Tag: Tech
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I hired a new investment analyst! He’s hardworking, detail-oriented and works around the clock. For free. His name is GPT-4. This week, GPT-4 and I have been investing together. We passed on a bunch of companies but we did find one winner! Let’s look at two companies we reviewed this…
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Two years ago, I started funneling money into the riskiest asset class on the planet: startups. This morning, I sat down to take a hard look at my performance. Miraculously, I’ve actually made money! Total Performance My portfolio is up 3.4% since April 2021. The NASDAQ is down about 7%…
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I was working late into the night, researching a very hot deal. It was 2021 and I was amped — until I found out I couldn’t get an allocation! I was really disappointed. The founder was first rate and the co-investors were Silicon Valley legends. Surely I was missing my…
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Startupland is a mess. Valuations are depressed. Companies are going bust. So today, I went back to basics: Warren Buffett. No one in history has matched his investment prowess. Buffett’s net worth stands at $112 billion, making him the eighth richest person alive. Since taking control of Berkshire Hathaway in…
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With valuations down, this year’s investments should be some of the best ever. But many VC’s are riding AI startups right off a cliff. Total venture capital investment is down almost 90% from the peak, according to Carta. Late stage funding has practically ceased to exist. Even seed is down…
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“You’re going to see a lot of emerging managers shut down in the next few years,” said a VC I met with this morning. She couldn’t stay long — she was heading to California to fundraise. The down market is hitting emerging managers hard. These VC’s are on their first…
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Every now and then, I meet a hardworking founder with some great tech. But I know I’ll never invest in their business. Despite founders’ best intentions, some companies develop serious problems. Those problems can make a startup untouchable for investors. We put those companies in the “too hard bucket.”* And…
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The year is 2166. I am 180 years old and my body is beginning to fail. Time to upload my memories. Advancements in biology could soon have us living much longer than ever before. But even if our bodies can’t reach immortality, perhaps our minds can. Imagine a future in…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Being, Computer Science, Consciousness, Futurism, GPT-4, Longevity, Philosophy, Startups, Tech+
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Last week, Google debuted its latest challenge to OpenAI: the new Bard. The waitlist is gone and Bard has some great new features. But can it beat GPT-4? Today, I put both bots to the test. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Bard now integrates with search and maps and…
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ChatGPT is incredible. But this might be even better. Reid Hoffman’s new startup Inflection AI released an incredible tool last week. It’s great at answering your questions. But uniquely, it also asks you questions! After I heard about Inflection on a recent episode of This Week in Startups, I had…
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Tremendous 