Profit First, Then Re‑Accelerate Growth in 2026
Hooray, you got profitable But did you re-accelerate growth? 👉That's got to be Job #1 in 2026 The markets are clear here https://t.co/ABDiIIggDK
AI Becomes Core Pillar of Future Energy Landscape
Over the past few years, I’ve spent a lot of time exploring how AI, telecom, and digital infrastructure are converging. But the conversations I heard recently in Las Vegas brought a new level of clarity to what’s really changing. AI...
AI Newsfeed Trends Reveal Rapidly Fading Value
Analysis of the latest 1,000 posts in my AI Newsmaker’s list (the most followed 1,600 accounts here on X). Shows a lot of the value here on X that just goes by in an hour. Thanks @blevlabs for letting me use...
Google Rolls Out Gemini Translation, AI Labs, and Animation Tools
Our teams have been cooking 🧑🍳! Here’s a recap of updates that went out this week: — Gemini models are bringing state-of-the-art text translations to Search and the Translate app across nearly 20 languages. We also made updates to our Gemini...
Join Stanford Digital Economy Lab for AI‑Economics PhD Research
Work with the amazing team at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ! If you're finishing your PhD and want to pursue breakthrough research on AI and Economics in the heart of Silicon Valley, please send us your application: https://lnkd.in/gs4TFZK8
AI Advances Surge: GPT‑5.2
📚 Sources: ・Tag: GPT-5.2 - Ars Technica https://t.co/LeSMXRFAoA ・Chatbot-powered toys rebuked f... https://t.co/5Ut5M7h2g3 ・Google launched its deepest AI... https://t.co/9K10dKw4fc
Free Kimi K2 Powers Army of AI
bro literally built an army of AI Agents in @n8n_io with free Kimi K2 LLM 🤯 https://t.co/aAzL8cGZrN
Migration Fees Can Delay Even High‑value Vendor Switches
I almost switched to over to an $80,000 a year vendor the other — after many, many years on the competiton. What stopped me? The $7,500 migration fee It’s not that I can’t afford it. It’s just that, combined with...
Plan Your 2026 GTM Strategy to Finish 2025 Strong
If you're working on your Strategic Plan for 2026 as a Founder then this is for you. For each of my clients inside my GTM Programs, I've been working to get them ready for 2026. My goal is to help...
Shopify Partners Unveils Hot New Site
The new Shopify Partners site is 🔥 https://t.co/Rah0HCMTkI
Rethinking Distribution Strategies in the Era of Easy Building
@SimonHoiberg Whats your approach to distribution? Especially now that building is "easy". @SimonHoiberg
CROs Turn Into Chief Price‑Raising Officers at Stagnant B2B Firms
CROs at slow-growing B2B companies basically become experts at raising prices. Chief Price Raising Officers. That’s where the short-term growth is, at low growth. You make the quarter by forcing the existing base to pay even more. Whether they want to. ...
Gemini Audio Adds Live Translation and Smarter TTS
Listen up 🔊 We’ve made some updates to our Gemini Audio models and capabilities: — Gemini’s live speech-to-speech translation capability is rolling out in a beta experience to the Google Translate app, bringing you real-time audio translation that captures the nuance...
Gemini’s CLI Outshines GPT‑5.2, Leaving Codex Lagging
gpt-5.2 is a fine a model, but tbh, I'm going back to gemini because it's also a fine model and the CLI ui/ux is like 10x better. Really feels like codex cli is falling way behind competition.
Wealthfront’s 17‑Year Pivot to Cash Banking Yields IPO
Wealthfront IPO'd today at $2.6B 🎉 The 17-year journey: 2008: Founded as "kaChing" 2014: Peak at $700M valuation 2018: Down round to $500M 😬 2022: $1.4B UBS deal collapses 2025: IPO @ $14/share, $485M raised The pivot that saved them? Cash accounts now drive 75% of...
Mistral 3 Large Halves Experts, Doubles Their Size
Hold on a sec, Mistral 3 Large uses the DeepSeek V3 architecture, including MLA? Just went through the config files; the only difference I could see is that Mistral 3 Large used 2x fewer experts but made each expert 2x...
AI Shifts From Automation to Invention via Symbolic Search
AI will evolve from being an automation machine to becoming an invention machine. This will require a fundamentally new paradigm, with symbolic search as its core, not curve-fitting
AI‑first Hype Hurt Duolingo: Trust, Monetization, Proof Missing
Duolingo went “AI first" 6 months ago. Revenue grew 41%. The stock dropped 64%. Here's what they missed 👇 On paper, things looked great. > ~$260M revenue with 73% margins > 33% YoY growth in bookings > 135M MAUs Yet...
