Stable Browsing Layer Solves Web Agents' Blocking and Scaling Issues
Here’s the real problem with web agents: → They get blocked CAPTCHAs, 429s, rate limits, fingerprinting, IP bans. Any repetitive pattern gets flagged fast. → They don’t scale Try running more than a handful of sessions and you burn IPs, crash browsers, or lose state. If an agent can’t reach the live web reliably, nothing above it matters. The fix is using Bright Data MCP as the web-access layer: • Real page loading • Full JS rendering • Scrolling, clicking, navigation • Strong anti-bot resistance • Geo-restricted access • Parallel browsing at serious scale Once the browsing layer is stable, you can build: → Parallel research agents → Multi-site signal collectors → URL analyzers with real rendering → Profile/page navigators (e.g., LinkedIn) → Any agent workflow that depends on the actual web Solve web access first. Everything else becomes trivial! It's also open-source! Repo in 🧵↓
Entrepreneurial Hiring Hack: Build Fair, Effective Processes
Thrilled to be interviewed by Justin Bariso for Inc. Magazine . 🎉 Hiring is one of the hardest parts of leadership—and it gets even harder when you leave the safety net of a corporate environment. When you go out on...
Whisper Thunder: World's Top Text-to-Video Model Revealed
There’s a new text-to-video model that’s #1 in the world. Who is Whisper Thunder? https://t.co/KAq9MwuMYt
Google’s Gemini 3 Threatens ChatGPT’s AI Dominance
ChatGPT has owned the AI space since 2022. But Google’s latest Gemini 3 release could change that. Here's why👇 For almost two years, “AI” basically meant “ChatGPT.” It owned the narrative, mindshare, and category. Adding 50 million new users in...
Treat AI as a New Hire, Not a Replacement
AI does not replace jobs. It replaces tasks. Great conversation with Eva Gutierrez about how to treat AI like a new hire and build a hybrid intelligence workflow in your business. You can hear the full episode here: https://t.co/Tdr3Da2wU4
AI Writing Evolves: Generate, Critique, Refine, Repeat
Learned via @kelvinckchan today The old : Input --> Generate The new: Input --> Generate --> Critique / Check --> Refine --> Output .... > Input https://t.co/izYA7LfcbH
Vercel Launches Open-Source AI-Powered Visual Workflow Builder
Yess! @Vercel just dropped their open-source visual agent and workflow builder! 🔥 ▪️ Built on https://t.co/P15EXKiAlw ▪️ Outputs “use workflow” code ▪️ AI text→workflow ▪️ AI SDK + Elements ▪️ Integrations: Resend, Linear, Slack Demo + free template in 🧵↓ https://t.co/Ef7raJpJ7K
Validate PMF with Retention Before Scaling Sales Hires
I keep hearing the same story: A founder raises a $15M Series A. A board member says, “Hire 20 reps in November.” A few months later… all 20 are gone. It still happens, far more often than we like to...
Belonging, Coaching, Development Bridge Gen Z Expectations
Older generations were raised in a culture where hard work was met with long-term company loyalty. 💼 Gen Z grew up seeing that promise broken over and over again. So fair pay, clarity around growth, and a deeper sense of...
Design Variety Exists, Yet SaaS Stuck in Clones
I've always found watches, gauges, and dials inspiring because they demonstrate there are so many different ways to design and present essentially the same information. Shape, and type, and proximity, and size, and orientation, and color... There are so many ways...
Three Human‑Centric Rs Drive Marketing Success in 2026
#Marketing's Human Future: 3 Rs for 2026 Success https://t.co/foSHNQjxdn
Non‑invasive BCI Hats Poised to Rival Neuralink by 2027
Vinod has seen more brain/computer interface companies than anyone else. If he says non-invasive is better that is bullish. One of the companies he saw is making a hat that does pretty much what a @neuralink does today. “Think and compute,” is coming...
Secure Reliable Term Sheets by Leveraging Early Negotiation
Many first-time founders consider the signing of a term sheet as the signal that the deal is nearing its close and the majority of the terms are set in stone. These founders are then surprised when, during exclusivity, the buyer...
Persistence Pays Off: 9‑Year Journey to $25M ARR
I found a letter I wrote to myself in May 2016. 9 years later, it breaks my heart to read it. I wrote down exactly what I wanted: $25M ARR, lean team, freedom, and the lie I couldn’t afford while stuck...
