Category: Technology
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“All the greats in business studied the greats in business.” Podcasts are a wonderful way to do it. Here are my favorites… This Week in Startups — My #1 most listened to podcast for several years running. If you’re a founder or investor, TWIST will tell you everything you need…
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+ Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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The EU is about to backdoor encryption. Here’s how this could affect you, even if you’re American… What Is Chat Control? The EU is proposing to break encryption with a policy called Chat Control. Chat Control scans all the info on your devices before it’s encrypted, providing a backdoor to…
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+ AI, Cybersecurity, EU, Europe, European Union, Privacy, Security, Silicon Valley, Tech, Technology+
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I read a headline this morning that really pissed me off. The EU is planning to break encryption and scan everyone’s phone. Here’s why that’s a horrible idea… What the Heck Is the EU Up To? First, I’ll break down what Chat Control is, then why the EU’s excuse doesn’t…
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+ AI, Civil Rights, EU, Europe, European Union, Government, News, Politics, Privacy, Silicon Valley, Tech, Technology+
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Cyan Banister is one of the best investors ever, backing SpaceX, Uber, Flexport and more. To find the next great startup, Cyan asks an unusual question… The Human Behavior Question When she sees a new product, she doesn’t just calculate the Total Addressable Market (TAM). She asks herself “Does it…
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+ Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startup, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
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You just finished pitching that big VC. Did you bomb? Did you nail it? Here’s how to tell… The Weird Way to Gauge Investor Interest There’s a way to tell, but it’s counterintuitive… The more questions they ask, the more interested they are. Mr. Moneybags interrogating you like a murder…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Finance, Founders, Investing, Money, Personal finance, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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GPT-5 sucks. I tested it Friday, bad. I tested it again today, even worse. Stick a fork in it. Let me show you how flawed this model is. When I tested it on Friday, OpenAI was having routing issues that may have caused GPT-5 to underperform. So this morning, I…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Investing, LLM, OpenAI, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Can GPT-5 beat the reigning champion, Elon’s Grok 4? I ran them through 3 tests to find out. When Grok 4 came out last month, I asked it 3 real world questions that I actually needed the answer to. Grok 4 crushed it, scoring an A-. Can GPT-5 do even…
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+ Finance, Investing, Money, Personal finance, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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“$800k ARR…is that contracted or live?” Most investors never ask this question. They’re making a big mistake. Whether you’re an investor or a founder, you have to understand the difference between contracted and live revenue. Tl,dr: Contracted ARR is signed revenue, live ARR is actual money you’re billing. Focus on…
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+ Accounting, Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Money, SaaS, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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106,036 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant. 17 of them die each day. But what if we could give them pig organs? From the Seventeenth Century to Modern Science The first attempted xenotransplantation, or animal-to-human transplant, was done in 1667. Jean-Baptiste Denys gave sheep’s blood to a 15 year…
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