AI‑layoff Excuses Face Growing Skepticism, Window Closing
I’m seeing a lot more skepticism around companies blaming AI for significant layoffs. Whether or not it’s true in any specific instance, the window for landing this message from a perceived position of strength may already be closing.
AI Forces Leaders Back Into the Trenches
Lots of possible takes on today's Coinbase announcement, but this passage caught my eye. If this becomes a trend, it will be quite disruptive to tech's managerial layer. It was something I was acutely aware of during my comms career: the...
AI's New Innovator's Dilemma: Products Threaten Their Own Customers
The new innovator’s dilemma A founder told me about meeting with the CEO of a large vertical software company. She walked away realizing he was in a tough place: to fully harness AI in his hero product would mean...
Valuation without Purpose: Fundraising Posts Lack Company Description
Call me old fashioned, but I will never get used to seeing fundraise posts with a valuation but no mention of what the company does (exceptions begrudgingly made for household names).
Misinformation Is Easier to Manage in Traditional Media
The funny thing about this (aside from everything) is that from a comms POV, dealing with misinformation in traditional media is pretty straightforward compared to dealing with it on social platforms.
Alexia Explores Media Norms Post‑TPBN Acquisition
So fun to have the brilliant @alexia join @greatchatpod this week and school us on media norms in the wake of the TPBN acquisition and concerns re: objectivity. https://t.co/mhEgz5tgKg
OpenAI Preemptively Drops News to Steer Narrative
A few thoughts on OpenAI’s wild news week: They knew the New Yorker piece was coming and pushed to get other news (especially exec departures/changes) out beforehand so it couldn’t be interpreted as a response to that piece -...
Media Fragmentation Empowers Startups Over Volume‑Driven Giants
Media fragmentation should benefit startups: the biggest companies have to play a volume game, whereas startups can afford to be super targeted. We just have to get over our addiction to engagement-maxxing. https://t.co/bI0yTX9ZW6
Web3 Promised Hype, AI Delivers Real Results
I remember being so inspired by the web3 narrative, and so unimpressed by the products. AI is basically the opposite.
AI Spam Overwhelms Email, Threatening Its Equalizing Power
Count me among those who believe email is fast becoming untenable thanks to AI-generated slop. Triaging is like fighting a hydra: block one spammer, two more appear. It's sad, because email has always been a great equalizer. A strong cold email...
Early-Stage Startups Gain Credibility by Embracing Uncertainty
Another storytelling advantage for early stage startups: they can afford to embrace the inherent uncertainty of this era (and become more credible in the process). https://t.co/uT6MxANvWJ
Tech and Media Unite Against Vanity Fair's Fake Reporting
Honestly it’s beautiful to see tech and media come together in shared disgust for the Vanity Fair fake reporting gimmick.
AI Labs Predict Total Job Automation, Then What?
AI labs: “all jobs will be automated.” AI labs once all jobs are automated: https://t.co/UrDIwbBwyh
Perfectionism Paralyzes Ambition, Undermines Agency
People love to talk about perfectionism as a convenient flaw. It’s the classic cop out answer to the “what are your weaknesses?” interview question. But actually, the greater your ambition and the broader your scope, the more dangerous perfectionism becomes....
Missing Square Footage Is as Clueless as Hidden Height
Not including square feet in an apartment listing is like not including height in a dating profile.