Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI Success Requires a Structured Eight‑Step Process
AI isn’t magic. It’s a process. 8 steps: 👉define problem 👉collect/prepare data 👉choose model 👉train 👉evaluate 👉fine-tune 👉deploy 👉ensure ethics & safety Real value comes from running this loop well. #AI #MachineLearning #DataScience #ResponsibleAI https://t.co/5w11ldKd6Q
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Productive Meetings Require Pre‑existing Context, Not Just Discussion
Meetings feel productive when they recreate context. They move the business forward only when that context already exists.
By Hiten Shah
Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI Erodes Speed Advantage, Judgment Now Matters Most
AI removed the natural friction that used to separate thinking from output. Writing, design, analysis, code, and planning now move fast enough that effort is no longer a credible signal. When anyone can produce something quickly, speed stops being impressive. What...
By Hiten Shah
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Coinbase Shifts to Traditional Stocks, Chasing Robinhood
Coinbase launching stock trading ... not tokenized stock trading, just regular old stock trading ... is really surprising to me given how laser focused the company has historically been on crypto. Feels a little desperate, like the company is chasing Robinhood.
By Alex Johnson
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Kontigo Stablecoin Bank Hacked; Users to Be Reimbursed
Y Combinator-backed stablecoin "bank" Kontigo, which has links to JPMorgan Chase & Checkbook, was hacked, user funds appear to have been stolen. English translation: "We detected an unauthorized access that affected funds of some users. Your funds are protected and any...
By Jason Mikula
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Synthetic Data Pipelines: The True Fintech AI Edge
2026 prediction: Every fintech will claim they're "AI-powered" Most will just be running basic ML models from 2026 The real alpha? Companies building synthetic data pipelines for financial training sets That's where the actual infrastructure play lives
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI Denialism Ignored: Technology Advances Faster Than Skepticism
A Response to The Rise of AI Denialism Over the holiday, I caught Louis Rosenberg’s “ The Rise of AI Denialism” article in @BigThink(big hat tip to my friend Ian Truscott for sending it to me) and I was struck...
By Robert Rose
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Clean Canny Edges with Simple Input Tweaks
Messy Canny edges? It’s usually not the algorithm — it’s the input. This video shows 3 quick fixes to clean up noisy edge detection: • Blur before applying Canny • Tune lower & upper thresholds (keep a 2:1–3:1 ratio) • Avoid over-compressed images Small tweaks,...
By Satya Mallick
Social•Jan 5, 2026
From $6M ARR to Paid Growth Using Proven Playbook
I built RB2B to $6M ARR through organic content. Then I recorded 20 video ads in 2 days and went all in on paid. Why? Because I used this exact playbook in 2020 to launch GetEmails. 🧵
By Adam Robinson
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Niche Micro‑SaaS: $120K Revenue, $106K Profit
Love when founders go ALL IN on a niche problem. High-margin SEO micro-SaaS dropped on @acquiredotcom. Proven demand with low operating costs and recurring revenue: > $120K TTM revenue > $106K TTM profit > $185K asking price Full listing: https://t.co/wEmZSNHIYp https://t.co/H2P0UFshLo
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Basecamp Offers Free Accounts for Educators and Homeschoolers
Reminder, Basecamp is entirely free for educators, classroom use, and homeschooling. Here's how to get your free account: https://t.co/AnYJocZfR6
By Jason Fried
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Fin.ai Boosts Resolution Rate and Customer Happiness
This is a wonderful example by Len from Podia of what it means to adopt @Fin_ai: 🟢 64% resolution rate 🟢 much happier customers (see the screenshots) 🟢 much happier team It's win-win-win. It's 2026, It's time for you too. → Fin .ai...
By Des Traynor
Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI Agent Building: Complete Engineering Blueprint & Platform Comparison
Building an AI Agent isn’t just about picking a model — it’s a full engineering workflow. This infographic breaks down the complete blueprint, from defining scope and crafting system prompts to choosing the right LLM, adding memory, integrating tools, orchestrating...
