Articles by Jake Tao

Head of Marketing (US) Location: Remote (United States)Employment Type: Full-timeCompensation: Top tier commission + significant equity We’re looking for a marketing leader—not just to run campaigns, but to help shape the future of Syrovex. As one of our earliest leaders, you’ll work directly with the founders to define our brand, build our go-to-market strategy, and establish the marketing organi…

I’ve gone and done it. Full-time founder now. I can already picture a few friends reading this and thinking: knew you wouldn’t be able to resist. People used to ask me back in school why I hadn’t started a company yet. I never had a great answer. I could turn ideas into something real quickly, and I genuinely loved the process of building from nothing — but I never felt that itch…

By 2026, generative AI (GenAI) has gradually evolved and materialized into what is known as intelligent agents, entering our lives at an astonishing pace (regardless of the specific concept, this article will refer to it as AI for ease of description). From content creation and information retrieval to daily office work, more and more people are relying on AI to improve efficiency and assist in de…

The recent views on AI in the capital market are quite interesting. From cooling down in the second half of last year, to questioning its output ratio at the beginning of this year, and then to regaining confidence recently, the past few months have been like a rollercoaster ride. Although concerns haven’t been completely dispelled, the worst should be over. Regardless of how capital views it, the…

Recently, the notion that “AI will replace software” has been rampant, causing an unprecedented plunge in software stocks and, coupled with concerns about the profitability of AI, plunging the entire market into deep anxiety. While concerns about AI profitability are not entirely unfounded — given the persistently high costs of AI and the reliance on traditional revenue models like advertising and…