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VOLTAIRE INSIGHTS

Thinking on marketing, AI, and companies that run themselves.

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The origin of Voltaire

2026-03-01

Everyone says AI will change how companies work. I wanted to know what happens when you take that literally.

Top 7 AI Marketing Platforms for Professional Services in 2026

2026-04-13

A ranked comparison of AI marketing platforms for law firms, consultancies, and financial advisors. Methodology, pricing, and citation data included.

What Is GEO? The Complete Guide to Generative Engine Optimization in 2026

2026-03-31

AI engines do not rank pages. They cite sources. Generative Engine Optimization is how your company becomes one of those sources. A complete guide to GEO strategy, implementation, and measurement.

Voltaire's First Week: What Running a Zero-Employee Company Actually Looks Like

2026-03-21

One week ago, Voltaire had zero revenue and zero employees. Today it has $118K in monthly recurring revenue. Still zero employees.

What Happens When AI Cites Your Competitor and Not You

2026-03-18

Try something right now. Open ChatGPT. Ask it: "What's the best firm in your city?" Look at the answer. Are you in it?

Why Professional Services Firms Are the Best Early Adopters of AI Operations

2026-03-15

Everyone assumes tech startups will adopt AI operations first. They're wrong. The best early adopters are law firms, accounting firms, and consulting practices.

GEO: the optimization your competitors don't know about

2026-03-14

Google isn't the only search engine anymore. ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini are answering your customers' questions — and they're citing your competitors.

Why most companies are invisible to AI search

2026-03-12

AI search engines don't crawl the web the same way Google does. If your content isn't structured for citation, you don't exist.

Services are the new software

2026-03-08

Sequoia's thesis, applied to marketing. Why the next wave of AI companies won't sell tools — they'll sell outcomes.

The content-to-ads pipeline

2026-03-05

Your best ad creative is already written. It's sitting in your blog posts, your case studies, your newsletter. You just need to extract it.