Step-by-Step Roadmap to Build Real AI Agents
Want to build AI agents but unsure where to start? 🧭🤖 This roadmap lays it out: Python/TS + ML basics LLMs + prompt engineering APIs + wrappers RAG (embeddings, vector stores, retrieval) Agents (patterns, tools, memory) Frameworks (planning, orchestration) Multi-agent systems Eval + observability Follow the sequence → ship real agents, not just demos. 🚀 Where are you on this path? 👇 #AgenticAI #AIAgents #RAG #LLM #GenAI
Treat LLMs as Simulators, Not Personal Thinkers
Don't think of LLMs as entities but as simulators. For example, when exploring a topic, don't ask: "What do you think about xyz"? There is no "you". Next time try: "What would be a good group of people to explore xyz? What would...
From Hotel Rooms to HubSpot: Turning Crisis Into Growth
Always fun to be speaking back on the MIT campus. Fun fact: In the early days of HubSpot, the shared office we were working in had a fire in the building. We had to evacuate for days. So, Brian Halligan...
First BEHAVIOR Challenge Shows Rapid Progress in Household Robotics
🎉 How do we measure the rapid progress of robotic learning and embodied AI research? The 1st BEHAVIOR challenge results are out! And we're to see such strong performance on 50 challenging household tasks. Congrats to the winning teams! 🥇Robot Learning Collective 🥈Comet 🥉SimpleAI...
Scaling Software in 2026 Starts with a Real GTM Blueprint
If you’re looking to scale your software business in 2026… You’re likely working to build out your Go-To-Market plan. When I first set out to scale my last company ToutApp. I thought I knew what goes into a GTM Plan.
5-Step GTM Blueprint
If you’re looking to scale your software business in 2026… You’re likely working to build out your Go-To-Market plan. When I first set out to scale my last company ToutApp. I thought I knew what goes into a GTM Plan....
Combine Lowest‑Cost and Bid‑Cap for Efficient Scaling
Start running lowest cost alongside our bid cap / cost controls. One pushes growth, the other hedges against poor performance. Use both of the to scale efficiently.
Bootstrapped B2B SEO Tool Generates $199K Profit
A banger portfolio listing drop on @acquiredotcom B2B content + SEO automation tools. > $252K TTM revenue > $199K TTM profit > 5,000+ customers > Bootstrapped + lean Full listing: https://t.co/3BF9S0E0dv https://t.co/bttCqZrs4E
Find Your Next B2B AI Exec with SaaStr Connect
Want help finding that next VP, your CRO, your head of demand gen? Our next SaaStr AI tool, SaaStr Connect will do just that Connect with best CEOs in SaaStr community with best execs in B2B + AI Sign up for waitlist in...
AI Spam Erodes Trust, Threatening Reddit’s Future
The moment Reddit’s defenses started to crack is right here in this piece. Human moderators on one side. An endless stream of AI-generated posts on the other. Trust sits in the middle and takes the hit. The stories look real. The...
Engineers Prefer Bite‑Size Live Sessions Over Long Courses
Engineers don’t want 3-day classes anymore. They want short, live, targeted sessions—aligned to real problems and today’s fast-changing stack. YT: https://t.co/QOQelZUnUN #SaaS #AI https://t.co/xNnGaTnpxE
Slack + Platform: Salesforce’s Fastest‑Growing, Potentially Greatest B2B Deal
Slack + Platform growing +19% at $8.8B in annualized revenue at Salesforce! Could Slack quietly be one of the greatest B2B acquisitions of all time? Maybe At a minimum, right now Platform + Slack are the fastest growting segment at Salesforce. The new AI...
Customers Crave Vendors Who Handle Everything, Not Just Brag
There are so many products I would buy if the vendor just said "I'll do all the work for you" Instead, they all just want to tell me why they are 10x better But not really help me: - buy...
AI-Generated Replies Make Twitter Conversations Feel Generic
Yeah, I’ve been seeing more replies that read like polished, template-style LLM outputs—overly neutral tone, generic phrasing, and lots of “great question” energy. It definitely changes how discussions feel. Next, if you want, I can generate you a short checklist...
AI Amplifies Genuine Value; Empty Content Stays Invisible
Generating 8M impressions on LinkedIn taught me: AI-generated content works like karma. When you give without expecting anything back - eventually, it returns. But if you're filling the feed with mediocre AI content and wondering why nothing’s happening’ now you...
