Help Me Help You (Help Me)
A quick check-in, a short survey, and a chance to shape the future of this strange little empire.
Hi friends, No LONG letter this week (I overbooked myself after forgetting that Sunday was Easter and not a day to garden, edit a podcast, write a newsletter, and complete projects for three different consulting clients). Instead, I just have a quick ask.
I’ve been running Swift Start Go for a few months now, experimenting with interviews, insights, rants, podcasts, polls, AI deep dives, and a hint of existential dread.
But now I want to hear from you.
What’s working? What’s missing? What would make this newsletter and the Swift extended universe (YouTube, podcast, etc) even more useful, weird, delightful, and valuable to you?
If you’ve got 90 seconds, I’d be so grateful if you filled out this very short reader survey below.
👉 Click here to take the Swift Start Go survey
🧠 A few of the questions include:
What kind of topics do you want more of?
What kind of content are you skimming past?
Would you ever attend a live event, happy hour, or workshop?
Are you more into the personal commentary or the expert interviews?
What describes you best? (e.g. “AI-curious creative,” “founder building something,” “startup lurker with good snacks,” etc.)
How did you first find Swift Start Go?
Any brilliant guest ideas or sponsors I should talk to?
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If you’ve been enjoying the content so far, the best birthday gift (okay fine my birthday was nearly a month ago, just roll with it) would be if you:
Share this email with a friend who loves AI, startups, or weirdly well-structured existential crises
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Hit reply and just say hey 👋🏼
Thank you as always — Swift Start Go only works because of people like you. I’ll be back next week with a full newsletter. Until then, happy clicking, critiquing, and creating.
— Caroline Swift Holden
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Quick Bytes:
OpenAI is building a social network - The Verge
Notion releases an AI-powered email client for Gmail - TechCrunch
The AI Futures Project recently released a “scenario” for what AI will look like in 2027 that is getting quite a bit of attention in the AI community with two different endings. 👀
In case you missed it:
No new podcast this week (though next week’s episode is going to be FANTASTIC with a true Swift Start Go superfan) but don’t forget to check out last week’s episode here!
In addition, made a personal update on Linkedin today that may also be relevant to newsletter readers.
Top AI Videos This Week:
What Will AI Look Like in 2027? OR What If A.I. Is Just “Normal” Tech? - NYTimes Hard Fork
The AI Breakthrough Nobody’s Talking About ft. Kevin Scott (Microsoft CTO) - Tiff In Tech
Google Glass finally makes a comeback - Ted Talks
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