Drew Chapin

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AI Tools Can Now Write Like You—Here’s How That Changes Everything | HackerNoon

1 week ago | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

As I shared earlier this month in “The New Tools Rewriting the Web,” my return to tech writing has been a real eye-opener as I’ve been exposed to the many new tools capable of taking a single post multi-platform, multi-lingual, and multi-everything.
The New Tools Rewriting the Web

3 weeks ago | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

I’ve been publishing more this year, a resolution this year that seems like it’s going well. Not just here on HackerNoon but also on a personal site I built. A funny thing happens when you start treating publishing like a practice instead of a quarterly event. Questions bubble up, like: who’s actually reading this and why did someone in Jakarta spend nine minutes on my post about startup failure?
Text-to-Voice? No, It’s Something More: Text-to-Emotion.

3 weeks ago | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

The question is no longer, “does this sound human?”It’s, “what do you want it to feel like?”And that shift might be the most important thing happening in consumer-facing AI today. What I’ve been listening to this week in the AI speech space is anything but subtle. Recent releases have taken such a leap forward that the public now has access to voice models that don't just say the words, it performs them. On cue. In real time.
The Difference Between Early-Stage Theater and Traction

3 weeks ago | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

When my startup was failing, I couldn’t accept it. Not to my investors. Not to my team. And most dangerously, not to myself. And because I wasn’t being objective and honest with myself, I didn’t know how to read what was right in front of me. And the signs were obviously there. We were spinning, not scaling. Every round of funding we chased required a little more creative storytelling. But I bought into the mythology of startup success, the same one so many founders do.
You Are Not Your Company - Your Company is Not You

3 weeks ago | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

It feels noble to give yourself entirely to your company. That’s what every founder does, right? You want to be obsessed. Outwork everyone. Late nights. Make the impossible happen through sheer force of belief. It’s practically a rite of passage. And early-stage investors love to reinforce this narrative by claiming they’re “investing in the founder.”That fusion between founder and company is, early on, an edge. If you’re a founder who really owns it, your pitch isn’t just about the product.
How Creati Quietly Hit $10M in AI Revenue

1 month ago | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

If you’ve been on the world wide web this year, it’s become a daily occurrence to trip over new AI startups, “revolutionary” content generators, and a partridge in a pear tree claiming it’s powered by GPT-9. Half promise to revolutionize content, the other half are trying to turn your grocery list into a TED Talk. It’s a firehose of demos and LinkedIn threads. And somewhere in that mess, a few companies are doing the unthinkable: making money.
It Finally Happened—I Consumed AI Content Without Realizing It | HackerNoon

2 months ago | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

It finally happened: I consumed AI content that I could not detect was AI-generated. This was embarrassing for me, a person who has made something of a sport out of spotting AI content in the wild. I’ve told clients when their landing pages looked too AI-ish - and they were genuinely surprised I could tell. I’ve nudged friends and pointed out an AI-generated voice narrating a video or the subtle turns of phrase that appear in AI-generated reviews of a restaurant.
Online Reputation Management for Startup Founders

Mar 1, 2025 | medium.com | Drew Chapin

Drew Chapin·FollowPublished inThe Discoverability Company·3 min read·--As a first-time founder emerging from stealth mode, establishing a strong, cohesive online presence isn’t optional — it’s essential. Your online reputation can help build social proof and credibility that is essential to attracting investors, employees, and partners during the early days of your new company.
Ladies Is Apes, Too: It’s Not Just Men Thriving in Bro Trading Culture

Jan 31, 2025 | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

We’re now several years in on the story of the r/wallstreetbets subreddit which has become synonymous with bravado, YOLO plays, and diamond hands - the bro-iest twist on stock trading culture that we’ve ever seen. A movement that began as a rallying point for young finance bros looking to disrupt the stock market has quietly evolved into something far broader: a cultural phenomenon that draws in a diverse mix of participants, well beyond the boy’s club.
Livestream Shopping: Ready to Explode in 2025

Jan 25, 2025 | hackernoon.com | Drew Chapin

One of the most interesting side effects of the TikTok ban saga was how it prompted everyone to pause and reflect on TikTok’s place in our culture and the profound influence it has had. Love it or hate it, TikTok has reshaped the way we consume content, catapulting creators to fame, defining cultural trends, and building communities around niche interests.