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Pat Gelsinger: AI’s ‘headwind’ is not chips, but energy capacity
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger explains why the memory industry was historically a "terrible industry" and how AI has transformed its value.
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The only sales role that will exist by 2030
Learn how AI will transform sales roles, increasing productivity and redefining human responsibilities as "taste-makers."
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Meta’s AI strategy: why ‘the model is the product’ and external benchmarks fall short
The speakers Mark Zuckerberg (founder and CEO, Meta) and Alexandr Wang (Chief AI Officer, Meta Superintelligence Labs) join Stripe's John Collision to discuss Muse Wonder, an AI app that may be the…
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Why human judgment and pruning matter more in the AI age
Shopify founder and CEO Tobi Lütke joins Shane Parrish to discuss AI agents, better decision-making, and the future of work. He explains how he uses an AI council to examine his hardest…
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Why Enterprises must own their AI to avoid vendor Lock-in
A16z’s Erik Torenberg sits down with OpenRouter’s Alex Atallah and Replit founder and CEO Amjad Masad to discuss why the future of AI may look less like one all-purpose model and more…
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ServiceNow launches AI-native ITSM solution..Is this Siebel 2.0?
The tech world is rife with stories of incumbents launching internal challengers to combat agile startups. One of the more telling examples is Siebel’s attempt to fend off Salesforce by rolling out…
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AI Waterfall Enrichment & Buyer Intent Platforms
Shortlist Clay for enrichment orchestration, FullEnrich for contact waterfalling, Common Room for signals, Apollo for sales data plus engagement.
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Best AI Knowledge Base Tools for Growing Teams: Alternatives to Notion and Confluence
Shortlist for growing teams: Slite for lightweight internal docs, Guru for governed AI answers, Glean for enterprise search, Document360 for help centers.
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Best AI Workflow Automation Tools for Nontechnical Founders
Choose Zapier for low setup burden, Make for visual branching, or n8n when technical ownership and execution-based billing matter.
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Best AI Project Management Tools for Small Teams: Alternatives to Asana and Monday.com
Shortlist: ClickUp for fuller PM, Motion for auto-scheduling, Notion for docs-led work, and Taskade for AI-native lightweight workflows.
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Best AI Customer Support Tools for Startups Outgrowing a Shared Inbox
Compare five AI support tools by fit, human handoff, knowledge sources and total cost, with a 14-day pilot plan for startups replacing a shared inbox.
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Best AI Meeting Assistants for Founder-Led Sales Teams
For founder-led sales teams, Fathom, Avoma, and tl;dv are the clearest fits when CRM sync and follow-up drafting matter most. Granola and Fireflies.ai look cheaper for meeting notes, while Otter.ai and Read…
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Hackers exploit ChatGPT Custom GPTs in new ClickFix scheme
Hackers are leveraging ChatGPT Custom GPTs in a ClickFix campaign to deceive users into executing malware, leading to multiple infections.