Rob Walling

My first is that Twitter will change hands in 2025. I think either the debt's going to be called due, someone's going to do a hostile takeover. The valuation is so low, I just think it is inevitable that Twitter will change hands here at some point. And so I'm calling my shot like Babe Ruth and I'm saying 2025.

My first is that Twitter will change hands in 2025. I think either the debt's going to be called due, someone's going to do a hostile takeover. The valuation is so low, I just think it is inevitable that Twitter will change hands here at some point. And so I'm calling my shot like Babe Ruth and I'm saying 2025.

My second prediction is that no code and low code will get unit tests and version control. So in 2024, I predicted it would be professionalized and I put that in quotes. And then I did a text expander on professionalizing and I defined what I meant by that.

My second prediction is that no code and low code will get unit tests and version control. So in 2024, I predicted it would be professionalized and I put that in quotes. And then I did a text expander on professionalizing and I defined what I meant by that.

realistically, the fact that no code and low code don't really have unit tests and version control at this point, as far as I know, you know, the tools we use, the air tables, the bubbles, the softers, the Zapiers, stuff gets pretty brittle. And it reminds me of how we coded in, say, the late 90s or the early 2000s. And I do think it will evolve.

realistically, the fact that no code and low code don't really have unit tests and version control at this point, as far as I know, you know, the tools we use, the air tables, the bubbles, the softers, the Zapiers, stuff gets pretty brittle. And it reminds me of how we coded in, say, the late 90s or the early 2000s. And I do think it will evolve.

So unit tests and version control coming for no code and low code. And I do think there's opportunity there for startup founders. My third prediction carried over from last year is that Stripe will go public in 2025. Not much more to add to that one.

So unit tests and version control coming for no code and low code. And I do think there's opportunity there for startup founders. My third prediction carried over from last year is that Stripe will go public in 2025. Not much more to add to that one.

So my fourth prediction for 2025, and the first new one, is that search volume for Google organic SEO, and I'm talking about content-based keyword targeting where you're cranking out an essay, an ultimate guide, a blog post, I think they will slide across the board by at least 15% in 2025, specifically as they give way to AI searches.

So my fourth prediction for 2025, and the first new one, is that search volume for Google organic SEO, and I'm talking about content-based keyword targeting where you're cranking out an essay, an ultimate guide, a blog post, I think they will slide across the board by at least 15% in 2025, specifically as they give way to AI searches.

Now, realistically, when I first wrote this down, I put 25% and I thought that... That might be too much, but I think there's a real chance it can be between 15% and 25% specifically due to AI searches. And the reason I've said specifically due to AI searches three times now is because Google has messed around with their search engine results For what, the past decade?

Now, realistically, when I first wrote this down, I put 25% and I thought that... That might be too much, but I think there's a real chance it can be between 15% and 25% specifically due to AI searches. And the reason I've said specifically due to AI searches three times now is because Google has messed around with their search engine results For what, the past decade?

In terms of making ads at the top look like organic results and then just bumping the organic results further and further down the page to the point where if you're searching on a lot of laptops, you don't even see organic results above the fold. That's not what I'm talking about. I think Google will continue to pull shenanigans with that.

In terms of making ads at the top look like organic results and then just bumping the organic results further and further down the page to the point where if you're searching on a lot of laptops, you don't even see organic results above the fold. That's not what I'm talking about. I think Google will continue to pull shenanigans with that.

But the number of times now that I do searches in Google and the AI answers it quite accurately and cites sources is just shocking. And so this zero-click... trend that, you know, a lot of folks like Rand Fishkin over at SparkToro have been talking about, but a lot of other folks as well.

But the number of times now that I do searches in Google and the AI answers it quite accurately and cites sources is just shocking. And so this zero-click... trend that, you know, a lot of folks like Rand Fishkin over at SparkToro have been talking about, but a lot of other folks as well.

It used to be that it was a little, you know, a little box with a summary, what's the weather like, and it just had the weather at the top instead of linking you to weather.com like it would have done 10, 15 years ago. But now AI is doing that. And now AI answers pretty complex questions.

It used to be that it was a little, you know, a little box with a summary, what's the weather like, and it just had the weather at the top instead of linking you to weather.com like it would have done 10, 15 years ago. But now AI is doing that. And now AI answers pretty complex questions.

In fact, in preparation for this episode, I have a prediction later about self-driving cars, self-driving taxis. And I had remembered that people have projected how many traffic deaths can potentially be avoided around the world if everybody used self-driving cars. But I couldn't remember what the percentage was. You know, is it down 90? Is it 95? Is it 98?

In fact, in preparation for this episode, I have a prediction later about self-driving cars, self-driving taxis. And I had remembered that people have projected how many traffic deaths can potentially be avoided around the world if everybody used self-driving cars. But I couldn't remember what the percentage was. You know, is it down 90? Is it 95? Is it 98?