WhatsApp: The Silent Front Door to AI Over the last two decades, we’ve watched communications shift, from desktop dialers and browser-based apps to mobile-first, message-driven interactions. We’ve seen the rise (and often the fall) of platform plays. But now, as AI becomes the next wave, the real story isn’t in new apps. It’s in existing … Read more
The Upskilling Imperative: Why Your Career Survival Depends on Mastering the Art of Human-AI Collaboration We’re living through a moment that future historians will likely mark as a turning point—not just in technology, but in what it fundamentally means to be a knowledge worker. The rise of artificial intelligence isn’t just changing how we work; … Read more
Here’s a clear breakdown of Perplexity’s new “Email Assistant” (for Perplexity Max users), plus implications for you, and some straight talk on what to watch out for. Perplexity’s new Email Assistant (for Max users) automates inbox tasks (drafts, scheduling, labeling, prioritization) for Gmail/Outlook with strong compliance claims. It promises efficiency and consistency. Risks: tone misalignments, … Read more
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with my inbox. It’s simultaneously the central nervous system of my work life and the biggest time vampire in my digital existence. So when I heard about Perplexity’s new Email Assistant, I couldn’t help but feel that familiar mix of tech optimism and “but will it actually work?” skepticism … Read more
Picture this: You’re sitting in gridlock traffic, watching the minutes tick by as your 7:30 PM reservation slips further out of reach. Your Uber driver is apologetically explaining why the GPS routed you through what appears to be the world’s longest construction zone. You do what any reasonable person would do—you grab your phone and … Read more
Why Guidance, Info-Seeking, and Writing Apps Are Features, Not Companies OpenAI released a report on how people are using ChatGPT. Here’s my take: Investors chasing the current wave of AI apps that give you practical guidance, fetch information, or write your emails are buying into a familiar illusion: short-term traction equals long-term value. It doesn’t. … Read more
The AI sector right now mirrors the late 1990s internet boom almost to the letter. Back then, startups raised absurd amounts of capital on little more than a domain name and a pitch deck. Companies with no revenue—and in some cases no real product—were suddenly valued in the billions. The bubble burst hard in 2000–2001, … Read more
Over the years, I’ve worked alongside teams that went from barely surviving to thriving in ways no one expected. Whether it was a startup emerging from stealth or a Fortune 100 undergoing reinvention, the pattern is always the same—transformation begins with belief, but is sustained by systems. That’s why McKinsey’s latest article, “Worst to First: … Read more
So here’s the deets on Poke. It’s an embedded AI assistant that’s woven into iMessage, SMS and WhatsApp, surfacing tasks from email, calendar, and more as actionable chat nudges. Backed with $15 million in seed funding and built with strong privacy protocols, it’s already gaining traction among Silicon Valley insiders—making frictionless AI genuinely useful. Since … Read more
Let’s talk about EDC. No, not the Electric Daisy Carnival—though I’ll admit, my mind used to drift there first, conjuring images of neon lights and bass drops echoing through desert nights. And no, we’re not diving into the concealed carry conversation about tucking away a compact .22 or .32 caliber sidearm, though that’s certainly part … Read more
