Your Biggest Growth Blocker Is Your Own Excuses
Who's your villain? Every founder has one. Heck, many. And they know them by heart. Ask a founder why growth stalled, and they'll have an answer immediately. In two decades of working with hundreds of founders, here are the ones I've heard most often: The economy. COVID. AI. Lack of money. Bad hires. The agency that didn't work. A turbulent personal life that "made this year impossible." Here's the uncomfortable truth: They're not villains. They're excuses. If they were real blockers, no one would win in recessions, during COVID, or with AI disrupting everything. But founders do win. Every day. What do they know that you don't? One hard truth: The real villain is the person in the mirror. Not because you're lazy, incapable, or lying. But because: • you're letting those excuses define your story • you're deferring responsibility for your results • you're projecting control onto people who only ever had limited influence • you're still operating on assumptions that used to work — while protecting patterns that now quietly cap your growth You are the bottleneck. Not the market. Not AI. Not your team. Not your agency. Not your past. You. The good news? Bottlenecks can be fixed. But only when you stop blaming villains that don't exist — and start looking at the one that does. 💎 What excuse have you been telling yourself that you know isn't the real problem?
Security Moves From Fixed Rules to Human‑Centric Intelligence
When digital security evolves from static protocols to understanding human patterns, a new layer of resilience becomes possible. This is the shift towards a more contextual and intelligent paradigm. Microblog @antgrasso #IOB https://t.co/9VD1xeXArC
AI Agents Are Here: Start Transforming Your Workflow Today
AI Agents Are Already Changing Everything — And Here’s How You Can Try Them Today AI agents aren’t on the distant horizon — they’re here now. Learn practical ways to get started and explore how they can transform your workflow....
Brains Are Approximate Turing Machines, Not Universal Intelligences
Yann is just plain incorrect here, he’s confusing general intelligence with universal intelligence. Brains are the most exquisite and complex phenomena we know of in the universe (so far), and they are in fact extremely general. Obviously one can’t circumvent the no free...
From Reactive AI to Outcome‑Driving Autonomous Agents
AI agents have levels 📈🤖 1. Rule-based (if-then automation) 2. Tool-using assistants 3. Strategic multi-step agents 4. Context-aware autonomous agents 5. Superintelligent digital personas (theoretical AGI) We’re moving from “AI that responds” → to “AI that executes outcomes.” What level is your org at today? 👇 #AI #AIAgents...
AI Elevates Judgment, Taste, and Agency Over Automation
“the AI era may end up placing even more weight on judgment, taste, and agency – the parts of work that are hardest to specify, hardest to benchmark, and hardest to replace”
When AI Goes Invisible, Email Becomes Creator’s Lifeline
Every December, predictions flood the internet. Most of them are safe, obvious, and quickly forgotten. AI will get better. Platforms will change. Creators will use more tools. None of that helps anyone make better decisions. Instead of predicting what technology...
Operational Precision, Not Just Marketing, Fuels Growth
Think like a systems operator, before you think like a marketer. Here’s what the most dialed-in brands are doing right now: • Pre-building future asset banks • Scrubbing retention logic for new, current flows • Renegotiating 2026 SaaS and fulfillment contracts • Finalizing reorder forecasts...
Trim Q1 Waste Before CFO Notices
Q4 revenue makes you feel rich. Q1 inefficiencies remind you you’re not. Here’s your December “savings generator”: • Negotiate renewals before Jan rate hikes • Audit active SaaS tools and kill anything underutilized • Consolidate media spend into highest-ROAS channels • Re-price hero SKUs based...
AI‑crafted Dating Profiles Blur Reality, Raise New Risks
The AI Lie On Your Dating Profile Dating apps are being flooded with AI-generated profiles - and it’s becoming harder than ever to tell what’s real. From flawless photos to eerily perfect conversation starters, AI is blurring the lines between...
