A newsletter by Robert Ta
Build Yourself.
Build the Future.
Stories from the frontlines of my build-in-public startup journey to $10M ARR. Startups, tech, AI, founder life, with a focus on hyper-personalization. Every Sunday @ 8:30 AM PST.
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Who I write for
Innovators & Builders
Who ship products and want to understand the human side of what they're building.
Ambitious Tech Leaders
Who want to become better leaders, by becoming better versions of themselves.
Hungry Founders
Who are building the future too, who want the unfiltered version, not the LinkedIn version.
The Throughline
I'm building Clarity — AI personalization infrastructure that models user beliefs, not just clicks.
Former Chief Product Architect at Dayforce. Patented analytics work helping Workday scale from $2B to $4B+ in revenue. Rock climber. Dog dad. Ultrarunner. Mental health advocate.
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