Social•Jan 30, 2026
Accurate SaaS Gross Margin Is Critical for Valuation
Gross margin underscores the scalability of a business model and is therefore important for determining valuation. An unfortunate truth is that in SaaS, gross margin is almost never calculated or positioned correctly for investors/buyers. If you're talking to investors or buyers, make sure you're presenting accurate gross margin metrics with the right context so that you don't dampen interest in your company. #founders #pathtoexit
By Michael Lyon
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Profits Don't Prevent Bankruptcy—Cash Flow Is Critical
Your P&L looks incredible. Record profits. Then you go bankrupt. How?! By misunderstanding what your financial statements are telling you. Think of your business as an airplane. Your income statement represents trajectory. Assuming you can survive any turbulence and keep flying, you'll get...
By Andrew Youderian
Social•Jan 30, 2026
AI Proliferation Shallowens Bugs, Boosts Top‑tier Fixes
Have we reached the stage of “many AIs make all bugs shallow”? Great writeup on AI, open source, & bug bounties by @stanislavfort cofounder of AISLE “Mass adoption collapsed the median quality (“slop” killed bug bounty..) but.. raised the ceiling” https://t.co/iDvdiDy41J
By Katie Moussouris
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Hooks Win in the Three-Second Scroll Economy
Hooks matter because we live in a scroll economy. You get three seconds… if you’re lucky.
By Rachel Pedersen
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Model‑Robotics Loop Accelerates Experimental Discovery Rates
Agree completely with @kevinweil this loop between models and robotic labs works today and it’s going to be exciting the directions that scientists take autonomous labs. Feels inevitable that it will yield a great speed up in our...
By Jason Kelly
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Claude Code Executes “Ship It” Instantly
Having spent enough time with Claude Code, now when I type "ship it" - it knows exactly what to do.
By TK Kader
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Stop Saving Customers; Earn Their Loyalty Continuously
Your "save" playbook is a crutch. Your win-back sequence is a safety net. And they're both giving you permission to fail your customers. What would you do differently now if you weren't allowed to fix it later? No save motion when they...
By Lincoln Murphy
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Lattice Surgery Achieved on Superconducting Repetition Codes
Need to perform surgery on your logical #qubits? Here is how to do it with #superconducting #circuits. With lattice surgery you can entangle logical qubits, which is a step required for realizing two-qubit gates between logical qubits. This is particularly useful...
By Andreas Wallraff
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Starlink Usage Surges Dramatically in Brazil
If this number is verified, it represents a stunning increase in @Starlink uptake in Brazil in recent months.
By Peter B. de Selding
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Nipah Risk Moderate Locally, Low Globally, Not Like Covid
For those worried about #Nipah virus: Yes, it's a dangerous disease. Yes, India has recently reported 2 cases. But Nipah doesn't spread as easily as Covid. "WHO assesses the risk posed by Nipah to be moderate at the sub-national level, and...
By Helen Branswell
Social•Jan 30, 2026
AI Agent Replaces Staff, Drives $100M ARR in 24 Months
This AI company hit $100M ARR in under 24 months by making a crazy bet on AI agents most startups ignored👇 At the end of 2023, Podium already had 60,000+ SMB customers using the product to manage leads and customer communication. The...
By Ryan Allis
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Give AI Your Context, Get Truly Relevant Answers
NEW: I just dropped something that will completely change how AI responds to you, and it's entirely free. If I could scream from the mountaintops that you need an AI context vault, I would. But because I love my vocal cords, I’ll...
By Allie Miller
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Affordable X AI API Unlocks Radical Personalized News
If @elonmusk opened up @xai's API to @OpenClaw (and made it affordable) it would bring highly personalized news to everyone. I'm using @blevlabs AI to do that and it's so powerful. Yes, his AI is better than what is running OpenClaw,...
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Robots Gain Finger-Level Force Awareness for Reliable Tasks
Robots are getting good at copying motion. Force is the harder problem. Too little force and the task fails. Too much force and something breaks. UMI-FT tackles this gap by adding something most learning setups miss: finger-level force awareness. Each finger of the UMI gripper...
By Ilir Aliu
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Regeneron Unveils Next‑Gen Dupixent Amid Rising Competition
There's a fascinating fight brewing between Regeneron and, well, everybody else. But what do we call it? Dupixent, the treatment for atopic dermatitis and other autoimmine issues that $REGN sells with Sanofi, is one of the biggest selling drugs in the...
By Matthew Herper
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Moderna Swaps Vaccine Chief as Development Hurdles Rise
Another possible data point on the challenges for new vaccine development: Moderna's chief medical officer, Jacqueline Miller, a longtime vaccine developer who rose through the ranks at GSK and Merck, is departing. David Berman, a veteran of immuno-oncology efforts at AstraZeneca...
By Matthew Herper
Social•Jan 30, 2026
One Sustainable Innovation Earned $100M, Others Copy
Allbirds made $100M from ONE material innovation: sustainable wool shoes. Meanwhile you're dropshipping the same AliExpress products as 500 other stores. That's the gap.
