Category: Business
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Elon just dropped Grok Companions, and they look an awful lot like an AI girlfriend. This morning, I chatted with one of the Companions, Ani. Let’s see what she can do… Meeting Ani Ani, a tarted up anime character, sashayed across my screen suggestively. It’s pretty clear what Ani is…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Elon, Grok, LLM, Romance, Silicon Valley, Society, Startups, Tech, Technology, Writing, xAI+
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A new model from China claims to be the best in the world. But can Kimi beat the best from America? This morning, I tested it to find out… Kimi is open source and can be used to create powerful AI agents. The startup that built Kimi, Moonshot AI, claims…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, China, Grok, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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If I work backward from the biggest problems, I can find the biggest opportunities. Here are 4 areas I’m excited about investing in now: 1) Longevity. Everything about my life is awesome. If you’re sitting in the United States as you read this, chances are the same is true for…
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+ AI, Business, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Elon just dropped Grok 4 overnight. Early testing shows it blowing away most other models. So this morning, I ran it through a test of my own… When Grok 3 came out in February, I asked it 3 real-life questions to gauge how good the model is. These are actual…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, ChatGPT, Elon, Elon Musk, Grok, LLM, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, X, xAI+
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I looked at 4000 deals I’ve said no to in the last 3 years. Here are the most common reasons I passed… 1) No revenue. This is by far the most common reason why I pass on a startup. Cash is king. If a company can get people to plunk…
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+ Angel Investing, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, VC, Venture Capital+
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“I have just informed the purchasing department that they should no longer purchase paper clips. All of us receive documents every day with paper clips on them. If we save these paper clips, not only will we have enough for our own use, but we will also, in a short…
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+ Banking, Banks, Finance, Investing, Investment Banking, Management, Money, Tech, Venture Capital, Wall street, Warren Buffett+
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Angels can make up to $15 million tax free thanks to changes in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. This is part of a huge expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) in the new bill. What’s New With QSBS These changes to the rules around QSBS apply to shares…
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+ Angel, Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Finance, Investing, IRS, Money, QSBS, Startups, Tax, Tech, Trump, Venture Capital+
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Lots of people want to become angel investors. But where do you find great deals? Here’s where I’m sourcing deals now… I looked at all 35 names in my portfolio thus far. For each one, I noted where I first heard about the company. Where My Deals Are Coming From…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Microsoft just announced they’re laying off another 9,000 people. With AI and offshoring rapidly eliminating jobs, are we about to see a new wave of unemployment? AI Eats Engineering Jobs New comp sci graduates have one of the highest unemployment rates of any major. Big Tech companies are doing hiring…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, ChatGPT, Economy, Jobs, LLM, Offshoring, Remote work, Technology, Unemployment+
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If you run a business in NYC, you should only be focused on one thing right now: finding office space in Jersey City. With anti-police mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani about to take over, this is the most important thing you can do for your company. Back to the Bad Old…
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+ Adams, Cuomo, Government, Jersey City, Mamdani, New Jersey, New York, New York City, NJ, NYC, Zohran+
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Tremendous 