Archive - Day by Jay

AI Raises a Big Question, but Legacy Industries Have Already Answered It

The key to understanding which software models will create the most value lies in the economics of traditional industries.

Mar 18 •

June 2024

Fixing Industrial Productivity: How AI Will Revitalize Our Workforce

Understanding the role of AI in enhancing efficiency and empowering workers in the industrial sector.

Jun 11, 2024 •

March 2024

Unlocking hidden value: How niche markets are bigger opportunities than VCs think

Ode to Procore; a case study on niche versus mass-market project management software

Mar 6, 2024 •

November 2023

When MVPs aren't the most valuable: how to approach markets with few early adopters

Exploring early adopters and initial use cases in industrial software

Nov 8, 2023 •

April 2023

The dry powder fallacy: why there is 50% less startup capital than we think

Startup fundraising will hit five-year lows in 2023

Apr 17, 2023 •

December 2022

What proximity matters most for building vertical startups?

You can't invest in vertical-SaaS without investing in second-tier ecosystems

Dec 17, 2022 •

August 2022

What happens when you over-index on momentum early

VCs should be cautious when considering early traction across front- middle- and back- office technology platforms

Aug 27, 2022 •

April 2022

How to kick a$$ at your first job... and maybe your second

🎨Back to basics 📊 People that are good at work are good at these things 🧘‍♀️ Agency

Apr 16, 2022 •

January 2022

You never get a second chance at a first impression

During my business school orientation at Booth, the facilitators split us into teams of a dozen.

Jan 9, 2022 •

October 2021

#12: The hard stuff: where volatility creates technology opportunity

🎨 Shotgun houses 📊 Volatility creates opportunity 🧘‍♀️ Be happy anyway

Oct 10, 2021 •

May 2021

Day by Jay #11: No more starving artists

🎨 Celebrate 📊 Creators and Capitalists 🧘‍♀️ Maybe

May 27, 2021 •

March 2021

Day by Jay #10: Seeding the exception

🎨 NFT 📊 The seed-stage exception 🧘‍♀️ Yogas chitta vritti nirodha

Mar 21, 2021 •

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