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Databricks' CEO Just Dropped the Most Honest Advice About the Future of AI

February 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Holy crap! I think I'm in love with @databricks.bsky.social CEO. I'll tell you why he's speaking directly to my black heart in my new column for @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#ai #technology #money #business #softwaredevelopment

Data company leaders aren’t interested in histrionics and hand-waving.

How Microsoft Set Itself Up For AI Failure

February 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Eff it. Lemme rip Microsoft a new one too...

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#technology #business #ai #softwaredevelopment #money

Microsoft’s earnings selloff is the loudest crack in the AI foundation so far

Recruiters Say Job Boards Like LinkedIn Are Dead, Here’s What To Do Instead

February 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Some recruiters say job boards like LinkedIn are dead. I'll tell you what to do instead...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/recrui...

#startup #business #money #technology #work

The best recruiter I know is going to spend the next three months hiring without posting to a single job board website, like Indeed or LinkedIn.

These Nerds Will Actually Survive the Next AI Job Apocalypse

February 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

How to survive the next AI job apocalypse...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/these-nerd...

#startup #entrepreneurship #technology #ai #work

The next phase of AI needs fuel, here’s how to position yourself as a refiner

Hey Amazon. Justify Your $200B Spend After 30K Layoffs. I Dare You.

February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Hey Amazon. Justify Your $200B Spend After 30K Layoffs. I Dare You.

I'll tell you exactly why dumping labor cost savings into AI infrastructure is a bad idea in my new column for @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#ai #technology #money #work #jobs

Amazon announces the massive spending spree that all those layoffs allegedly made possible.

Writer Newsletter: Join The Writers Circle to meet fellow writers and editors

February 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Thanks to my friends at @medium.com for highlighting my "building-an-audience" advice in their Writer Newsletter this month. For the record, I agree: I'm "opinionated" and "harsh"... but social.

Plus I can drop one hell of a hidden reference.

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Plus Pub Crawl 2026, two very different approaches to writing, and promoting your book

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February 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

You Can’t Find a Job Because LinkedIn Went Full TikTok. I'll tell you why LinkedIn’s $5B quarter had nothing to do with anyone finding work in my new column...

jproco.medium.com/74ff9dbbf7f7...

#technology #business #work #hiring #jobs

You Can’t Find a Job Because LinkedIn Went Full TikTok

LinkedIn’s $5B quarter had nothing to do with anyone finding work

The 'World's Biggest Recruiter' Says Tech Workers Should Become Bartenders

February 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Hey. Tech industry employees. It's time to think about becoming a bartender...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/worlds...

#startup #entrepreneurship #money #technology #work

A rant about people who are supposed to help facilitate a path that leads to more than "providing" declaring that "passion" is reserved for the select few.

5 Tech Industry Trends For Non-Billionaires

February 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

As a non-billionaire, here's how I'm thinking about business and tech in 2026...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/5-tech-ind...

#startup #entrepreneurship #technology #ai #productivity

If you’re not OpenAI or Microsoft, there are new table stakes for business and tech

If anyone can vibe code, imagine how many developers we can fire!

February 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Was vibe coding just a ruse?

jproco.medium.com/02b49f05a8c5... 3f501f5347c52941f979453ead

#entrepreneurship #softwaredevelopment #technology #ai #work

Was Vibe Coding a Ruse?

How I Got a Million Readers and 100K Followers

February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Experiment. Let's talk for real about how I got to a million readers and 100K followers in a dying format...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/how-i-got-...

#writing #entrepreneurship #marketing #money #success

Building a Writing Audience Now That Written Content Is Dead

Why SaaS Companies Keep Dying Off in the AI Age

February 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Why SaaS Companies Keep Dying Off in the AI Age -- One SaaS company who didn't want my advice just laid off a bunch of folks. I'll tell you why in my new column for @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#technology #business #ai #softwaredevelopment #money

The evidence keeps piling up, yet companies are riding and dying with the Same Old SaaS.

It Turns Out, AI Agents Suck At Replacing White-Collar Workers

February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

A new study shows that AI agents suck at replacing white-collar jobs. I'll unwrap the "biggest mystery in AI" in today's column...

jproco.medium.com/8f2657ca61a0...

#leadership #entrepreneurship #technology #ai #work

A new study says AI gets a failing grade, and it’s not a mystery as to why

The College Dropout To Successful Founder Myth Is Just a Rich Kid Flex

February 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Startup founders are bragging about dropping out of college again, but only a certain kind of founder.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/colleg...

#startup #entrepreneurship #money #business #success

The statistical truth about dropout founder failure is common knowledge, but it doesn't stop folks from "bragging" about dropping out of Harvard or MIT.

Want More Productivity? Put Employees First

February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Want more productivity? Smart companies are returning to an employee-first culture...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/want-more-...

#productivity #startup #entrepreneurship #leadership #work

Smart leadership is focusing on employee value again

How Microsoft Set Itself Up For AI Failure

February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

How Microsoft Set Itself Up For AI Failure -- I'll tell you why Microsoft’s earnings caused an AI selloff in my new column for @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#technology #business #ai #softwaredevelopment #money

Microsoft’s earnings selloff is the loudest crack in the AI foundation so far.

How To Prepare For The Coming Collapse of the Tech Industry

February 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Every 6 seconds, someone is realizing they can't find a job because LinkedIn is TikTok now.

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#technology #business #work #hiring #jobs

February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

How To Prepare For The Coming Collapse of the Tech Industry. I'll tell you what the end of technology’s reign will look like in today's column...

jproco.medium.com/16e0126288f7...

#technology #business #work #softwaredevelopment #entrepreneurship

Here’s what the end of technology’s reign will look like

How To Cash In When The AI Bubble Pops

February 4, 2026 at 12:55 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

We all know we're in an AI bubble, right? Here's how to cash in when it pops...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ca...

#startup #entrepreneurship #money #business #ai

Investors are talking about the AI bubble without talking about it. I'll bring my decades of experience interpreting the money people and tell you what it means

AI Shopping Agents Explained: Hold On To Your Wallet, Because You Are The Product

February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

As AI Shopping Agents come online, hold on to your wallet, because right now YOU are the product. I'll explain... using K-Pop collector figurines.

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/ai-shoppin...

#money #business #ai #technology #marketing

Approach Agentic Commerce With Caution

Everybody Says They’re Hiring—Nobody Is Actually Hiring

February 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Every company is hiring, but no one is actually hiring. I'll explain this frustrating paradox in my new column for @Inc

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#technology #business #work #hiring #jobs

Yes, the hiring process is broken. But there's a bigger problem no one's talking about.

JoeProcopio.com | Joe Procopio | Substack

February 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

My Substack is finally robust enough to maybe be worth your time. It’s just another channel, so if you're already reading me, thank you! But if you’re not already reading me, try my Substack and see if my "hot industry takes" fit your lifestyle.

joeprocopio.substack.com

I'm a multi-exit, multi-failure entrepreneur. I write about what I do. Click to read JoeProcopio.com, by Joe Procopio, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

These Nerds Will Actually Survive the Next AI Job Apocalypse

February 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

How to survive the next AI job apocalypse...

jproco.medium.com/e027d8463391...

#startup #entrepreneurship #technology #ai #work

The next phase of AI needs fuel, here’s how to position yourself as a refiner

Don’t Let ChatGPT Change The Way You Write

February 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Now that most people can spot ChatGPT, if you care about how you communicate, you just need to do this...

www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-l...

#entrepreneurship #writing #ai #business #work

Now that most people can spot ChatGPT, if you care about how you communicate and how it lands, you just need to do this one thing.