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Stop AI-Generated Sales Pitches; Embrace Real Insight
AI message personalization is A CANCER on sales and here’s what to do INSTEAD… Think about what just happened in this message… =============== “{{generic summarized fact about me that sounds like a robot wrote it}}” “Here’s what everyone does” “Here’s...
By Jordan Crawford
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Curated PPC Prompt Library Boosts Workflow Efficiency
A curated library of PPC prompts built to accelerate every stage of your workflow and for you to adapt to your needs https://t.co/fkP7d1RiJP via @theshelleywalsh, @sejournal
By Tom Pick
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Top Operators Guard Conviction Like Capital Preserves Cash
The best operators conserve conviction the way capital allocators conserve cash.
By Hiten Shah
Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI‑powered Service Delivery Turns Complexity Into Scalable Revenue
“Services revenue kills valuation.” So we tried to keep it “pure SaaS.” We ran customers on world-class cold email infrastructure. But they had to do everything else: write campaigns, build lists, optimize. Most failed. So we did the typical “scaled CS” move: hours of coaching, trainings, live...
By Lincoln Murphy
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Do the Work for Customers, Not Just Teach Them
“Services revenue kills valuation.” So we tried to keep it “pure SaaS.” At ListKit , we ran customers on world-class cold email infrastructure. But they had to do everything else: write their campaigns, build their lists, and optimize. Here’s what...
By Lincoln Murphy
Social•Jan 5, 2026
SaaS Fundamentals Still Win: Focus on Scale, Retention, Growth, Profitability
The SaaS market isn’t broken—fundamentals still win. Scale, retention, growth, profitability. You don’t need perfect metrics, but you need the right combination—and something differentiated. 🎙️ New SaaS CFO Podcast w/ Jim Williams ▶️ https://t.co/qRnBVxuCM5 https://t.co/8OXVKuRyJw
By Ben Murray
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Building the Robotics Simulator I Dreamed Of
I’ve joined Lucky Robots as director of eng & AI to help build the robotics simulator I wish we had right now. If you’re someone who likes to make robots do cool stuff or want to shape a sim being built...
By Harrison Kinsley
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Shift to Strategy: Marketers Add Value Beyond AI
Insightful thread about what a performance marketer can do all day to add greater value if #AI takes over execution.
By Tom Pick
Social•Jan 5, 2026
ECB's Digital Euro Vote 2026 Threatens US Card Dependence
‘Down to the wire’: ECB’s digital euro project faces decisive vote in 2026 The EU Parliament may be divided, but in the end, the dependence on US Visa and MasterCard, with ever more erratic behavior in Washington, will win the day. EU...
By Richard Turrin
Social•Jan 5, 2026
When a Product Becomes Daily Habit, Users Market It
Products move through people before they move anywhere else. They spread in passing comments, side conversations, and offhand recommendations that were never planned. That only happens when a product alters daily behavior enough that omission feels strange. The improvement becomes...
By Hiten Shah
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Use V2MOM to Unlock AI’s Trapped Value
A lot has been said about the lack of ROI from the first wave of AI projects. Let’s be generous and call those efforts experiments. Now it is 2026, AI is more powerful than it has ever been, and there...
By Geoffrey Moore
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Skip Slides, Start Talking: Better Decisions Through Discussion
There’s a reason some leaders remove PowerPoint entirely. Slides tend to structure the conversation before the thinking is done. When the goal is better decisions, it’s often more effective to start with discussion, not decks. 👉 Fewer slides. More clarity. https://t.co/gNSPRvwjqj
By Eric Siu
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Unitree H2 Robot Masters Aerial Kicks and Spins
Unitree H2 humanoid robot's daily training: soaring kicks and mid-air spins https://t.co/LQUtL0LRHZ via @YouTube #Unitree #humanoidrobot #humanoid #AI #robot #robotics @PawlowskiMario @chidambara09 @Ym78200 @CurieuxExplorer @efipm @bigfundu @sayedflah @Ronald_vanLoon @cyngn @belindabeibi @odisseiaalfa @DigitalColmer @MyCompanionsAI @KirkDBorne @patricegorissen @jeffkagan @EdwardKens50830 @enilev @insom_ai333 @ChrisCCrowley @sallyeaves...
