Tag: Tech
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Chinese AI startup MiniMax is going public this week at a $7 billion valuation. But its model flopped in my testing. I ran MiniMax through three tests with real world questions. These are harder to game than benchmarks. Let me show you where MiniMax does well and where it struggles……
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China is about to launch its first AI model IPO, Zhipu AI. Investors may be excited, but Zhipu’s product is weak. China’s first IPO of an LLM startup, Zhipu AI, will start trading Thursday. The IPO is expected to value Zhipu at nearly USD $7 billion. This morning, I ran…
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“A whole new world is opening up to you.” That’s what my great grandma said when I learned how to read. I read 34 books in 2025, the most since college. Here are my favorites… Book of the Year: On Writing by Stephen King On Writing is King’s account of…
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+ Biotech, Biotechnology, book-review, book-reviews, Books, Buffett, FIction, Finance, Financial markets, Investing, Reading, Tech, Venture Capital+
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The Allen Institute for AI recently released its most powerful model ever: Olmo 3. Olmo is cheap to train, making it perfect for anyone training their own model. Olmo 3 is 2.5 times more efficient to train than Llama 3.1 based on GPU-hours per token. Olmo is also much more…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, LLM, Model Training, Open source, OSS, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Foreign founders raising money in America make the same mistakes over and over. Here are 5 things you need to get right to raise in the US… Humility Doesn’t Play in America “We’ll see how it goes.” I was at a demo day in NYC a while back, listening to…
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I ran OpenAI’s new GPT 5.2 through a three round test. It still scores below Grok and Gemini. Some of GPT-5.2’s responses are excellent. But the quality of its answers are inconsistent. Let me show you where this model excels and where it falls short… Round #1: Learning About Needle…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, gemini, Google, Grok, LLM, OpenAI, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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I just used an incredible new AI education app called Oboe. If you want to learn how to design great software, read on… Oboe just launched in September. The founder, Nir Zicherman, also founded the podcasting tool Anchor. Oboe can spin up a course on any subject you want, using…
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I never miss JCal’s Launch Accelerator Demo Day. Yesterday’s event was one of the best yet. Here are my three favorite startups… 3. NextVisit. NextVisit helps psychiatrists document their visits easily using AI. The app listens to the doctor and patient speak, completing notes and other charting for you. Some…
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I’m seeing tons of seed rounds at $40 million and up. Here’s why those will turn out to be bad investments…. Venture Funds Need Massive Growth Startups raising seed rounds at $40M need to hit $1B ARR within 10 years. That is a near-impossible task. But any less, and it’s…
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A strange number popped up on my phone this morning. It was Boardy, the first AI venture capitalist. And it looks like we may be working together… Boardy is an an AI agent that helps you find customers, investors, and employees. Scrolling X last night, I saw a post on…
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+ AI, AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 