Tag: Tech
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I look for founders that are building they care about. It’s the only way that they’ll work like crazy for 10 years and get to an exit! An excellent example of that is my friend Jesse Bray. He grew up with a love of reading, as did I. Now he’s…
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Here are 3 mistakes I hate seeing in founder meetings… 1. Don’t Be Late. Whenever somebody is late to a meeting they asked for, I shake my head. It really detracts from your message. Instead of paying attention to your pitch, the investor is thinking about the fact that you…
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Ridiculous growth. 3x ARR. I keep seeing this combo in today’s market. Here’s why… Why High Growth Companies Can Be Dirt Cheap It comes down to AI driving incredible growth. A hot startup goes out to raise. They sign a term sheet at 10-20x ARR. But funding rounds take months…
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Here are 3 startup ideas that need to die… 1. An app to find your friends and hang out. This is everyone’s first startup idea. It’s been tried a million times. Nobody wants it. When I want to see my friends, I just send them a text. That’s what most…
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Hurricane Isaias hit Florida recently, knocking out power and destroying homes. My friend Jesse Bray was in the thick of it. Not knowing how to help, he fell back on what he knew: building software. Here’s how Jesse built an app that is helping countless families affected by hurricanes… By…
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If you want to know what the AI labs are building, look at their job postings. Here are three of the most unusual, from robotics engineers to Khmer language experts… OpenAI is Building a Consumer Device OpenAI is building out an entire Consumer Devices team. They’re hiring engineers with experience…
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Jensen just dropped his most powerful open source model ever: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL. It’s as powerful as the frontier models for 10-50x the price. This morning, I ran the new Nemotron through a three round test. From text summarization to coding, Nemotron blew me away. Round #1: Summarizing an…
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14 companies founded in the 2020’s have hit $500M ARR. 13/14 have a technical founder. This is why I back builders. Analyzing the Top Startups of the 2020’s Here is a list of every company founded in the 2020’s that has hit $500M ARR, along with the founder and CEO’s…
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Some investors commit to a startup, then take forever to send the money. I wrapped up my biggest investment ever in just 3 hours and 14 minutes: 11:14am: SAFE and wiring instructions received 2:28pm: SAFE signed, wire sent Too Many Investors Leave Founders Hanging I’ve seen investors take weeks or…
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Apple hasn’t released a compelling new product since the iPhone in 2007. It’s time to take radical action. Here are 3 startups John Ternus should acquire today… Instinct Siri sucks. Apple Intelligence does nothing. It’s time for John Ternus to buy Instinct. Instinct is everything Siri isn’t. It’s an assistant…
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