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AI Is Not Coming For Your Job; AI Is Coming For Every Job

January 28, 2023 Eric Marcoullier

We are rapidly moving towards a world where AI will take over information processing and (eventually) robots will take over most repetitive physical tasks. Instead of thinking about the writers or the coders, we need to start to re-envision how we’ll support a world full of people with a ton of free time on their hands and not a ton of opportunities to be additive.

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Anatomy of a Successful Pivot: Rebric

December 16, 2020 Eric Marcoullier and Megan Hanson

Chris now considers himself an expert in the world of online sports betting licenses, with no question he can’t answer (or quickly find the answer to). He’s realized that while he thought he knew his customers previous to this last pivot, he knew jack about his previous industries.

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Know When To Change Gears

September 29, 2020 Eric Marcoullier and Megan Hanson

If your business is experiencing sustained flat growth and you are out of ideas, it’s probably time to get back into exploration mode.

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You Can’t Make Incremental Changes and Expect Exponential Results

September 21, 2020 Eric Marcoullier and Megan Hanson

Even when they stop getting the desired results, founders keep pressing that button, hoping the inscrutable machine starts working again.

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Increasing Deal Flow From Underrepresented Founders

June 24, 2020 Eric Marcoullier

Seriously, I can’t hammer this one home enough. Just. Fucking. Take. The. Call.

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The Tie Goes To The Runner

June 15, 2020 Eric Marcoullier and Megan Hanson

In startup land, we like to tell ourselves a bedtime story that it’s all a meritocracy and we’re strictly about finding the best people. Hacker News is filled with comments like “who cares what race or gender they are; just pick the best people.” If only it were that easy, my little brogrammer.

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