Mint: “Look at where institutional attention and capital actually flow. At the early stage, the infrastructure is well developed. Seed funding, incubation programmes, mentorship networks and government initiatives have all matured considerably over the last decade. At the late stage, large established businesses have access to institutional capital, industry bodies and policy access that keeps them supported and connected. The growth-stage founder sits between these two poles, largely on their own. This is the entrepreneur who has crossed the initial proof of concept, built a real team, found a market, and is generating meaningful revenue. They are past the point where a seed fund or incubator is relevant. They have not yet reached the scale where institutional support structures kick in. And the challenges they are navigating are, in many ways, the hardest they will face in the entire arc of building a business. This is not a fringe population. It is the backbone of the Indian economy, and it is consistently underserved.”
Arnold Kling: “One of the “tells” [of AI writing] is that the post is verbose. Human writing these days tends to be more concise…My suggestion to Kyle and others who might be using AI in a writing project: first, have a conversation with AI to sort out your thoughts; then ask for a summary in slide deck format.”
Andy Kessler: “I asked Mel Robbins, a bestselling author and personal-growth expert, for help. She told me, “I boil happiness down to ‘Let Them’ and ‘Let Me.’ The more time you spend trying to control what you can’t, the less happy you become. Stop controlling others’ behavior and put your energy back where happiness is actually created—in your own choices, your own relationships and your own life.” Yes, ignore the obsessively Negative Nikkis and Debbie Downers and be your own happiness-pursuing mirth-maker. And stop answering happiness surveys.”
SaaStr: “When demand surges, open a self-serve path instead of just hiring reps…Point agents at the leads no human was ever going to call…One good agent can replace your entire SDR layer…The sales org that wins from here is smaller, more senior, and AI-native. It points at pipeline humans used to write off, lets buyers who do not need a rep close on their own, and is ready for the buyers that turn out to be software rather than people. Comp and hiring have to be rebuilt to match, and the companies that rebuild first are the ones putting up the numbers.”
