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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 04/09/2026

On Smart Bear Live E4 - Appointmed with @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social: The fear of being vulnerable in public is that you'll seem weak; instead you get love. On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeqBHrKrCEI Or Podcast: smartbearlive.com Video Short:

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 03/09/2026

On Smart Bear Live E4 - Appointmed with @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social: Hyper-growth looks like the norm because news selects for the sensational. On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeqBHrKrCEI Or Podcast: smartbearlive.com Video Short:

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 02/09/2026

On Smart Bear Live E4 - Appointmed with @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social: Founders have no real reference point, so they default to headlines. On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeqBHrKrCEI Or Podcast: smartbearlive.com Video Short:

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 01/09/2026

On Smart Bear Live E4 - Appointmed with @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social: €2M a year, 8 people, profitable -- and still wondering whether it’s a real company. On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeqBHrKrCEI Or Podcast: smartbearlive.com Video Short:

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 31/08/2026

On Smart Bear Live E4 - Appointmed with @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social: Sorting companies into 'right' and 'wrong' kinds mostly makes it harder to see your own clearly. On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy0gykC-mr0 Or Podcast: smartbearlive.com Video Short:

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 28/08/2026

On Smart Bear Live E3 - Podsqueeze with Craig Hewitt: Workshopping how to restart growth after being stuck at €16K/mo. On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZSfcD94DQw Or Podcast: smartbearlive.com Video Short:

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 28/08/2026

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 27/08/2026

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 25/08/2026

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 24/08/2026

On Smart Bear Live E3 - Podsqueeze with Craig Hewitt: Workshopping how to restart growth after being stuck at €16K/mo for two years. On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZSfcD94DQw Or Podcast: smartbearlive.com

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 18/08/2026

Tariffs for importing a wooden tray from Europe to the US. Customs is $2.70, and FedEx’s fee on top of that is $17.50. Good thing US citizens don’t pay the tariffs! It doesn’t even go to the government; it goes to FedEx.

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 28/07/2026

Umm, thanks for the terrific security.

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 17/04/2026

I do too, Claude, but don't forget that we also need eventual-consistency.

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 28/01/2026

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: Another great podcast! Really fun to talk with the incomparable @robwalling.com about various topics in startups and AI, and how ideas and frameworks make it to articles (or don’t). Come here it on Rob’s Startups for the Rest of us podcast: (1/2)

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 27/01/2026

Another great podcast! Really fun to talk with the incomparable @robwalling.com about various topics in startups and AI, and how ideas and frameworks make it to articles (or don’t). Come here it on Rob’s Startups for the Rest of us podcast: (1/2)

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 26/01/2026

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: I loved recording this podcast with Lenny Rachitsky about how do diagnose “why aren’t we growing faster,” and of course what to do about it. Come hear it on Lenny’s Podcast, including on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xLquwfx6p0

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 26/01/2026

I loved recording this podcast with Lenny Rachitsky about how do diagnose “why aren’t we growing faster,” and of course what to do about it. Come hear it on Lenny’s Podcast, including on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xLquwfx6p0

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 03/12/2025

Gemini is getting so good, it can contradict itself within a single sentence. Of course I know some people who do that too. Really life-like!

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 02/12/2025

The AI bros have exaggerated what AI can do for years (which is unnecessary, considering how amazing it 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 is). The latest claim was that it’s ready to solve complex physics. Nope. P.S. Also got a Physics I question wrong when we tried it.

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 23/11/2025

I agree with your push-back! Good point. I was thinking (but didn't say clearly!) of the hashtag as used on Twitter, which AI agrees (again, FWIW...) has the meaning I intended. But you're right too!

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 19/09/2025

Almost all the “transparent” / “build-in-public” companies stop sharing once they mature. But not all. Whole Foods has a book in the store where you can see everyone’s salary. @buffer and @ghost continue to be completely open. I guess 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 meant it.

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 17/09/2025

The `emacs` vs `vim` debate is finish, because at this point if you use either one, you have more in common with the other person than with those young ‘uns who don’t know what either of them are. (Also, the answer is vim.)

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 15/09/2025

You think -- or at least hope -- that the best product will win because of social media and reviews and Product-Led Growth and etc.. But Microsoft Teams is the most popular video conferencing software, and I'll bet the majority of their users don't prefer Teams to the competition. (1/4)

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 02/06/2025

Metrics for the latest video is about the same as the previous, despite the first 0:30 being a hook instead of starting with a title card. I still think that's a better format, but I was surprised it had no effect! youtu.be/dVSXNkWUq88

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 14/05/2025

This logo collage from ChatGPT is... getting there? Pretty funny how it messes up, like mixing "ApartmentFinder" and "Postmates" into "Apartmates" and using Proper Time inside "Monster".

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 18/01/2025

I guess you didn't actually read the article? Here's where it says exactly what you just said:

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 27/11/2024

This is hilarious. I love the waiting messages too. Also, I'm proud that my top attribute is "authentic!" And proud of this summary:

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