Cameron Hayes

58 Articles

Why I didn't sign the "We Must Act Now" statement (yet)

“We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.” — the Politician’s FallacyThe other day,…

Book Review: "Power and Progress"

My elderly rabbit Giggles has unfortunately been quite sick the past two days (he’s recovering now), so I…

America's political economy is pretty bleak right now

A month ago I wrote a post reflecting on whether my blog output is as relevant as it…

Anthropic's 10-Slide Deck 💰, Blueprint for Agent-First Software🤖, Top SaaS Vendors💳

Another week, another pulse check on Tech.From top insights and reports to new funds, VC jobs, resources, and…

These Are The Mistakes That Cost Founders Their First Deal

The Real Reason Founders Lose Their First DealEvery founder who has run out of money remembers the exact…

The UK is a cautionary tale for the U.S.

Photo by Images George Rex via Wikimedia Commons“Be assured, my young friend, that there is a great deal…

How to build your own CFO skill in Claude

Imagine you have this dashboard.This is the Born2Cycle monthly finance snapshot. Our analysts rebuild it every month, by…

Recording of the Claude Masterclass is here

The recording from Thursday’s live Claude Masterclass is now available to watch for all Insider Members. Insider Members…

Build your CFO SKILL Stack with Claude in 15 minutes

Imagine you have this dashboard.This is the Born2Cycle monthly finance snapshot. Our analysts rebuild it every month, by…

AWS Gives You $1,000. Or $300,000. Same Form

Two founders fill out the same AWS application on the same afternoon.One gets $1,000 in credits. The other…

How to build a CFO brain with Claude and Notion in 10 minutes

Every CFO struggles day to day. They can’t see their families on weekends. They have to spend so…

Who was the worst monster of the 20th century?

Photo arrangement by General Iroh, the Dragon of the West, via Wikimedia CommonsLet’s take a break from discussing…

Sam Altman Says We're Already Living Inside the Singularity. Here Are His 10 Rules for Building Right Now.

Sam Altman does not think the singularity is coming. He thinks you are standing in it.On the Relentless…

We asked too much of the American university

Photo by Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia CommonsThe story of the rise and possible impending fall of the American…

The 375 Prompt Book for Fundraising

A placement agent charges 5% of the round for warm intros. An analyst spends two weeks building the…