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Diffusion May Overtake Transformers in 2026
I’ve been alpha testing Google’s new Diffusion model.
9 hrs ago • 
Matt McDonagh
Why Being a Data Engineer Makes You a Better Early-Stage Investor
The Plumber’s Edge
Nov 13 • 
Matt McDonagh
How to Build Software
I’m going to show everyone how easy it is to build software.
Nov 6 • 
Matt McDonagh
The Trouble with Tokens
The Trillion-Dollar Stopgap
Nov 5 • 
Matt McDonagh
Why AI Agents Were Doomed to Fail
(And the Meta Paper That Just Saved Them)
Nov 4 • 
Matt McDonagh

October 2025

AI Agents: Virtual Workers or Something Bigger?
Building the Builders
Oct 28 • 
Matt McDonagh
Hatching the Dragon: Why This New AI Architecture Will Change How We Build
As an investor who rolls up my sleeves, my job is to create value.
Oct 26 • 
Matt McDonagh
Vibe Engineering, Part I
I wasn’t always a software building geek.
Oct 25 • 
Matt McDonagh
My Journey into the Heart of Technology
From Wall Street Algorithms to AI Architectures
Oct 19 • 
Matt McDonagh
Blueprints for Building in the Age of AI
The Augmented Engineer
Oct 14 • 
Matt McDonagh
Intelligence in the Age of AI Agents
The year was 2011.
Oct 12 • 
Matt McDonagh
Strategy Over Size
How a radical "less is more" approach in AI is outsmarting tech's giants, proving that the future of intelligence isn't about size, but strategic…
Oct 8 • 
Matt McDonagh
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