Alan Wagner

Googler #engineer
#entrepeneur
Podcaster

[Alan Wagner @alanwagner_]

@JMilei ¿Cuándo podremos crear una SRL de forma fácil y online? Quiero constituir una desde el exterior para invertir en Argentina y la burocracia hace que se tarde 6 semanas.

[Alan Wagner @alanwagner_]

Every time you say “yes,” you silently say “no” to your priorities.
The most productive people aren’t always agreeable, they’re intentional.

What’s one thing you wish you had said “no” to sooner?

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The bigger your company gets, the more you risk becoming the bottleneck.
That’s not growth. It’s a trap.

Has this happened to you yet?

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Hot take: Replacing one employee costs up to 150% of their salary. Hiring fast instead of right will cost you twice.

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If jobs disappear and everybody is rich.

What would you do?

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By 6pm, even picking dinner feels impossible. That’s not laziness. That’s decision fatigue.

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You can lead a 50-person team and still feel completely alone as a founder.

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Unpopular opinion:
Programming experience isn’t important anymore. AI can code better than you.

System architecture, design thinking and communication is what you need

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Is AI making engineers weaker? I believe it’s not, what do you think?

[Alan Wagner @alanwagner_]

REAL 100%

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Many are trying to build the tool that creates content. But the content they create is not good enough (at least yet).

I have the suspicion that when the content is good enough, people will start to value REAL content and not just good content.

REAL or PERFECT? What would you consume?

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The only good debt you can have is the one that others pay for you #TikTok https://t.co/s4PwCRhIQr

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I agree, but I would say that now just coders don’t stand a chance, and before AI they were able to get a job

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How Ricardo Driza Built a Finance-First Marketing Firm https://t.co/8IZVSTm2Lh

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Why Your Engineering Team Ships 50 Percent Slower Than Your Competitors

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[Lillian 🚀 Fractional CMO for tech startups @Strategy_Gal]

🚨 I'm watching an epidemic destroy startups.

Last week I heard another founder tell me: "We spent $1M+ on marketing. Got $0 return."

One culprit? "Fractional CMOs" who are actually junior marketers (or deep specialists) with fancy titles.

I've been a tech startup CMO since 2022. Started full-time SaaS, went fractional after my second child for flexibility.

... 20 years building marketing for tech companies. B2B, B2C, D2C. Every stage.

Here's what terrifies me → Specialists are calling themselves fractional CMOs without the breadth to actually perform at the executive level.

The result: Founders waste massive budgets. Real businesses get hurt. The entire fCMO category suffers.

That's why today I'm sharing my 9-point reality check before hiring ANY fractional CMO. Read it here 👇
https://t.co/AX6nyuDfWz

P.S. Most "fractional CMOs" fail 6+ of these. With respect to tech startups, I meet all 9. As a solopreneur, I'm selective about clients. But if you need REAL executive marketing leadership... I have room for one new client in October. Drop your details in this form and let's see if there's a fit: https://t.co/36HXYAJ3mr
https://t.co/AX6nyuDfWz

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Are vertical SaaS dying?

I think generalist AIs are to vertical SaaS what the PC was to purpose-specific computers 30 years ago.

Am I wrong?
https://t.co/KeosqbEfDJ

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“Play.” — Craig Fenton on AI, Risk, and Re-engineering Business https://t.co/SBiIfxjhtr

#Entrepreneurship #business #AI

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