Archive - Vlad's Newsletter

Sell the Work, Not the Tool

Sequoia says the next trillion-dollar company will do your job, not sell you a dashboard. I've been accidentally building one since 2017.

Apr 9 • Vladyslav Podoliako

I read 512,000 lines of Anthropic's leaked source code. Half the "bombshell features" don't actually work.

Apr 2 • Vladyslav Podoliako

March 2026

My AI co-founder doesn't sleep, doesn't eat, doesn't ask for equity, and just on the road of 100k MRR. Here's exactly how I built him, what he costs…

Mar 17 • Vladyslav Podoliako

Average Is Over

The most dangerous place in the AI economy is the comfortable middle.

Mar 9 • Vladyslav Podoliako

You Are Become the Bottleneck

The phase every founder reaches but nobody prepares you for.

Mar 3 • Vladyslav Podoliako

February 2026

Stop Averaging Down

The math behind why doing less is the only real path to doing more.

Feb 24 • Vladyslav Podoliako

Tool-Shaped Worlds

One says panic. One says FarmVille. One says S-curves. Here's what falls out when you stop picking sides.

Feb 20 • Vladyslav Podoliako

The Omnipotence Syndrome

When $200/month buys you everything, and you can't handle it

Feb 17 • Vladyslav Podoliako

"Not Me" Podcast Episode #10: The End of Context Windows

Listen now | MIT Just Made Your AI Brain Infinitely Bigger, and Most People Haven't Noticed Yet

Feb 12 • Vladyslav Podoliako

29:57

Jailbreaking Claude

The 23,000 words Anthropic doesn't want you to speed-run. I did it for you.

Feb 10 • Vladyslav Podoliako

"Not Me" Podcast Episode #9: Boring Bet

Listen now | Why the smartest money is still holding course on America, and why you probably should too.

Feb 5 • Vladyslav Podoliako

16:19

The Social Network Without Humans

1.5 million AI agents just built their own Reddit. What they're posting should concern you.

Feb 3 • Vladyslav Podoliako

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