Author: tremendousblog
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So many times in school, there was something I didn’t understand. But I couldn’t interrupt the class every time and ask the teacher, right? Well, now I can, because the teacher is an AI. This morning, I used Google AI Studio to tutor me about CRISPR gene editing. I’m trying…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Biotech, ChatGPT, CRISPR, Education, Investing, LLM, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital+
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On Friday night, I was chatting with a friend about the amazing stuff happening in AI. “Where do you think it’s going next?” he asked. I thought for a minute, then responded, ”Something is going to happen in biotech.” In mid-2022, I started investing in startups building on top of…
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Anthropic just dropped its most powerful model yet, Claude 3.7 Sonnet. This morning, I asked it 3 questions I actually needed the answer to. Let’s see how it does… Teach Me About Biology Lately, I’ve been fascinated by new developments in biotech. So I had Claude give me a primer…
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+ AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Claude, Grok, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital, Writing+
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“During the 2019-23 period, I have used the words ‘mistake’ or ‘error’ 16 times in my letters to you. Many other huge companies have never used either word over that span.” Berkshire Hathaway turned in an incredible 2024, with operating earnings up 27%. But in his annual letter on Saturday,…
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+ BRK, Buffett, Finance, Investing, Money, Personal finance, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Note: This is not investment advice. I’m using Grok 3 to help manage my stock portfolio. It had some great insights that are going to make me a lot of money. Let me show you what I did and how you can use Grok to help you with your investments…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, diversification, Finance, Grok, Investing, Money, Personal finance, Retirement, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Vanguard+
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Grok 3 is so good I just cancelled my Gemini Advanced subscription and set my homepage to Grok 3. Let’s run through 3 real world tests so I can show you what this model can do: 1) Grok as Investment Analyst. Lately, I’ve been thinking about changing the asset allocation…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Elon Musk, gemini, Grok, Investing, LLM, Silicon Valley, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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Paul Graham says your curiosity is the best way to tell what’s worth paying attention to. So when I scrolled through the YC directory this morning, I let curiosity lead me to the coolest startups. Since we dug into the W25 cohort two weeks ago, many more startups have launched…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Entrepreneur, Finance, Founders, Investing, OpenAI, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, YC+
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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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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Investing, Robotics, Robots, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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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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+ Business Loans, Credit, Debt, Entrepreneur, Finance, Founders, Investing, Money, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 