Tag: Tech
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I was trying to find some info on startup valuations this afternoon. I kept prompting GPT-4, but I couldn’t get the right answer. Turns out, I should’ve let the AI prompt itself. Or at least that’s the conclusion of a team from VMware. From IEEE Spectrum: There is an alternative…
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What if we had an AI Copilot for the economy? Yesterday, Anthropic released what amounts to a beta, and it’s already got amazing capabilities. Check this video out: In the demo, Anthropic uses its AI to project the GDP of the US and other major countries into the future. Everything…
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+ Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Claude, Economics, Economy, Finance, Government, Money, Policy, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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ChatGPT just aced BYU’s intro to comp sci class, getting a perfect 100% for the entire course. But AI’s latest achievement doesn’t mean human programmers are over. AI Goes to College BYU’s Computer Science 110 is called simply “How to Program.” It’s BYU’s most basic computer science class, covering stuff…
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+ AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, BYU, ChatGPT, Claude, College, Computer Science, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Shares of New York Community Bank are plummeting, down 24% today so far. NYCB is in serious trouble, but it’s highly unlikely to spark another banking crisis. The stock is tanking because NYCB discovered “material weaknesses” in tracking loan risks and replaced its CEO late last night. It’s been a…
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+ Banking, Banks, Finance, Investing, Money, New York, New York City, NYC, NYCB, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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I’ve usually been a SaaS or marketplace guy. But then something interesting happened at Duolingo… A year ago, I looked at the consumer subscription market and I didn’t see a lot of big winners. What I did see were crowded markets, high advertising costs, and scary churn. But Duolingo’s rise…
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+ Duolingo, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stock Market, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Coinbase is the world’s 2nd largest crypto exchange. But in 2012, the company was barely getting off the ground. Let’s dig into the deck they used to pitch investors at YC Demo Day… Explaining What Coinbase Does Right on slide #1, founder Brian Armstrong makes clear what Coinbase does: it…
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+ Bitcoin, Coinbase, Crypto, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Silicon Valley, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital, YC+
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One company, TSMC, makes almost all advanced semiconductors. The US wants in on this game — but TSMC founder Morris Chang says it won’t be easy. In a fascinating talk this past fall at MIT, Chang tells the story of why so much chip manufacturing wound up in one little…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, GPU, Mexico, Semiconductors, Stocks, Taiwan, Tech, TSMC, Venture Capital+
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Warren Buffett started out buying businesses at the lowest possible price. One day in 1965, a young man named Charlie Munger told him he was doing it all wrong. Buffett had just bought Berkshire Hathaway. At that time, Berkshire was a struggling textile mill, not the conglomerate we know today.…
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+ Berkshire, Buffett, Finance, Investing, Money, Munger, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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The best founders in the world have their choice of investors. So I’m not waiting for them to contact me — I’m going to them. When I started as an angel in 2021, I let the deals come to me. These days, I’m doing a lot more outbound. Here’s how…
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Deel is one of the most successful startups today, valued at $12 billion. So when I found their pre-seed deck this week, I was really intrigued. Deel’s deck from 2019 is simple and effective. Let’s dig in… Framing the Problem Founders Alex and Shuo do a great job of framing…
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Tremendous 