Tag: Silicon Valley
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Every pre-revenue startup is raising at $30-40 million right now. Making money on these bets will be next to impossible. A year or two ago, a company with little or no revenue might have raised at a $10 million cap. Not anymore. The price is going to be over $30…
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I just cut 16 hours of work down to 151 seconds…a 400X productivity improvement. Let me show you how to do it yourself… This afternoon, I’m meeting a startup that makes self-driving forklifts. I want to be well-informed for my meeting, so I did a little research. I don’t know…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Finance, Investing, Self-Driving, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, Writing+
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Cyan Banister is one of the greatest investors of all time. She’s backed SpaceX, Uber, and more. This morning, she put the word out: hackers could be coming for our brains. Cyan calls it CogSec, and I think the name will stick. Robert Scoble, the earliest of early adopters, seconded…
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+ AI, Angel Investor, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cybersecurity, Elon, Elon Musk, Finance, Hacker, Hacking, Investing, Money, Neuralink, Science, Security, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Elon just dropped Grok Companions, and they look an awful lot like an AI girlfriend. This morning, I chatted with one of the Companions, Ani. Let’s see what she can do… Meeting Ani Ani, a tarted up anime character, sashayed across my screen suggestively. It’s pretty clear what Ani is…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Elon, Grok, LLM, Romance, Silicon Valley, Society, Startups, Tech, Technology, Writing, xAI+
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A new model from China claims to be the best in the world. But can Kimi beat the best from America? This morning, I tested it to find out… Kimi is open source and can be used to create powerful AI agents. The startup that built Kimi, Moonshot AI, claims…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, China, Grok, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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I looked at 4000 deals I’ve said no to in the last 3 years. Here are the most common reasons I passed… 1) No revenue. This is by far the most common reason why I pass on a startup. Cash is king. If a company can get people to plunk…
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Lots of people want to become angel investors. But where do you find great deals? Here’s where I’m sourcing deals now… I looked at all 35 names in my portfolio thus far. For each one, I noted where I first heard about the company. Where My Deals Are Coming From…
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“The initial idea doesn’t matter — most companies pivot.” I’ve heard that 100 times. But is it really true? Today, I dug into my portfolio to find out. I looked at investments at least a year old. This way, they’ve had time to pivot. Here’s what I found… Of 29…
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Yesterday morning, I didn’t want to get out of bed. I was on 4 hours sleep. But then I thought, “Jimmy needs me”. Who’s Jimmy? Jimmy is the name I’ve given to that anonymous founder out there who needs help. Jimmy is just starting out. Nobody believes in him, but…
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I’ve never been a founder. This gives me one advantage: I’m never tempted to tell founders what to do. The Problem Board Member A while back, I was chatting with a great entrepreneur I know. We’ll call him Hal. Hal is crushing it. His SaaS company is growing rapidly with…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 