Why I Think Grok Bot Wins and Why We’re Bringing It to Ottawa
The best AI agent might be the one that feels like texting a friend. Grok Bot lets you build a whole team of bots that assign, review and fix each…
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Lidia Vijga
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Lidia Vijga is the Editor in Chief at BYVI, founder-driven media that spotlights early-stage startups at the moment most press skips, when coverage can actually open doors. She's also a content engineer who builds in-house growth engines and trains AI agents that help companies scale content and win brand visibility across traditional and AI search. Previously, she co-founded DeckLinks, which gave her firsthand experience building and scaling tech products.
How to Get Paid to Travel and Monetize Your Itineraries
The most generous recommendation you ever gave is, right now, working against you. The place closed months ago, and your guide keeps sending strangers to a locked door, each one…
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The Ahrefs Evolve Masterminds You’ll Act On the Same Week
The fastest way to learn a new skill is to get in a room with people a few steps ahead and work through it together. Ahrefs Evolve runs a full…
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Anthropic Pauses Claude Startup Credits: Free AI Has Strings
Anthropic paused two perks in its Claude Startups program on October 9, 2026, three days after adding them. One was a free year of Claude Team with up to five…
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ChatGPT Ads Got Images, but Targeting Depends on a Toggle
OpenAI’s new image ads look great, but advertisers can’t see whether the person on the other end ever switched on ad personalization. I’d hold your ad budget for now and…
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Speakers Tech Founders Can’t Miss at Ahrefs Evolve 2026
For a founder, if customers can’t find you, nothing else matters, and the rules for getting found are being rewritten right now. Not long ago, a useful page and a…
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How Tally Turned AI Search Into Its Biggest Growth Channel
Tally is a bootstrapped form builder run by a team of 10, and 43% of its new users now find it through AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude. What worked…
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How Michael Wang Turned His Piano Teaching Into a Startup
Michael Wang started building his piano skill trainer 3 weeks ago, for students he already teaches every week. When he pitched it at Shopify’s Builder Sundays, he asked the room…
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Will Cosign Replace LinkedIn for Tech? Why a16z’s Vouch Network Has a Real Shot
LinkedIn tells you who’s connected. a16z’s new Cosign wants to tell you who would actually vouch for you, and in startups, that kind of trust is the most valuable currency…
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Volition Raises $950 Million for Bootstrapped Founders Who Skipped VC
A Boston growth equity firm closed its biggest fund ever on a simple rule: show us customers and revenue first. While half the industry chases pre-revenue AI, the bootstrapper’s playbook…
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