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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on the AI Era
Our own 3-page brief of Amazon's CEO on AI demand, smaller teams and security, with a 10-point action checklist for your business.
$19
Alexandr Wang on Building Muse and Meta's AI Lab
Our detailed brief of Meta's Chief AI Officer on shipping Muse in seven months, working with Mark Zuckerberg and leading 200+ direct reports, packed with his own quotes.
$19
Josh Woodward on Why Every Company Needs a Labs Team
Our detailed brief of the head of Google Labs and the Gemini app on finding ideas, spotting product-market fit, killing projects and setting up a lab that lasts, packed with his own quotes.
$19
Alex Karp on Artist Colonies, the True Cost of AI and the Race with China
Our detailed brief of Palantir's CEO on leading jagged talent, why CEOs are angry about AI bills, sovereign AI, security, AI wealth politics and the U.S.-China race, packed with his own quotes.
$19
Brian Chesky on AI Founder Mode, Small Teams and Redesigning Airbnb
Our detailed brief of Airbnb's CEO on why no one is born a good CEO, AI founder mode, small teams on small problems, the 11-star experience and hiring as the CEO's number one job, packed with his own quotes.
$19
Colin Lernell on How to Negotiate Your Tech Salary
Our detailed brief of a tech salary negotiation expert on why pay has little to do with performance, the people behind every offer, why your manager matters most, $2M AI packages and negotiating without a competing offer, packed with his own quotes.
$19
Sam Altman on AI Discovery, Busier Jobs, Compute and Keeping People in Control
Our detailed brief of OpenAI's CEO on AI making real discoveries, why coders are busier than ever, AI as a senior colleague that pushes back, compute, consciousness and keeping people in control, packed with his own quotes.
$19
Paul Graham on Startups, Ambition, Great Founders and What AI Changed
Our detailed brief of Y Combinator's co-founder on why most of starting a startup never changes, what AI did and didn't change, the new AI bills, ambition and formidable founders, packed with his own quotes.
$19
Nik Storonsky on AI Teams of Two, No Pass-Through Managers and Building Revolut
Our detailed brief of Revolut's CEO on shrinking teams from ten people to two or three with AI, automating 90% of support, removing relay-only managers and running a $115 billion bank like a machine, packed with his own quotes.
$19
Linda Hill on Leading Without a Vision for AI and the Limits of Being the Boss
Our detailed brief of the Harvard Business School professor on the CEO skills that matter in the age of AI: wayfinding without a vision, AI risk appetite, decision rights, over-managed companies and why formal authority matters less, packed with her own quotes.
$19
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- Ethan Evans on Making Another VP Realize Their Mistake Without Saying It: Influence Without Insulting
Former Amazon VP Ethan Evans on getting another VP to see their mistake without saying so, the Twitch story, and what directors are judged on.
- Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke on Why Using AI Isn't Optional: Agents, Shopping and Who Gets Paid
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke on AI shopping agents, who pays when they buy, and why everyone will have to use AI to get ahead. Our summary and takeaways.
- "Many Leaders Have No Vision About AI": Harvard's Linda Hill on the CEO Skills That Matter Now
Harvard's Linda Hill on leading through AI without a vision, AI risk appetite, decision rights, over-managed and under-led companies, and the limits of authority.
- "The Team Should Not Be 10 People Anymore": Revolut's Nik Storonsky on AI Teams of Two, No Pass-Through Managers and a $115B Bank
Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky on AI teams of two or three, 90% automated support, removing relay-only managers, 50 direct reports and building a $115B bank.
- "Your Pay Has Nothing to Do With Your Performance": Colin Lernell on Negotiating Tech Salaries, Managers and $2M AI Offers
Salary negotiation expert Colin Lernell on why pay isn't about performance, why your manager matters most, $2.5M AI offers, and negotiating without a competing offer.
- "You Manage the Work": Brian Chesky on AI, Fewer Management Layers and the End of Pure People Managers
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on why AI means fewer management layers, why pure people managers won't last, managing through the work, and tiny teams on small problems.
- Palantir's Alex Karp: "The People Who Won the Tech Battles Won the World" on Artist Colonies, the True Cost of AI and China
Palantir CEO Alex Karp on jagged talent, AI cost as what you paid plus what you lost, sovereign AI, security, AI wealth politics and the race with China.
- Why Every Company Now Needs a Labs Team: Google Labs' Josh Woodward on Finding Ideas, Killing Projects and Building Fast
Google Labs head Josh Woodward on finding ideas, the almost possible list, spotting product-market fit, killing projects and setting up a lab that lasts.
- Alexandr Wang Has More Than 200 Direct Reports: Inside Muse, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta's Anti-Bureaucracy AI Lab
Meta's Chief AI Officer on building Muse in 7 months, working with Mark Zuckerberg, leaving Scale AI and leading 200+ direct reports. Key quotes and takeaways.
- Sam Altman on AI Consciousness, Self-Improving AI and New Hardware: What Business Leaders Should Take Away
Key takeaways from Sam Altman's interview with Matthew Berman on self-improving AI, consciousness, new hardware and compute, and what they mean for business.
- Paul Graham on Startups, Ambition and Great Founders: Why the Next Giant Company Starts With a Founder
Paul Graham expects the next giant company to come from formidable founders with promising ideas, not one predictable industry. What it means for you.
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Reinventing Amazon for the AI Era: What Small Businesses Can Learn
Key takeaways from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's interview on AI demand, data center limits, smaller teams, security and human judgment, and what to do about them.