Cancer Capital: It sucks for founders, too!

So, we've been breaking down the way venture capital has evolved over the last two decades or so (spoilers: it got worse!), but a lot of that has been kind of...

Cancer Capital: VC didn’t use to work like this

When I talked about the rise of Cancer Capital , I mentioned that it represents a massive shift from how venture capital has worked over the years. But my...

VC isn’t VC anymore — understanding the rise of Cancer Capital

We really, really need to talk about venture capital. Because it’s not “venture capital” anymore. There’s a huge disconnect between what most people think of...

Why shaming people about AI slop isn’t enough to stop Big AI

These days, the conversation in tech and business, and in a lot of society, is still all AI, all the time. And one of the most fundamental questions boils down...

How we’ll fight the platform war against Big AI

One aspect of strategy that’s been largely lost in the tech industry in recent years is how to compete against platforms, since the major tech companies have...