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PopSockets turned phone backs into a $169M business
PopSockets began as a garage prototype in 2011, converting the unused back of smartphones into a grip accessory. By 2017 the company generated $169M in revenue, driven by word‑of‑mouth growth and celebrity endorsements.
Hong Kong is set to announce the first batch of stablecoin licences this month, after a licensing process that began with 77 interested parties and narrowed to 36 applicants. The pool has thinned further as mainland Chinese firms withdrew following Beijing’s explicit ban on yuan‑pegged stablecoins, leaving only a handful of likely winners. Winners are expected to issue stablecoins pegged to the US dollar or the Hong Kong dollar, with market entry projected 4‑6 months later. The move reflects Hong Kong’s effort to capture a share of the $311 bn global stablecoin market while navigating tightening Chinese regulations.
Bengaluru‑based Turiyam.ai has closed a $4 million pre‑seed round led by Ankur Capital and Axilor’s Micelio Fund. The startup will accelerate development of a full‑stack AI inference platform that tightly integrates custom chips with optimized software. It is already piloting deployments...
AI‑powered B2B sales startup Firmable announced a $14 million Series A round led by existing backer Airtree, earmarked for a U.S. market rollout and further development of its proprietary data engine and AI agents. The company, founded by former Aconex executives in...
I’ve been having a lot of little dopey ideas lately and instead of overthinking it to death, I just build it. It takes roughly 150 PRs to get a nice version people can try I’ve noticed. Once it’s done I...
Amjad showed me Replit's latest stuff. They're about to redefine vibe coding in a way that will seem obvious in retrospect. A lot of the biggest ideas have that quality.
Frank Wang turned a dorm‑room drone prototype into DJI, the world’s dominant premium consumer‑drone maker, propelling him to a $3.2 billion net worth and making him Asia’s youngest tech billionaire. By concentrating on the $1,000‑plus segment, DJI captured professional creators, enterprises,...
If the user and the buyer are different people, what are you trying to convince each of? When? (Trials vs discovery) Where? (In-product vs sales material) Etc. Treat as specific, separate personas.
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In this episode, host John and guest Kory Marchisotto explore how to make innovation thrive, emphasizing the need to cultivate a supportive culture before generating ideas. They outline a three‑step vetting process—art, science, and gut instinct—to pressure‑test concepts and only...
PhonePe is positioning an IPO for FY27, with an April filing window being discussed, while investors scrutinize its path to sustainable profitability. The fintech’s latest filing shows a shift from consumer‑centric payments to a higher share of merchant transactions and...
Australian parcel‑delivery startup Sendle, which raised more than $100 million and positioned itself as a carbon‑neutral challenger to Australia Post, has been placed into liquidation. The collapse followed a costly US expansion and a merger in August 2025 that created FAST Group...
Canva announced that it will integrate its recent AI acquisition, Leonardo.AI, into the main platform without any layoffs. The company refuted media reports suggesting redundancies, stating that the 150‑person Leonardo team will be reassigned to existing AI initiatives or new...
I created a n8n essential video only after building 100 automations/agents for our clients. No fluff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np5xroxMp5o
Founders often become “accidental directors” when a startup raises capital, expands its team, or attracts investors, prompting the creation of a formal board. The shift to a boardroom demands a new governance mindset, emphasizing independent judgment, duty of care, and...
Software is not a commodity, although some are closer or farther. To see why, imagine me forcing you to swap out your email client, or your IDE, or your spreadsheet or docs app, and tell me you won't care at all. UX...
Anthropic’s latest “remote control” launch makes it possible to run coding AI agents from your phone without typing a single command....
Nomadic founders are leveraging geo‑arbitrage—earning in strong currencies while living in low‑cost locales—to stretch capital and accelerate growth. The author’s three‑year stint in Medellín and current base in Bangkok illustrate how a $2,800 monthly budget can cover premium services while...
Final #buildinpublic thoughts on hiring an engineer Engineer will need to document as they go, like everyone else (including me). Updates might include: -> Reproduced the bug locally -> Found the issue: image resizer not handling SVGs correctly -> Tried a CSS fix first before...
Anthropic’s latest “remote control” launch makes it possible to run coding AI agents from your phone without typing a single command.... This is absolutely game-changing for building a startup in 2026. Here's how it works: • Run “claude rc” in...
At the Zikoko Citizen Townhall in Lagos, tech leaders warned that regulatory uncertainty is hampering Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem. Panelists highlighted the psychological and financial toll of volatile policies, citing the 2021 cryptocurrency ban and fluctuating exchange rates as examples. They...
There’s nothing wrong with wanting more revenue. But if you’re only focused on this month, you’ll feel the pressure to start over next month. Predictable revenue comes from building assets. Courses. Memberships. Programs.
5 mistakes aspiring VCs keep making (and nobody tells them): 1. Leading with resume instead of edge 2. Thinking all VC firms are the same 3. Networking to find a job instead of to add value 4. Not translating operator experience into investment language 5....
The article argues that early‑stage medical device ideas require a balanced communication approach that avoids both silence and hype. It highlights the tension trainees and researchers feel when sharing untested concepts and proposes focusing discussions on problems, trade‑offs, and unknowns...
