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AI Products

2026-07-25

The 5 Criteria of Successful AI Products

Most AI products die for the same reason: they were built to show off a model, not to finish a job. The winners look boring from the outside. They're not the most impressive demos. They're the tools people quietly refuse to give.

4 min read

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Sales

2026-07-24

The Builder’s Guide to Selling Without Feeling Gross

Most people hate selling because they think selling means becoming someone they dislike. They picture the pushy closer. The loud pitchman. The person who will not take no for an answer. The fake smile. The pressure. The.

13 min read

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AI Tools

2026-04-01

Claude Code's Source Code Revealed: What It Means for Builders

When Anthropic published Claude Code's source via npm, a 1,900-file, 512,000-line codebase fell into public view.

8 min read

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AI Agents

2026-03-30

The AI Agent Adoption Blocker Nobody Talks About

How Governance Requirements Are Quietly Killing Enterprise AI Agent Adoption and What to Do About It The Disconnection Picture this: A mid-market logistics company finishes a pilot.

11 min read

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Distribution

2026-01-20

Grok-Powered X Algo 2026: The Real Hacks Creators Need to 10x Reach Right Now

Just dropped: X open-sourced the actual production recommendation algorithm powering your For You feed.

3 min read

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