Category: Startups
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Gumloop (Product Review)
My summary of Gumloop before using it – A workflow automation tool similar to tools like UiPath, Cassidy AI, Zapier and n8n. How does Gumloop work? I started with a simple workflow to understand Gumloop’s core building blocks: YouTube to blog post I chose the simplest task I could think of: converting a YouTube video…
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Why 99% of AI startups will be dead by 2026 (according to Srinivas Rao)
Bold prediction: 99% of AI startups will be dead by 2026. That’s according to Srinivas Rao, host of the Unmistakable Creative podcast, in his recent Medium article. His reasoning? Most AI startups are building on shaky foundations that won’t survive because their product and underlying technology aren’t defensible enough. Let me share how Rao has…
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Synthesia (Product Review)
My summary of Synthesia before using it – Using generative AI to convert text or voice into video, similar to tools like Captions and Veed. How does Synthesia explain itself in the first minute? “Turn text to video, in minutes.” So Synthesia isn’t converting voice (yet), but will use text to “create studio-quality videos with…
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V0 (Product Review)
My summary of V0 before using it – I haven’t used V0 yet but have heard that it’s a good tool for generating front-end prototypes, using AI to generate code fast – particularly useful for non developers like me 🙂 How does V0 explain itself in the first minute? “What can I help you ship?”…
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Founder Mode
Last week, Paul Graham, Y Combinator co-founder, dropped his latest essay titled “Founder Mode” which got a lot of online noise with people defending and challenging it in equal measure. Graham’s essay is based on a recent talk at Y Combinator by Brian Chesky – co-founder and CEO at Airbnb. Chesky talked about the flaws…
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