John Mecke
@devcorporate.bsky.social
Startups, Product Management, and M&A. Musings of a reformed private equity operator
Traced 50 years of software dev evolution—structured programming → OOP → Agile → DevOps → AI.
Every revolutionary tool follows the same arc:
We're at stage 3 with AI coding.
developmentcorporate.com/product-mana...
Every revolutionary tool follows the same arc:
We're at stage 3 with AI coding.
developmentcorporate.com/product-mana...
The Evolution of Application Development: 50 Years of Innovation (1975-2025) - Development Corporate
A deep historical analysis of application development from punch cards to AI-assisted coding. Explore 50 years of software engineering innovation, methodologies, and lessons shaping the future.
developmentcorporate.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Traced 50 years of software dev evolution—structured programming → OOP → Agile → DevOps → AI.
Every revolutionary tool follows the same arc:
We're at stage 3 with AI coding.
developmentcorporate.com/product-mana...
Every revolutionary tool follows the same arc:
We're at stage 3 with AI coding.
developmentcorporate.com/product-mana...
We asked 12 synthetic CEO personas about AI market research.
83% require human validation.
69% won't trust it for PMF decisions.
12% say AI will NEVER match humans for qualitative.
The trust gap is real.
Full study: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
83% require human validation.
69% won't trust it for PMF decisions.
12% say AI will NEVER match humans for qualitative.
The trust gap is real.
Full study: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
AI Market Research Limitations: What 12 Synthetic CEO Personas Reveal About the Trust Gap - Development Corporate
AI market research is fast—but trust is the real barrier. A study of 12 synthetic CEO personas shows why 83% of enterprise leaders still require human validation.
developmentcorporate.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
We asked 12 synthetic CEO personas about AI market research.
83% require human validation.
69% won't trust it for PMF decisions.
12% say AI will NEVER match humans for qualitative.
The trust gap is real.
Full study: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
83% require human validation.
69% won't trust it for PMF decisions.
12% say AI will NEVER match humans for qualitative.
The trust gap is real.
Full study: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
SaaStr replaced 10 salespeople with 20 AI agents.
Without a "truth layer," agents literally invent data
AI sales isn't set-and-forget. It's set-and-supervise.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/wha...
Without a "truth layer," agents literally invent data
AI sales isn't set-and-forget. It's set-and-supervise.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/wha...
What Really Happened When SaaStr Replaced Its Sales Team with AI Agents - Development Corporate
SaaStr replaced most of its sales team with AI agents. This real-world experiment reveals what worked, what failed, and why human oversight still matters.
developmentcorporate.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
SaaStr replaced 10 salespeople with 20 AI agents.
Without a "truth layer," agents literally invent data
AI sales isn't set-and-forget. It's set-and-supervise.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/wha...
Without a "truth layer," agents literally invent data
AI sales isn't set-and-forget. It's set-and-supervise.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/wha...
Your synthetic CISO just approved your non-compliant tool.
That's not validation. That's sycophancy.
LLMs want to agree with you. Pitch hard enough, they'll validate anything.
The fix isn't more AI. It's verification protocols.
Full framework: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
That's not validation. That's sycophancy.
LLMs want to agree with you. Pitch hard enough, they'll validate anything.
The fix isn't more AI. It's verification protocols.
Full framework: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
Hallucination vs. Simulation: How to Trust (and Verify) Your Synthetic Data - Development Corporate
Learn how to distinguish AI hallucinations from reliable simulations and validate synthetic data using a practical, human-verified research framework.
developmentcorporate.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Your synthetic CISO just approved your non-compliant tool.
That's not validation. That's sycophancy.
LLMs want to agree with you. Pitch hard enough, they'll validate anything.
The fix isn't more AI. It's verification protocols.
Full framework: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
That's not validation. That's sycophancy.
LLMs want to agree with you. Pitch hard enough, they'll validate anything.
The fix isn't more AI. It's verification protocols.
