Everyone’s talking about how AI is replacing junior roles. But from inside the trenches, it’s clear: these roles aren't going to disappear—they'll evolve. The new entry-level job isn’t about doing the work yourself. It’s about guiding AI to do it right.| I Am Charlie Graham
Musings from a 20+ year entrepreneur with a passion for product, data & solving real needs. Founder & CEO of Second Coffee, LLC. Previously Founder Hawku & Shop it To Me.| I Am Charlie Graham
Lately, there’s been considerable excitement surrounding "vibe coding" platforms for non-developers - tools like Lovable, Bolt, and Replit - that let anyone build websites simply by describing their ideas in a plain English chat box. If you've been following startup or tech circles, you've probably heard bold claims about| I Am Charlie Graham
MCPs—Model Context Protocols—are set to transform AI from passive chatbots into powerful, action-taking agents. But the real story isn’t what MCPs enable—it’s who controls them.| I Am Charlie Graham
Imagine a world where entrepreneurs deliberately set out to create products that people despise. A world where the goal is to make customers' lives miserable, to solve problems in the most infuriating way possible. Sounds crazy, right? Hear me out, as this counterintuitive approach might just be the secret| I Am Charlie Graham
I wanted to share a mini side-project I built this month as it gave me many new insights on AI, where it is going, and where/how it will succeed. While I normally focus on product, strategy, and company building (I am currently working on Second Coffee, an AI-first incubator)| I Am Charlie Graham
A flaw in IRS Section 174, as written, will crush small bootstrapped startups by requiring them to pay up to 75% of the revenue they make in taxes.| I Am Charlie Graham
I've been observing and using Language Learning Models (LLMs) for almost a year. It’s been super exciting but the more LLM-based apps I see, the more this era eerily reminds me of internet startups in the late 1990s. In the 1990’s the first web| I Am Charlie Graham
As we explore the mechanics of successful web3 gaming, another exciting model has emerged: the "Breeding Game". In this model, games have devised a complex (and sometimes opaque) method for two tokens to breed a third one. The Excitement of Breeding Breeding isn't a new concept| I Am Charlie Graham
The future of Web3 gaming has been a hot topic this year. Everyone is trying to figure out what types of web3 games will leave a lasting impact. My philosophy has always been that successful web3 games must offer something important and enjoyable that their web2 counterparts cannot. In other| I Am Charlie Graham
In my previous post, I explained how floor prices for an entire NFT collection do not make sense for games. This begs the question, if the floor price for an entire NFT collection does not matter, how should someone value game tokens? Investment Tokens Before we go into details| I Am Charlie Graham
For Web3 games, the absolute floor price of a token should not matter and in fact, should go to zero. Here's Why...| I Am Charlie Graham
I am excited to announce that Hawku, the company I founded earlier this year, just received $4M in seed funding! Please read more about it here. https://blog.hawku.com/announcing-hawkus-seed-round/| I Am Charlie Graham
In previous posts I have talked about how NFTs provide social and emotional benefits for collectibles [collectible-driven-nfts] as well as access [utility-nfts-access-keys]. NFTs also can provide functional utility by producing a constant revenue stream. Revenue Producing Virtual World Assets We are seeing our first successes in revenue-producing NFT assets via| I Am Charlie Graham
Lately, I've noticed something interesting—not just in my own work but also among friends and colleagues. AI tools like GPT-4, Claude, and Cursor have quickly become part of our daily workflow. They're amazing at drafting emails, debugging code, brainstorming ideas, and a ton more, all within seconds. It genuinely| I Am Charlie Graham
I have been spending the two months taking a deep dive into NFTs specifically into what they are and, what needs they are serving today and how they may be used in the future. While 90% of NFT value today is hype, I'm pretty bullish on their long-term potential and| I Am Charlie Graham
AI is changing everything. Not just how we build software, but who is building it. This moment feels like the biggest shift since the internet in the late 1990s—maybe even bigger. AI is making development 5-10x faster, breaking down traditional roles, and turning small, high-leverage teams into forces that| I Am Charlie Graham
Over the past year, I’ve been fully immersed in the AI-rena—building products at warp speed with tools like Claude Code and Cursor, and watching the space evolve daily. I’ve used these tools to (in the last 6 months) develop: * 🧠 Betsee.xyz: a prediction market aggregator that can| I Am Charlie Graham
