What I read/listened-to the week of 11/04?
What I read
Prejudice And China - Gavekal Research
- Is it time for Western leaders and investors to update their models of China? In dozens of industries Chinese companies are now leading their global fields.
- A comprehensive look at the energy industry and how it will shape our future.
How ChatGPT search paves the way for AI agents
- Article from MIT review about what needs to be done to make AI assistants truly helpful.
Why Building in AI Is Nothing Like Making Conventional Software
- One of the best articles that I have read for a little while which captures really well the relatively challenging side of the building AI based applications
- There are three types of risks involved in any startup: feasibility, value, and viability.
Feasibility risk: Can we actually build it? This is the classic engineering challenge. SpaceX, for instance, faced feasibility risk when developing its reusable self-landing rocket.
Value risk: Can users extract value from it? This is the heart of product-market fit. Airbnb was a great example of value risk—most people initially thought it was a ridiculous idea, assuming no one would ever want to stay in a stranger’s home.
Viability risk: Can our business extract value from it? Facebook and Google famously struggled with viability risk early on. They knew they had a product people loved, but it took time and experimentation to find a sustainable business model.
- A deep dive into the full range of reasons why either 1) a company adds layers or 2) struggles to increase spans of control
North Star Metric Examples to Kickstart Your Thinking
- A lot real-world North Star metric examples. Getting a sense of what successful businesses choose for their North Star can help you figure out the best one for you.
No wait, of course THAT is the single most important SaaS metric
- A recap – more on SaaS metrics
The AI Services Wave: Lessons from Palantir in The New Age of AI
It’s Not about Getting the Job: What Companies Really Want in Engineers
- Personal insights to help software engineers highlight their skills and stand out to employers.
A Simple Way to Break Free from Procrastination
- We say we would love to live to 100% of our true potential but the truth is, reaching our full potential frightens most of us.
The Psychology of Viral Technologies
- ChatGPT has been around of some years before the breakout in 2022, so what's the exactly the deciding factor that it went viral.
Have a great week ahead!
