Tag: Startups
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“He was a nobody.” Peter Thiel didn’t stand out amongst the horde of bankers at Credit Suisse. But somehow, this unlikely man became a tech icon worth $8.6 billion. “The best entrepreneurs know this: every great business is built around a secret that’s hidden from the outside.” Peter Thiel, Zero…
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As people come back to offices, the Bay Area vs. The Rest argument is back. So today, I thought I’d show you where I’m actually investing right now. I’ve invested in 26 startups in the last 28 months. Here’s where they’re located: SF: 5NYC: 4LA: 3Silicon Valley: 2Phoenix: 2Austin: 1Chattanooga,…
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“There’s no line of code that says ‘slow down for speed bumps.’ So it’s doing this based entirely on video training.” Elon Musk A New Kind of AI On Friday, Elon Musk demoed FSD 12, Tesla’s latest self driving software. Watching the demo is at turns nervewracking and exhilarating. Tesla’s…
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“What’s your ratio of good investments to bad investments?” a friend asked me recently. It was a darn good question — so I dug into my secret spreadsheet to find out. Most startup investments don’t work out. But how many losses does it take to find a winner? Let’s dig…
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“…in the bacon-and-egg breakfast of a startup, we were the chicken and the entrepreneur was the pig: We were involved, but she was committed.” Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things Founders Lay It All on the Line We investors have the easy job. Write a check, shake the…
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Who do you think are the largest employers in America? General Motors, McDonald’s, maybe Starbucks? Just 14 years since the launch of Uber, gig work platforms are now 3 out of the top 5 employers in the country. Here’s Forbes’ list of America’s largest employers: Walmart Amazon Home Depot Fedex…
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“We have $20 million worth of LOI’s with major companies in the space.” Whenever I see a phrase like that, I roll my eyes. Letters of Intent (LOI’s) are one of a series of what I call “meaningless metrics.” They’re supposed to show that a startup is doing well, but…
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Seed investors are souring on AI startups. Seed funding for AI and machine learning startups is down by over 50% year over year, according to a new report by Fortune: “I think investors are growing a little bit fatigued with the seed investments they made two to six months ago…
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While I was doing some Googling last week, a little box popped up. “Use generative AI?” I was skeptical…could it really compare to GPT-4? But I had to give it a shot! For the last few days, I’ve been running one query after another through the new Google Search Generative…
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Why do I love down markets? What do venture capitalists and Hasidic diamond merchants have in common? I dug into that and more at a great Q&A session recently with interns at Starta VC in NYC. Here are some of my favorite moments: 10:13: How pro rata rights work. 12:16:…
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