By Kamil Sattar
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Overreliance on AI Dulls Thinking, Smart Use Boosts Learning
Over reliance on AI is poison to your brain. The MIT essay study and this Anthropic SWE study are pointing us at the same thing: if you delegate the brainy stuff to AI, maybe you gain a little speed, but...
By Allie Miller
Social•Jan 30, 2026
AI Agents Launch Decentralized Social Network to Debug OpenClaw
If you aren't paying attention, the AI agents, running on @OpenClaw (formerly ClawdBot) have their own social network now and are working together to debug it. Decentralized computing is finally here.
By Robert Scoble
Social•Jan 30, 2026
US Restrictions Spur Allies to Pursue Sovereign AI
U.S. policies are driving allies away from using American AI technology. This is leading to interest in sovereign AI — a nation’s ability to access AI technology without relying on foreign powers. This weakens U.S. influence, but might lead to...
By Andrew Ng
Social•Jan 30, 2026
New Test Suggests ChatGPT May Be Pulling Google Results
Interesting new test by @MalteLandwehr showing how ChatGPT likely uses Google, plus my thoughts: https://t.co/ndqonHJoTq
By Lily Ray
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Agentic AI Requires Planning, Memory, Tools, and Reflection
Agentic AI — finally explained without the hype. This sketchnote gets it right 👇 Agentic AI isn’t “better prompts.” It’s systems thinking applied to AI. Five fundamentals that actually matter: 1️⃣ Agents = Systems Reasoning + memory + tools + action → one autonomous loop 2️⃣ Plan...
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Add a Trust KPI to Balance AI Visibility
Do you have a TRUST KPI to balance out your AI visibility KPIs? In a world of infinite content, the need for TRUSTED curators goes up. Are you building high AI visibility and low trust building content? https://t.co/YM2Eg6SB8l https://t.co/qg67K7ZwMF
By Wil Reynolds
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Off‑site Marketing, PR, and Community Crucial for SEO Pre‑AI
Some folks will apparently be very surprised to hear that off-site marketing, digital PR, community management and online reputation management were indeed also important for SEO before AI search got here.
By Lily Ray
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Zhuque‑3 Second Stage Reenters over Southern Ocean, Sparks European Interest
The second stage of the first Zhuque-3 rocket launched in December reentered at 1239 UTC today (±1 min) over the Southern Ocean, according to a US Space Force TIP message. There was a surprising level of interest in the event...
By Andrew Jones
Social•Jan 30, 2026
CEOs Should Reward Employees Letting AI Take Repetitive Work
Why CEOs Should Incentivise Employees to Replace Themselves With AI Push innovation — this controversial view argues CEOs should encourage staff to let AI take over repetitive tasks, freeing up talent for higher value work. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eJTrBVYx #AI #Leadership #FutureOfWork #BernardMarr
By Bernard Marr
Social•Jan 30, 2026
AI Sharpens Pricing Strategy, Not Replaces It
Pricing is no longer just spreadsheets and gut feeling. Generative AI can simulate scenarios, test price elasticity, and surface insights that once required whole analytics teams. But the real edge doesn’t come from the model alone. It comes from asking the right...
By Spiros Margaris
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Get Practical 8-Flow Blueprint and Segmentation Guide
Most webinars are a waste of time. This one WON'T be. Here's why: - The 8 flows we build for every client, in order - What real segmentation actually looks like - A 90-day build plan so you stop guessing what to do next Tuesday,...
By Chase Dimond
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Lightweight Rivals Can Swiftly Become Major Threats
Competitors can go from a nuisance to a viable threat much more quickly than many brands realize, and by the time it's impacting the sales conversations it can be much harder to address. For market leaders, especially ones who have dominated...
By Liam Moroney
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Norwegian Police Probe Italian Firm over FLIR Camera Installation
Police in Norway are investigating an Italian company suspected of installing high-end FLIR cameras on a rooftop overlooking Melkøya, the endpoint of the pipeline for natural gas from the Barents Sea. https://t.co/6wbZBfOLzj
By Runa Sandvik
Social•Jan 30, 2026
AI Revolutionizes Customer Research: Human Insight Still Essential
I wrapped up Season 5 of Building With Buyers , but then this convo was TOO GOOD + too relevant so then I un-wrapped up Season 5 😂 at least for a bit Caitlin Sullivan joined me to talk about how...
By Anna Furmanov
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Group Chats Expose Sensitive Data Due to Trust Gaps
Allowing members of a group to see the group messages is literally the purpose of a group. The issue seems to be that sensitive data is shared with poorly established trust boundaries and insecure COMSEC. There is no technical solution...
By The Grugq
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Avoid the $50M ARR Plateau with Early Scaling Wisdom
I’ve talked about my CEO friend who raised $100M and got stuck at $50M ARR a lot. But if I could go back to 2019 when he was at $20M, and rockets were still firing, this is exactly what I...
