Mary Meeker's report on AI trends
Mary Meeker’s 2025 AI report highlights how generative AI is reshaping technology and markets. Here’s my perspective on her findings — and what builders and investors can learn from them.
78 Solutions is a mindset for deliberate practice in software — choosing the right challenges, solving them well, and building momentum without burning out.
About 78 SolutionsSome problems aren’t worth solving. This method helps you spot the ones that matter — the ones with long-term payoff and deep learning.
Write, test, improve. Then do it again. You’ll build skill through repetition and code reuse, turning your codebase — and your career — into a perpetual training ground.
Every solution is a seed. Let your past solutions guide (or help solve) your future problems, and let your systems evolve with you over time.
Each week, you choose 1.5 problems to solve. Perhaps you will choose one problem worth solving and one small improvement to your toolkit. Or perhaps you will solve three problems over two weeks. The goal isn’t just to ship — it’s to learn while you build, and to build things worth keeping.
Define a problem clearly and tie it to a bigger purpose. Even small problems can unlock big growth if chosen wisely.
Work with focus, using habits that sharpen your thinking — like writing tests, reflecting on what’s hard, or reusing past solutions.
Document your progress. Save what works. Each solution becomes a tool in your belt — for next week, next project, or your future self.
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Mary Meeker’s 2025 AI report highlights how generative AI is reshaping technology and markets. Here’s my perspective on her findings — and what builders and investors can learn from them.
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