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What it is.
Mario Gabriele writes The Generalist, which describes itself as covering the people, companies, and technologies shaping the future. The site states over 167,000 subscribers. Coverage runs from fintech and semiconductors to defense technology.
Pieces go long on a single company or founder, and interviews run with the operator's own words up front. One edition profiled the 23-year-old founder of Applied Compute on training custom models.
Generalist+ costs $22 per month and adds the Future 50 startup database plus letter series with investors and founders.
What you get.
- Long company studies that stay on one business at a time
- Founder and investor interviews published with commentary
- Briefings that track market moves week to week
- A podcast, open to free subscribers
- Paid series including the Future 50 database
OUR PICKS
Editions we'd start with.
The Token Budget Problem Nobody Is Talking About ↗
An interview with Factory's cofounder on where agent economics bend.
Own or Be Owned: Why Every Company Needs Its Own AI Model ↗
Applied Compute's founder on training in-house models, and why most companies aren't data ready.
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How long is an edition?
Do free readers get the whole thing?
Does a startup need its own trained model to compete?
What signals a market is worth entering?