Essays
Patterns across the archive.
Longer pieces that draw across multiple entries. Less obituary, more autopsy report.
- May 15, 2026 · 8 min read
The lifespans of dead AI products
From sixteen hours to twelve years, what the clock tells us about why AI products fail.
- May 15, 2026 · 9 min read
The Quiet Exit
How the acqui-hire became the modal ending for AI startups that almost worked.
- May 15, 2026 · 9 min read
The things that stopped working
AI hardware fails differently than AI software, and the archive shows how.
- May 12, 2026 · 8 min read
The quiet collapse of the autonomous vehicle startup
Eight companies, more than six billion dollars, and no independent survivor between 2019 and 2024.
- May 8, 2026 · 9 min read
The AI healthcare cohort that didn't make it
Six companies, more than three billion dollars, and a category that the system rejected.