Kylee Bourbon

Unrestrained use of MCP can quickly flood context windows. Experts share ten practical techniques to rein it in. thenewstack.io/how-to-reduce-…

Funding round led by Index Ventures values company at $1 billion bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Fireworks AI has leapt to a $4 billion valuation and serves 70% of the Fortune 500. Here CEO Lin Qiao discusses AI funding, valuations and bubbles, the race for talent and her decision to leave Meta where she lead the PyTorch team. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/n…

IN NEWS: @hussein_fazal (Co-Founder & CEO, super[.]com) just announced the company has hit $200M ARR. He joined the show and discussed how they acquire customers: “Each product has its own channel. We don’t advertise the full membership upfront, we win people over with one product that’s so good, they stick around for the rest.” Travel runs on intent. “Google, Kayak, TripAdvisor work because people are ready to buy.” Earning runs on social. “Download Uber for the first time, take a ride, get $20. Uber pays us $30, we pass most back to the member. Same with games: hit a certain level, see some ads, maybe buy some gems. It’s an ad network play.” In his view, the model is to use high-intent and incentive-based funnels to hook users, then expand them into full members.

Discover why most AI applications fail and how to build products that align foundation models with real user needs through data feedback loops and strategic development. By @FireworksAI_HQ CEO & Co-Founder @lqiao thenewstack.io/youre-building…