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Great AI products emerge from acute pain points. Not theoretical problems, but specific moments of genuine customer frustration.

ChatGPT has its own built-in voice-to-text mode, and there are other popular voice dictation tools on the market, like Whispr Flow. But I found frustrations with each: The dictation lags, or the output is unclear, or opening the app slows down my computer to the point where I can’t use it. Using Monologue paired with ChatGPT was the first time that... See more

Martin Heidegger, in Being and Time, argued that human existence (Dasein) is fundamentally temporal: our being is stretched between past (facticity), present (thrownness), and future (projection). Time isn’t merely a succession of “nows” but the horizon within which meaning arises. This perspective reminds us that data points acquire significance o... See more

AI is a powerful lens, not a cure-all. Your job isn't to apply AI everywhere, but only where it creates transformative value.

In AI, data isn't just fuel—it's the entire engine. The most promising startups are transforming data in interesting and useful ways that were previously either hard or impossible to do. Plus, ingesting more data entails higher switching costs for customers: The more data and insights a tool has into your workflow, the more time consuming it will b... See more

Trust the problem more than the solution. Listen to customers more than your own excitement. And always, always prioritize human impact over technological complexity.