Cut Clay Costs Below $800/Month with Simple Hacks
Today I am pardoning all you turkeys that say Clay is expensive… Here’s how to NEVER PAY more than $800/mo for Clay. First off an enterprise yearly subscription to Clay with CRM integration is under $9k/year and your cost is...
AI Trust Signals Exposes SEO Agency Deception and Failures
I had no idea so many SEO companies would hate my software AI Trust Signals … but they do...and not for the reasons I expected. Turns out, there are a lot of SEO companies doing bad work and not being...
Four Tests to Verify Your VP’s Effectiveness
Did you hire a good enough VP? 4 part test: - who great did they hire in the first 60 days? - did their #1 key metric improve? - did they take part of the job off your plate? - does the team believe? If they...
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude: Head-to-Head Accuracy and Depth
A comparison of how ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude compare in accuracy, depth, and real-world performance across SEO, coding, research, and everyday tasks. https://t.co/sojrafMs1a via @makhyan, @sejournal
Inference Scaling Boosts LLM Accuracy From 15% to 52%
As we head into a long weekend, some of you may be looking for reading material. Good news is that Chapter 4 on inference scaling was just released earlier this week! This chapter introduces the core ideas behind inference scaling...
Curated Daily Insights Cut Through Founder Noise
I’ve been thinking seriously about starting a daily newsletter for founders. I’ve written weekly newsletters for more than a decade. I’ve recorded hundreds of podcast episodes. I’ve done videos, interviews, and everything in between. None of that momentum prepared me...
Founders Need Daily, High‑Signal Newsletter Amid Content Overload
I’ve been thinking seriously about starting a daily newsletter for founders. I’ve written weekly newsletters for more than a decade. I’ve recorded hundreds of podcast episodes. I’ve done videos, interviews, and everything in between. None of that momentum prepared me for...
Treat LinkedIn Like a Comedy Club for Speaking Gigs
Here's the best way to use LinkedIn to get more speaking engagements: Treat it like a comedy club. As a professional speaker and general nerd about all things creativity and storytelling, I have spent years listening to comedians discuss their...
AI‑generated Artist Hits Billboard, Confirming Music Future
AI Music Prediction I got skewered for in 2019: AI will play a big role in entertainment and design — music and entertainment will be plentiful and personalized for you and your mood (TechCrunch; 2019). We’d have custom, AI-generated soundtracks...
M&A Surge Masks Low‑value, AI‑driven Seed Exits
I'm having some major cognitive dissonance about startup M&A. It *seems* to be 🌶️ with a record number of acquisitions according to Peter Walker . Yet Jason M. Lemkin & others are pointing out that in SaaS "the exits... are...
Don’t Fall for Generative Engine Optimization Snake Oil
Beware the "Generative Engine Optimization" Snake Oil - B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity - https://t.co/TVZSwDctvQ #GEO #SEO #AIO
Repeat Your Message, Build Trust and Referrals
Repetition builds riches. Here’s what actually happens in your audience’s brain when you repeat yourself: → Repetition builds familiarity, and familiarity builds trust (mere exposure effect) → Hearing something over time makes it stick in memory (spacing effect) → Your audience starts attributing that...
Claude Opus 4.5 Gains Math Usability, Scores 21%
Claude Opus 4.5 is the first Claude I think is reasonably usable for decent math work (Claude interface is great for iterating minus the timeouts & mobile slowdowns) The big thing here though that I've noted using Opus 4.5 usage is...
20 Essential AI Tools to Master in 2025
🔥 20 must-try AI tools for 2025. This stack covers everything: 🤖 chat & reasoning 🎨 image gen 🎬 video gen 🗣️ voice/music 🔎 AI search 🛠️ automation 🧠 AI agents My top 3 right now: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Midjourney. What are yours? 👇 #AI #AITools #GenerativeAI #Automation #AgenticAI
KV Cache Speeds up AI After First Prompt
Your first question to an AI model takes a moment… But the next ones appear almost instantly, there’s a simple reason behind it. The model keeps a small snapshot of the work it already did. This is called the "KV Cache". When an AI...
Combine BM25 and Vectors with Reciprocal Rank Fusion
In this video, we upgrade our simple BM25 search engine into a Hybrid Search system using BM25 + vector embeddings with reciprocal rank fusion. What you will learn: ✔️ What hybrid search means ✔️ How to add embedding fields ✔️ How to use HNSW...
