Europe's AI Lag: Causes and Paths to Recovery
this is a great piece on why europe has fallen behind on driving ai progress and what we might do to rectify this
150 AI Leaders Ignite Collaboration at State of AI Meetup
This week’s State of AI Report x London AI @airstreet meetup was something special. 150 people building across big tech, AI labs, startups, and academia packed the space with sharp ideas and real momentum. Highlights from the night: • @rosstaylor90 (@GenReasoning) on...
Critical Decisions Demand Customer Research, Not Guesswork
"You can't do research for everything." I agree. You shouldn't. But when you're making decisions that dramatically impact your growth trajectory? That's exactly when you need research. Here's my litmus test: If you get this decision wrong, does it set...
Pricing Changes Need Customer Conversation, Not Just Data
You can't do research for everything. But if you're changing pricing without talking to a single customer? You're wasting your time. Data alone won't tell you what customers actually value or will pay for. Full breakdown 👉 https://t.co/8qxMBYLAxh https://t.co/GTn0Dacej4
ImageGen Delivers Quick Business Graphics, Yet Lacks Accuracy
It was fun to test Dharmesh Shah 's new ImageGen tool ( https://imagegen.ai ). It's an AI agent built specifically for AI image business use cases with the promise that you'll get a business graphic in 3 prompts. First, I...
AI Reveals My Blind Spots, Sparks Spatial Computing Debate
Grok analyzes my blind spots. And my thinking. Then we have an interesting conversation about the future of spatial computing. https://t.co/TGzi1YzE5e
Codex Evolves Into AI Teammate, Not Just Tool
OpenAI is very deliberate about how they talk about Codex. It's not positioned as an operating system. It's heavily positioned as a teammate. Their site says: "Your new coding partner", "accelerates your team" Their job postings say: "we're building an...
Gemini 3 Deep Think Boosts Reasoning for Ultra Users
Today, we’re rolling out an updated Deep Think mode available in the Gemini app for Google AI Ultra subscribers. Here’s what you need to know: — Gemini 3 Deep Think mode pushes the boundaries of intelligence even further, delivering meaningful improvement...
True AGI Demands General Learning, Not Task Stacking
Either you crack general intelligence -- the ability to efficiently acquire arbitrary skills on your own -- or you don't have AGI. A big pile of task-specific skills memorized from handcrafted/generated environments isn't AGI, not matter how big.
Gemini AI Studio Lets You Build Front‑ends in Minutes
Gemini is making a serious comeback right now. I built a product front-end with Gemini AI Studio in minutes, and it turned out pretty good! Even if you invest just a few hours a week as a side quest, you could build...
AI Homepages Impress Yet Fail to Earn Trust
Most AI homepages look sharp but fall flat where it matters. We put real buyers in front of the most-hyped AI tools and watched confusion spread as soon as they hit the homepage. What we learned will surprise you. The buyer reactions were...
Zero‑Click Surge Shows Search Impressions Aren’t Conversions
Open up your email. Search "your november search performance for" Compare this year to the last few and you'll see just how obvious the zero click trend is. E.G. our impressions have doubled while clicks fell by more than half....
From Reactive AI to Outcome-Executing 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...
Two Founders Leverage AI Docs, Bake‑offs, Data‑first Design
Kyle Ledbetter and Andy Keil (founders of Dreambase.ai ) have built more product than any other 2 person team I've seen. I first heard them on a podcast a couple of months ago and was fascinated by how they were...
Customer Interviews Cut Churn: Talk Directly to Users
One year ago our churn was over 15%/mo. I was focused on Founder Brand, one-to-many selling, and building a community. Jonathan Shuster, DM’d me and said there was one OBVIOUS thing I was ignoring completely: Actually talking to my customers....
Join Natolambert’s NeurIPS Research Spotlight Interviews
I couldn't make it to NeurIPS this year, but I had been looking forward to the research spotlight interviews my colleague @natolambert is hosting. If you want to chat for 10-15 min to promote your work & latest research, I...