By Adam Robinson
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Delete Unfit Calls: Prioritize Picking the Right Deals
Its OK to delete sales calls from your calendar. We have an inbound GTM machine in place in every company that I've run. This means that calls get booked on our calendars by our ideal customers on a consistent basis. Back when...
By TK Kader
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Early Private Deals Hide High Fees and Delayed Costs
Getting into hot companies before they go public sounds irresistible. But the fine print is brutal: high fees, opaque structures, long lockups, and risks most investors don’t see upfront. Access isn’t the same as advantage. Sometimes the real price of “early” is...
By Spiros Margaris
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Fix Conversion Rates, Not Just Lead Volume
B2B SaaS team: "We need more leads." Me: "Wait, first answer this question:" What's your conversion rate at each stage? Most of the time, they don't know, and that's the real problem that needs to be solved. More leads is expensive, and if your...
By devbasu
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Bioinformatics Needs Nuance, Not Hard Cutoffs
You can not do Bioinformatics with hard cutoffs and thresholds Let me tell you something real: Biology is more about p-values. It’s messier than that. 🧵 https://t.co/iewqWMvU6D
By Ming Tang
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Marketing Drives the Journey; Sales Overestimates Its Role
Salespeople, you tend to think that you're a lot more important to the customer journey than you actually are. Marketing, you have a larger part in closing deals than you probably give yourself credit for. Now, I know marketers, you're saying they...
By A. Lee Judge
Social•Jan 30, 2026
France Blocks Eutelsat Ground Segment Sale, Boosting Margins
French govt concludes @EutelsatGroup ground segment is 'obviously strategic' & blocks sale to @eqt private equity firm of Sweden. Result means higher leverage but also higher EBITDA margin for Eutelsat. @RolandLescure @defis_eu.https://t.co/tjul9S25ql https://t.co/kiDGUyII8X
By Peter B. de Selding
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Funding Uncertainty Threatens Future US Science Talent
With continued uncertainty over federal government support for biomedical research, PhD students are struggling to find labs willing to take on new students, @JonathanWosen reports. New students are the future of US science. https://t.co/1eeq2PAbCm
By Helen Branswell
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Decades of Delay: Why Moon Return Took So Long
Why has it taken us so long to go back to The Moon? #space #nasa #artemis #artemis2 #astrokobi
By Kobi Brown
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Prepare Fully Before Listing, Don't Just Test Market
“I’m just going to go out and test the market” is usually a mistake. What works better is preparing properly, listing at a fair valuation, and going to market with the expectation that you’re actually going to close a deal. Selling a...
By Andrew Gazdecki
Social•Jan 30, 2026
China Invites Public to Vote on 2026 Mission Logos
China's human spaceflight agency has opened voting for mission logos for 2026 missions. Here are the 10 candidates for the Mengzhou mission, variously showing Mengzhou, the CZ-10A and Tiangong. https://t.co/MwsOHINj42 https://t.co/IfXUOm3G7u
By Andrew Jones
Social•Jan 30, 2026
LLMs Misquote Half Their Sources—Do Errors Matter?
"ChatGPT, someone noted that ChatGPT and all LLMs regularly make mistakes when citing documents. Over half of any results are erroneous. Should I care? What does 'error' mean in the age of GenAI anyway?"
By John C. Havens
Social•Jan 30, 2026
CASC Completes 200‑second Test of 240‑ton Kerolox Engine
CASC has conducted a 200-second test of a 240-ton kerolox engine, designed for commercial users and developed for large and medium-sized reusable launch vehicles. https://t.co/rbGkvvK7Yf
By Andrew Jones
Social•Jan 30, 2026
NASA Remains Silent, Artemis II Launch Likely Delayed
It's 7:30 am ET January 30. Still no official word from NASA about the Artemis II WDR. Pretty clear it's delayed. Bill Harwood @cbs_spacenews posted that unofficial news last night around 11:00 pm. Bewildering as to why NASA remains silent.
By Marcia Smith
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Schedule Content Creation, Skip the Emotional Rollercoaster
If you want to grow faster, stop making content creation an emotional event. Make it a scheduled session.
By Rachel Pedersen
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Seeking Transparency on Kontigo's Internal Review and Sanctions Compliance
To avoid any claims to the contrary, I have emailed @kontigo_app CEO @jecastillof a set of questions regarding the company's "internal review" and stated commitment to comply w/U.S. laws & sanctions: https://t.co/5NwmienN2p
By Jason Mikula
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Access Small-Scale Quantum Tanner Codes with Good Parameters
if you want to play with smallist quantum Tanner codes, here is a bunch of codes with fairly good parameters.
By Anthony Leverrier
Social•Jan 30, 2026
Respect Their Budget, Don't Undervalue Your Worth
If someone says, “I can’t afford you,” the response in your head should be: “Totally fair.” Not “I should lower my rate.”
By Rachel Pedersen