§01 · Editorial · Essays & Interviews

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● Featured · Interview · 11 min

Communities: The Next Big Unlock for AI Marketing?

“A SMARTIES Special with the MMA India managing director on 26 years of digital change, the new rules of AI discovery, and why community is marketing’s next advantage.”

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Interview · 6 min read

AI Will Not Replace Humans. Humans Who Use AI Will.

A private equity investor turned operator across Zeta, PayPal, Amazon Pay and AWS makes the case that the real risk in a career was never taking one.

September 18, 2026

Interview · 4 min read

Every AI Company Is Now a Media Company

The co-founder of Voosh, in his first Y Combinator application, makes the case that when anyone can build the software, the only moat left is how well you actually understand your customer.

September 11, 2026

Interview · 7 min read

Pressure Is a Privilege

Saina Nehwal on the twenty-five years behind a world No. 1 ranking, the broken knee three days before Rio, and why burnout comes from the wrong work rather than hard work.

September 4, 2026