Full framework: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
A DevTools startup's synthetic VPs hated their $2k/month flat fee. Founders didn't believe it.
Then 4 out of 5 real VPs said the same thing: "I can swipe $500 for usage. I can't justify $24k/year for a test."
They pivoted pricing before writing billing code.
developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
Then 4 out of 5 real VPs said the same thing: "I can swipe $500 for usage. I can't justify $24k/year for a test."
They pivoted pricing before writing billing code.
developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
Hallucination vs. Simulation: How to Trust (and Verify) Your Synthetic Data - Development Corporate
Learn how to distinguish AI hallucinations from reliable simulations and validate synthetic data using a practical, human-verified research framework.
developmentcorporate.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
A DevTools startup's synthetic VPs hated their $2k/month flat fee. Founders didn't believe it.
Then 4 out of 5 real VPs said the same thing: "I can swipe $500 for usage. I can't justify $24k/year for a test."
They pivoted pricing before writing billing code.
developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
Then 4 out of 5 real VPs said the same thing: "I can swipe $500 for usage. I can't justify $24k/year for a test."
They pivoted pricing before writing billing code.
developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
3 ways to stress-test your SaaS before real users see it:
Landing Page Roast → Find conversion killers
RICE Simulator → Prioritize roadmap by persona conflict
Sales Dojo → Handle objections before burning leads
Interrogation playbook: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
#SaaS #ProductStrategy
Landing Page Roast → Find conversion killers
RICE Simulator → Prioritize roadmap by persona conflict
Sales Dojo → Handle objections before burning leads
Interrogation playbook: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
#SaaS #ProductStrategy
Running the Simulation: 3 Ways to Grill Your Synthetic Panel for Insights - Development Corporate
Learn how to use synthetic user research simulations to test SaaS messaging, roadmap priorities, and sales objections before talking to real customers.
developmentcorporate.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
3 ways to stress-test your SaaS before real users see it:
Landing Page Roast → Find conversion killers
RICE Simulator → Prioritize roadmap by persona conflict
Sales Dojo → Handle objections before burning leads
Interrogation playbook: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
#SaaS #ProductStrategy
Landing Page Roast → Find conversion killers
RICE Simulator → Prioritize roadmap by persona conflict
Sales Dojo → Handle objections before burning leads
Interrogation playbook: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
#SaaS #ProductStrategy
"AI will revolutionize sales productivity."
The data:
42% abandon AI projects before production
Only 6% qualify as "AI high performers"
Win rates down 18% despite AI adoption
The system matters more than the tool.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/the-ai-...
The data:
42% abandon AI projects before production
Only 6% qualify as "AI high performers"
Win rates down 18% despite AI adoption
The system matters more than the tool.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/the-ai-...
The AI Sales Productivity Paradox: Why 95% of Organizations See No Measurable Returns Despite Record Adoption - Development Corporate
Despite record AI adoption, 95% of sales organizations see no measurable ROI. Learn why AI fails in sales and what top performers do differently.
developmentcorporate.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:43 PM
"AI will revolutionize sales productivity."
The data:
42% abandon AI projects before production
Only 6% qualify as "AI high performers"
Win rates down 18% despite AI adoption
The system matters more than the tool.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/the-ai-...
The data:
42% abandon AI projects before production
Only 6% qualify as "AI high performers"
Win rates down 18% despite AI adoption
The system matters more than the tool.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/the-ai-...
"Act like a CISO and tell me if you'd buy my software"
→ Generic hallucination
→ "Your tool looks promising!"
→ Zero insight
This is the Internet Consensus Trap.
LLMs give you "average" answers for "average" buyers.
You don't sell to averages.
The fix: developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
→ Generic hallucination
→ "Your tool looks promising!"
→ Zero insight
This is the Internet Consensus Trap.
LLMs give you "average" answers for "average" buyers.
You don't sell to averages.
