PinnedSarah TavelFrameworksA successful framework distills the complex, and in that distillation, gets to a timeless insight. That’s always my aspiration, to varying…Sep 28, 20207Sep 28, 20207
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 +…Apr 21Apr 21
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.Jan 23Jan 23
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…Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023
Sarah TavelHow to escape competition — Building enduring application-level value with LLMs[Experimenting with the Substack/Medium cross post.]Apr 24, 20231Apr 24, 20231
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…Feb 11, 20232Feb 11, 20232
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…Feb 2, 20233Feb 2, 20233
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…Jan 24, 20232Jan 24, 20232
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.Jan 18, 20233Jan 18, 20233
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.Jan 11, 20233Jan 11, 20233