A Holiday Season Gift-Wrapped In Agentic Commerce
OpenAI has published a Product Feed Specification to let merchants list and sell products directly through ChatGPT’s Instant Checkout, complete with product-level controls (enable_search, enable_checkout), support for rich media/3D assets, and 15-minute feed updates. Major partners including Walmart and Salesforce are integrating catalogs and order/fulfillment flows, signaling rapid industry adoption ahead of the holiday shopping season. The spec forces brands and retailers to supply structured, up-to-date product data and performance signals (e.g., return rates), compressing time-to-market and raising the bar for discovery, trust, and conversion on AI-driven “agentic” commerce channels. For businesses, the move shifts competitive advantage to firms that can rapidly syndicate high-fidelity product information and operationalize instant checkout relationships with AI platforms this season.
From Moonshot to Millions: Veo’s Video Revolution
In 2018, video generation was a moonshot project by the Google Brain team. Today, hundreds of millions of videos have been generated with Veo. 🤯 In this episode of Release Notes, @doomie and @OfficialLoganK reflect on Veo's journey from research to...
Join Fizzy Private Beta: Early Access Before Public Launch
Aiming to begin sending out a handful of Fizzy private beta invites as soon as tomorrow. If you want to get on the list, quickly sign up here: https://t.co/6eFNse2WPf Also... Promise that if you sign up on the list you *will* get an...
How to Filter Out AI on Pinterest
Pinterest has added a desktop setting that lets users toggle off GenAI interests to reduce AI-generated content in their recommended Pins, accessible under Settings → Refine Your Recommendations → GenAI interests. The change is rolled out via the desktop app...
AI Contests Accelerate Product Fixes and Empower Creators
Since I just judged another, similar, contest, these are smart for companies to do. First, they are a forcing function to get AI companies to ship and fix things, but they get feedback from real users and get lots of...
You're Invited: Connect at Our Upcoming Event
You're Invited Want to see my new keynote? It's all about how to use the human touch to out-perform your competition in the age of AI and automation. It might be my best work, ever. I'm doing the whole talk...
Anthropic’s Latest AI Model, Claude Haiku 4.5, Doubles Down on Speed and Safety
Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 4.5, a lightweight AI model that it says matches Claude Sonnet 4’s coding performance while running twice as fast and at one-third the cost. The model is available across Anthropic’s apps, Claude Code, Amazon Bedrock and...
AI Autonomously Resolves IT Outages, Easing Human Overload
AI is stepping in as an autonomous operator for overloaded humans. ➡️ AI agent detected VPN outage ➡️ Authenticated into New Relic ➡️ Re-established expired integration ➡️ Streamed telemetry data ➡️ Identified SW update as root cause ➡️ Suggested a rollback IT lead reviewed...
AI Enhances Human Creativity and Boosts Event Value
Whirlwind trip to #Dreamforce25 this week, amazing to get time with friends, hang at 6sense 's #Club6 , talk agentic marketing with CMOs at the Qualified breakfast, then hang with the one and only Brent Adamson at his book signing....
Google’s AI Videos Get a Big Upgrade with Veo 3.1
Google unveiled Veo 3.1, an upgraded text-to-video model that improves prompt adherence, audio realism and now supports both landscape and portrait (16:9) outputs, plus a lower-cost “Fast” variant. The model is rolling out across Google’s ecosystem—Gemini app, Flow filmmaking tool,...
AI Will Boost Selling Time to 80% by 2026
Most GTM teams haven’t even entered Phase 1. That’s the punchline of this new piece I wrote regarding my hypothesis on how AI will reshape field of go-to-market over the next decade. In the work, I propose four sequential phases...
Nano Banana Expands to Slides, NotebookLM, Gemini Tools
Several of our launches this week have been absolutely 🍌… Here are the new places you can find Nano Banana: — Edit images using custom prompts directly in Slides @googleworkspace — @NotebookLM’s video overviews got a huge upgrade with 6 new...
5 Critical Phases of Building Your SaaS Sales Machine: Jason Lemkin + Harry Stebbings
SaaStr co-founder Jason Lemkin and investor/podcaster Harry Stebbings updated their deep-dive guide on building a SaaS sales machine, refreshing a 20+ minute playbook for 2025 that outlines five critical phases for creating a first sales team. The piece details practical...
Dreamina AI Surpasses Nano‑Banana, Offers Multi‑Media Creation
I'm playing with @dreamina_ai (used it on my post earlier) and it's quite special for creating a wide variety of things, videos, photos, posters. It's from ByteDance and is beating the others, lets you upload six images and mix them...
