PinnedSarah TavelFrameworksA successful framework distills the complex, and in that distillation, gets to a timeless insight. That’s always my aspiration, to varying…3 min read·Sep 28, 2020--7--7
Sarah TavelAI Startups: 100x and cheaperEight years ago, I published a piece here on what I called “How to build an enduring, multi-billion dollar business: create a 10x product +…1 min read·Apr 2, 2024----
Sarah TavelA few “Sell Work, Not Software” updated thoughtsI am grateful for all the conversations I’ve had with founders tackling “sell work, not software” opportunities.1 min read·Jan 23, 2024----
Sarah TavelAI startups: Sell work, not softwareFor the past 25 years, application software startups have had a singular focus: increasing company and employee productivity. AI enables a…1 min read·Aug 23, 2023----
Sarah TavelHow to escape competition — Building enduring application-level value with LLMs[Experimenting with the Substack/Medium cross post.]3 min read·Apr 24, 2023--1--1
Sarah TavelFeedback loops, and Google’s home-field advantage with LLMsWhen I was at Pinterest leading product for the Discovery team, we started to leverage deep learning for our recommendations. It was always…3 min read·Feb 11, 2023--2--2
Sarah TavelStartup weapons against ChatGPT: focus and a tight feedback loopIn my last post, I explored the possible bull case for ChatGPT eclipsing Google’s dominance. But I tipped my hat also at what I think is…3 min read·Feb 2, 2023--3--3
Sarah TavelThinking through the Bull Case for OpenAI’s threat to Google’s dominanceChatGPT’s interface is to say the least, bold. A chat interface is unbounded in the requests you can make, and the nature of its singular…4 min read·Jan 24, 2023--2--2
Sarah TavelHow to compete against an incumbent: change the atomic unit (even in social)I’ve written before that to compete against an incumbent marketplace, re-imagine the atomic unit.2 min read·Jan 18, 2023--2--2
Sarah TavelFind a fast current, not a large body of waterOften we talk about markets as if we were speaking about a body of water — a description of the size or depth.2 min read·Jan 11, 2023--3--3