The Product Person

Intel and OpenAI

Even the most blissfully childlike among us know that the AI labs are losing money.

Apr 12 • Richard

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March 2026

Why RL can't fix bad AI writing, Part 2

In part 1, we wrote on the general inability of current data labeling outfits (Scale, Mercor) to provide good examples of writing to big labs.

Mar 31 • Richard

Forward-Deployed Engineering

It’s the late seventies, and you are Larry Ellison.

Mar 30 • Richard

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Why RL can't fix bad AI writing

Hey guys, sorry for the long hiatus.

Mar 25 • Richard

May 2023

On Security, Part 1

A brief history of major vulnerabilities in the past decade

May 18, 2023 • Richard

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Auth0: Product-led Authentication

How Auth0 leveraged content and PLG to success

May 9, 2023 • Richard

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VGS: Security and branding

The story behind VGS and how they built one of the strongest brands in the security space

May 1, 2023 • Richard

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April 2023

Drata: Viral Audits

How Drata came to the forefront with changing software purchasing decisions

Apr 24, 2023 • Richard and Dan Bogachek

Snyk: Shift left security

Catching the shift-left security wave and building a generational security platform

Apr 17, 2023 • Dan Bogachek and Richard

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Wiz: Visible Vulnerabilities

Breaking down how Wiz went from COVID idea to $10 billion

Apr 13, 2023 • Richard

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January 2023

Nirav Tolia on Growing Nextdoor and the Path to Monetization

Inside are 5 actionable insights from former CEO and co-founder of Nextdoor, Nirav Toilia

Jan 4, 2023 • Nick Borsh

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December 2022

The Rise and Fall of FTX – Part Three

FTX's presidential tokens, FTX.US, Serum, Blockfolio, and Alameda's risky bets in 2020.

Dec 26, 2022 • Richard