Underfund Sales & Marketing Limits SaaS Growth Past $5M
The biggest mistake SaaS founders make is spending too little on sales & marketing. This works until around $3M–$5M ARR, not more. Here’s why👇
Major Federation of Unions Calls for ‘Worker-Centered AI’ Future
The AFL-CIO launched a “workers first initiative on AI,” urging employers and policymakers to embed labor protections into AI deployment through stronger collective bargaining, regulation, and worker involvement in development. The federation — representing 63 unions and nearly 15 million...
Invest 10‑40% Revenue in Sales to Scale SaaS
The biggest mistake SaaS founders make is spending too little on sales & marketing. This works until around $3M–$5M ARR, not more....Here’s why👇 Most SaaS founders obsess over product but underinvest in growth. Then the company stalls. The reason is...
India Launches EdGini: Personalized, Fun Learning Platform
Excited to share my new venture– EdGini, a Made-in-India learning platform built to empower students! • 🎯 Smart, engaging & personalized learning experience • 📊 Real-time performance tracking & skill growth • 🧩 Curated challenges to make learning fun • 💡...
The Odds of Making It
A new look inside startup growth from zero to $25 million ARR
Veo 3.1 Adds Audio, Object Tools; Flow Goes Mainstream
Veo 3.1 just dropped - Google listened and added audio everywhere it was missing. You can also insert objects into video and (soon) remove them too. Flow is quickly becoming less of a labs demo, and more of a creation tool....
ChatGPT Redefines App Discovery, Threatening Big Incumbents
The distribution shift is here. OpenAI is making progress on all three main entry points for products: Search (ChatGPT), Apps (Apps SDK), and Social (Sora). Ravi Mehta and Adam Fishman joined me on Unsolicited Feedback. My favorite quote from Ravi:...
The Right Mental Model For Agentic AI
A forthcoming report preview argues that companies need a clear mental model for 'agentic' AI—autonomous, goal-driven systems—to effectively reshape work and capture value. It outlines practical frameworks and design principles for integrating agents across enterprise functions, plus metrics for measuring...
Stop Forcing Customers to Master What You Should Do
We've all optimized for the craziest thing. 🤦♂️ Trying to get customers to execute perfectly when they don't have experience, expertise, or even the desire to do so. Yet, we've designed our entire operation and organization to try to make...
Reddit Tops AI Citations, but Marketers Overestimate Its SEO Value
Here is a more detailed version of the scale containing examples of buying-intent queries. Any query scoring higher than 1.35 on our scale was considered “buying-intent”:In June 2025, an infographic began circulating showing the websites most cited by AI Models...
B2B Buyers Turn Searches Into Conversational LLM Dialogues
A lot changes when #B2B buyers use LLMs to research how to best solve their problems. They type in prompts that average 23 words, instead of a 4-word search phrase. We need to shift our thinking from information to conversations....
Invest in People, Experience, and Trust to Drive Growth
When I was asked to spend National CX Day with two outstanding leaders, Van Wolfe from REPAY and Ines van Daalen Thornburg from @splunk, that was an easy yes! After (re)listening to the conversation, I had a few powerful takeaways...
Minority Funding Still Means Investor Decision Power
Founders are often interested in minority transactions for one reason: Control. In a founder's mind, if they retain majority ownership in the company, then they'll fully control the strategic direction of the company, even if they give up a seat...
Stop Guessing: Use Metrics to Scale Beyond $5M ARR
If you’re over $5M ARR and still leading by gut, you’re flying blind. I’ve helped 100+ SaaS companies in the last four years and see the same pattern. - You know the product. - You know the market. - But...
Gen AI, Challenger Sale Insights for Revenue Leaders
CMOs, CROs, CXOs — this one’s for you. We’ve been working hard on the Breakthrough Executive Experience agenda, and I couldn’t be more excited about what’s in store: 👉 A powerhouse panel of PE operating partners sharing what’s actually working...
Founders Must Stay Engaged, Focus, and Play the Long Game
Founder came up to me yesterday and told me he’s been stuck at the same 7-figure revenue for years. Here’s what I learned about breaking through revenue ceilings: 1. People think you can ‘hire a CEO and get out of their...
Excellence Grows From Adversity, Discipline, and Collaboration
At GITEX, I had the chance to speak with David Popovici, Olympic champion, Global Ambassador for UiPath, and someone I’m lucky to call a friend. We talked about how excellence can emerge even when the conditions aren’t perfect. David became...
Balance Core Operations with Innovation for True Value
Mission-critical work keeps your business running but rarely wins customers. Too often it absorbs the resources that should fuel innovation. Volkswagen ’s decision to partner with Rivian on software shows how to control essential work without diluting focus on what...