Build In-Demand Skills, Turn Entrepreneurship Into Low-Risk Experiment
Taking the leap into entrepreneurship doesn’t have to be reckless. Shaw Talebi’s story is the blueprint for doing it safely. He gave himself oxygen: 12 months of runway. That alone turned a “risky jump” into a reversible experiment. Worst-case scenario? He...
China’s Robotics Ecosystem: Cheap, Advanced, Not to Underestimate
"The Chinese aren't ahead in robotics." Yeah, today they are slightly behind in AI. But anyone who thinks they are dramatically behind is an idiot. World Models or VLAs are raining out of the sky and the Chinese have warehouses full...
U.S. Public Distrust Slows AI Adoption Compared to Global Peers
Separate reports by the publicity firm Edelman and Pew Research show that Americans, and more broadly large parts of Europe and the western world, do not trust AI and are not excited about it. (Links in original text, below.) Despite...
U.S. Public Distrust Slows AI Adoption Compared to Global Peers
Separate reports by the publicity firm Edelman and Pew Research (links in orig text, below) show that Americans, and more broadly large parts of Europe and the western world, do not trust AI and are not excited about it. Despite...
Open Datasets Are AI’s Most Valuable, Ever‑Growing Asset
I believe open datasets are becoming the most important contributions in AI. A few reasons: - We still lack truly great open datasets across domains, modalities, languages, and techniques - and the gap is especially painful in reinforcement learning - Datasets are costly,...
LinkedIn's Full Stack Builder: AI‑Native Product Development Blueprint
LinkedIn just scrapped its APM program and replaced it with a radical new approach to product development that fully embraces what AI makes possible. It's called the "Full Stack Builder" program. The FSB program teaches employees to build, design, and ship...
AI's Rapid Growth Outpaces Data Center Energy Capacity
🔥 What we know about energy use at U.S. data centers amid the AI boom 🔥 AI is scaling fast. Energy systems aren’t. Why this matters (and what’s next). ✅ Read my article: https://t.co/xQJPxsVPSW #AI #Sustainability #EnergyTransition...
LinkedIn's Full-Stack Builder: AI‑Native Product Revolution
LinkedIn just scrapped its APM program and replaced it with a radical new approach to product development that fully embraces what AI makes possible. It's called the "Full-Stack Builder" program. The FSB program teaches employees how to build, design, and...
Small Audience, Six‑Figure Deals via Direct Visitor Outreach
A friend of mine has a TAM of only 1,700 people, but he’s closed multiple 6-figure deals from RB2B. No high-volume game, fancy workflows, or automations. RB2B identifies a website visitor, they do their research, look them up, and reach out...
Edge Inference Flips Economics—Try Mobile SDKs Now
the economics change rapidly when inference moves to the edge a perfect time to start playing around w mobile inference sdks like @RunAnywhereAI
AI Transforms, Not Replaces, Project Management Landscape
AI won’t replace project managers... but it will change the game. Excited to share the latest #AIToday #Podcast episode featuring industry legend Lee R. Lambert ! We dive into: ✅ How AI is reshaping project management ✅ The evolving balance...
Meta's Holodeck Dream Falters While Apple Leads
For years now @3duaun and I (and many others like @ASychov) have been talking about a Holodeck. So has NVIDIA. An AI-generated 3D environment you can interact with in glasses. But Meta shipped a shitty pair of glasses and let others...
AI Agents Handle Millions in Google Ads Daily
Love this! "Our AI agents manage millions in Google Ads spend monthly." They don't sleep... #GoogleAds
Customers Hear Product Story Your Team Misses
Your product is telling customers a story your company refuses to hear. There is always a moment when this becomes impossible to ignore. Growth still looks steady. Revenue still rises. Then a launch misses, a campaign falls flat, and the...
Customers Hear Product Story Your Team Ignores
Your product is telling customers a story your company refuses to hear. There is always a moment when this becomes impossible to ignore. Growth still looks steady. Revenue still rises. Then a launch misses, a campaign falls flat, and the instinct...
Impressive Humanoid Jog Raises Curriculum Questions
This might be the best humanoid jog I've seen yet. Doubt this is pure RL, I'd love to know the curriculum here.
