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The Most Controversial 1-Person AI Company Raised $30M at a $250M Valuation
Is that the future of one person company?
May 25
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John Tian
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ElevenLabs ARR hit $500M in 3+ years, An AI Infra Only Raised a Seed Sold for Nearly $1B
Cresta ARR hit $100M, Sierra is now at $15B valuation
May 5
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John Tian
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Three 10x ARR AI Recruiting Startups, Three Different Futures
AI recruiting is no longer just “software.” It’s starting to look like an entirely new labor system.
Apr 29
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John Tian
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Meta–Manus Deal Blocked by China; The Anti-Social App That Quietly Hit $18M ARR
AI Is No Longer Borderless
Apr 27
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John Tian
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Pocket FM hit $400M ARR, AI-Native Zapier Raised $70M in Just 2 Years with a lean team
The best AI workflows are often 90% deterministic systems + 10% AI enhancement
Apr 23
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John Tian
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Mercor AI ARR hit $100M in 2 years
Mar 24, 2025
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John Tian
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How Gamma Grow from 0-$50M ARR, 50M users w/30 people
May 5, 2025
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John Tian
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Three 10x ARR AI Recruiting Startups, Three Different Futures
Apr 29
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John Tian
7
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Emergent ARR Hit $50M in 7 months, Sequoia Backed an AI-Native Calendly
Jan 24
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John Tian
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Perplexity ARR hit $450M, Kollab and the Shift from Task AI to Team AI
The future of AI isn’t just about making individuals faster. It’s about making organizations flow.
Apr 8
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John Tian
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Anthropic Tops OpenAI at $30B ARR, AI Insurance hit $40M ARR in 6 months
Using AI to turn traditionally manual workflows into software.
Apr 7
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John Tian
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Obsidian: $25M ARR, 8 People 1 Cat No Funding, Not Chasing AI
Selling Control, Not Notes
Apr 6
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John Tian
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Kimi ARR hit $100M, “Solo Founder+AI” Built a Business Making Nearly $300M in Profit
Legora ARR hit $100M in under 18 months from $1M
Apr 3
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John Tian
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Vercel ARR hit $340M, the 5 Moats That Matter in the AI Era
The core judgment is simple: Is it hard to do, or hard to get?
Mar 31
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John Tian
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Under Pressure from Anthropic, OpenAI Bets on a Super App
OpenAI Is Building the AI Operating System for Your Desktop
Mar 21
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John Tian
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Fal Hit $400M ARR, OpenClaw Ignites “Gmail for AI Agents” to Build the Identity Layer for the AI Era
Infra for AI Agents is a big deal
Mar 20
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John Tian
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