Author: tremendousblog
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“Aghhh, how could I have missed this?” That was me on Friday, reading the headline: Robotics Startup Figure AI in Talks for New Funding at $39.5 Billion Valuation. I had a chance to invest in Figure’s seed round in the spring of 2023 via a syndicate. I passed. Again in…
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I once met a startup that was $700,000 in debt. Never do this. Angels and VC’s invest money to buy shares in a company. If the company runs out of cash, you don’t have to pay us back. But there is another source of funding for startups: debt. First off,…
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VC’s love to make fun of Europe. But here’s what most of them won’t tell you: they’re doing more investments there. America innovates, China replicates, Europe regulates. Cue the picture of the bottle cap. I know, I make fun of Europe too! But I’m also doing more investments there. And…
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I just did a video call with AI. Soon, you’ll be doing it too. I’ve been a big fan of Gemini for a while, paying $20/month for the latest version. So when I heard that you could do a Google Meet with an AI and ask it questions, I had…
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America’s fertility rate is 1.66. I’m part of the problem — 39 with no kids thus far. With so few babies being born, America’s leadership is at risk. So, how do we get people to have some kids around here? Here are a few company ideas that might fix this…
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China may lose the majority of its population by 2100. Its population has declined for three straight years. This decline will only accelerate. Fertility is rock bottom, at 1.18 children per woman. The one child policy is a major reason, along with increasing urbanization. Right on cue, China’s economy has…
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If current trends continue, the last South Korean will die in 2750. Korea’s fertility rate is 0.72 children per woman, the lowest in the world. But nearly every developed country is below the replacement rate of 2.1. The United States is at just 1.66. And although most of us are…
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+ Brazil, Contraception, Demographics, Demography, Economy, Fertility, Health, India, infertility, IVF, Korea, Medicine, Pregnancy+
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Demo day is coming up for YC’s W25 batch. This morning, I picked out the coolest startups in the group. Let’s see who I need to meet! Pave Robotics This one is insane — robots that fix cracks in roads! We could certainly use this here in Jersey, which has…
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Google’s Gemini just dropped 3 cutting edge new models. This morning, I tried them all. Are these new models really better? Let’s find out… 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental This new model is designed for multi-step reasoning. I’ve been trying to learn about missile defense recently. So, I had the model…
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YC recently released its Request for Startups. This morning, I decided to do my own. Here are the top 5 startups I want to see: 1. Easier Ways to Navigate Zoning. Housing costs in this country are obscene. Restrictive zoning is the main factor driving these costs. I want to…
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