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⚡️Every product of the future will be a living system  — Ronak Malde, Trajectory.ai

⚡️Every product of the future will be a living system — Ronak Malde, Trajectory.ai

Ronuk Malde, CEO of Trajectory.ai, discusses his journey from building AI coding agents at Windsurf to his current focus on continual learning for enterprise AI. He shares insights on leveraging real-world user data, the unique challenges of model acquisition, and how Trajectory.ai's platform, powered by innovations like scaled SDPO and a novel training stack, enables dynamic, always-learning AI models for diverse industries from legal to finance.

3‑2‑1 Backup Rule Explained: Protect Your Data from Disaster

3‑2‑1 Backup Rule Explained: Protect Your Data from Disaster

Jeff Crume outlines essential data resiliency strategies, starting with the 3-2-1 backup rule—three copies, two media types, one offsite—and expanding to include immutable or air-gapped backups, rigorous testing, and encryption. He emphasizes these principles for robust disaster recovery, ransomware protection, and minimizing costly downtime, highlighting the trade-offs in achieving high availability.

6 Things to Know about AIE World's Fair 2026

6 Things to Know about AIE World's Fair 2026

Discover the AI Engineering World's Fair 2026, the largest iteration yet, offering an unparalleled deep dive into AI engineering with expanded tracks on auto research, GPU specialization, and new verticals like finance and healthcare. Highlights include an innovative expo experience, exclusive leadership initiatives like the "Token Billionaires Program," and unique side events fostering community, including "Posters on AI" where attendees can defend their tweets. This event is designed to be a curated hub for practical, cutting-edge insights and networking in the AI/ML professional landscape.

The data black hole at the center of AI

The data black hole at the center of AI

AI progress is fundamentally driven by vast amounts of data and compute, rather than improvements in sample efficiency, creating a stark contrast with human learning. This essay explores the "black hole of data" powering AIs, quantifies the massive sample-efficiency gap between humans and machines, counters common objections, and discusses the implications for white-collar automation and future AI research.

The Media Game Has Changed

The Media Game Has Changed

The conversation explores the shift from legacy media to creator-led platforms, why authenticity has become a competitive advantage, and how founders can build audiences by communicating directly with customers, employees, and the public. They discuss podcasts, social media, storytelling, corporate communications, and the changing relationship between companies, journalists, and audiences. Along the way, they examine how founders can develop a public voice, why some leaders become influential communicators, and what it means to build a brand in a world where distribution is increasingly decentralized.

The Age Of The 40-Year-Old Solo Founder Is Here

The Age Of The 40-Year-Old Solo Founder Is Here

Bryant Chou, co-founder of Webflow, introduces his new AI-powered platform, Ploy. This episode delves into how Ploy transcends traditional website builders by integrating analytics, CRM, and SEO to autonomously optimize marketing. Chou discusses Ploy's 'anti-slop' approach, leveraging curated data and expertise to produce high-quality web designs, and reflects on building a startup in the AI era compared to Webflow's early days. He also explores the competitive moat of purpose-built AI, the concept of 'agents as customers,' and how experienced founders can leverage AI to 'clone themselves' and achieve unprecedented speed and scale.