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Frameworks

A successful framework distills the complex, and in that distillation, gets to a timeless insight. That’s always my aspiration, to varying…

Sep 28, 2020

Frameworks

Sep 28, 2020

AI Startups: 100x and cheaper

Eight 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 2

Apr 2

A few “Sell Work, Not Software” updated thoughts

I am grateful for all the conversations I’ve had with founders tackling “sell work, not software” opportunities.

Jan 23

A few “Sell Work, Not Software” updated thoughts

Jan 23

AI startups: Sell work, not software

For the past 25 years, application software startups have had a singular focus: increasing company and employee productivity. AI enables a…

Aug 23, 2023

Aug 23, 2023

How to escape competition — Building enduring application-level value with LLMs

[Experimenting with the Substack/Medium cross post.]

Apr 24, 2023

How to escape competition — Building enduring application-level value with LLMs

Apr 24, 2023

Feedback loops, and Google’s home-field advantage with LLMs

When I was at Pinterest leading product for the Discovery team, we started to leverage deep learning for our recommendations. It was always…

Feb 11, 2023

Feb 11, 2023

Startup weapons against ChatGPT: focus and a tight feedback loop

In 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, 2023

Startup weapons against ChatGPT: focus and a tight feedback loop

Feb 2, 2023

Thinking through the Bull Case for OpenAI’s threat to Google’s dominance

ChatGPT’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, 2023

Thinking through the Bull Case for OpenAI’s threat to Google’s dominance

Jan 24, 2023

How 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, 2023

Jan 18, 2023

Find a fast current, not a large body of water

Often we talk about markets as if we were speaking about a body of water — a description of the size or depth.

Jan 11, 2023

Find a fast current, not a large body of water

Jan 11, 2023

Sarah Tavel

Sarah Tavel

native new yorker, SF-resident. general partner @benchmark. formerly product @Pinterest. originally blogging at www.adventurista.com.

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