Yusuf (Hasanogullari) Young

The future of value [IN PROGRESS]

Published December 26, 2025 in Uncategorized

Note: This post is still in progress, but I want to update it in real-time here and post it while I’m working on it. Last edit: 2025-12-26 The phases of AI evolution Phase 1: Humans decide the direction; AI executes everything digital better than humans.Phase 2: AI executes everything physical better than humans.Phase 3: AI […]

How to combine bottom-up and top-down problem-solution finding to create genius level new companies

Published November 29, 2025 in Uncategorized

Two ways to solve a problem You can solve problems from two different angles: Bottom-up Start with novel technical concepts, then brainstorm what kind of value they can generate and finally try to find a market that wants those values. Example: “Wow pre-and-post-training works like this. I wonder what would happen if every company had […]

What is CRM and how will it change in the age of abundant intelligence?

Published December 21, 2024 in Uncategorized

The core of a CRM is really the proprietary knowledge you have about your relationship with your customers. It is knowledge that is unique to you, and can only be unique to you (“we agreed this” and “we have had this history”), combined with knowledge that you captured from public sources, that you save in […]

The path from LLMs to AGI

Published July 14, 2024 in Uncategorized

This is going to be a philosophical dive into the theoretical limits of Large Language Models (LLMs). This is not meant to be some formal study where I cite sources etc. I’m also not concerned about real-world costs or technical constraints here. Instead, I think this is an interesting philosophical exploration of what intelligence actually […]

Comprehensive Guide: How to understand what your customers need based on qualitative interviews

Published July 6, 2024 in Uncategorized

Understanding customer needs is crucial for any business aiming to create products or services that truly resonate with their target audience. Qualitative interviews provide rich, detailed insights into customer experiences, preferences, and pain points. However, the real challenge lies in extracting meaningful, actionable needs from these conversations. At my company FunnelBud, we recently did such […]

How the software industry will change when development cost nears zero (who will still make money?)

Published June 16, 2023 in Uncategorized - 1 Comment

With the advent of AI-assisted development, the cost of developing software is quickly going down. Will this make software free in the future? To answer this question, we need to look at the microeconomics of how market price is set. Traditional microeconomic theory In traditional microeconomic theory, the cost of producing an additional unit for […]