AI Generates New Images via Compressed Latent Space
How does AI create images or ideas that never existed? Not by remembering everything. AI reduces the data into a small, meaningful code a compressed space where similar things stay close and different things spread apart. That space is called the latent space. The carousel below...
Gemini 3 Pro Sets New Vision AI Benchmark
Gemini has always had exceptionally strong multimodal capabilities. Gemini 3 Pro is an incredible vision AI model and is SOTA across all main vision & multimodal benchmarks. It’s great for document, screen, image, video & spatial understanding tasks - try...
Document Your ICP to Drive Focused Growth
Every SaaS founder thinks they know their ICP. But very few actually take the time to sit down and document it. Mikael Dia shared this page from my book, The Product-Led Playbook, where he mapped out his ICP and clarified...
Turn Cold Leads Into Sales with Targeted Reactivation
You need to re-activate your 60,000 leads who ghosted in Q4. January is perfect for: • Segmenting your list by intent • Rewriting flows to resonate with what they didn’t buy • Adding scarcity-based bundles or perks (NOT discounts) • Building a 3-email reactivation arc...
Turn Q4 Customer Surge Into 2026 Growth Blueprint
Q4 floods your brand with new customers. What you do with that signal shapes the entire next year. Instead of staring at attribution dashboards, here’s how to extract real insight: • Run post-purchase surveys (ask why they bought) • Track LTV by SKU (which...
Malaysia Deploys Humanoid Robots for Vertical Farming
Humanoid robot farmer? Malaysia plans to integrate bots to advance vertical farming https://t.co/AfyAK7OTMJ #farming #farmer #malaysia #not #AI #humanoidrobot #Robotics #Robot @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros @ylecun @TerenceLeungSF @SourabhSKatoch @wil_bielert @HsrYueli @faustospain...
Seeking Help Boosts Hackathon Success, Says AI Expert
One of the xAI hackers asked for help. I sent him a 30-minute @ReadAI_ file. It laid out how to do something cool here on X. Tomorrow I am judging a different AI hackathon. It has been a while since I could help. I...
Build Wealth Without Sacrificing Your Life
Rich and miserable. Or rich and present. Choose wisely. I know people making seven figures who hate their lives. Always working. Always stressed. Always chasing the next milestone. They got the money. But lost everything else. Here's what nobody talks...
Saudi Leader Champions AI Coding, Fuels Nation of Builders
With H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, after a mini-hackathon where he personally built a fantastic stock trading assistant with Replit. I met him the first time in 2023 and described our vision for what we now call “vibe coding.”...
AI Empowers Experts, Not Replaces Them
At least based on the path we’re on right now, AI will be best harnessed by people who understand the domain they’re working in (or problem they’re trying to solve). And thus, AI will ultimately augment how we work vs....
AI Coach Boosts Model Training Speed by Up to 30%
When I see a post like this it is way too nerdy for my simple brain. So I ask Grok to explain why it it’s important but to explain it like I am a nine year old. Here is what it told...
Growth Swells Teams, Dilutes Focus at Every Scale
$0-$1m ARR: tiny team does it all themselves $1m-$10m ARR: assemble world-class team $10m-$50m ARR: somehow, it now takes 2x as many people to do anything as it used to $50m-$250m ARR: not sure what most of the company does
NVIDIA Research Shows Generalization Beats Physical Robot
Generalization is the theme for next year. This NVIDIA research caught my eye. Better than having a robot kick you.
Meta Pivots to Non‑glasses AI Device After Apple Exits
You better bet Meta is working on an AI device that isn’t glasses. Combine these big Apple departures to Meta with the fact that Meta just bought Limitless. Mix it all in a bowl, and what do you get. https://t.co/RvrOiWlqgr
AI Becomes Commodity as B2B Giants Shift Strategies
📰 Top AI+B2B News - Sat, Dec 6 https://t.co/MWFHfEuzpm Top Stories: 1. Wealthfront wants just $255 million net from IPO 2. Microsoft (MSFT) to Hike Prices for Commercial Office 3. Salesforce CEO calls AI a 'commodity feature' Top SaaStr Articles: 1. 4 Reasons to Send Investor...
