Ahmed Rashad (CEO, Perle.ai) on the four-pillar framework for scaling expert annotators — and why paying labelers more produces lower TCO than the cheap-labor model.

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data labeling operations scaling human-in-the-loop

Apr 13, 2026

Building a Knowledge-Based Network: How Experts Scale Without Replacing Themselves

Dara Ladjevardian (CEO, Delphi) on why knowledge networks are fundamentally different from professional networks—and how they enable true expertise scaling.

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networking expertise scaling communities

Apr 7, 2026

Why Vertical Integration Is the Only Way Deep Tech Actually Works

Jorge Colindres (Radical AI) explains why materials companies must own their entire value chain — from discovery through manufacturing — or watch their breakthroughs die at the handoff.

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deep tech materials science vertical integration manufacturing scaling

Apr 5, 2026

Why Book Licensing Is Harder Than Anyone Thought

Trip Adler breaks down the multi-rights complexity that makes AI licensing books fundamentally different from licensing any other media.

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business-operations rights-management scaling publishing

Mar 27, 2026

Why Scaling a Company Gets Harder, Not Easier

John Kim (CEO, Paraform) debunks the founder myth that early-stage is the hardest part. He explains why the real difficulty hits after you've already proven product-market fit.

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founders scaling company-building leadership

Mar 19, 2026

Why Most AI Wrappers Die — And What Survivors Do Differently

Gil Feig (CTO, Merge) explains the infrastructure decisions that separate AI startups that scale from those that don't.

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