Track Agentic AI Spend Separately Like Labor Costs
If you are investing in Agentic AI for internal org efficiency, I highly suggest creating a new GL account to track this spend. Don't comingle it with "internal use software." We should treat Agentic AI spend just like employee and...
Boost Learning Speed with 10 AI-Powered Strategies
10 ways to learn faster with AI: 1. Explain like I’m 5 2. Examples/analogies 3. Motivation boosts 4. Role-play 5. Study plan 6. Quizzes 7. Mind maps 8. Expert roundtables 9. Mnemonics 10. Improve your draft Learning loop = understand → practice → test → refine. Which one’s your go-to? #AI #Learning #GenAI...
Cut Image Copies, Boost Computer Vision FPS
⚡ Speed up your Computer Vision code ⚡ Is your pipeline running slower than it should? You might be cloning/copying images too often — and paying the cost in memory allocations and data movement. 💡 Quick fixes: ✅ Prefer assignment (Mat B =...
Great Leaders Ask, Not Answer: Lead with Humanity
What if the advice we were told to avoid might be the breakthrough our team actually needs? The conventional wisdom says: Have all the answers. Lead with metrics. Stay professional. Fix weaknesses. Crush the competition. But extraordinary leaders do the...
Exploring GPT‑5.2’s Potential for Coding Agents
just when I think i'm out, openai pulls me back in with gpt-5.2. Let's see what it's all about. Any opinions on 5.2 in the context of coding agents?
Founders Must Prioritize Distribution From Day One
Founders realizing they need to work on distribution from day 1: https://t.co/ADYBNNLJja
AI Assistants Personalize Social Media Experience Like Never Before
A look back and forward at social media You might not know, but I've been doing social media before this site started nearly 20 years ago. In fact, the founders of Twitter, came to my social dinner years before they even...
AI Startups Need Blueprint for Perfect Pilot Conversions
The long pole in the tent for so many of these AI startups is getting great at selling and converting pilots. Someone should create some content on doing the "perfect pilot" for all of them to use.
Agents' Success Hinges on Robust, Governed Data Records
“Because as workflows get more automated and more agent driven, the fragility point often has nothing to do with the model and everything to do with whether the agent pulled the right value from the right system at the right...
Inflated Prices + Deep Discounts Fail: 4 Pricing Lessons
RT @JoeContrera Does slapping a grossly inflated price on a product or service and then "discounting" it deeply as a promotion really work? (Spoiler: no.) Here are four important lessons to learn about pricing: https://t.co/4UrUOKyhAM #pricing #CX #value https://t.co/2kXHclnyIg
200+ Groups Demand National Data Center Moratorium
In case you haven't seen it, here's a letter from more than two hundred organizations calling for a National Data Center Moratorium. It is supported by citizens in multiple states, in a bi-partisan recognition that local voices not only deserve...
Lead with Purpose, Not ROI, to Spark Creativity
I went on Adam Singer’s podcast to talk marketing leadership. We ended up talking about Costco hot dogs, Liquid Death, and why ROI talk can kill creativity. Hilarious I know.... but seriously... here's the break down of our discussion: 1)...
Layoffs Rarely Boost Growth, Often Just Maintain It
Cutting headcount alone doesn't usually lead to higher growth by itself But it often leads to at least the exact same growth
Future-Proof Your Strategy: 2026 Marketing Secrets
2026 Marketing Secrets with Neil Patel & Eric Siu https://t.co/mblYRREBgM
Software Valuations Rise with Growth: Median Multiples Up to 14.5x
This week on Clouded Judgement: Systems of Record are Evolving - Median software multiple: 4.9x - High Growth software median: 14.5x - Mid Growth software median: 7.5x - Low Growth software median: 3.7x - 10Y: 4.2% Article in next post 👇 https://t.co/UNwSW8tzzJ
Record‑keeping Software Multiples Rise with Growth Rates
This week on Clouded Judgement: Systems of Record are Evolving - Median software multiple: 4.9x - High Growth software median: 14.5x - Mid Growth software median: 7.5x - Low Growth software median: 3.7x - 10Y: 4.2% https://lnkd.in/gqZjDGnS
New Three.js Enables Full‑Browser 3D Demo Reel
New Three.js dropped. This 3D demo reel is all in browser. I repeat: these graphics are made to run via JavaScript in your browser. Fun fact: you can tell your favorite vibe coding AI to use this library. Just give it the...
