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The Permanent Underclass Has Good GMAT Scores
On credentials, Claude Code, and going swimming anyway
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It be like WHAT sometimes
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The Personal Assistant in Your Pocket: What It Takes
Apple's Siri promised us a personal assistant in our pockets 15 years ago. Now in the age of agentic AI, that promise could finally come true, but only…
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Is it an art-house short or a B2B SaaS ad?
Every AI launch looks like an A24 trailer, and Silicon Valley has decided its next competitive edge is taste. We set out to answer what taste really…
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How To Spend Your 20s & 30s in the AI Era
YC told us how to spend our 20s in the AI era. We reflect on what we’ve learned from having actually spent our 20s in the AI era.
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The Whimsical Guide to Writing Well
A practical and emotional guide to writing in the age of LLMs—we traverse the 9 circles of AI slop hell to remember why we write and how we might…
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