Live‑code Fixes Win Enterprise Deals, Not Slide Decks
Standard advice for B2B SaaS founders: "Never do a live demo." Saket Saurabh ignored that rule. And it's exactly how his startup landed Instacart as its first enterprise customer... In the early days of Nexla , Saket got a meeting...
Map Outcomes to Decisions to Transform Strategy
RT @VisionEdgeMktg 📊 Visualize your growth! See how mapping outcomes to decisions can transform your strategy: https://t.co/moUiuiiw2J #Strategy #BusinessGrowth #DataDriven
Measure Meaningful Engagement, Not Vanity Metrics, for Growth
What if your engagement metrics look “good” but aren’t actually doing anything for your business? We’ve reached the final chapter of our engagement series with Gage G. , Thulium ’s Director of Brand Strategy & Growth—and this one might be...
Unrealistic Marketing Job Specs, Not Hires, Cause Failures
Founders and execs love to blame "bad hires." Especially when marketing isn't working. Last week, a CEO told me they'd fired 3 marketers in 18 months. "We just can't find good talent," he said. So I asked to see the...
Handwritten Holiday Notes: The Ultimate Customer Differentiator
the most valuable + unique thing you can do for your customers this holiday season? 🎄 🕎 handwritten letters. 🖊️ 📜 no, but srsly, think about it... when's the last time you got a nice, thoughtful, handwritten letter? (sneaking notes...
Top CEOs Reveal AI Monetization, Measurement, and Defense Strategies
I analyzed 130+ public tech earnings calls to learn how top CEO's and CFO's are Monetizing, Measuring, and Defending AI Value. New post here: https://lnkd.in/g-HMDYhp
Price Beats Promotion: The True Driver of Adoption
“Aside from the price, I actually like the idea.” In a post I read recently detailing a failed product launch from a YouTube celebrity, this line stood out. In this short sentence, there's a huge amount of insight into just...
Cold Calling Drives $100M SaaS Growth Despite Low Price
You might not have heard of Housecall Pro, but it's a vSaaS juggernaut doing hundreds of millions in ARR. A surprising way they got there: Cold calling, even when the product started at only $4/mo 🤯. The math on that...
Charge for Value, Not Your Hourly Wage
Most experts undercharge because they compare their price to their salary. Your price should cover the value you deliver, not your hourly wage.
Master Python Projects with a Simple Four-Step Workflow
If you’re learning Python and building projects follow this simple workflow: Plan → Write → Test → Debug (+ Code with AI) This carousel breaks down the workflow beginners should use to build projects. If you want to learn Python + AI through hands-on...
Clarifying Data Buzzwords: Distinct Meanings, Common Misuse
Data buzzwords ≠ same meaning. Here’s a clear map: 🔍 Data Mining = find patterns 📈 Data Analysis = interpret insights 📊 Data Viz = communicate visually 🧠 Data Science = knowledge + ML 🏢 Warehouse (structured) 🌊 Lake (raw at scale) 🏞️ Lakehouse (best of both) 🐊...
Real Expertise Comes From Repeated Problem‑solving, Not AI Hype
The people posting AI-generated business advice are the same people who never built anything real. Expertise you can't fake is solving the same problem 100 times until you know every way it breaks.
Unified AI Manager Streamlines Tasks Across Custom Models
My team of AI agents was getting out of hand. So I hired a Lead AI Manager. 🤖 TypingMind This is an LLM frontend that can connect with a large set of models - all from one unified UI. But the most amazing part: With...
Unified AI Frontend Tames Wild Agent Team
My team of AI agents was getting out of hand. So I hired a Lead AI Manager. 🤖 TypingMind This is an LLM frontend that can connect with a large set of models - all from one unified UI. Let me show you 👇
Shift From Discounts to Value‑Based Offers Post‑BFCM
BFCM trains buyers to expect discounts. So if you run the same urgency-driven tactics in January, you get fatigue. Q1 is about “here’s why.” Build offers around value: • Reorder credits • Exclusive bundles • Post-purchase perks • Milestone unlocks (VIP early access) • The best offer isn’t...