Kai Chen

Kai is a founder and writer covering the intersection of Canadian tech, bootstrapper culture, and the evolving venture landscape.

Toronto, Canada

18 Articles

AI and Dev Tools

Fable 5 is back, for now

Anthropic's flagship model returns after a three-week government shutdown, with tighter guardrails and a shorter welcome

By Kai Chen Jul 1, 2026 2 min read

AI and Dev Tools

Anthropic just shipped its most capable model yet, and it comes with a kill switch

Anthropic's most capable model yet, free for two weeks only

By Kai Chen Jun 9, 2026 2 min read

AI and Dev Tools

Claude's new model is mostly about admitting when it's wrong

The honesty upgrade matters more than the speed for founders building

By Kai Chen May 28, 2026 3 min read

AI and Dev Tools

Webflow Just Got Out-No-Coded: What Linda Tong's "Agentic Web" Memo Actually Means

Webflow's CEO published a vision statement about the "agentic web". Read it closely and it's a confession: AI builders are eating the bottom of their market, and Webflow is running upmarket to survive

By Kai Chen May 27, 2026 5 min read

AI and Dev Tools

Best AI Meeting Note Tools for Founders 2026

We tested the best AI meeting note tools for founders in 2026. Bot vs bot-free, free tiers that actually work, and which tool fits investor calls, customer interviews, and async standups

By Mia Jones Apr 28, 2026 16 min read

She fired her smallest customers. Revenue went up 10x. Here's how the move actually works

The move every SaaS founder considers and most can't make

By Kai Chen Apr 27, 2026 6 min read

AI and Dev Tools

Turbotic vs Zapier vs n8n 2026: No-Code Automation Compared

Turbotic, Zapier, and n8n take three different swings at no-code automation. Here's how they actually compare on pricing, capability, and fit

By Kai Chen Apr 25, 2026 9 min read

Why "Time to Productivity" is the Only Onboarding Metric That Matters

Most SaaS teams track the wrong onboarding metrics. Here's why time to productivity beats completion rates, NPS, and everything else

By Kai Chen Apr 9, 2026 7 min read

Founder Stories

From Open Source to Billion-Dollar Valuation: The Hugging Face Founders

How a teenage chatbot pivot built the GitHub of Machine Learning

By Kai Chen Apr 8, 2026 4 min read

Founder Stories

The Anthropic Story: The Siblings Behind the $20B AI Behemoth

They're the siblings who quietly built a $380B AI behemoth

By Kai Chen Apr 7, 2026 3 min read

Money and Finance

Airwallex Pricing 2026: Every Plan, Fee and Hidden Cost Explained

The complete UK breakdown of Explore, Grow and Accelerate plans for founders going global

By Kai Chen Mar 20, 2026 8 min read

Health and Fitness

The GLP-1 Startup Boom: 10 Companies Defining a $100B Market

GLP-1 drugs have created an entirely new economy, and founders are building into every corner of it

By Kai Chen Mar 15, 2026 6 min read