By Amitav Bhattacharjee
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Best LLMs for 64 GB Mac Mini M4 Pro
which good models can one run on a 64 gb mac mini m4 pro? just asking as im seeing a surge in people buying mac minis for running llms locally.
By Abhishek Thakur
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Audit Your Entire Funnel Before Tweaking Headlines
“We’re generating leads, but we aren’t closing deals.” I hear this often from SaaS businesses, and it’s rarely a simple fix. - Sometimes you’re attracting the wrong prospects. - Sometimes sales is dropping the ball on demo calls. - Sometimes...
By devbasu
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Open‑source Gemini Could Crown GDM as AI Leader
Gemini open-source would kill the game and definitely set GDM as the #1 in AI!
By Clément Delangue
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Product-Led Growth Now Essential for Rapid Scale
Big news. I have officially started rewriting the OG Product-Led Growth Book with Laura Kluz . It has been 6 years since I wrote the original. In tech years, that is a lifetime. Back then, PLG was a choice. You...
By Wes Bush
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Traffic Stop Shows No Digital Yuan Use, Just Mobile Payments
Sorry but the headline is BS. This obviously shows that the rider was pulled over, questioned, and put before a traffic court. There is no sign of the digital yuan CBDC being used here. How is this different...
By Richard Turrin
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Balanced Regulation Fuels Fair, Innovative Digital Markets
Healthy digital markets require a careful balance between innovation, regulation, consumer protection and data governance, creating open competition, aligning global rules and keeping dominant platforms accountable to fair and transparent standards. Microblog by @antgrasso https://t.co/FSKQurz6FZ
By Antonio Grasso
Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI Prospecting Gains Momentum as Advisors Seek Growth
Will advisors who dislike outbound prospecting be convinced to give it a try using tools like @FINNYAI? This month #AdvisorTech kicks off with the news that the AI-powered prospecting solution FINNY has recently raised $17 million in Series A funding...
By Michael Kitces
Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI Won’t Instantly Devalue Engineering Talent in Startups
All I can think about is how we used to talk about enterprise value of startups based on engineering headcount. Some people think the value of a code-capable FTE is about to drop with AI… but I’m not so sure
By Danielle Morrill
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Seal Leaks Before Scaling: Fix Offers, Flows, Products
Most marketers need to fix the 3 things killing their performance: • Offers that don’t excite • Flows that don’t convert • Products that don’t deliver You don’t scale a leaky ship. You slow down, seal it up, then go faster than ever.
By Kody Nordquist
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Strong Fundamentals, Not Subscription Model, Drive SaaS Sales
One of the biggest myths in SaaS is that if a business isn’t pure subscription, it’s not sellable. That’s wrong. A recent $4.5M cloud computing acquisition on @acquiredotcom proved it. This company didn’t have textbook recurring revenue, but it did have...
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Most Financial Products Aim to Make Consumers Fail
[New Episode] Most Financial Products Are Designed to Make Consumers Fail with co-author of Fixed, Tarun Ramadorai, Professor at the @imperialcollege. Watch the full video: https://t.co/ULBFc2UkuF https://t.co/0rIOCxB0zX
By Jim Marous
Social•Jan 5, 2026
8.5‑Hour Live Tuna Battle Captivates 2,500 Viewers
My commercial fishing company did something online that has never been done before a few days ago, and the story is a wild one. Here's what went down: During commercial bluefin tuna season (which happens to be right now) we...
