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Bluefish Scores $20M to Navigate the Wild West of AI Marketing
As brands scramble to control their narrative in ChatGPT and beyond, one startup is building the infrastructure to help Fortune 500 companies stay on message
Nick Wentz · AUG 21, 2025
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The $2.7 Trillion Question: How AI Unicorns Are Rewriting the Rules of Wealth Creation
Nearly 500 AI startups have reached billion-dollar valuations in what experts call the fastest wealth accumulation in a century—but most of that money exists only on paper.
Nick Wentz · AUG 14, 2025
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The $70 Million Bet: How Rillet's AI-Native Accounting Could Upend a Trillion-Dollar Market
Silicon Valley's hottest fintech startup just raised Series B funding in record time—and it's targeting the most boring corner of enterprise software
Nick Wentz · AUG 7, 2025
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Market Pulse: Ramp’s AI‐Driven Finance Platform Surges to $22.5 Billion Valuation
The fintech unicorn's leap to $22.5B valuation in 45 days reveals why investors are betting big on autonomous financial agents
Nick Wentz · JUL 31, 2025
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The Great UBI Divide: What 3,000 Voters Revealed About America's Economic Future
A near-perfect split on Universal Basic Income exposes the philosophical fault lines reshaping how we think about work, technology, and human worth
Nick Wentz · JUL 29, 2025
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: How 75 Years of Research Led to Today's AI Breakthroughs
From Turing's test to ChatGPT's breakout year. This is the story of artificial intelligence's slow-burn transformation into the technology reshaping our world.
Nick Wentz · JUL 27, 2025
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Lovable Blazes to $100M ARR in Just 8 Months, Becomes Europe’s Fastest‐Ever SaaS “Centaur”
Swedish AI startup Lovable rockets to $100M ARR in 8 months, redefining SaaS speed and enterprise potential.
Nick Wentz · JUL 23, 2025
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Two Big ChatGPT Upgrades You Probably Missed, and How They’ll Change the Way You Work
With Record Mode and Connectors, ChatGPT just took its biggest step yet toward becoming your AI-powered chief of staff.
Nick Wentz · JUL 20, 2025
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Thinking Machines Lab Raises $2B at $12B Valuation, Signaling Strong Backing for Murati’s Vision
Backed by top VCs and AI giants, Thinking Machines bets big on open-source, multimodal AI from day one.
Nick Wentz · JUL 17, 2025
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Microsoft Pledges $4B to Scale AI Education Worldwide
Microsoft launches Elevate Academy to upskill 20M globally, embedding AI tools into education and careers.
Nick Wentz · JUL 9, 2025
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Step-by-Step Guide: Turn AI Into Your Best Ops Hire
How forward-thinking ops teams are using AI to escape the "more bodies, more problems" trap
Nick Wentz · JUL 9, 2025
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The Future of Coding Is Agentic: GitHub CEO on Copilot, Open Source, and AI's Role in Software
Thomas Dohmke explains why AI coding assistants aren't just tools—they're redefining how we build, learn, and scale software
Nick Wentz · JUN 25, 2025
