Archive - The Venture Economist

Large Language Models are a positive supply shock

We are currently witnessing the biggest positive supply shock ever seen in knowledge work.

Jun 15, 2025 • Laurie Nicol

Founders need seasons

Why startup founders should work like farmers, not factory workers

Jun 9, 2025 • Laurie Nicol

October 2024

AI Solutions looking for a problem

Just because you have revolutionary AI, doesn't mean you don't have to focus on users.

Oct 4, 2024 • Laurie Nicol

January 2024

Why marginal costs of software mean Open Source software exists

$0 marginal costs mean software can be free

Jan 17, 2024 • Laurie Nicol

November 2023

The zero(ish) marginal costs of software

Last week I explored why margins make a SaaS business.

Nov 16, 2023 • Laurie Nicol

What makes a SaaS startup?

Nov 7, 2023 • Laurie Nicol

What is a startup?

Financial products all the way down.

Nov 1, 2023 • Laurie Nicol

October 2023

This is The Venture Economist.

Oct 31, 2023 • Laurie Nicol

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