Nataraj
@nataraj1.bsky.social
Host @ Startup Project Pod (thestartupproject.io)
Thoughts on big tech, startups, and AI.
Thoughts on big tech, startups, and AI.
@toddbracher partnered with iconic brands like Issey Miyake, Herman Miller & 3M.
His take on industrial design.
my latest on @startupprojectt podcast
His take on industrial design.
my latest on @startupprojectt podcast
April 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
@toddbracher partnered with iconic brands like Issey Miyake, Herman Miller & 3M.
His take on industrial design.
my latest on @startupprojectt podcast
His take on industrial design.
my latest on @startupprojectt podcast
In one way Lovable & Bolt apps are abstractions created by pocking a large use case that Cursor addresses.
The next big AI app would be eventually be a large-subset of what Lovable does
— AI Websites but just for Ecommerce
Think of how shopify is a subset of wordpress
The next big AI app would be eventually be a large-subset of what Lovable does
— AI Websites but just for Ecommerce
Think of how shopify is a subset of wordpress
March 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In one way Lovable & Bolt apps are abstractions created by pocking a large use case that Cursor addresses.
The next big AI app would be eventually be a large-subset of what Lovable does
— AI Websites but just for Ecommerce
Think of how shopify is a subset of wordpress
The next big AI app would be eventually be a large-subset of what Lovable does
— AI Websites but just for Ecommerce
Think of how shopify is a subset of wordpress
The LLMs are commodity crowd don't understand large businesses.
They would have never built Azure, AWS & GCP.
They would have never built Azure, AWS & GCP.
March 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The LLMs are commodity crowd don't understand large businesses.
They would have never built Azure, AWS & GCP.
They would have never built Azure, AWS & GCP.
Are newsletters dead?
Feels like monetizing newsletters was a ZIRP phenomenon.
Feels like monetizing newsletters was a ZIRP phenomenon.
March 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Are newsletters dead?
Feels like monetizing newsletters was a ZIRP phenomenon.
Feels like monetizing newsletters was a ZIRP phenomenon.
One of the biggest disappointments in tech in the last decade is how recommendation systems are used in such limited ways only to optimize for time spent on app.
Speaks to a lack of creativity among the product builders.
Speaks to a lack of creativity among the product builders.
March 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
One of the biggest disappointments in tech in the last decade is how recommendation systems are used in such limited ways only to optimize for time spent on app.
Speaks to a lack of creativity among the product builders.
Speaks to a lack of creativity among the product builders.
India is not growing fast enough. And there is one simple way it can be unlocked.
Stop making women of your house spend 4-6 hours in the kitchen. Extreme amounts of time is being wasted in cooking and eating elaborately.
And its not even the right nutrition.
Stop making women of your house spend 4-6 hours in the kitchen. Extreme amounts of time is being wasted in cooking and eating elaborately.
And its not even the right nutrition.
March 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
India is not growing fast enough. And there is one simple way it can be unlocked.
Stop making women of your house spend 4-6 hours in the kitchen. Extreme amounts of time is being wasted in cooking and eating elaborately.
And its not even the right nutrition.
Stop making women of your house spend 4-6 hours in the kitchen. Extreme amounts of time is being wasted in cooking and eating elaborately.
And its not even the right nutrition.
VCs trying to give money to the cursor team at a $10B valuation.
March 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
VCs trying to give money to the cursor team at a $10B valuation.
VCs trying to give money to the cursor team at a $10B valuation.
March 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
VCs trying to give money to the cursor team at a $10B valuation.
You can tell what a person believes in — based on the podcasts they listen to.
March 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
You can tell what a person believes in — based on the podcasts they listen to.
Grok might be the best LLM out there. But it will fail to create an actual b2b business.
February 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Grok might be the best LLM out there. But it will fail to create an actual b2b business.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
February 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
→ You want to find founders who are irreparably broken and are looking to fill a leaky bucket for the rest of their lives.
→ Early stage investing is casino level risk in people.
@aviel Janitor & Founder of Seattle Foundations
→ Early stage investing is casino level risk in people.