The fix: developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
Beyond "Act Like a CEO": Engineering High-Fidelity Synthetic Personas for SaaS - Development Corporate
Learn how to engineer high-fidelity synthetic personas that mirror real B2B SaaS buyers. Avoid generic AI prompts and validate positioning, pricing, and product decisions before you build.
developmentcorporate.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"Act like a CISO and tell me if you'd buy my software"
→ Generic hallucination
→ "Your tool looks promising!"
→ Zero insight
This is the Internet Consensus Trap.
LLMs give you "average" answers for "average" buyers.
You don't sell to averages.
The fix: developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
→ Generic hallucination
→ "Your tool looks promising!"
→ Zero insight
This is the Internet Consensus Trap.
LLMs give you "average" answers for "average" buyers.
You don't sell to averages.
The fix: developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
Your B2B prospects are lying to you.
"Politeness Bias" kills more startups than bad products.
Synthetic users have no social anxiety. They'll tell you why they'd secretly refuse to buy—even if they told you they liked it.
Here's the methodology:
developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
"Politeness Bias" kills more startups than bad products.
Synthetic users have no social anxiety. They'll tell you why they'd secretly refuse to buy—even if they told you they liked it.
Here's the methodology:
developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
Why Your Next 50 Customer Interviews Should Be Synthetic (And How It Fixes the B2B Cold Start Problem) - Development Corporate
Struggling with slow B2B feedback cycles? Discover how synthetic customer interviews solve the cold start problem, delivering fast, scalable insights instead of waiting weeks for traditional calls.
developmentcorporate.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Your B2B prospects are lying to you.
"Politeness Bias" kills more startups than bad products.
Synthetic users have no social anxiety. They'll tell you why they'd secretly refuse to buy—even if they told you they liked it.
Here's the methodology:
developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
"Politeness Bias" kills more startups than bad products.
Synthetic users have no social anxiety. They'll tell you why they'd secretly refuse to buy—even if they told you they liked it.
Here's the methodology:
developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
Counterintuitive finding from running synthetic research panels:
What Users want (Dark Mode) is completely different from what Buyers want (Audit Logs).
Most founders optimize for the wrong persona.
Here's how to build both—and stress-test your roadmap: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
What Users want (Dark Mode) is completely different from what Buyers want (Audit Logs).
Most founders optimize for the wrong persona.
Here's how to build both—and stress-test your roadmap: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
The Complete Guide to Building Synthetic User Panels for B2B SaaS - Development Corporate
Learn how to build B2B SaaS synthetic user panels to generate product feedback at AI speed. Fix the "cold start problem" and iterate faster with this guide.
developmentcorporate.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Counterintuitive finding from running synthetic research panels:
What Users want (Dark Mode) is completely different from what Buyers want (Audit Logs).
Most founders optimize for the wrong persona.
Here's how to build both—and stress-test your roadmap: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
What Users want (Dark Mode) is completely different from what Buyers want (Audit Logs).
Most founders optimize for the wrong persona.
Here's how to build both—and stress-test your roadmap: developmentcorporate.com/synthetic-da...
Here's what the "European VC recovery" headlines aren't telling you:
Strip out AI and the market contracted 5.7% last year. Climate tech fell from #7 to #11 in deal rankings. Only 19 IPOs happened—a record low.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/europea...
Strip out AI and the market contracted 5.7% last year. Climate tech fell from #7 to #11 in deal rankings. Only 19 IPOs happened—a record low.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/europea...
European Startup Funding Trends 2025: AI Is Masking a Market in Decline - Development Corporate
European startup funding trends reveal a market dependent on AI. Strip out AI's €23.5B contribution and deal value declined 5.7% in 2025. Full analysis.
developmentcorporate.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Here's what the "European VC recovery" headlines aren't telling you:
Strip out AI and the market contracted 5.7% last year. Climate tech fell from #7 to #11 in deal rankings. Only 19 IPOs happened—a record low.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/europea...
