Sep 22, 2026

Why Education Has to Change

Ben Horowitz, Erik Torenberg, and Gagan Biyani introduce the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a new educational model designed for the AI era. They argue that traditional education is ill-suited for a rapidly changing world, advocating for a project-based, "learn by doing" approach. The academy aims to cultivate "main character" builders through immersion in Silicon Valley's culture, strong peer networks, and direct engagement with real-world problems and companies, emphasizing the critical role of people skills and the value of learning from failure in an age where AI empowers unprecedented creation.

Sep 11, 2026

Building ambitious software — Jonathan Kelley, Dioxus Labs & Cognition

Jonathan Kelley, founder of Dioxus Labs, shares insights from building a cross-platform Rust app framework for five years. He details Dioxus's evolution, its core technologies like Blitz and Subsecond, and the transformative impact of AI coding agents. Kelley explains how AI excels at handling Rust's complexity, automating mundane tasks, and serving as patient specialists for knowledge-intensive problems, yet falls short in writing effective tests. He concludes that while AI makes code cheap, quality remains paramount, shifting the engineer's focus to architecture and strategic system design.

Sep 03, 2026

Paul Graham On Startups, Ambition, and Great Founders

Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator, provides insights into the evolution of startups, emphasizing the increasing ambition of founders tackling "frighteningly ambitious ideas." He reveals that fear of failure, not wealth, primarily motivates entrepreneurs and defines the crucial trait of a "formidable" founder. Graham also shares his unique perspective on the unexpected development trajectory of AI, describing AGI as a "jagged frontier," and reflects on YC's consistent core principles over 21 years.

Sep 03, 2026

Why AI Agents Could Finally Reinvent the Credit Card

Max Levchin and Alex Rampell dive into 25 years of fintech evolution, from the surprising persistence of the card interface and the origins of Affirm's unique 'real 0% APR' model and negative customer acquisition cost, to the future prospects of AI-driven agentic payments versus shopping.

Aug 26, 2026

Platform Engineering for Developers, Architects & the Rest of Us • Daniel Bryant • GOTO 2025

Daniel Bryant discusses platform engineering for software developers and architects, emphasizing treating platforms as internal products with developers as customers. He outlines a three-layered architecture, the evolution from monolithic systems to microservices, and the importance of 'golden bricks' over 'golden paths' for composability. Key takeaways include API-first design, minimizing cognitive load, avoiding leaky abstractions, and measuring success through frameworks like DORA and DevEx to achieve speed, safety, and scale.

Aug 19, 2026

Modern Enterprise Architecture: Architecting for Outcomes • Simon Rohrer • GOTO 2025

Simon Rohrer challenges traditional Enterprise Architecture (EA) principles, proposing a modern approach focused on outcomes, continuous evolution, and socio-technical alignment. He outlines five key tenets: Aligning Value, People & Technology; achieving Better Value Sooner, Safer, Happier; implementing Continuous Conversational & Automated Governance; scaling DevOps across the enterprise; and fostering Evolutionary Enterprise Architecture.