<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Liel Villa Blog</title><description>These are my thoughts about data, AI, building, and everything in between</description><link>https://lielvilla.com/</link><item><title>The Death of the Demo</title><link>https://lielvilla.com/blog/death-of-demo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lielvilla.com/blog/death-of-demo/</guid><description>Why flashy AI demos don&apos;t tell the real story — and why we need measurable benchmarks for LLMs and TTS.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ai</category><category>llm</category><category>tts</category><category>genai</category><category>benchmarks</category><category>wonderpods</category></item><item><title>A Year of Reading: 38 Books in 2025</title><link>https://lielvilla.com/blog/reading2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lielvilla.com/blog/reading2025/</guid><description>How a simple 30-minute morning habit during a career transition turned into my most consistent year of reading.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>books</category><category>reading</category><category>habits</category><category>reflection</category></item><item><title>Will Strategy Inc. Crash Bitcoin?</title><link>https://lielvilla.com/blog/will-strategy-crash-bitcoin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lielvilla.com/blog/will-strategy-crash-bitcoin/</guid><description>The numbers say &quot;no&quot;… but the resemblance to 2008&apos;s leverage cycle makes you wonder.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>patterns</category><category>bitcoin</category><category>finance</category><category>risk</category></item></channel></rss>