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Reachy Mini’s Raspberry Pi Moment: The Interface Is Behavior
From code to character: What a $500 Robot Gets Right About AI// A $500 robot just did what billion-dollar AI demos couldn’t. Reachy Mini shows us why: One head tilt. One blink. One giant leap for lova...
Inside OpenAI’s Usage Cliff
The viral chart nearly everyone read wrong.// 3–4 min read · A single chart convinced the internet that students run AI. One deeper look that rewrites the story.First appeared in Essentialist Edge · A...
Begin Before Anyone Believes — Be It Deep Tech or Mountaineering
Begin Before Anyone Believes — Be It Deep Tech or MountaineeringFrom death zones to a YC-backed $21M orbital bet: decoding conviction in deep tech.Disclaimer: I’m not a space expert. I didn’t grow up...
The Judgement Stack: Your Edge When Everything Else Is Commoditized
Technical brilliance gets you to the starting line. Judgment wins the race.Originally published on Essentialist Edge, June 2, 2025.Welcome to the near-abundant era.Your infra stack can scale to a mill...
Shopify Just Raised the AI Bar. Are You Keeping Up?
Lessons from Their AI-First Strategy You Can Apply Before Your Next Sprint Starts.✏️ Note: Originally shared in draft. Took less time to write than to finally hit publish. Classic.Shopify just dropped...
How Netflix Iterated Its Way to $200B
The algorithms to build by.For anyone with an idea and the drive to make it happen. Written by someone who’s been in the trenches. Think of this as your no-nonsense, pragmatic guide to making the righ...
Crème de la crème of YC Summer 2024 Batch
No surprise, AI is at the core.Glad to have you on my Fast Facts track! Here, you’ll get quick, crisp insights compiled from various resources, showing you what sparks my curiosity. Today, it’s all ab...
Validate Your Startup Ideas: Trust a16z’s Andrew Chen
These 10 Questions Are All You NeedHere’s my spin on Andreessen Horowitz ‘s Andrew Chen’s timeless insights. Simple, actionable, and ready to fuel success in any industry. The real question isn’t if t...
How Three Men Turned Two Words Into $1 Billion: The Safe Superintelligence Coup
Superintelligence is Closer Than You ThinkYet another billion-dollar investment making headlines in the evening here in Europe. But this time, it’s different — this time, the stakes couldn’t be higher...
Founder Mode
5 Must-Reads from Paul Graham’s Essay & Bonus Insights on Gates, Musk, and Jensen ModesIf you’ve never been part of a successful startup — or better yet, founded and led one — this concept might seem...