Tag: Tech
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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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+ Asia, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Founders, Investing, Japan, Startups, Tech, Technology, Tokyo, VC, Venture Capital+
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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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+ Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Business, Consumer, Engineering, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Hardware, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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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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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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+ AI, Alphabet, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, gemini, GOOG, Google, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Headlines scream “American decline.” Peter Thiel isn’t buying it. In a panel discussion in Japan this week, Thiel argues that on technology, demographics, and economic dynamism, the U.S. isn’t just holding on — it’s pulling away. “On a relative basis, it seems to me that the U.S. is winning against…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Iran, Japan, Silicon Valley, Tech, Technology, US, Venture Capital, Writing+
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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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“Mike” has raised over $17 million. The way he gets investor intros is totally different from most founders. Here’s how it works… A Radically Different Approach On Tuesday, I was chatting with Mike (not his real name). I’ve invested in his startup twice, and he’s gearing up to start a…
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Tremendous 