OpenAI Unfazed by Google's Competition
OpenAI really doesn’t feel threatened by Google at all, right? 😁 https://t.co/7eFtal8ftY
AI-Powered Fin Platform Unveils New CX and Topic Tools
We're sharing some product updates in a fun new casual style these days, hear from Brian , Christine , and Dawn P. Here's the key feature callouts CX Score - AI tells you what your customers are *actually experiencing* (1:30)...
2026 AI: All Major Labs Unleash New SOTA Models
Here are my predictions for 2026 in the AI world: - openai will release new sota models - google will release new sota models - anthropic will release new sota models
Grok Delivers Daily AI & Robotics News Summary
From Grok. I gave it a lengthy post teaching it about my lists and asked it to find the latest news. Does this provide any value to you? If it does I will run it a couple times a day. +++++ Top-Level...
8 Must‑Know AI Agents for HR Leaders 2026
8 AI Agents Every HR Leader Needs To Know In 2026 #AIagents are rapidly emerging as one of the most powerful tools for automating #HR #workflows , from #recruitment and onboarding to #workforce management and #skills development. This article explores...
VC Predicts AI-Driven Science Boom Next Year
A venture capitalist told me last week to pay attention to AI in science. Says that will be a big trend next year. So I am. Added all these to my lists.
Google AI Revolutionizes Filmmaking Process
Filmmaking with Google AI. https://t.co/5OKYuiWBrR #Filmmaking #moviemaking #movie #film #AI #ArtificialInteligence #GoogleAI @AlbertoEMachado @Eli_Krumova @postoff25 @Khulood_Almani @anand_narang @NutritiousMind @baski_LA @TanyaSinha_ @devaang @AlAmadi1 @jeancayeux @enilev @efipm @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @RagusoSergio @FrRonconi @Shi4Tech @sallyeaves @LaurentAlaus @Fabriziobustama @smaksked @MargaretSiegien @PawlowskiMario @gvalan @Ym78200 @mikeflache @EduardoValenteI @ipfconline1 @kalydeoo @chboursin...
Sunday Creativity Boosted by Lovart AI's Fast Design Tools
Sunday nights are for being creative. @lovart_ai is a great place to make fun holiday cards and other things for your family. Which is what I am doing with my kids. It is a lot better than last time I tried it....
World Models Are Redefining Enterprise Systems, Say Skyfall AI
How are world models changing enterprise systems? Here the founders of @skyfallai tell me how. Don't have time to watch this video? Click the Grok button and ask it "what will I learn by watching this video?" (I'll post a link...
2026 Social Ad Budgets Set to Rise Across Networks
What are you planning to do with your social ad budgets in 2026? Most companies plan to increase it. Here's what networks they are planning to ramp up spending on.
More Expensive LLMs Aren’t Always the Better Choice
There are times when the very latest LLM is the best, and there are times when the most expensive LLM is the best. And there are times when it isn't. We've run 2,700 VC Pitch Decks through SaaStr AI VC so I...
AGI Is Not a Single Technology, It's an Agenda
Google Gemini says “AGI is a technology” versus an ideology. Bias much? Also incorrect. AGI is speculation about a potential state involving multiple technologies. But it’s not one now. It’s an agenda. Discuss.
Double Down on Your Mega Skill, Not Your Weaknesses
I’m not good at lots of things. Like, embarrassingly not good... → I can’t parallel park to save my life → I’ve never figured out how to fold a fitted sheet properly → I’m terrible at remembering people’s names (I try so hard at...
VCs Gain IPO Gold While Consumers Miss Gains
"All the leaders from SpaceX to Stripe to Anthropic to Databricks waiting to IPO is the gift of a lifetime to venture capital. Yes, the consumers have been protected from bad news. But they've also been blocked from all the massive appreciation."...
Custom Reward Tweaks Yield Rapid, Satisfying Learning
we do a bit of reaching. modifying the mjlab velocity demo reward function to do custom behaviors is so satisfying because the base function just seems to learn so darn fast. It only takes a few minutes to start seeing...
