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Sep 28, 2020

Frameworks

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

Frameworks

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Apr 2, 2024

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 +…

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Jan 23, 2024

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.

A few “Sell Work, Not Software” updated thoughts

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Aug 23, 2023

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…

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Apr 24, 2023

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

[Experimenting with the Substack/Medium cross post.]

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

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Feb 11, 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…

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Feb 2, 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…

Startup weapons against ChatGPT: focus and a tight feedback loop

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Jan 24, 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…

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

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Jan 18, 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.

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Jan 11, 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.

Find a fast current, not a large body of water

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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