By Marcus Sheridan
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Flutterwave's Mono Acquisition Signals Maturing African Fintech Ecosystem
Flutterwave buys Nigeria's Mono in rare African fintech exit Rare African fintech M&A: Flutterwave's Mono acquisition shows ecosystem maturation. Exit opportunities emerging as pan-African players build vertically integrated infrastructure https://t.co/fVkBluzRqK https://t.co/HYaa1zlfhC
By Efi Pylarinou
Social•Jan 5, 2026
From Answers to Action: AI’s Five Pillars Evolve
Modern AI = 5 pillars 🧠⚙️ ✨ Generative AI (create) 🧩 LLMs (reason) 🔎 RAG (ground + verify) 🤖 AI Agents (act) 🚀 Agentic AI (coordinate + scale) We’re moving from AI that answers → AI that executes outcomes. Which pillar wins next? 👇 #AI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #RAG...
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Stop Blaming, Build a Consistent Revenue Engine
If you missed your 2025 targets, please don't: – Blame your team – Hire a bunch of new people or a new agency “to fix it” – Add tools you don’t fully use – Chase new tactics after watching one...
By Krista Mollion
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Launch a Micro‑SaaS in One Week, Iterate Fast
Build a Micro-SaaS in 7 days. Test the market. Then double down or kill it. Rinse and repeat until you have a working product. 🔹 Days 1-2: Think like a user, not a founder. What makes this necessary? Sketch the data and the screens....
By Simon Høiberg
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Agentic AI Boosts Advantage, Yet Sparks Four Tensions
The 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy report, from @mitsmr and @BCG , looks at how organizations that are adopting agentic AI are gaining advantage while facing four distinct tensions. Read the full report >> https://t.co/yt7MtRu91D #CES2026 #AI #IoT...
By Harold Sinnott
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Transparency in Data Use Builds Trust and Engagement
Transparency matters. Banks that show exactly how customer data drives better experiences gain trust and engagement. Learn more in the free report: https://t.co/8tDqGmzCp6 https://t.co/W6BGneNP4I
By Jim Marous
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Visual Search Drives Higher Purchase Intent Than Text Queries
People want to talk about search on ChatGPT or other AI platforms, but no one really talks about visual search. Just look at Google Len's explosion over the years. The thing about Google Lens compared to traditional searches is that there is...
By Neil Patel
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Start Now, Learn By Doing, Not Over‑Planning
Everyone wants the perfect plan. Truthfully, the plan is almost never the problem. I've seen people with terrible strategies build great businesses. And people with brilliant ideas go absolutely nowhere. The difference is always the same. One person started before...
By Justin Welsh
Social•Jan 5, 2026
AI-Powered LEOM Revolutionizes Satellite Mapping
Seeing The Lay Of The Land With AI. A new AI model, the Large Earth Observation Model (LEOM) is transforming the process of map-making. https://t.co/TLjW5z5ymH #TechNews #AI #LEOM #ScienceDirect
By Catherine Adenle
Social•Jan 5, 2026
Find Support at Exit Five During Slow January
5 days into January. CEO already on you about why January is pacing slow… Good time to join a community like Exit Five. Place to vent, get feedback, share with your peers. Details here: https://www.exitfive.com/
By Dave Gerhardt
Social•Jan 5, 2026
QR Payments Power SE Asia AI Fintech Boom
Beyond payments: SE Asia's QR fuels AI fintech surge • Wealth +24%, insurance +16% YoY • 700 AI startups—3X consumer enthusiasm • Cross-border QR remittances rocket • $300B digital GMV—15% growth unstoppable The real bombshell is in the chart below → Don’t miss the chart...
By Richard Turrin
Social•Jan 5, 2026
QR Adoption Fuels Asia's Mobile Money Explosion
Asia's mobile money explodes: 862M users, 41% global share (UPI/WeChat excluded) • QR accepted at 76% merchants—double global average • Drives 80% digital tx in East Asia, ~$500B volume • P2P 70% of flows; remittances +50% YoY • 1 in 3 new global accounts...
By Richard Turrin