Deep Customer Insight Gets Punished by Organizational Incentives
One more layer that’s worth naming. Even when teams talk to customers with good intent, most companies structurally make understanding hard to sustain. The incentives quietly punish it. Deep understanding creates friction. It slows momentum and introduces ambiguity right when leadership wants certainty. So...
Exploring Top AI Tools Across Creativity, Development, and Everyday Life
My answer: Tesla FSD. I have the most complete list of AI companies here on X: https://t.co/9eRY65x3IQ and started making a list of my favorites, like: @wabi agentic mobile apps @typelessdotcom for improving my computers, and mobile AI coming within days. Or its...
Consistent ML Workflow Beats Magic Hype
ML isn’t magic — it’s a workflow. 🧠⚙️ 1. understand data 2. choose right algorithm 3. train 4. test 5. optimize 6. deploy + monitor + retrain The winners are the teams who run this loop consistently. #MachineLearning #AI #DataScience #MLops https://t.co/xAkXQC231n
Holiday AI Check: Ensure Family Settings Are Optimized
One of the best things you can do this holiday season - as it relates to AI and helping your family - is to double check their settings/account 🎁 What tool do they use? Both mobile and web? What plan are they...
AI Agents Will Become Vertical‑specific, Integrated Professional Teams
From Karpathy’s latest post: “LLM apps will organize, finetune and actually animate teams of them into deployed professionals in specific verticals by supplying private data, sensors and actuators and feedback loops.” This is exactly right. In a world of AI agents, there...
Outdated GTM? Adopt ICP, Messaging, and Repeatable Motion
The 5 warning signs your GTM Strategy is already outdated for 2026…. 1) Your only form of Marketing is spending on Google ADs 2) You're waiting for SEO to kick in 3) Your AI SDR is returning zero replies 4)...
42 Days of No‑Hype AI Concept Videos
I’m publishing one AI video every day for the next 42 days. No math. No code. No hype. Just the concepts you actually need to understand LLMs. YouTube is where 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 for me. And honestly, I miss it. So on Monday, I’m coming back...
Founder Cashes Out at Peak to Fund New Venture
ChatFAI was winning. Millions of users, strong revenue, and viral growth. Umar (@heyumarkhan) got acquired when things were going great. Cashed in the chips. He then used the exit to fuel his other startup. Full interview here: https://t.co/tNIE71aLPb https://t.co/htq2TImIUZ
AGI Lacks Definition, Prioritizes Human Intelligence Over Planet
There is no "beneficial AGI." Because AGI has no universal definition. It does have universal appeal as a media narrative and an imaginary that gets constant attention despite the fact when "AGI" is mentioned with any specifics, it is almost...
Agentic AI: The New Operating Layer Transforming Work
Agentic AI is quickly becoming the next operating layer of business. This “Map of Agentic AI” captures why — and how the stack is evolving from LLMs → agents → multi-agent systems → enterprise-grade ecosystems. What stands out to me...
Google Launches Free Gemini Code Wiki for Repo Docs
So ace. Google just released Gemini Code Wiki. A free too that generates interactive docs from any GitHub URL 🤯 The tool lets you: → Chat with Gemini to understand *any* repo → Visualize code structure → Create docs from public repos 100% free. Link in 🧵↓...
Tesla Robotaxis Stay Operational Despite SF Power Outage
Tesla Robotaxis were unaffected by the SF power outage
Online Learning Bridges Performance Gaps Between Identical Robots
Some interesting experiments with our “physical Atari” RL framework — one of our main points was that the flawless simulators didn’t transfer well at all to the messy reality of cameras and servos, but perhaps less obviously, even transferring from...