Human Trust, Governance, Skills Block AI Adoption
💬 Excited to share that I was recently quoted in this recent article from The Digital Project Manager exploring the real challenges PMs face when bringing AI into their work. The big takeaway? AI isn’t hard because of the tech...
Solo Founders: Bet on Three Small, Fast‑validated Ideas
Solo founders: stop betting it all on one idea. Run a portfolio of 3 small bets. Pick fast. Validate faster. Here's the playbook: 1) The rule - 3 small bets > 1 big bet. - Target: $1–3k MRR each. 2) Pick bets - Reachable audience. - Already knows the...
Master the $50k Phase Before Scaling to $5M
Everyone wants the $5M brand playbook. But most of you are skipping the $50k phase: • Learning your market • Understanding angles • Making the product actually sell Earn your scale.
Build a Hybrid Search in 1.5 Hours
Starting in 1.5 hrs! Build your own Hybrid Search https://t.co/E8PlCJkvJL
Onboarding Should Deliver Value, Not Endless Feature Tours
Hot take: User onboarding is not about education. Most onboarding flows try to teach users about different product features. They shouldn't. Instead, they should get users to experience value as fast as possible. Here's what happens in most cases: You...
Open IP Fuels Huawei’s Massive AI SuperPod Breakthrough
The 𝗛𝘂𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 once again underlined how openness in IP and sustained R&D investment can unlock the next wave of digital innovation. Among the Top Ten Inventions presented this year is the 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝗨𝗽 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗼𝗗...
Google AI Finally Answers, Then Resets Conversation
Google Ai gave an answer this time without just ghosting with a Delete-convo-add .. next question will start a fresh chat. https://t.co/JaiWURMZMx
AI Bans Cripple U.S., Give China Unstoppable Advantage
Here's the rub. Let's say all the states ban AI toltally except for one. That state would end up out producing all the others 10x-1 within a decade. And possibly 1,000x-to 1. And I bet that the math even supports a...
Scaling AI Boosts Confidence, Not Factual Accuracy
AI models are getting stronger, but their confidence still grows faster than their certainty. More parameters expand what the system can talk about, not what it can truly verify. The space of possible answers grows faster than the ground beneath...
Bigger AI Models Boost Confidence, Not Factual Certainty
AI models are getting stronger, but their confidence still grows faster than their certainty. More parameters expand what the system can talk about, not what it can truly verify. The space of possible answers grows faster than the ground beneath those...
AI Boosts Coding, but Human Prompting Remains Essential
It’s clear that AI agents are going to get better and better at coding. We’re going to be able to give them much bigger tasks, and reviewing that work will get easier and easier over time (both due to reliability,...
Future Tech Will Amplify Addiction—Act Now
@PAstynome When World Models really show up in spatial computing devices (in about two years) it will get far worse. And when brain computer interfaces show up it will get far worse again. So, we need to figure out addiction issues now.
Hire Versatile Thinkers; Judgment Now Beats Specialization
I keep telling people this but they don’t believe me. “you're not hiring for roles anymore. you're hiring for breadth + depth, taste, systems thinking, learning velocity. 5 people who can work across code/design/product beat 20 specialists coordinating handoffs. the new bottlenecks...
TPUs Outperform NVIDIA Chips in Large‑scale 8‑bit Training Stability
@zephyr_z9 TPUs are much more stable on 8 bit training (aqt etc) than NVIDIA chips at massive scale Previous gen was a bit sensitive on topology but looks like less of an issue for ironwood
Curated AI Lists Bypass X’s Follow Limit
Following everyone in AI does makes the For You feed much, much smarter. Unfortunately for you X doesn’t let you follow 31,000 people. I wish you could see mine. I put them all into lists so you can get some of the...
Comparing GPT‑5.1‑Codex to GPT‑5.1‑Codex‑Max
@pagilgukey @JohnThilen @dwarkesh_sp @ilyasut Yes. With Codex I meant GPT-5.1-Codex versus GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Open Federal Datasets on Hugging Face to Power Collaborative AI
@ScienceUnderSec Inspiring work. Let's put all the federal datasets on HF to unleash open and collaborative AI for science!
TROAS Beats Bid Caps for High‑AOV Brands
@ToriiRowe Do you use bid caps with brands that have high AOV / variable AOV? I’ve found tROAS to do really well in this case but curious if you’ve ever tested