Category: Technology
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Jim* had an interesting product, but I was having trouble following his pitch. He skipped from idea to idea and feature to feature, leaving me confused. Jim: “SaaSy is a sales tool for teams. Here’s the messages screen. This is where you go to book a meeting. We’re planning on…
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In 2009, a small startup called Square was raising its Series A. Andreessen Horowitz saw the deal and passed. That mistake cost them $4.8 billion. The Pitch Square (now Block) had a big idea: make it easy for small merchants to take credit cards. It had an awesome product: a…
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Venture-backed startups have created virtually all of the net new jobs since 1977. Of the top 5 US companies by market cap, every single one raised venture capital. Venture capital has a huge impact on the US economy, but few people understand how it works. In The Secrets of Sand…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Reading, Silicon Valley, Startup, Startups, VC, Venture Capital+
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From AI chatbots to venture funding to rockets, the US isn’t just ahead of competitors. Increasingly, it has no competition at all. I met with a great entrepreneur from Japan this week who recently moved to New York. I told him how much I loved Japan when I visited. His…
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+ Aerpspace, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Space, Startups, Tech, United States, US, Venture Capital+
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Imagine the perfect teacher. She’s an expert on every subject, but can explain it like your five. She’s patient, answering as many questions as you want. And forget $50,000 a year tuition. What would you say to…$0? Well, we’re here! ChatGPT just might be the best teacher in the world.…
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In TV and film production, extras may be at the greatest risk of AI replacement. I’ve been an extra for almost 4 years, and I think AI replacement could be a good thing. How AI Is Changing Acting AI is a huge sticking point in the current SAG-AFTRA and writers…
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“What if you could make a drone botnet? You just give it a task and it operates autonomously and does it.” “That would be so cool!” Last month, I was having lunch with an awesome founder I invested in. His company had recently been acquired, and we were kicking around…
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We are in the worst venture market in ten years, according to a new report from AngelList and Brex. Despite a strong NASDAQ, it’s harder to raise a round, get a markup, or reach an exit than at any point since 2013. From the report: Dating back to 2013, 2Q23…
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I read the deal memo and ran the numbers. Everything looked great. But was this company really legit? There was only one way to find out. The Mystery Shopper Method This afternoon, I dug into a promising telehealth startup. I liked it from the investor perspective — now I wanted…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Health, Investing, Medicine, Money, Silicon Valley, Small Business, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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I looked at the small pile of groceries on the conveyor belt. “How on earth is this $75?” A lot of us are feeling that way today as prices go through the roof. And I’m one of the lucky ones — for me it’s just an annoyance. But for many…
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