Essays & insights on ai & technology.
A builder's playbook for open source AI revenue in 2026: the Give-Away/Keep Matrix, real numbers from Mistral, HuggingFace, DeepSeek, and what works for solo founders.
How AI founders are turning compliance into a moat in healthcare, legal, finance, defense, and insurance. Real ARR numbers and the build sequence.
Most AI infrastructure money flows to hyperscalers. Here is the picks-and-shovels map for indie builders, with sub-niches platforms cannot eat.
Vertical AI SaaS is growing 3x faster than horizontal software. The full playbook on picking an industry, building defensibility, and reaching $100M ARR.
95% of AI agents die in demo mode. This guide covers architecture, pricing models, and a week-by-week path from zero to $10K MRR for AI agent businesses.
OpenAI published a 13-page policy paper proposing robot taxes, a public wealth fund, and a four-day workweek. The company loses $14 billion a year and is about to IPO at $1 trillion. Here's what founders need to understand.
Tufts researchers built a neuro-symbolic AI system that uses 1% of the energy and triples accuracy. Why is Big Tech still pouring billions into power plants?
Google's TurboQuant compresses LLM memory by 6x with zero accuracy loss. Chip stocks crashed. But every AI builder should be paying attention to what happens next.
OpenAI hit $100M in ad revenue in 6 weeks. Now ChatGPT is launching conversational ads where you chat with brands. What this means for builders, marketers, and users.
Sam Altman predicted it. Dario Amodei gave it 70-80% odds for 2026. Medvi just did it with $20K and two people. But the FDA, a data breach, and angry customers tell a different story.
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