Tag: Startups
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I’ve spent 10 days meeting amazing founders here in Tokyo. I keep seeing the same strengths, and the same challenges. And I have a solution: The US-Japan Hybrid Startup. Move the founders to the United States. Keep the rest of the team in Japan. This gives a startup the best…
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Last week, I landed in Tokyo and put up a single tweet: “What founders should I meet?” It blew up, getting thousands of views. Ever since, I’ve been fielding a flurry of messages from awesome Japanese founders. These are some amazing companies! Here’s what I’m seeing in the Japanese startup…
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My favorite breakfast spot in Tokyo is Jonathan’s. This chain serves some of the best eggs and pancakes around — with almost no human workers. I’ve been coming to Japan and Jonathan’s since 2014. In the past, it operated like other restaurants, with service entirely by humans. I arrived in…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, China, Entrepreneur, Japan, Robotics, Robots, Startups, Technology, Travel, VC+
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The best engineers won’t apply to your company. They already have jobs. But now,you can use AI to find them and bring them onboard. Perfectly messages ideal candidates using AI. It learns about their skills, then setsup interviews for you with the best engineers. Within 24 hours, you have 5-10…
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+ Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Finance, HR, Investing, Recruiting, SF, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital, YC+
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Every investor is throwing money at AI. But if you’re building in an unsexy area, is raising money even possible? A frustrated consumer hardware founder recently posed this question to Reddit. He’s seeing VC’s rip huge checks into AI while he’s struggling to raise any money at all. But there’s…
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The window for Europe to catch up in AI isn’t just closing — it’s slamming shut. Europe doesn’t have any of the fundamental inputs for AI: Let’s zoom in on two critical factors: money and talent. Here how Europe is falling behind on both… The Capital Drought The largest company…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Austria, EU, Europe, European Union, Finance, Investing, OpenAI, Politics, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stocks, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Elon has quietly released Grok 4.3 Beta, xAI’s most powerful model yet. I tested it this morning, and it’s the best model I’ve ever used. I put 4.3 Beta through a grueling series of tests this morning. I had it analyze 5,000 venture deals, predict the future of the real…
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+ AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Claude, Elon, Elon Musk, Finance, Grok, Investing, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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Google just dropped a new Gemini app for macOS. It excels on simple tasks like summarizing documents. But for complex jobs, Gemini is surprisingly weak. This morning, I ran the new Gemini app through a three round test. Let me show you where this app is strong, where it disappoints,…
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+ Technology, Venture Capital, Tech, Startups, Silicon Valley, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Google, ChatGPT, GOOG, gemini, Alphabet+
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Demis Hassabis pitched countless investors when he started DeepMind. Almost everyone said no. Why did these VC’s miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime? “Finding initial funding for this was very hard,” Demis later recalled. Demis and DeepMind are leading the race to AGI. They won the 2024 Nobel…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, ChatGPT, DeepMind, Finance, Google, Investing, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital+
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New law firms will be 95% AI. They will bill at low, flat rates. And they will crush existing firms. Clients want lower, predictable bills. New AI-native law firms are in the best position to provide that. This new world will create a handful of winners. But most lawyers, firms…
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+ AI, Biglaw, Business, Law, Law Firms, Law School, Lawyers, Legal, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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