@aviel Janitor & Founder of Seattle Foundations
February 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
→ You want to find founders who are irreparably broken and are looking to fill a leaky bucket for the rest of their lives.
→ Early stage investing is casino level risk in people.
@aviel Janitor & Founder of Seattle Foundations
→ Early stage investing is casino level risk in people.
@aviel Janitor & Founder of Seattle Foundations
February 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Agents are about to blow up, but what does a good agent look like?
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February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Agents are about to blow up, but what does a good agent look like?
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Agents are about to blow up, but what does a good agent look like?
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February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Agents are about to blow up, but what does a good agent look like?
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Competition forces the status quo towards innovation.
Google's innovation was directed towards optimizing ad presence, now it's directed towards better and new products.
Google's innovation was directed towards optimizing ad presence, now it's directed towards better and new products.
Google starts testing new Search 'AI Mode' internally – Here’s an early look at it
Google Search is working on a new “AI Mode” that offers a “persistent place” to ask more “open-ended / exploratory questions” and get...
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February 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Competition forces the status quo towards innovation.
Google's innovation was directed towards optimizing ad presence, now it's directed towards better and new products.
Google's innovation was directed towards optimizing ad presence, now it's directed towards better and new products.
February 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
England created the Clean Air Act of 1956 as a response to the Great Smog of London in 1952.
India needs a similar one, but it looks like it has to get even more serious before the collective outrage and action happen.
India needs a similar one, but it looks like it has to get even more serious before the collective outrage and action happen.
February 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
England created the Clean Air Act of 1956 as a response to the Great Smog of London in 1952.
India needs a similar one, but it looks like it has to get even more serious before the collective outrage and action happen.
India needs a similar one, but it looks like it has to get even more serious before the collective outrage and action happen.
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and WRONG.
— HL Mencken
— HL Mencken
February 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and WRONG.
— HL Mencken
— HL Mencken
Who says the country can't be united — the justice baldoni and Blake lively scandal has united the left and the right like no other issues in the country.
Fame is like sitting on a tiger, you never know when you become the same tiger's lunch.
Fame is like sitting on a tiger, you never know when you become the same tiger's lunch.
February 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Who says the country can't be united — the justice baldoni and Blake lively scandal has united the left and the right like no other issues in the country.
Fame is like sitting on a tiger, you never know when you become the same tiger's lunch.
Fame is like sitting on a tiger, you never know when you become the same tiger's lunch.
In 2000 when we last discussed sovereign wealth fund US debt was 55% of GDP headed down, now it's 120% headed up.
Creating a sovereign wealth fund means investing in private assets which means political bias and favors.
Creating a sovereign wealth fund means investing in private assets which means political bias and favors.
February 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
In 2000 when we last discussed sovereign wealth fund US debt was 55% of GDP headed down, now it's 120% headed up.
Creating a sovereign wealth fund means investing in private assets which means political bias and favors.
Creating a sovereign wealth fund means investing in private assets which means political bias and favors.
Has AI reduced your drudgery over the last 2 years or increased it and how?
February 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Has AI reduced your drudgery over the last 2 years or increased it and how?
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
— Benjamin Franklin, The Way of Wealth
— Benjamin Franklin, The Way of Wealth
February 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
— Benjamin Franklin, The Way of Wealth
— Benjamin Franklin, The Way of Wealth
We are in the age of "enshittification". The services we otherwise love are starting to degrade. Its the dichotomy of this age of abundance.
We now have products that are over engineered and "law of diminished returns" has kicked in.
We now have products that are over engineered and "law of diminished returns" has kicked in.
As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders
Ars staffers take aim at some of the web’s worst predatory practices.
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February 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We are in the age of "enshittification". The services we otherwise love are starting to degrade. Its the dichotomy of this age of abundance.
We now have products that are over engineered and "law of diminished returns" has kicked in.
We now have products that are over engineered and "law of diminished returns" has kicked in.
new post: second order effects from deepseek
Second order effects of Deepseek’s new model:
We overestimate the short term and under estimate the long term.
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February 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
new post: second order effects from deepseek