Tag: Silicon Valley
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The median Seed stage startup is raising at $20 million pre-money. That’s too high for investors to make a decent return. High Prices at the Startup Store AngelList just came out with its wonderful The State of Venture Report H1 2025. It shows that the median Seed valuation is at…
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The level of accepted laziness in this business is just pathetic. I’m no Harry Stebbings. I don’t do 996. But day after day, I find myself shocked at the total lack of standards investors have for themselves. This laziness hurts startups. It also hurts investors, whose net worth (and reputation)…
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+ Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startup, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
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Adapt or die. That’s why I’m changing my investment strategy. Check size doubling to $10k, no reserves. I’ve written 2 of them this week and hope to write many more. Here’s why I’m making this change… A Wake-Up Call Up until now, I’ve written $5,000 first checks and reserved $25,000…
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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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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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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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Tremendous 