Strip out AI and the market contracted 5.7% last year. Climate tech fell from #7 to #11 in deal rankings. Only 19 IPOs happened—a record low.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/europea...
AI companies captured 64% of VC funding in 2025.
The margin reality: 0-30% gross margins vs 80%+ for traditional SaaS.
Every inference burns compute. Every customer costs money.
The era of "add AI to everything" is ending.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/enterpr...
The margin reality: 0-30% gross margins vs 80%+ for traditional SaaS.
Every inference burns compute. Every customer costs money.
The era of "add AI to everything" is ending.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/enterpr...
Enterprise AI Adoption in 2025: The Margin Crisis Nobody's Talking About - Development Corporate
Enterprise AI adoption faces a hidden financial crisis: the "margin inversion." Discover why AI margins are dropping to 0-30% and how the shift to inference changes everything.
developmentcorporate.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
AI companies captured 64% of VC funding in 2025.
The margin reality: 0-30% gross margins vs 80%+ for traditional SaaS.
Every inference burns compute. Every customer costs money.
The era of "add AI to everything" is ending.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/enterpr...
The margin reality: 0-30% gross margins vs 80%+ for traditional SaaS.
Every inference burns compute. Every customer costs money.
The era of "add AI to everything" is ending.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/enterpr...
67.83%—that's how much you can reduce AI sycophancy with the right interventions.
But most synthetic research platforms won't implement them.
Why? Because acknowledging the problem undermines their value prop.
The 5-step fix for founders who want truth developmentcorporate.com/startups/ai-...
But most synthetic research platforms won't implement them.
Why? Because acknowledging the problem undermines their value prop.
The 5-step fix for founders who want truth developmentcorporate.com/startups/ai-...
AI User Research Bias: The Sycophancy Problem Your Vendor Won't Tell You About - Development Corporate
AI user research bias is misleading product teams. Learn why synthetic users tell you what you want to hear—and how to fix sycophancy in AI research.
developmentcorporate.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 AM
67.83%—that's how much you can reduce AI sycophancy with the right interventions.
But most synthetic research platforms won't implement them.
Why? Because acknowledging the problem undermines their value prop.
The 5-step fix for founders who want truth developmentcorporate.com/startups/ai-...
But most synthetic research platforms won't implement them.
Why? Because acknowledging the problem undermines their value prop.
The 5-step fix for founders who want truth developmentcorporate.com/startups/ai-...
New research: Synthetic AI personas hit 90% accuracy.
Sounds great until you realize qualitative research exists to find the 10% you DON'T know.
AI confirms. Humans discover.
The order matters.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
Sounds great until you realize qualitative research exists to find the 10% you DON'T know.
AI confirms. Humans discover.
The order matters.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
The 90% Trap: Why Synthetic Research Confirms What You Already Know - Development Corporate
Synthetic research may hit 90% accuracy—but that’s exactly why it fails for discovery. Learn when AI research works and when real humans are irreplaceable.
developmentcorporate.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:36 AM
New research: Synthetic AI personas hit 90% accuracy.
Sounds great until you realize qualitative research exists to find the 10% you DON'T know.
AI confirms. Humans discover.
The order matters.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
Sounds great until you realize qualitative research exists to find the 10% you DON'T know.
AI confirms. Humans discover.
The order matters.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
"Synthetic personas will replace customer interviews"
The research says otherwise:
Lower variability than real humans
"Struggle with nuance" (ArXiv 2025)
"One-dimensional" (Nielsen Norman)
90% accuracy ≠ discovery. It's confirmation bias at scale.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
The research says otherwise:
Lower variability than real humans
"Struggle with nuance" (ArXiv 2025)
"One-dimensional" (Nielsen Norman)
90% accuracy ≠ discovery. It's confirmation bias at scale.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
The 90% Trap: Why Synthetic Research Confirms What You Already Know - Development Corporate
Synthetic research may hit 90% accuracy—but that’s exactly why it fails for discovery. Learn when AI research works and when real humans are irreplaceable.
