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Amanda Smith

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, technology, and human interest. Her work has been published in highly respected titles including The Guardian, Business Insider, and National Geographic. Amanda is a regular contributor at CNET, where she’s covered AI since 2024.

Founder stories

From Hilton director to hotel unicorn founder

Oct 16, 2025

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10 min read

From Hilton director to hotel unicorn founder

Integrating AI was the big ah-ha moment

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith
When “too much” is just enough

Oct 14, 2025

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6 min read

When “too much” is just enough

From Scale AI's Alexandr Wang to an 18-year-old app founder, this week's stories are all ambition without limits.

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Amanda Smith
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Founder stories

This female founder grew 2 million users across 120 countries in a year

Oct 9, 2025

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10 min read

This female founder grew 2 million users across 120 countries in a year

Her “secret”? Building a product people actually need.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith
ICYMI – three founders rewriting AI’s playbook

Oct 7, 2025

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5 min read

ICYMI – three founders rewriting AI’s playbook

From a llama farm to no-code labs to an AI-native sales startup, three stories you may have missed.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith

Founder stories

This veteran Microsoft engineer is building Cursor for sales teams

Oct 2, 2025

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8 min read

This veteran Microsoft engineer is building Cursor for sales teams

AI that creates a predictable revenue pipeline? Sign me up.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith

Founder stories

This founder’s no-code solution secured $4M funding 4 months in

Sep 25, 2025

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11 min read

This founder’s no-code solution secured $4M funding 4 months in

Building the future of AI apps from Bangalore.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith
The farmer-founder building the retail renaissance

Sep 19, 2025

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9 min read

The farmer-founder building the retail renaissance

Life after a successful acquisition and challenging what’s “cool” to build in.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith

Founder stories

Missed these? Founders shaping AI’s future

Sep 16, 2025

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6 min read

Missed these? Founders shaping AI’s future

From a Silicon Valley veteran to a teenage app builder to the godfather of chatbots — three stories worth a second look.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith

Founder stories

From Uber to AI-powered ecommerce

Sep 11, 2025

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10 min read

From Uber to AI-powered ecommerce

This Silicon Valley founder is helping to automate the American Dream.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith

Founder stories

This teen builds viral AI apps in a day

Sep 4, 2025

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10 min read

This teen builds viral AI apps in a day

Vibe coding, virality and bypassing the big guys

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith

Founder stories

The godfather of the AI chatbot big bet on personal AI

Aug 28, 2025

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10 min read

The godfather of the AI chatbot big bet on personal AI

The AI brain and its many fascinating use cases, from the boardroom to the hospital bed.

Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith
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