When I started building the first prototype of Podscan, I very quickly realized this was going to be a different business than any I'd built before. That difference had everything to do with one fundamental challenge: unlike most software service businesses, the resources I would need wouldn't scale with the number of customers I had, … Continue reading The Transcription Challenge: Building Infrastructure That Scales With The World
Category: Artificial Intelligence
The Hidden Revolution:AI Is Democratizing Coding Mentorship
I just had one of those realizations that makes you stop and think differently about everything we've been discussing around AI tools. You know, we talk a lot about AI helping us build things faster, about automation, about whether it's going to replace developers. But there's a side effect happening right now that I think … Continue reading The Hidden Revolution:AI Is Democratizing Coding Mentorship
AI is a Threat to SaaS Multiples
Today I want to share something that's been on my mind ever since a conversation I had with an investor friend of mine, Tyler Tringas. We were doing some fear setting, looking at how my business is performing, what it would look like if things went better, what it would look like if things went … Continue reading AI is a Threat to SaaS Multiples
Building AI Businesses Without Breaking the Internet
There's a term I've been reading a lot about this week that's been keeping me up at night: model collapse. And if you're building any kind of AI-powered business, which, let's face it, most of us are these days, this should probably keep you up too.00 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ff35c52 The concept is deceptively simple, but the implications … Continue reading Building AI Businesses Without Breaking the Internet
AI is Flipping Our Relationship with Technology
Last week, I read a tweet by Channing Allen, one of the co-founders of IndieHackers, about the term "second brain." He was saying how it was kind of crazy that just a couple years ago, folks were publishing bestselling books on the brilliance of spending hours a day doing manual data entry into spreadsheet apps … Continue reading AI is Flipping Our Relationship with Technology
When to Choose Local LLMs vs APIs: A Founder’s Real-World Guide
Should you run language models locally or just use APIs? Now, I know what you're thinking. "Arvid, Local AI vs APIs been debated to death." But here's the thing – most of these conversations happen in a vacuum, full of theoretical scenarios and benchmark comparisons. What I want to share today is what I've actually … Continue reading When to Choose Local LLMs vs APIs: A Founder’s Real-World Guide
Your API Documentation is Not For Developers Anymore
I had this really interesting experience with a customer of Podscan recently. They reached out saying they were having trouble integrating our API. Now, this wasn't unusual - we get these requests occasionally. But what happened next completely changed my perspective. https://share.transistor.fm/s/19047fdd I did what I usually do: recorded a quick Loom video walking through … Continue reading Your API Documentation is Not For Developers Anymore
How AI Changes Famous Laws in Software and Entrepreneurship
The way we build software is changing fundamentally. Through AI systems, the process of creation is transforming into something different - almost a managerial thing, even for technical people. When you build software with AI assistance, you become less of an explorer or implementer and more of a validator or verifier. You're the person who … Continue reading How AI Changes Famous Laws in Software and Entrepreneurship
Think with AI, Do with People
Earlier this week, I read a blog post by Bethany Crystal about how ChatGPT saved her life. She had developed some symptoms she couldn't place and had blood work done, and the results were available to her but her physician hadn't looked into them, so she brainstormed with ChatGPT about what the outstanding and non-regular … Continue reading Think with AI, Do with People
Expect-AI-tions
When Peter Jackson was brainstorming the Lord of the Rings movie universe, two amazing Tolkien-savvy illustrators sat in on the meetings: John Howe and Alan Lee. Jackson would explain a scene, what was where, and they would sketch as he talked. When he was done explaining, the two artist would hand over their quick sketches, … Continue reading Expect-AI-tions