developmentcorporate.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"Synthetic personas will replace customer interviews"
The research says otherwise:
Lower variability than real humans
"Struggle with nuance" (ArXiv 2025)
"One-dimensional" (Nielsen Norman)
90% accuracy ≠ discovery. It's confirmation bias at scale.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
The research says otherwise:
Lower variability than real humans
"Struggle with nuance" (ArXiv 2025)
"One-dimensional" (Nielsen Norman)
90% accuracy ≠ discovery. It's confirmation bias at scale.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
European founders in 2025:
Raising 33% larger rounds.
At 1.9% higher valuations.
That's 22% more dilution for the same market validation.
The early-stage squeeze is real—and the data shows how to navigate it.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/eur...
Raising 33% larger rounds.
At 1.9% higher valuations.
That's 22% more dilution for the same market validation.
The early-stage squeeze is real—and the data shows how to navigate it.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/eur...
European Venture Capital Valuations 2025: The Complete Data-Driven Analysis Reshaping Startup Funding - Development Corporate
European venture capital valuations in 2025 reveal sharp divergence by sector and stage. AI and fintech surge while early-stage and non-AI markets face growing pressure.
developmentcorporate.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
European founders in 2025:
Raising 33% larger rounds.
At 1.9% higher valuations.
That's 22% more dilution for the same market validation.
The early-stage squeeze is real—and the data shows how to navigate it.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/eur...
Raising 33% larger rounds.
At 1.9% higher valuations.
That's 22% more dilution for the same market validation.
The early-stage squeeze is real—and the data shows how to navigate it.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/eur...
France just overtook the UK in early-stage valuations.
French founders: €5.0M median, +12.6% YoY
British founders: €4.7M median, -1.1% YoY
Meanwhile European VC fundraising hit a decade low.
Full data breakdown: developmentcorporate.com/startups/eur...
French founders: €5.0M median, +12.6% YoY
British founders: €4.7M median, -1.1% YoY
Meanwhile European VC fundraising hit a decade low.
Full data breakdown: developmentcorporate.com/startups/eur...
developmentcorporate.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
France just overtook the UK in early-stage valuations.
French founders: €5.0M median, +12.6% YoY
British founders: €4.7M median, -1.1% YoY
Meanwhile European VC fundraising hit a decade low.
Full data breakdown: developmentcorporate.com/startups/eur...
French founders: €5.0M median, +12.6% YoY
British founders: €4.7M median, -1.1% YoY
Meanwhile European VC fundraising hit a decade low.
Full data breakdown: developmentcorporate.com/startups/eur...
MIT simulated 151M workers across 32,000 skills.
Finding: Traditional metrics (GDP, unemployment) explain <5% of AI exposure.
The biggest risk isn't coders. It's HR, logistics, and finance.
$1.2T hidden beneath the surface: developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-iceb...
Finding: Traditional metrics (GDP, unemployment) explain <5% of AI exposure.
The biggest risk isn't coders. It's HR, logistics, and finance.
$1.2T hidden beneath the surface: developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-iceb...
The AI Iceberg: An MIT Project Reveals a Hidden $1.2 Trillion Risk, 5X Larger Than We Thought - Development Corporate
MIT's Project Iceberg reveals hidden AI risk: cognitive automation exposure ($1.2T) is 5× larger than visible tech disruption ($211B)—affecting every state.
developmentcorporate.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
MIT simulated 151M workers across 32,000 skills.
Finding: Traditional metrics (GDP, unemployment) explain <5% of AI exposure.
The biggest risk isn't coders. It's HR, logistics, and finance.
$1.2T hidden beneath the surface: developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-iceb...
Finding: Traditional metrics (GDP, unemployment) explain <5% of AI exposure.
The biggest risk isn't coders. It's HR, logistics, and finance.
