Writing by Viksit Gaur
Marx’s law of innovation: or how China’s constraints are redefining AI’s future and freaking out Silicon Valley
Innovation isn’t about having the most resources. It’s about reconfiguring what you have under constraints. Karl Marx’s insight from his Preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy feels surprisingly modern: “It is not the…
Your digital trash Is AI’s next gold rush: The coming battle for 'Exhaust Data'
Forgotten bug reports. Awkward email drafts. Chaotic Slack threads. These aren’t just the digital clutter of our lives. They’re going to be the gold veins that power Big AI’s next gold rush. Consider this — large language models have already been…
Why most founders fail at customer conversations — 3 hard-earned lessons from 300+ interviews
I thought customer interviews were about asking the right questions. Turns out, they’re about what you give, not what you get. Early on, I treated customer interviews like a checklist: ask questions, take notes, move on. The result? Shallow insights…
The Tiktokification of apps: How AI will transform building, selling, and monetizing software
When anyone can create apps as easily as content, software stops being a product. It becomes a language of expression. For decades, apps have been meticulously crafted products designed for broad audiences. But most of life happens in the long tail…
How AI can replace fossil fuels faster than politicians: a jargon-free guide to its surprising climate impact
Every time you ask ChatGPT a question, a server gulps down electricity. Multiply that by billions of queries, and you begin to see the staggering energy appetite behind AI’s rise. For context, a Google search uses 0.3 Watt-hours of energy. ChatGPT?…