# Sweat Equity

musings on cool tech & hustle culture

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## [Burning Cash at the Speed of Compute](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/burning-cash-at-the-speed-of-compute)

_2026-07-29 · Julianna Vitolo_

Frontier labs are generating billions in revenue, and burning through cash even faster.

## [How a Greek Sandwich Shop Beat the S&P 500: A Conversation with Charles Bililies, Souvla Founder & CEO](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/how-a-greek-sandwich-shop-beat-the)

_2026-05-28 · Julianna Vitolo_

We discuss how Charles pioneered the “fast-fine” restaurant category, his perseverance through rejection and scrappy $450K raise to kickstart the company, and why he chose control over cash

## [Validation Before Velocity: A Conversation with Ted Blosser, WorkRamp Founder & CEO](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/validation-before-velocity-a-conversation)

_2026-03-03 · Julianna Vitolo_

We discuss founder dating 101, navigating the post-ZIRP hangover and the ensuing AI wave, and why the learning category isn't going anywhere.

## [The Gift of Time: Egg Freezing & The Future of Fertility. A Conversation with Lauren Makler, Cofertility Founder & CEO](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/the-gift-of-time-egg-freezing-and)

_2026-01-08 · Julianna Vitolo_

We discuss Lauren's incredible personal fertility journey and her path to becoming a founder, the ethics of egg donation, and egg sharing as a tactic to improve accessibility to freezing for all women

## [What's in a Brand? A Conversation with Arjan Singh, Jolie Co-Founder](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-brand-a-conversation-with)

_2025-11-05 · Julianna Vitolo_

We discuss creating a new product category, building an enduring brand in the consumer space, and Arjan's mission to improve skin and hair quality by purifying your shower water.

## [Ayahuasca & Asteroids: A Conversation with Matt Gialich, AstroForge Founder & CEO](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/ayahuasca-and-asteroids-a-conversation)

_2025-09-29 · Julianna Vitolo_

We discuss the path to building a deep tech company, the inherent challenges of being a founder, and Matt's mission to change the world... by mining asteroids

## [The Rapid Acceleration of Early Stage Startups](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/the-rapid-acceleration-of-early-stage)

_2025-06-18 · Julianna Vitolo_

YC's latest batch of startups teaches us that the timeline to scale a startup has compressed, creating new norms for early-stage metrics and shifting the benchmarks to raise a Series A

## [The Great Workforce Disruption](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/the-great-workforce-disruption)

_2025-04-28 · Julianna Vitolo_

Redefining the Value of Human Capital in the Age of AI

## [2025 Predictions](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/2025-predictions)

_2025-01-27 · Julianna Vitolo_

My thoughts on where the ball is headed in tech, startups, and macro

## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Dj9gvLVocBBp)

_2025-01-27 · **Sponsored**_

Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant.

## [2024 AI Lookback](https://juliannavitolo.substack.com/p/2024-ai-lookback)

_2025-01-10 · Julianna Vitolo_

Key themes shaping the AI startup landscape over the last year