$1.2T hidden beneath the surface: developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-iceb...
AI e-commerce startups: $16.4B in exits 🎉
Reality: $14.9B was Klarna alone.
Remove the outlier? AI averaged $62.5M/exit.
Non-AI peers outperformed them.
The premium exists at seed (+43.9%). It evaporates at exit.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/the...
Reality: $14.9B was Klarna alone.
Remove the outlier? AI averaged $62.5M/exit.
Non-AI peers outperformed them.
The premium exists at seed (+43.9%). It evaporates at exit.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/the...
The AI Valuation Premium: What PitchBook's E-Commerce Data Really Reveals - Development Corporate
PitchBook data reports a 22.3% AI valuation premium in e-commerce. But structural issues with high compute costs and low gross margins suggest this premium masks a market already pricing in a correcti...
developmentcorporate.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
AI e-commerce startups: $16.4B in exits 🎉
Reality: $14.9B was Klarna alone.
Remove the outlier? AI averaged $62.5M/exit.
Non-AI peers outperformed them.
The premium exists at seed (+43.9%). It evaporates at exit.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/the...
Reality: $14.9B was Klarna alone.
Remove the outlier? AI averaged $62.5M/exit.
Non-AI peers outperformed them.
The premium exists at seed (+43.9%). It evaporates at exit.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/the...
Randomized control study finding that AI vendors don't want you to see:
Developers using AI assistance completed tasks MORE SLOWLY than those without it.
The productivity paradox is real.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-codi...
#AIReality
Developers using AI assistance completed tasks MORE SLOWLY than those without it.
The productivity paradox is real.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-codi...
#AIReality
Why AI Coding Agents Are Destroying Enterprise Developer Productivity - Development Corporate
AI coding agents promise faster development, but enterprise teams are seeing the opposite. Learn why hallucinations, debugging overhead, and security gaps are killing developer productivity.
developmentcorporate.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Randomized control study finding that AI vendors don't want you to see:
Developers using AI assistance completed tasks MORE SLOWLY than those without it.
The productivity paradox is real.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-codi...
#AIReality
Developers using AI assistance completed tasks MORE SLOWLY than those without it.
The productivity paradox is real.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-codi...
#AIReality
Mentioning "AI" in your pitch attracts 15-50% more investment.
That's why 40% of "AI startups" have no actual AI.
The SEC noticed.
Here's what the crackdown means for founders 🧵
developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
That's why 40% of "AI startups" have no actual AI.
The SEC noticed.
Here's what the crackdown means for founders 🧵
developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
Beyond the Buzz: 5 Surprising Truths About the Rise of "AI Washing" - Development Corporate
Discover the reality of "AI washing." We reveal five surprising truths about the gap between marketing hype and technological reality, including regulatory crackdowns, the rise of "ethics washing," an...
developmentcorporate.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Mentioning "AI" in your pitch attracts 15-50% more investment.
That's why 40% of "AI startups" have no actual AI.
The SEC noticed.
Here's what the crackdown means for founders 🧵
developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
That's why 40% of "AI startups" have no actual AI.
The SEC noticed.
Here's what the crackdown means for founders 🧵
developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
Cambridge-published research: LLMs can simulate your customers with 94% accuracy.
Bootstrapped SaaS founders still paying for focus groups are burning money.
"Algorithmic Fidelity" changes market research economics entirely.
→ developmentcorporate.com/startups/ai-...
#B2BSaaS #AI
Bootstrapped SaaS founders still paying for focus groups are burning money.
"Algorithmic Fidelity" changes market research economics entirely.
→ developmentcorporate.com/startups/ai-...
#B2BSaaS #AI
Revolutionizing Market Research for Early-Stage B2B SaaS: Harnessing AI Simulations with Algorithmic Fidelity - Development Corporate
Slash research costs and accelerate product-market fit. Discover how B2B SaaS founders use AI simulations and Algorithmic Fidelity to mirror customer insights without expensive surveys.
developmentcorporate.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Cambridge-published research: LLMs can simulate your customers with 94% accuracy.
