Author: tremendousblog
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Coinbase is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Its market cap is $64 billion. But in the summer of 2012, founder Brian Armstrong was in a dimly lit Silicon Valley office, practicing his pitch. Let’s dig in! What the Heck Is Bitcoin? Brian does a wonderful job of explaining…
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Sales platform Apollo is valued at $1.6 billion. But in 2016, it was a little company called ZenProspect. This morning, I watched their YC Demo Day pitch. Founder Tim Zheng clearly shows us why salespeople need ZenProspect. Then, he shows us some incredible traction. Let’s dive in… A Clear Value…
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+ Apollo, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, SaaS, Silicon Valley, Startups, Venture Capital, Y Combinator, YC+
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DoorDash is one of the most successful startups of the last decade, with a market cap of $56 billion. This morning, I watched their YC Demo Day pitch from 2013. Founder Tony Xu shows us a huge problem and gives us strong evidence that he’s solving it. Let’s dig into…
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Today, GitLab is valued at over $9 billion. But in 2015, it was a tiny startup with just a couple employees. Let’s dig into their YC Demo Day pitch. GitLab is a platform for software development. It lets developers collaborate, version control their code, and more. Who Ever Saw an…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Venture Capital, Y Combinator, YC+
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“One of the first times y’all gave me complete control over this, I actually stayed up until, geez I don’t know, like 6 A.M. playing Civilization 6.” That’s Noland Arbaugh, the first human to get a brain implant from Neuralink. The implant allows him to control his computer with his…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Disabilities, Elon Musk, Neuralink, Neuroscience, Quadriplegia, Venture Capital+
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In 2008, Airbnb was near death. Founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were living off dry cereal. If they didn’t raise this $500,000, it was probably over. This morning, I dug into the pitch deck Brian and his team used to raise that crucial round of funding. Framing the Problem…
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“In Cuba, families get one dozen eggs per month,” my friend said. “So what do they eat?” I asked. “They starve.” I was in New York recently talking with a friend who left Cuba in 2021. She first moved to Uruguay, then made her way to the United States two…
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+ Carribean, Communism, Communist Party, Cuba, Cuban, Human Rights, Latin America, Revolution, World+
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I’m 38 years old. Of all my friends, only one has a child, a little boy. So if I had to lay a bet, I’d say our generation is going to use a lot of IVF. A fascinating startup called Alife might make that process a lot easier. How AI…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Fathers, Fertility, Health, IVF, Machine Learning, Mothers, Silicon Valley, Startups, Venture Capital+
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“Can I have something to eat?” “Sure thing.” The man’s friend hands him an apple. His friend is not human — it is a robot. This is the latest demo from Figure. Figure is developing an android, with the goal to produce one for every human on the planet. This…
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Is this place open? I went around to a side door, down a few steps, and entered the dimly lit restaurant. Inside: the best noodles in town. This is Bangkok City, a Thai restaurant in Hoboken, NJ. This homey spot has served up pad thai, drunken noodles, and more since…
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Tremendous 