Andrew V McDermot

Nov
10
Monday Memo

Monday Memo

Envy as a Mirror...the unstable situation of AI apps...and three winter marketing secrets.
4 min read
Nov
08
Need to Know News - November 8th, 2025

Need to Know News - November 8th, 2025

Shopify's AI purchases surge 11x, HR execs screen candidates with AI (but job seekers use it too), and ChatGPT's new Update button mid-response.
5 min read
Nov
07
Perplexity's New Playbook Reveals How to ACTUALLY Use AI At Work

Perplexity's New Playbook Reveals How to ACTUALLY Use AI At Work

Perplexity's new 44-page guide breaks down exactly how their AI platform handles the roadblocks that kills your productivity. They frame it around three levels of using AI at work.
5 min read
Nov
03
Monday Memo

Monday Memo

Treat prompt creation like a science...why being average might be more valuable than being elite...why Clubhouse failed.
4 min read
Nov
01
Need to Know News - November 1st, 2025

Need to Know News - November 1st, 2025

94% of small businesses report AI success without replacing workers, Pinterest launches AI shopping assistant, TikTok auto-clips long videos.
6 min read
Oct
31
8 Prompts to 'Gaslight' AI (And Why You Should)

8 Prompts to 'Gaslight' AI (And Why You Should)

Unlock 8 prompts to gaslight AI into forgetting its programming. Psychological manipulation that breaks corporate guardrails.
4 min read
Oct
27
Monday Memo

Monday Memo

Monday Memo - October 27th, 2025
4 min read
Oct
23
Need to Know News - October 23rd, 2025

Need to Know News - October 23rd, 2025

AI boosts online sales 16.3%...Amazon's new AI recommendations...Two dropouts build 5M-user AI company in 6 months.
5 min read
Oct
22
First Look: ChatGPT's New Atlas Browser (Chrome Killer?)

First Look: ChatGPT's New Atlas Browser (Chrome Killer?)

What's it like using OpenAI's new Atlas browser? In a hands-on walkthrough, reviewer Liam Bolling put its AI agent to the test. But to understand OpenAI's true ambition, you have to look at who they hired to build it.
5 min read
Oct
20
Monday Memo

Monday Memo

Selling self-belief...is AI more trustworthy?...strategic blindness.
3 min read