert McNamara’s 1962 Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS).  The DoW has pivoted...

Changing the World via AI … with Five Kids in Tow

Ten years ago, Jessica Spencer was on a six-hour trip to Atlanta. Like many road trip warriors, she decided to pass the time with...

7 Essential Sales Techniques Every Beginner Should Master

Becoming proficient in fundamental sales techniques is vital for any beginner in the field. You’ll need to build trust and rapport with customers as...

Which Ones Actually Ship a Decent Site?

AI website builders promise a lot: “Describe your business in a sentence and we’ll generate a beautiful, high-converting site in 30 seconds.” Sometimes you actually...

Billionaires Build

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...

The PowerPC Has Still Got It

For most people, the term “Apple silicon” brings to mind powerhouse processors like the M4 Max. Since Apple went through a lengthy Intel phase...

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...

What could possibly go wrong if an enterprise replaces all its engineers with AI?

AI coding, vibe coding and agentic swarm have made a dramatic and astonishing recent market entrance, with the AI Code Tools market valued at...

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...

What is a Podcast? How podcasts work and how to get started

New to the world of podcasting? You might be wondering, well, what is a podcast? And how do they work? In this article I’ll...