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Make Your Startup Robot‑Readable

A practical guide to Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) for founders who want to be understood, cited, and trusted by machines — and humans.

Dec 17 • DeReK WaTSoN

The 100 Challenge, Ship the Truth

A field manual to prove real pain, find root causes, and price relief before you build

Nov 29 • DeReK WaTSoN

⚙️ Why SaaS Metrics Fail for AI-Native Startups

🔧 It is like Using a Dipstick to Service a Tesla

Nov 23 • DeReK WaTSoN

What Happens When Execution Is Free?

From execution abundance to trust scarcity

Oct 15 • DeReK WaTSoN

Invest at Your Own Risk: AI’s Puzzle vs Mystery Era

Why clinging to old metrics will blind investors to true breakthroughs—and how to back genuine innovation.

Jun 5 • DeReK WaTSoN

🔮 The New Rules of VC

AI-Native, Outcome-Obsessed, and Post-Power Law

May 29 • DeReK WaTSoN

Deepdive Podcast: Sherlocking Survival for AI startups and Investors

Seven venture-grade moats to outsmart AI platform clones and defend your edge.

May 23 • DeReK WaTSoN

16:34

🛡️ Seven Moats VCs Should Demand from AI Start‑ups

How to Outrun “Sherlocking”

May 22 • DeReK WaTSoN

Gross $ Retention Is the Real Revenue

Why It Really Matters—Even If You’re Pre-Revenue

Mar 30 • DeReK WaTSoN

🚀 Service as Software (SaS)

Agent Smith is coming for your business

Nov 13, 2024 • DeReK WaTSoN

📈 A Data-Driven Approach for the Startup Investment Ecosystem #006.

Agentic AI, The Next Frontier

Oct 9, 2024 • DeReK WaTSoN

📝 Carta's VC Report: A Wake-Up Call for the Industry

Let's get a bit of context else it is just alarmist

Aug 18, 2024 • DeReK WaTSoN

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