Solopreneurs do everything themselves. Autopreneurs automate, build a high-performance team, and take vacations while their business grows on autopilot.
Entrepreneur burnout starts when you demand output every day with no pause. Patience gives you space to rest, think, and avoid rushed decisions. When you pause before reacting, you choose strategy over emotion. Track small wins, schedule breaks, treat setbacks as data. If you...
India’s personal safety market got a boost when Bengaluru entrepreneur Sindhuja Sura’s startup BoomBird launched the country’s first rechargeable personal alarm, delivering a 130‑decibel siren and up to two minutes of continuous sound on a single charge. The device addresses...
How I'd 10x leads in 4 weeks using AI, if I were starting my business from scratch.
A mentor once told me this: When you feel stuck, shrink the goal. One finished task. One closed loop. One workout. One hard conversation. One thing that moves you forward. Momentum is just a byproduct of movement.
Databricks has overtaken Snowflake in quarterly revenue, now leading by $120 million after a $220 million gap two years ago. The shift is driven by AI’s demand for unstructured data, which Databricks processes directly from object storage without migration. Databricks SQL grew...
The hidden cost of building attention that doesn’t convert It’s easier to add 50K followers than to fix inconsistent pipeline. That’s why so many B2B SaaS founders double down on visibility. Growth looks like traction. It feels like momentum. It...
First. Thank you. Every single message yesterday meant so much to me. We are safe, exhausted, and so grateful. We have a shelter in our apartment which makes us luckier than most. And watching videos of people dancing and singing...
The longevity economy is set to reach $8 trillion by 2030, driven primarily by healthspan – the years lived in good health. A UBS report shows the market expanding from $5.3 trillion in 2023, outpacing AI growth forecasts. Preventative health solutions are...
Yesterday was a horrible #buildinpublic day I got rinsed by 100s of engineers for being a micromanager I was defensive and overwhelmed, and trying to explain my own preferences for how Senja should be run I know I am not perfect and am...
You DON'T need to: • Quit your job • Work 80 hours/week • Raise VC funding You DO need to: • Ship consistently • Talk to users • Build in public 6 months of focused side-project work can change everything. You'll be ahead of most builders.
The article presents a practical blueprint for achieving steady, predictable, and sustainable business growth. It stresses a balanced strategy that couples incremental revenue gains with market‑share expansion, anchored by rigorous market research and data‑driven insights. The piece also highlights the...
Toxic culture kills small businesses. Stress, gossip, and hostility cut output by 20% and drive turnover that cost U.S. firms $223B in five years. Leaders who ignore bad behavior fuel burnout, distrust, and exits. You set the tone through direct feedback, clear roles,...
Just like regular 0.8x developers, but this time much faster, unresolved technical debt will kill first any real improvements to the product, then morale, then the business.
Adjacent to this: never has there been a time where making pure software for *yourself* been a greater point of leverage. You get to upgrade your own importance in the universe while many are barely aware of how to use...
If there’s something you want to create but you get demotivated when you find out a famous/impressive person is doing it too, I highly recommend you fight that feeling. I’ve seen too many instances of nothing getting shipped by said...
I lost $5k on a product with 'perfect' 5-star reviews. Market said no. I tested a product with mixed reviews but a passionate following. Scaled to $50k/month. The market doesn't care about perfection. It cares about passion. Test everything.
good tips for leaders and their boards, from a leader who has weathered the ups and downs and been hardened tackling super hard problems. @cerebras is an incredible company that has endured and overcome all sorts of doubts along the...
I wonder which of these is better: having people make using your app a habit or having people relapse into using your app even after they try the competition...
A look inside @getserval's Series B, the #1 company on @harmonic_ai's Hot 25 list last quarter
Gah such a great take. I don’t invest in large SaaS plays, but on the micro end, especially for bootstrapped founders, it’s still a fantastic place to build.
Most successful people I've met aren't that smart. They move fast, they take risk, they work a lot. That's it.
Using AI wrong is now more dangerous than not using it at all. That should terrify you. Most early stage founders think the risk is moving too slow with AI. The real risk is moving fast in the wrong direction. Here are the...
And also, if your e-commerce business makes less than $500,000/year you truly don’t need a marketing team or an agency or a social media manager. And I truly don’t care what anybody in any of those roles have to say....
A founder DM'd me last week: "I just raised $8M. What should I do first?" Me: "Give it back." He laughed, but I wasn't joking. When you have money, you spend it. You hire 15 people in 60 days. You burn $300K on...
Solopreneurship is shallow and lonely. Build something so big, you get to bring others along with you. Not just build your bank account. Don't just be free, free others.
Staying too focused on one metric creates blind spots. While it’s not necessarily a “balance” -- because they’re not equally important -- there isn’t “one metric to rule them all.” https://t.co/IwJzk6iCpu
Ashr tests agents with synthetic sounds, images, texts, files, videos, and environments so they don’t fail in production. Congrats on the launch, @rohankulkz and @ShreyasKapavar1! https://t.co/szx2fXWHiT https://t.co/KvNKyz7CIB
