In which we examine how one company’s ambitious promises of democratizing artificial intelligence became a masterclass in the ancient art of technological theater The Rise of the Algorithmic Aristocracy In the grand tradition of Silicon Valley’s most spectacular implosions, Builder AI emerged from the primordial soup of venture capital with all the fanfare of a […]
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In Silicon Valley’s latest attempt to extract value from every pixel of your digital existence, tech startups are enthusiastically adding a new C-suite position that makes Gordon Gekko look like Mother Teresa: the Chief Monetization Officer (CMO). This revolutionary role-combining the empathy of a parking enforcement officer with the customer-centricity of a medieval tax collector […]
“In the future, there will be two types of people: those who tell computers what to do, and those who are told by computers what to do. eToro’s investors are about to discover which category they fall into.” – An actual Wall Street proverb that definitely exists EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: BUY PUTS OR REGRET IT After […]
“The only thing more tragic than a business made obsolete by technology is a business that goes public the day before it becomes obsolete.” – Ancient Wall Street Proverb In a frenzied dash that can only be described as “rats fleeing a sinking AI ship,” dozens of startups are scrambling to file for IPOs in […]
“The greatest trick the tech industry ever pulled was convincing the world that losing money is actually a form of growth.” – Warren Buffett’s imaginary evil twin In yet another shocking revelation that surprised absolutely no one with a functioning frontal lobe, leaked minutes from the annual Tech CEO Retreat in Aspen, Switzerland, show that […]





