Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
How startups lose their edge – by PostHog
The problem isn’t the strategy itself. It’s that you stop doing the things that got you ahead in the first place. You’re no longer playing to win, you’re playing not to lose, and in sports, in startups, in anything competitive, that shift in mindset is how you hand the game to someone hungrier than you.
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch
We’re tracking layoffs in the tech industry in 2025 so you can see the trajectory of the cutbacks and understand the impact on innovation across all types of companies. As businesses continue to embrace AI and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human impact of layoffs — and what could be at stake with increased innovation.
At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far | TechCrunch
Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused in other industries like satellite space companies Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site Kalshi.
Former Intel chief Pat Gelsinger: ‘I’ve been called here for a purpose’
The Pennsylvania “farm boy” helped build the foundations of the modern tech industry, spent decades rising to the top of one of America’s most iconic companies and played a pivotal role in the most consequential US manufacturing legislation in half a century, the 2022 Chips Act.
How prompt caching works – Paged Attention and Automatic Prefix Caching plus practical tips | sankalp’s blog
I could find amazing tips for prompt caching but was unable to find a comprehensive resource on how prompt caching works under the hood. So here I am load-bearing the responsibility and suffering to write the post. Following “Be the change you want to see in the world” etc. When somebody searches “how does prompt caching work really”, my hope is this post pops-up and gives them a good idea of how prompt caching works with the bonus of learning how inference looks like at scale.
How to sell to engineers
Selling to engineers almost seems mystical to most sales people. The people who are best at it are founders who are technical themselves building solutions for a problem they have themselves. But if you’re not a technical founder with deep domain knowledge and empathy, none of the many sales books will help you with engineers.
Your Perfectionism is Lying to You – Unknown Arts
The nagging voice in my head would whisper, “If you can’t make it perfect, why even bother?” And just like that, I’d be stuck—my longing for perfection blocking me from creating anything at all.
The Math of Why You Can’t Focus at Work | Off by One
In this post, I’ll show you what interruption-driven work looks like when you model it with math. Three simple parameters determine whether your day is productive or a write-off. We’ll simulate hundreds of days and build a map of the entire parameter space so you can see exactly where you are and what happens when you change.
Feedback doesn’t scale | Another Rodeo
Feedback doesn’t scale because relationships don’t scale. With five people, you have some personal interaction with everyone on the team. At twenty, you interact with some, but not all. At 100 you still have personal relationships with 10 or 15 people, so there are a lot of gaps. At 200, your personal relationships are a tiny slice of the overall pie.
Oregon income growth slows, falling behind the nation — and inflation – oregonlive.com
Nationally, incomes grew more than three times faster than Oregon incomes did in both 2023 and 2024. And Oregon’s growth rate was below the rate of inflation in both years. That means the typical household has less buying power.
December Updates: Baby it’s cold outside… but the Climate Curious news is HOT!
So, whether you’re here to better understand the climate landscape, feel inspired instead of discouraged, or simply to stay connected to local sustainable progress, you’re in the right place. I’m so glad you’re here. Let’s build this community together!
Smith Teamaker, Revant Optics CEOs on need for collaboration – Portland Business Journal
For two Portland manufacturing CEOs, the disconnect between local government and local businesses is a big problem. But it’s one that could be solved by tapping into the very Portland characteristic of collaboration.
