Tag: Silicon Valley
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Seed valuations have hit an all-time high: $15.2 million pre-money. Investors are going to have a hard time making money at these prices. Looking at this new info from Carta, I decided to see what prices I’ve been paying lately. Behind the Scenes in My Portfolio Here are the stats…
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ChatGPT just released new shopping tools to help you find better deals online. But can they beat Google, the reigning champion? I tested both this morning to find out… OpenAI’s update, released yesterday, gives you pictures and product reviews when you search for a product. It also gives you direct…
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I was at a demo day last week. The entire time, the lady sitting next to me was on her e-mail. Investors, never do this. That presentation could be the most important 5 minutes of that founder’s professional life. You owe it to them to pay attention. If you’re too…
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Andreessen Horowitz is raising a $20 billion fund. Getting a decent return on this money will be almost impossible. To understand why, we have to look at how venture funds make their money. How VC’s Make Money Big funds like a16z lead rounds in a startup, typically from Series A…
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Chinese robotics startup Unitree has been caught embedding a backdoor in their robots that lets them spy on people. This shows why we must ban all Chinese robots. Whether it’s a robot dog, android, autonomous EV or drone, all these products are the same. They have chips, cameras, a battery…
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President Trump just issued a new executive order to streamline federal procurement. Will this finally make it easy to sell to the Feds? What the Executive Order Does The executive order, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, came out yesterday. It gives federal agencies 180 days to simplify the Federal…
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Most lawyers and accountants have no idea how to work with tech startups. So where should founders go? Here are my favorites… Incorporation: Capbase. Capbase can get you properly incorporated in minutes for less money than others. It’s just $999/year. Full disclosure: I have a small investment in this one.…
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This $750,000 term sheet was going to save the company. The founder was elated. And then, a phone call. The investor was pulling out. Investors can pull a term sheet for any reason. It’s rare, but when it happens it can leave a company crippled. Worst of all, it can…
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Most startups will never be a huge success. Their vision isn’t big enough. Let’s take a look at 3 of the most successful startups of the 2020’s. All have reached valuations of over $10 billion. Each of these founders imagined a radically different world, then went out and made it…
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Tremendous 