3 Lessons to Grow Your Bootstrapped Business I Learned the Hard Way (So You Don’t Have To)
Growing a bootstrapped business offers maximum independence, but it comes with a unique set of challenges. Here are three strategies to overcome them.
The Download: introducing the Engineering issue
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Engineering issue We can’t fix everything, but we can be ambitious. We can take on the challenge of making the world better through human ingenuity. That’s what the new…
Why Your Business Will Lose More Than Its Founder If You’re Suddenly Incapacitated
If your business depends entirely on you for access to critical information, one emergency can put everything at risk. Here’s how to build a continuity plan before that ever happens.
Goldman Sachs Accepted Less Than 1% of Intern Applicants This Year. Here’s What Set Candidates Apart.
It’s the third year in a row that Goldman Sachs’ intern acceptance rate was under 1%.
Forget What Silicon Valley Taught You — This Is the Secret Weapon That Will Win Over the Next Billion Users
To capture the next billion global users, founders need to stop building traditional mobile apps. Here is why conversational AI and “Zero-UI” are the ultimate competitive advantage for scaling in emerging markets.
Why a Premium Domain May Be the Smartest Seven-Figure Investment You’ll Ever Make — Here’s Why
Most founders see a seven-figure domain as an expense. The smartest ones see it as an asset that can transform how customers, competitors and investors view their business.
I’ve Always Been Curious — and It’s Been the Driving Force Behind My Success. Here’s Why.
Curiosity drives successful founders to keep innovating. Here’s how a childhood of building and reading prepared me for my career.
GM joins race to build batteries for AI data centers and the grid
GM is developing an entirely new sodium-ion battery chemistry for use in everything from data centers to its own factories.
Hey Siri, here’s what I actually want from AI
I’m desperate for a personal AI assistant, but do I really want to become the kind of person who can’t function without the friendly robot voice in my phone?
Anthropic’s Fable 5 can make weirdly fun video games with the click of a button
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 is going to be a big hit with the web’s vibe coders.
Can tech companies learn to love cheaper AI models?
If those same AI workloads can be handled by cheaper models without affecting quality, it would mean a massive shift in the economics of AI.