Open‑source AI Poised to Eclipse Proprietary APIs
Personally feels like we've reached the peak of "Proprietary APIs" and that we're entering a much more balanced world for AI where open-source, training, @huggingface (and other players) will start getting a much bigger share of the attention, usage and...
From Spreadsheet Chaos to Campfire: Finance Leader’s Journey
John Glasgow was one of the only finance leaders in his YC batch—and for good reason. 500 diligence requests + spreadsheet chaos = the spark that led to Campfire. Great convo on Episode 222 of The SaaS CFO Podcast. Watch here 👉 https://t.co/TSr37V0Z82...
Start Building Practical AI Agents Without Data Science
A Beginner’s Guide To Building AI Agents AI agents are no longer sci-fi — they’re practical tools that can automate complex workflows, even if you’re not a data scientist, and this guide covers how to get started safely and effectively....
Intelligence Requires Exploration, Goal‑Setting, and Planning
Fluid intelligence as measured by ARC 1 & 2 is your ability to turn information into a model that will generalize. That's not the only thing you need to make an intelligent agent. To start with, when you're an agent in...
Lead Now as the Future CEO You’ll Become
Act as the CEO you are going to be in 18-24 months That’s what your customers, team, and partners want to see
Deloitte Showcases AI‑IoT Fusion for Business Impact
From vision to execution. @Deloitte arrives at CES 2026 focused on igniting the next wave of innovation, connecting AI, IoT, and industry transformation to real business impact. @CES #CES2026 #AI #IoT #5G https://t.co/dGaXmphI1X https://t.co/2GpcfJ3y24
AI Trims Tasks, Cuts Jobs Before Fully Replacing Them
Economic benchmarks like GDPval are taking over. They’re changing how we measure progress. But important: we will likely have AI-driven job loss before we have AI that can complete full jobs. Why? 1. Job loss can come from task reduction, not just...
First AI‑Native TV Redefines Television Experience at CES 2026
TV goes AI-native. Displace reimagines the future of television at CES 2026 with the first AI-native TV, where intelligence is built into the core experience, not added as a feature. @CES #CES2026 #AI #IoT #5G https://t.co/xNzSQdsTYV https://t.co/9UK6BP8TPQ
Make Customers Earn Discounts to Boost Perceived Value
Ever “bake someone happy”? That’s what an Australian kitchen products retailer did with their Black Friday promotion. They ran an interactive, print-based promotion. Customers had to heat up a sheet of baking paper to make their special discounts appear. Kitchen...
AI-Driven Vehicles to Adapt and Personalize at CES 2026
Generative AI meets next-gen mobility. @LGUS is set to unveil AI-powered mobility technology at CES 2026, pointing toward vehicles and platforms that adapt, learn, and personalize experiences in real time. @CES https://t.co/I7IeTRv28f #CES2026 #AI #IoT #5G https://t.co/uoH2A6Lypr
Use Data Segmentation to Spot SEO Problems Quickly
Discover proven tips, tools, and approaches to data segmentation that can help identify SEO issues when organic traffic is down. https://t.co/mD2o7Y0zps via @torylynne, @sejournal
Edge AI Arrives On‑Site, Transforming Construction Intelligence
AI is moving from the cloud to the jobsite. At CES 2026, Doosan Bobcat brings edge AI into construction—enabling real-time intelligence where work actually happens. A big shift for industrial IoT and connected equipment. @CES #CES2026 #AI #IoT https://t.co/55b8YUWgdg https://t.co/ICcJZ7rriB
Prioritize Quality
After working with 100+ B2B SaaS businesses, some patterns are impossible to ignore: The teams that struggle with pipeline growth usually fall into the same traps. - Chasing volume at the expense of quality. - Relying on the latest tech...
How They Negotiate Shows How They'll Treat You
I turned down a 4-figure brand deal because they couldn’t read a 3-page PDF. The agency sent me a contract with: • no scope of work • no timeline • no revision limits • no goals or expectations So I...
UBILITE Unveils Ultra‑low‑power SoC for Wearables
Always-on intelligence without the power drain. UBILITE expands its advisory board and introduces a breakthrough low-power SoC at CES 2026, unlocking new possibilities for wearables and ultra-efficient IoT devices. @CES #CES2026 #AI #IoT #5G https://t.co/7aEGna5w1g