New: $7B VC’s AI eComm Playbook
Andreessen Horowitz: AI agents will gatekeep ecommerce. Win with clean, structured data; Shopify/Amazon near checkout have the edge.
Need to Know News - August 15th, 2025
Did GPT-5 actually flop?...iOS growth hack with new google AI upgrade..."cheapfakes" on YouTube are booming.
Monday Memo
Always start with an outline...keywords vs concepts thanks to AI...and dangerous technologies become viewed as safe.
Why Startups Are Paying $1 Million for "Vibe Marketers"
A new trend called "vibe marketing" is changing how companies advertise. Searches for the term have exploded by 686% in the last year.
Need to Know News - August 8th, 2025
OpenAI’s GPT-5 debuts, an AI sales startup hits $3.1B with perfect-timing tech, and Elon makes Grok’s image-to-video go viral to 223M fans.
Monday Memo
Embrace boredom...how AI agents will influence ads...the 7 forces that turned pickleball from niche to national craze
How I Use ChatGPT to Run my $30 Billion Company
HubSpot's CTO ($30B company) reveals how he uses ChatGPT daily, why AI agents need managers, and the simple rule that will 10x your productivity.
Need to Know News - August 1st, 2025
The wild "Netflix of AI"...AI models taking over Vogue...and the Berkley dropouts disrupting marketing software.
Monday Memo
It doesn't matter how you 'feel'...should AI = lean team?...how to protect yourself from cheap knockoffs.
Wharton Professor: Your AI Strategy is Probably Wrong
According to Wharton professor Ethan Mollick, most leaders are getting AI all wrong. They see a 25% productivity gain and immediately want to cut 25% of their staff. Mollick says this is a huge mistake.