Humanoid Robots Transform Manufacturing: Boston Dynamics Insights
The Humanoid Mission in Manufacturing | Boston Dynamics Tech Talk https://t.co/dcrpcPMPbw via @YouTube #humanoid #Robotics #Robot #Tech #AI @PawlowskiMario @chidambara09 @Ym78200 @CurieuxExplorer @efipm @bigfundu @sayedflah @Ronald_vanLoon @cyngn @belindabeibi @odisseiaalfa @DigitalColmer @MyCompanionsAI @KirkDBorne @patricegorissen @jeffkagan @EdwardKens50830 @enilev @insom_ai333 @ChrisCCrowley @sallyeaves @gurmeet_judge @VairagyaSadhana...
First SDR Teams Demand Heavy Management and Constant Recruiting
The toughest part of building your first SDR team is how to manage it: 1/ Need a lot of management 2/ Turnover often high 3/ Who will train 4/ Need constantly be recruiting 5/ Often junior Outbound always works. Always....
Robots Process Far Fewer Input Tokens Than Humans
Robots don't have as much input tokens as humans https://t.co/vMu8EhSi3h #Robotics #Robot #humanoid #Tech #AI @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros @ylecun @TerenceLeungSF @SourabhSKatoch @wil_bielert @HsrYueli @faustospain @Whats_AI @kaifulee @demishassabis @marek_rosa @AndrewYNg @BernardMarr...
The Perilous Sprint Toward Artificial General Intelligence
The dangerous race to AGI https://t.co/hSYzpafVmF via @YouTube #ArtificialInteligence #Tech #AGI #AI @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros @ylecun @TerenceLeungSF @SourabhSKatoch @wil_bielert @HsrYueli @faustospain @Whats_AI @kaifulee @demishassabis @marek_rosa @AndrewYNg @BernardMarr @CurieuxExplorer @andresvilarino...
Disney's Autonomous Robot Flies Like Spider‑Man Using Real‑time Physics
Disney built an autonomous robot that calculates physics in mid-air to fly like Spider-Man https://t.co/bn8om82VEm #Disney #autonomos #Physics #AI #Robot #Robotics #humanoid
Unitree Launches World's First Humanoid Robot App Store
Unitree Debuts the World’s First Humanoid Robot “App Store” https://t.co/u0VgHM0akI via @YouTube #Robotics #Robot #humanoid #AI #Unitree #appstore @SpirosMargaris @PawlowskiMario @mvollmer1 @gvalan @ipfconline1 @LaurentAlaus @Shi4Tech @Fisher85M @kalydeoo @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @chboursin @3itcom @Fabriziobustama @sallyeaves @helene_wpli @ahier @rwang0 @EvanKirstel @RLDI_Lamy @Analytics_699 @Khulood_Almani @tewoz...
Robotics Poised to Become Mainstream in Every Industry
Ways Robotics Will Soon Go Mainstream Across Major Industries https://t.co/SwDnbMUsfK #factory #Robot #Robotics #humanoid #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
Know Your Numbers, Gain Marketing Confidence
If you know your numbers, you unlock marketing confidence. Calculate what you can pay for each lead, set your budget, and move fast, no analyst needed. It’s all about data-driven decisions. https://t.co/qik47wZyw6
Customers Care About Problem, Not Your Brand or Features
If you removed your logo and product name, would your ideal customer still recognize their own problem? Most companies fail this test. That's the real question founders should be asking about their marketing and sales going into 2026. Because there's...
We Lack a Plan for AI's Human Impact
AI Could Reshape Humanity — And We Have No Plan for It As AI becomes more powerful, society faces profound changes. This article cautions that we may be underprepared for the long term consequences. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ev_PWQca #AI #Ethics...
Trust Architecture & Digital Identity: Foundations of Secure Interactions
Trust architecture and digital identity now constitute the indispensable foundation for secure digital interactions, safeguarding data through continuous verification and user-centric models. Microblog @antgrasso #Cybersecurity https://t.co/hJRKN2xV4C
Small Wins Build Toward Massive Startup Success
Startups are built by consistently executing small short term goals towards really large long term goals.