Bootstrapped SaaS founders still paying for focus groups are burning money.
"Algorithmic Fidelity" changes market research economics entirely.
→ developmentcorporate.com/startups/ai-...
#B2BSaaS #AI
Bootstrapped SaaS founders still paying for focus groups are burning money.
"Algorithmic Fidelity" changes market research economics entirely.
→ developmentcorporate.com/startups/ai-...
#B2BSaaS #AI
Startup founder charged for raising $42M claiming "AI."
Actual work? Done by workers in the Philippines.
40% of AI startups use no AI at all. 46 class actions since 2020. SEC making it a 2025 priority.
5 truths that challenge everything: developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
Actual work? Done by workers in the Philippines.
40% of AI startups use no AI at all. 46 class actions since 2020. SEC making it a 2025 priority.
5 truths that challenge everything: developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
Beyond the Buzz: 5 Surprising Truths About the Rise of "AI Washing" - Development Corporate
Discover the reality of "AI washing." We reveal five surprising truths about the gap between marketing hype and technological reality, including regulatory crackdowns, the rise of "ethics washing," an...
developmentcorporate.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Startup founder charged for raising $42M claiming "AI."
Actual work? Done by workers in the Philippines.
40% of AI startups use no AI at all. 46 class actions since 2020. SEC making it a 2025 priority.
5 truths that challenge everything: developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
Actual work? Done by workers in the Philippines.
40% of AI startups use no AI at all. 46 class actions since 2020. SEC making it a 2025 priority.
5 truths that challenge everything: developmentcorporate.com/saas/beyond-...
Carnegie Mellon warns about the "surrogate effect"—AI standing in for real communities distorts their voices.
Yet 54% of researchers use synthetic responses for qualitative work.
The answer isn't all-or-nothing.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
Yet 54% of researchers use synthetic responses for qualitative work.
The answer isn't all-or-nothing.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
The Future of B2B SaaS Research: How to Use Synthetic Data Without Losing the Human Touch - Development Corporate
Struggling to recruit B2B executives for research? Discover how synthetic data solves the "Cold Start Problem." Learn "The Sandwich Method" to augment—not replace—human insight.
developmentcorporate.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Carnegie Mellon warns about the "surrogate effect"—AI standing in for real communities distorts their voices.
Yet 54% of researchers use synthetic responses for qualitative work.
The answer isn't all-or-nothing.
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Yet 54% of researchers use synthetic responses for qualitative work.
The answer isn't all-or-nothing.
developmentcorporate.com/startups/syn...
Here's a wild stat from MIT's new Iceberg Index:
Delaware and South Dakota have higher AI workforce exposure than California.
Their economies run on document processing and financial admin—exactly what LLMs do best.
The $1.2T risk isn't where you think it is.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-iceb...
Delaware and South Dakota have higher AI workforce exposure than California.
Their economies run on document processing and financial admin—exactly what LLMs do best.
The $1.2T risk isn't where you think it is.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-iceb...
The AI Iceberg: An MIT Project Reveals a Hidden $1.2 Trillion Risk, 5X Larger Than We Thought - Development Corporate
MIT's Project Iceberg reveals hidden AI risk: cognitive automation exposure ($1.2T) is 5× larger than visible tech disruption ($211B)—affecting every state.
developmentcorporate.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Here's a wild stat from MIT's new Iceberg Index:
Delaware and South Dakota have higher AI workforce exposure than California.
Their economies run on document processing and financial admin—exactly what LLMs do best.
The $1.2T risk isn't where you think it is.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-iceb...
Delaware and South Dakota have higher AI workforce exposure than California.
Their economies run on document processing and financial admin—exactly what LLMs do best.
The $1.2T risk isn't where you think it is.
developmentcorporate.com/saas/ai-iceb...