I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, watching, and learning lately—and I finally pulled together something I hope will help others start (or continue) their own journey. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, confused, or just unsure of where to begin, start here. open.substack.com/pub/annujackso…

Dear Nintendo of America please accelerate the release of the #Switch2. I’ve got $499.99 right now for a Mario Kart World Bundle. Take my money before we both get screwed by #tarrifs. 💜 P.S. I’m totally cool if MKW isn’t 100% ready. Early access is a great game release strategy.

New Book Reflection up: The Founders by Jimmy Soni A deep dive into the early PayPal days—Elon, Thiel, Hoffman, the dot-com chaos, and why sleeping under your desk isn’t the whole story. 👀 Vision, ruthlessness, and the myth of disruption. open.substack.com/pub/annujackso…

If you don't have time to read my reflection, maybe take a look at Sarah's testimony in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday: judiciary.senate.gov/committee-acti… - video starts around the 17 minute mark, Sarah's testimony around 42 minutes.

Hey Twitterverse, here's my 2025 Tableau Conference Recap. Enjoy. annujackson.medium.com/a-tableau-conf…

Now available to view on my Substack: annujackson.substack.com/p/a-tableau-co…

🧠 For the knowledge collectors & data viz pros: A $25 O’Reilly Humble Bundle just dropped 18 DRM-free books (PDF + EPUB) — including one of mine. You can: 📂 Upload to your private GPT 📱 Access across all your devices 📚 Grow your knowledge collection humblebundle.com/books/data-vis…

👀 Salesforce buying Informatica Buying legacy software right now feels… odd. How about spinning up a 100% Salesforce venture-backed enterprise data communication platform? I think it’s time to leave the “old ways” behind.

If your personal computer is a Windows machine it is time to switch to a Mac. Advancements in AI and technology highly favor open source. It is time to get a Unix or Linux based system and make the jump to harnessing the power of creating software for yourself.

My recent post about adding external memory to a custom GPT via Airtable is now available on Substack. This is a great micro-project (with all upside) for those looking to dabble in agentic AI, custom GPTs, or GPT actions. annujackson.substack.com/p/give-your-cu…

It’s Friday.

The fashion, style, themes, and weapons of military parades. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

AI is going to bring about the age of personalized and bespoke software, developed by you, not a company. Here’s a simple story of how I’m doing just that. annujackson.medium.com/cat-behavior-a…

Episode 4 is here! This week we talked about two interesting AI research studies (blackmail & a vending machine). Plus we talk about how to spot chart-reading fails. youtu.be/ZKEEw_K_ShQ?si…

UBI is coming.

👀 impeccable timing universe👌🏻