Tentpole Events Drive 5% U.S. Ad Growth by 2026
Dentsu Sees 5% U.S. Ad Growth In 2026 As Tentpole Events Fuel Demand. https://t.co/Nv8WEX1s0F
Training Gait Models to Detect and Recover From Falls
Today, we're hoping for the best, preparing for the worst. In gait training, the episode terminates if a fall is detected, so a fall in real is wildly out of distribution. So we need to handle for falls. Eventually be cool to...
Adaptability, Not Fortresses, Is Today's Competitive Edge
Numerous leaders tend to view competitive advantage as a stronghold—safeguarded and impervious to external forces. Yet, in the fast-paced environment we live in today, that viewpoint could very well turn into your most significant weakness. It's time to reconsider the...
Only 1% of Firms Are AI‑mature Despite Massive Spending Plans
Almost all companies invest in AI, yet only 1% say they’re mature. @McKinsey 's 2025 workplace report reveals 92% plan to ramp up AI spending and employees expect about 30% of their work to be automated. https://t.co/Y1vEOJxQUM ...
AI-Generated Ads See 31% Drop in Clicks
“unless people knew the ads are AI-created, which lowers click-throughs to 31% less than human-made ads” 👀
Sega’s $5 Million Lifeline Fueled Nvidia’s Rise
This Joe Rogan interview with Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is incredible. I’ve followed and invested in Nvidia for more than a decade, but I’d never heard Jensen’s origin story as an immigrant at age 9 (separated from his parents for...
Alignment Comes From Prompting, Not Model Magic
Crazy that alignment is a prompt not any magic model hoodoo.
Strong POV, Not Model, Drives Human‑like Writing
If you need to ask the model to sound human, the problem is not the model. It is the absence of a point of view strong enough to guide the writing in the first place.
Clunky Early Demos Drive Rapid AI Product Iteration
Early demos are clunky—but they bring the best feedback. Great chat with Kelby Zorgdrager & Dave Murphy (TryTami) on rapid AI-driven product iteration, fast engineering loops, and shipping features in days. YT: https://t.co/QOQelZUnUN #SaaS #TryTami https://t.co/xrm6MFM5DZ
Leverage Trusted Logos, Repeat Their Names, Drive ROI
We landed one of the absolute darlings of the ecom very early at Retention(.)com. Everyone knew them. Every brand respected them. Every ecom founder wanted to be them. We said the brand’s name no less than 100,000 times over the next...
Verification Emails Boost Winback Open Rates by 31%
Use email for winback? Try this tactic to increase your success. Send a “verification” email, such as Verify Your Status. According to SubjectLine.com , these subject lines to non-engaged segments can increase open rates by up to 31%.
Nokia Networks Gain Sixth Sense Through AI and IoT
Invisible Intelligence: Nokia’s Networks with a Sixth Sense Nokia’s network innovations combine AI, IoT, and advanced sensing to anticipate needs before they happen. Discover the next frontier in intelligent connectivity. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ed36z3Cu #Nokia #AI #TelecomInnovation #BernardMarr
VCs Overload Winners, Driving Sky‑High Valuations
Larger VC funds want to cram more and more capital into their winners. More than ever. It’s not that complicated but two core reasons: #1. Fewer and fewer winners, so everyone wants to throw money at whatever truly breaks out...
Stop Fake Flattery: Use Honest, Specific Outreach
Yesterday I deleted 47 DMs without reading past the first line. Why are so many people using mediocre, ineffective, outdated outreach strategies? You want clients? Stop doing this: ❌ 1. Fake Flattery That Insults My Intelligence "I love your podcast!"...
One Person with WiFi and ChatGPT Outperforms Ten Teams
One high agency person with WiFi & ChatGPT today can do what took teams of 10 to do just 5 years ago.
Google Poised to Deliver Daily AI Assistant
I think Google is set up very nicely to build the AI agent we use daily. Less time scrolling to do commercial tasks and more time consuming content. https://t.co/gwL0pPMmfr
AI Agents Thrive on Mixed Model Orchestration
AI agents don’t run on one model. They use a team of LLM types 🤖🧠 1. GPTs = generalists 2. MoE = experts on demand 3. LRMs = deep reasoning 4. VLMs = vision + language 5. SLMs = small/fast/cheap 6. LAMs = tool-using doers 7. HRMs...
Chunk Retrieve Augment: RAG Cuts Hall
Here’s a simple breakdown of how a basic RAG pipeline actually works.👇 You start by breaking long documents into smaller, focused chunks and converting each chunk into an embedding vector. These embeddings capture semantic meaning which lets the system understand what each piece...