Tag: Silicon Valley
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People buy your product for 2 reasons: you make them money or you save them money. If you want to grow fast, make that value proposition crystal clear. A clear value prop is one of the biggest things I look for when I meet with founders. It needs to be…
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They wanted $100,000, minimum. I politely bowed out. This is how startups sabotage their funding rounds. How Investment Minimums Work Against You Some startups insist on a minimum check size. This excludes helpful investors and makes it harder to close the round. At $100,000, this startup was excluding most angels.…
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Google unveiled its powerful new glasses yesterday. Will we all be wearing these soon? A Computer for Your Face The new Google Glasses have some incredible capabilities. They can see and hear using a mic, speakers and a camera. They can send a text message or give you directions in…
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YC has a new Request for Startups. Here are my 3 favorite ideas, plus one of my own… AI for Scientific Advancement Group Partner Diana Hu is looking for new ways to apply LLM’s to scientific research. I agree that AI plus bio is going to be the next big…
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Grok just released an incredible chart making tool. This morning, I used it to visualize some fascinating data, including cloud spend, GDP growth and fertility rates. Everything Is Computer This morning, I was researching an investment in a cloud infrastructure company. So I wondered, how much do companies spend on…
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Everyone has an opinion on accelerators. But where am I actually investing? This morning, I dug into my portfolio to find out… To be clear, I think these are all fantastic programs. A founder will do great in any of them. A Peek Inside My Portfolio Now, let’s do the…
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+ Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Techstars, Venture Capital, Y Combinator, YC+
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YC’s X25 batch is in full swing. 94 companies have launched so far. Here are my 3 favorites… Zeon Systems I only see a company this exciting a couple times a year, if that. Zeon Systems is automating scientific research. You type in the experiment you want to do in…
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The robot flails wildly as human workers run away in fear. This isn’t a new sci-fi movie: it’s a real video from a factory producing robots. The video shows a robot suspended from a crane as human workers mill around it. Suddenly, it starts flailing its arms uncontrollably. Any contact…
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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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Tremendous 