technology

tariff war

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Forcing function: If the trade war was an audit, China just passed.

Mar 26, 2026

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3 min read

Forcing function: If the trade war was an audit, China just passed.

The trade war didn't create China's advantage, it just made it impossible to ignore.

Dax Hamman

investing

Carta says the venture comeback is real, but the invitations are more scarce

Mar 23, 2026

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3 min read

Carta says the venture comeback is real, but the invitations are more scarce

Carta’s Q4 2025 data is the most honest picture we have of where startup funding actually went last year. And it makes a surprisingly strong case for rethinking the priced round entirely.

Dax Hamman

investing

Why I (& Disney) don’t believe in self-serve only

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

Why I (& Disney) don’t believe in self-serve only

It's not our fault, but it is our problem...

Dax Hamman

agenct maestro

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Services firms = the next $trillion company

Mar 13, 2026

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3 min read

Services firms = the next $trillion company

Sequoia just named the model we’ve been building for two years.

Dax Hamman

startup

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Want to know what defines if AI will take your job?

Feb 27, 2026

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4 min read

Want to know what defines if AI will take your job?

Why the real threat to your career isn’t the one you’ve been told about, and what a 1960s economist nobody talks about can tell you about where your value is actually going.

Dax Hamman

sales

The hard part has changed (technology —> distribution)

Feb 11, 2026

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9 min read

The hard part has changed (technology —> distribution)

[New here? Start with this piece first] Building technology has never been easier, but getting anyone to care about it has never been harder.

Dax Hamman

technology

Forcing function: If the trade war was an audit, China just passed.

Carta says the venture comeback is real, but the invitations are more scarce

Why I (& Disney) don’t believe in self-serve only

Services firms = the next $trillion company

Want to know what defines if AI will take your job?

The hard part has changed (technology —> distribution)

Hard Part First

Hard Part First