Effective Planning Turns Chaos Into Clear Direction
🎯 From Chaos to Clarity: Planning Done Right Every fall, marketing teams gear up for annual planning. For many, Q4 becomes a scramble—rushed budgets, unfinished goals, and vague decks. But one of my clients, an 11-person marketing team, decided to...
AI Hype on LinkedIn vs Marketers' Reality
LinkedIn vs Reality - when it comes to how we are using AI….. I think on LinkedIn you open up the feed and every day you see new use cases and examples of how people are supposedly using AI. But...
AI Works Best When Used Thoughtfully and Ethically
Using AI Responsibly — Out Today on Tippie Leads from The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business 🎙️ AI can make our work faster and more efficient — but only if we use it wisely. In this week’s episode,...
Watch Dreamforce 2025 Keynote Now Online
The Dreamforce 2025 keynote is now online! https://t.co/q9FDsk9mBP.
Brand, Not Hacks, Is 2025's True Marketing Moat
People talk about endless growth hacks, but is the REAL marketing moat in 2025 Brand? 🎥 Search "Leveling Up with Eric Siu" on YouTube for more contents like this https://t.co/u5dOhYSmqT
AI Workforce Cuts Pre‑Construction Design Time by 30%
Structured AI (@getstructuredai) is an AI workforce for pre-construction design engineering. They save engineers 30% of their time by automating documentation and validating designs directly inside the software teams already use. Congrats on the launch, @stingrayzz22, @Green181024 and @brandonstarxel!
Essential Fundraising Tips for Early Growth Founders
Fundraising Best Practices Every Early Growth-Stage Founder Should Know https://t.co/fofyIRkCgZ via @TTCapPartners #startups #VC #PE https://t.co/rdE5P1NOqY
AI Will Redefine Managers and Jobs, Says ServiceNow SVP
I spoke with Josh Kahn, SVP at @ServiceNow, about future AI interfaces, the role of mid-managers, and AI-driven job transformation. Here’s everything he said 🧵 #ServiceNowPartner
Strategic Delegation Boosts Decision Quality and Empowerment
Research: How to Delegate Decision-Making Strategically - https://t.co/sUHr5cm4R7 - https://t.co/1oObzNjeuR by Hayley Blunden and Mary Steffel
FactoryAI CLI Setup Guide Arriving Soon
getting setup with @FactoryAI's CLI i hear you - more how-to's/guides are coming https://t.co/gRvIl7hmzY
Nail Your ICP, Then Growth Compounds Through Service
Once you nail the ICP. Then the growth flows. Once the growth flows, the next question becomes simple... "What else can we do for our customer?" Then you get even more compounding growth. Saleem from Lavu explains how 👇 https://t.co/ngKhNZ044m
AI-Driven Broker Automates Insurance Paperwork and Support
Fernstone is an AI-powered insurance brokerage for businesses. Their platform handles the back and forth with carriers, autonomously files paperwork, and instantly responds to customer requests. Congrats on the launch, @lukebbutton, @James_R_Chen, and @BryantLe18! https://t.co/iuDWVaTy8N
Founders Must Preserve Their Core Story Amid Metrics
Every company starts with a story that’s truer than the product. Over time, the product gets attention, the story gets diluted, and the truth that built it gets buried under metrics. The founder’s real job is to keep digging it...
Google VP Outlines Creator Priorities for AI Search AEO/GEO
Google's VP of Product answered a question about AEO/GEO for AI Search, addressing what creators should consider. https://t.co/wk1IOfH8uj via @martinibuster, @sejournal
AI Agents Gain Memory Through Hyperspell Integrations
Hyperspell (@hyperspell) gives AI agents memory. It connects to Slack, Gmail, Notion, and Drive, so agents get context and remember what they learn. Congrats @conor_ai and @maebert on the launch! https://t.co/WkfMWkUs5p https://t.co/BQj8QMpdkF
Securing AGI Future with 40k GPUs and 2GW Texas Campus
onwards to agi 🫡 looks like we’ve got stuff to chat about at the @stateofaireport nyc launch tmrw @eisokant :) https://t.co/lUthvM1nhD
Humanlike Chatbots Trigger Mental Health Crises
Earlier this year, after receiving emails from people in the throes of AI psychosis, I began to keep in touch with one man as he journeyed to recovery. I'm grateful to James that he was willing to go on record. He...
Growth Requires Integrated Systems, Not Single Silver Bullets
Founders often ask me: "What's the ONE thing that will 10x growth?" But breakthrough happens when multiple parts work together: messaging, activation, pricing, retention. Stop chasing silver bullets. Start optimizing systems. Ready to build yours? https://t.co/ZKzoSwMLP6