Tag: Tech
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China is building bridges with massive robots. Is America hopelessly behind? This weekend, I heard about China’s bridge building robot on The All-In Podcast. The idea of building a bridge at warp speed with robots intrigued me. So this morning, I decided to learn more… The Iron Monster Many Chinese…
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People buy your product for 2 reasons: you make them money or you save them money. If you want to grow fast, make that value proposition crystal clear. A clear value prop is one of the biggest things I look for when I meet with founders. It needs to be…
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They wanted $100,000, minimum. I politely bowed out. This is how startups sabotage their funding rounds. How Investment Minimums Work Against You Some startups insist on a minimum check size. This excludes helpful investors and makes it harder to close the round. At $100,000, this startup was excluding most angels.…
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Google unveiled its powerful new glasses yesterday. Will we all be wearing these soon? A Computer for Your Face The new Google Glasses have some incredible capabilities. They can see and hear using a mic, speakers and a camera. They can send a text message or give you directions in…
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YC has a new Request for Startups. Here are my 3 favorite ideas, plus one of my own… AI for Scientific Advancement Group Partner Diana Hu is looking for new ways to apply LLM’s to scientific research. I agree that AI plus bio is going to be the next big…
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+ AI, Artifcial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Business, ChatGPT, Entrepreneur, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, YC+
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Grok just released an incredible chart making tool. This morning, I used it to visualize some fascinating data, including cloud spend, GDP growth and fertility rates. Everything Is Computer This morning, I was researching an investment in a cloud infrastructure company. So I wondered, how much do companies spend on…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Elon, Elon Musk, Grok, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Statistics, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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Working with a personal trainer can be expensive and time consuming. But can AI train me? Let’s find out… Grok As My Personal Trainer This morning, I typed a week’s worth of workouts into Grok 3, my favorite LLM at the moment. I gave Grok my goals: general fitness, longevity,…
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YC’s X25 batch is in full swing. 94 companies have launched so far. Here are my 3 favorites… Zeon Systems I only see a company this exciting a couple times a year, if that. Zeon Systems is automating scientific research. You type in the experiment you want to do in…
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+ Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Travel, Venture Capital, Y Combinator, YC+
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There’s a new way to dig into the darkest bowels of the internet, if you dare: Grok DeeperSearch. This morning, I set this powerful tool loose on an important question: the threat humanoid robots could pose to human beings. Yesterday on the blog, we looked at a disturbing incident in…
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The robot flails wildly as human workers run away in fear. This isn’t a new sci-fi movie: it’s a real video from a factory producing robots. The video shows a robot suspended from a crane as human workers mill around it. Suddenly, it starts flailing its arms uncontrollably. Any contact…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Entrepreneur, Robot, Robotics, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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