Aman Merchant

Serial Entrepreneur | Futures & Innovation Advisor | CEO Coach | AI Strategist | Impact Investor | EIR & NED Across PE, Education & Philanthropy

[Hamdan bin Mohammed @HamdanMohammed]

Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , we are launching today a new initiative to transform towards Agentic AI (self-executing and self-leading artificial intelligence) in Dubai’s private sector.

Our goal is for Dubai to become the world’s leading city in adopting these technologies economically and commercially — giving us a new competitive edge for the future.

The transformation program spans two years and includes specialized training tracks for all business councils affiliated with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

We have also directed the Chamber to establish incubators for Agentic AI companies to support this transformation, create new economic opportunities for young people in this field, and set up dedicated funds to back this new shift.

Our objective is to empower our companies to adopt these technologies that will boost productivity, expand business volumes, and reshape the city — making its economy the best in the world in adopting Agentic AI technologies.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid is today leading a comprehensive movement to reshape Dubai into the world’s most future-ready city — technologically, economically, in infrastructure, and with facilities that elevate quality of life to standards no one has reached before.

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

@bcherny On this page, it seems to suggest that we can use our subscriptions again for OpenClaw - true or false?

https://t.co/3n69H3F88l

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

@Zai_org For someone who was looking to subscribe, your sudden jump by nearly 2.5x is unacceptable and doesn't promote trust. Not signing up anymore

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

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[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

I just published Would you hire an AI as your CEO coach? https://t.co/qtFQ1vZDXD

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

@careem UAE

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

@careem Product return issue unresolved for nearly 2 weeks. Absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. Can someone responsible at Careem address this?

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

I just published Philanthropy as Society’s R&D Lab: Prototyping the Future of Education https://t.co/cg6ZiZON2Q

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Entrepreneurship in Your Third Act: Hunting Elephants, Shaping Boards, and Rewriting the Rules https://t.co/4A5PjH7dJd via @LinkedIn

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

I just published Leveraging Lovable Thinking https://t.co/OdEl9NBF39

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: The Hidden Crisis That Breaks Most Founders - and How to Break Through https://t.co/uD70xWFOKP via @LinkedIn

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: 💥 Add a Zero (Without Losing Yourself): Flow, Growth & the Art of Aligned Ambition https://t.co/JeM4yxAtYc via @LinkedIn

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

I just published Finding Flow in a World Built for Friction https://t.co/f2C7KZmrUC

[Peter Yang @petergyang]

Updated my AI model capabilities table:

- Gemini 2.5 is now the best at coding
- ChatGPT is by far the best at image gen

This stuff changes fast.

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

The voice mode of @grok is simply awesome - entertaining and engaging!

[Imran Khan @ImranKhanPTI]

"The world must recognize the urgency of this crisis—not just for Pakistan’s future, but for the stability of South Asia and beyond.

The suppression of democratic voices in a country as pivotal to regional and indeed global security as Pakistan sets a dangerous precedent, one that should concern all who believe in free and fair governance."

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's article in @TIME highlighting the pressing need for the world to pay attention to Pakistan.

Read full article by clicking the link or by scanning the QR

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https://t.co/5Ry1qndjtP

[Startup Archive @StartupArchive_]

Joe Lonsdale explains the “one thing” rule he learned from Peter Thiel

In 2010, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale wrote a blog post titled “Lessons from Peter Thiel.” The second lesson in the post is:

“Don’t divide your attention: focusing on one thing yields increasing returns for each unit of effort.”

He elaborates on this idea that focus has a convex output curve:

“It’s kind of like the power law rule in venture capital where one investment tends to dominate the returns of everything else. That’s true inside companies as well. It’s extraordinarily unusual for there to be two equally promising opportunities… If you think you have 2-5 reasons for doing something, what that means is you actually haven’t figured it out. You want to find one really strong reason.”

He cites a founder listing 5 possible business models as an example of a failing strategy. What you want to do instead is find the single-best monetization model and put all your chips on that until you get new information.

“Eight revenue streams probably means you don’t have one awesome revenue stream. If you have seven growth strategies, it means you haven’t figured out the one strategy that’s going to compound like crazy.”

This same “one thing” rule applies to making decisions too. A lot of people will make decisions based on “blended reasons” (e.g. “here’s 5 reasons we should do this”). But what you should look for instead is the one reason that dominates everything else.

Video source: @myfirstmilpod (2024)

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

@grok Unsure whether I should subscribe to Premium + or Super Grok. Is access to Grok 3 same in both? Also chats aren't synchronized across both yet?

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

A couple reflections on the quantum computing breakthrough we just announced...

Most of us grew up learning there are three main types of matter that matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Today, that changed.

After a nearly 20 year pursuit, we’ve created an entirely new state of matter, unlocked by a new class of materials, topoconductors, that enable a fundamental leap in computing.

It powers Majorana 1, the first quantum processing unit built on a topological core.

We believe this breakthrough will allow us to create a truly meaningful quantum computer not in decades, as some have predicted, but in years.

The qubits created with topoconductors are faster, more reliable, and smaller.

They are 1/100th of a millimeter, meaning we now have a clear path to a million-qubit processor.

Imagine a chip that can fit in the palm of your hand yet is capable of solving problems that even all the computers on Earth today combined could not!

Sometimes researchers have to work on things for decades to make progress possible.

It takes patience and persistence to have big impact in the world.

And I am glad we get the opportunity to do just that at Microsoft.

This is our focus: When productivity rises, economies grow faster, benefiting every sector and every corner of the globe.

It’s not about hyping tech; it’s about building technology that truly serves the world.

[Aman Merchant @AmanMerchant]

If I have Premium +, any benefit in taking the Super Grok plan?