Category: Technology
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“For two decades, no Secretary of Defense even bothered to set foot in Silicon Valley…” In 2015, Ash Carter finally changed that. This was the beginning of a wave that launched a thousand defense startups. In 2016, Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchoff took control of Defense Innovation Unit X (DIUx).…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Defense, Department of Defense, DoD, Founders, Military, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, VC, Venture Capital, War+
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“I’ve come to get what’s mine,” Hetty Green told the bank president. Her entire $25 million fortune was on the line as the bank neared insolvency. And Hetty wasn’t about to take a loss. Hetty prevailed, as she did in so many deals. When she died in 1916, she left…
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+ Finance, History, Investing, Money, Nonfiction, Personal finance, Reading, Stock Market, Venture Capital, Wall street+
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I was talking with an awesome YC founder yesterday. Right before our call, another investor asked him, “What if ChatGPT does it?” This is the new “What if Google does it?” For most companies, that question is irrelevant. Here’s an example… ChatGPT Stinks at Teaching Portuguese I’m trying to learn…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Entrepreneur, Investing, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, Writing+
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Why does one startup raise millions and another raise nothing? Let’s go through 4 deals I looked at this morning so you can see how an investor thinks. I scrambled up the details of these deals a little so you won’t be able to identify the companies. But there’s enough…
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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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Tremendous 