Writing
Essays, notes, and operating lessons on startups, AI, and building.
Programs that actually give capital to founders
A curated directory of accelerators and fellowships with money on the line
Are we in an AI bubble?
Yes. But that does not mean the technology is fake, or that the opportunity is over.
(Good) ideas are rare.
Why strong ideas still matter, and how to find them
AIYaiYai
Conversations about AI, technology, and building companies.
All essays
2026Always-on agents: what they are and how to start2026Good enough is the new ugly2026China just changed the rules of artificial intelligence2026Generative AI models have an enemy: humans2026Why an LLM should not be your whole AI system2026Are we in an AI bubble?2026What comes after ChatGPT may not look like a chatbot20268 billion people on Earth and only 0.3% pay for AI. The opportunity is absurd.2026If you're not in SF, don't raise VC.2026Robotics does not have a hardware bottleneck. It has a data bottleneck.2026As intelligence gets cheaper, trust gets expensive2026Financialization of culture: everything becomes an asset class2025AI State 20262025(Good) ideas are rare.2025Learn this early2025Lessons across areas2025Fundraising2025Programs that actually give capital to founders2025Post-mortem: closing Torrenegra Organization2025Why some companies take off and others die quietly2025How to build a CEO mindset2025Content marketing2024The problem with accelerator programs2023We are shutting down Trendi2022What our Y Combinator interview taught us
On LinkedIn
Shorter takes, most of them in Spanish. A few of the posts that traveled furthest:
2026Companies building foundational models for robotics are the ones that will conquer markets2026LATAM le es irrelevante a los AI Labs: “el mercado es demasiado pequeño”2026Every founder, CRO, and Head of Sales should listen to this masterclass on sales2026Así generé 1.3 millones de views orgánicas en LinkedIn en 2 meses con Codex y Claude2026Hablé con el CEO de una empresa de logística que factura $2M: “sé que necesito usar IA, no sé por dónde empezar”2026No existe tal cosa como una empresa “AI Native” en Latinoamérica