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How to use NotebookLM and Gemini as your Personal Research Assistant | Wyndo Mitra
Listen now | In today’s episode, I’m joined by Wyndo Mitra, author of the AI Maker blog.
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Barry Winata
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Wyndo
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AI and the Great Adaptation
and why it's becoming the equalizer
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Barry Winata
MCP for the Non-Technical
Understanding the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for the non-technical, and why it's the USB-C for AI
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Barry Winata
Helpful Bookmarks
An archive of random and hopefully useful things I've collected over the years on becoming a better human
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TWS #011: Apple Bashes AI Models, Megawatt EV Charging; Circle's IPO, Practical AI Podcast
and much more...
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deep dives

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Why Taiwan Builds all the Chips
Welcome to this deep-dive edition.
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How China Moves So Freaking Fast
and why it's next move is so important!
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Rippling vs. Deel - Inside the Corporate Espionage Rocking Silicon Valley
Thoughts on what it means to operate in a highly competitive space
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Barry Winata
Is the Internet Running Out of Electricity?
Explaining the Energy Crisis
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Parallelism: It's About Time
NOTE: The above animation demonstrates (in very cool way), the difference between serial and parallel processing.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: AI Risks that No One is Talking About
In November 2022, OpenAI release ChatGPT on the world, and the response was nothing short of explosive.
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Startups: Competition is for losers. How to really stand out...
Most founders think their product will wow investors, but there’s a hidden factor that sets successful startups apart—and it’s not what you think.
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Measuring The Moat: A Guide To Value Creation
A detailed summary from Counterpoint Global Insights (Morgan Stanley) on their in-depth guide to "Measuring the Moat"
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essays

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Why Humans Still Need Humans
The Story Behind Stack Overflow's Decline
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Why Every Builder Should Write From Day One
If you’re a builder or thinking about becoming one, your ability to write could be the difference between success and failure.
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AI and the Great Adaptation
and why it's becoming the equalizer
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Barry Winata
Ideas Are Meant To Be Thrown Away
Most of them will suck.
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Focus on the problem, not the solution
One of the biggest misconceptions that I’ve seen with founders on their pitches is around focusing on the problem vs.
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The Power of Urgency
Why urgency matters when you're building a business
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Build fast or die
I used to be pretty old-school about how software should be built.
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Starting a Startup can feel like a war on your confidence
You're not alone!
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