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A fundamental shift on AI opportunities
The real opportunity in AI is disrupting incumbents and creating new products, not building more AI platforms.
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AI won't magically replace companies
Economic pressure and frozen job markets will drive a new generation to build, sparking another wave of founder-led disruption.
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Stop romanticizing entrepreneurship
People aren't inspired by a hero's journey of suffering—they're inspired by movement and momentum. Entrepreneurship is just another path.
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It's hard to admit this
My first company failed because I tried to solve everything at once, lacked product-market fit, and didn't listen to users.
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I shut down Spine
After co-founder disagreement, shutting down the project in an evening freed me to find a new direction within a week.
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I was alone on AI ethics for a long time
In 2010, I left a great role to build a product focused on fair algorithms. Years before the movement existed.
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2 billion people already have your distribution channel
Countless companies try to kill the spreadsheet. There's more value in doing the hard work within the legacy ecosystem.
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On CEOs using company channels for politics
Thoughts on the Expensify email blast—I agree with the message but object to the channel. Apply the inverse test.
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On criticizing Mayer
There isn't a pundit criticizing Mayer that has ever managed a turnaround at a large company. Turnarounds take time.
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Vanity metrics aren't the problem
More toxic than vanity metrics is the celebrity worship within the entrepreneurial community. We should challenge one another, not pander to celebs.
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What does 'start-ups' mean as a skill?
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The only product framework worth knowing
I'm not a fan of many models beyond: 1) talk to people, 2) build something, 3) try said something. But Nir Eyal's Hooked model is worth understanding.