Book Short: Incorruptible, Right and Timely and Inspiring and Depressing All at the Same Time
Eric Ries’s new book *Incorruptible* argues that today’s capitalist system pushes even well‑intentioned firms toward short‑term financial extraction, compromising their original mission. The work offers a playbook for redesigning ownership, governance, and incentive structures so companies can grow without being hollowed out by fleeting shareholder pressure. Its timing is sharp, as populist backlash highlights widespread disillusionment with elite profit‑driven models. The author, a veteran CEO and board member, endorses the book’s blend of practical advice and long‑term optimism, while noting that few firms actually follow the proposed framework.
Fantasy Board: My Second Agent
A CEO has created an AI‑powered “Fantasy Board of Directors” that simulates advisors like Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs and Oprah, using large‑language models to pressure‑test strategic decisions. The post details a step‑by‑step build process—selecting personas, crafting detailed profiles, writing a...
Claude and Henry Kissinger, Aka, Is This Your Best Work?
The article revisits a famous anecdote in which Henry Kissinger repeatedly asked his aide, Winston Lord, “Is this the best you can do?” to force higher‑quality drafts. The author tried the same tactic on Claude, an AI assistant, prompting it...
Public Markets Haven’t Figured Out How to Bake in AI Productivity Gains
The market is currently pricing AI gains by rewarding vendors—Nvidia, hyperscalers, and infrastructure providers—while largely ignoring the productivity boost that AI will deliver to end‑users. Historical U.S. labor‑productivity data shows past tech revolutions added only 2‑3% annual growth, yet early...
SaaS Is In Even More Trouble Than The Hype Would Have You Believe
The SaaS sector is facing a multi‑front crisis as AI reshapes value creation and legacy vendors lose market share. Salesforce has slid more than 40% and Adobe 34%, reflecting investor anxiety about AI monetization. Research from Goldman Sachs predicts slower...
AI Shortcut: How to Collaborate on Claude Projects Without a Teams or Enterprise License
A workaround lets teams collaborate on Anthropic's Claude without purchasing a Teams or Enterprise license. By storing project context, conventions, and a change log in three shared Google Docs, users embed a custom instruction that forces Claude to read those...
Curated Reading on AI
A Startup CEO blog post launches a curated AI reading list aimed at fellow executives overwhelmed by the flood of AI commentary. It spotlights two contrasting essays by Anthropic’s Dario Amodei—one painting a transformative future, the other warning of existential...
AI Won’t Necessarily Take Your Job, but Someone Who Uses It Will
Artificial intelligence is already eroding many white‑collar positions, but the real threat isn’t the technology itself—it’s the workers who fail to adopt it. The pace of AI advancement outstrips the ability of governments and institutions to craft effective retraining or...
Meet Chatgipity: A Unified AI Platform for Our Company
The company launched "Chatgipity," a unified AI platform built on the open‑source LibreChat framework, allowing any employee to access and create AI agents across the organization. By aggregating multiple large language models—Claude, Gemini, GPT—the platform avoids vendor lock‑in and can...