Founders
Notes from the team building LemonSugar Ai.
- 2026-08-03
Sergey Brin: models are converging. The student layer is the differentiator.
Sergey Brin's AGI House Q&A says specialized models are collapsing into one general system and that even the builders don't fully understand what they have built. Here's what that means for a memory-first study companion.
Read → - 2026-07-26
Chamath's two flaws describe the chasm. Memory is the bridge.
AI is about to hit its disillusionment phase. The winners will be the ones that remember the user. Here's why Chamath's two flaws map cleanly onto the case for a memory-first study companion.
Read → - 2026-07-19
Small model, right tools, closed loop
Karpathy's line on agents distills the whole AI shift: small model + right tools + closed loop = terrifying capability. That's exactly the shape of a study companion that routes cheaply and remembers everything.
Read → - 2026-07-19
The model layer is a commodity. The student layer isn't.
The AI infrastructure race is obsessed with which lab wins. We don't think that's the right question. The engine is replaceable. The real moat is the student memory graph.
Read → - 2026-07-18
Proof of work over performative studying
A recent post argued that proof of work matters more than academic degrees in an AI world. That maps cleanly onto the loop we've built: Snap any homework problem, get it explained, quizzed, and remembered.
Read → - 2026-07-17
Amateurs chat with AI. Operators build with it. Students are stuck on level one.
A viral thread this month argued that most founders use Claude like a search engine, while a small group uses it like infrastructure. The same split is happening in every classroom — and it's the one LemonSugar Ai was built to close.
Read → - 2026-07-15
Harvard's agentic-Ai paper — and the student side of the apprenticeship gap
Harvard Kennedy School just published a long piece on how agentic Ai is eating the entry-level rungs of the career ladder. The uncomfortable half of the argument is on the student side — and it's the half LemonSugar Ai was built for.
Read → - 2026-07-12
Satya's 'reverse information paradox' — and why memory is the real moat
Satya Nadella just named the thing we've been building around: models are commodity, orchestration is leverage, and memory is the moat. Here's how his 'reverse information paradox' maps onto Relay, Proof Receipt, and Sugar's brain.
Read → - 2026-07-10
The career ladder is changing — and the on-ramp is AI literacy
Fast Company's piece on the changing career ladder describes the problem employers are about to face. LemonSugar Ai is the on-ramp — teaching students to use AI the way work will actually demand.
Read → - 2026-05-25
The cheapest Ai model in 2026 (and when to actually use it)
Per-token prices have collapsed. Here are the cheapest production-grade LLMs in 2026 ranked by price — and the few cases where you should still pay more.
Read → - 2026-05-25
Is there a cheaper alternative to ChatGPT? (Yes — here are 5)
ChatGPT Plus is $20/month flat. That's overkill for most people. Here are five cheaper alternatives that are actually good.
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