Tag: Technology
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Elon just dropped Grok Imagine 1.5, his most powerful video model yet. Instead of hiring influencers and rigging cameras, I used Grok to create marketing videos out of nothing… I tested the new model in 3 realistic startup marketing scenarios. Here’s what works and where Imagine still needs some polish……
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+ AI, AI Video, AI Video Generation, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Elon, Elon Musk, Entrepreneur, Finance, Grok, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital, Writing, xAI+
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“What is your moat?” This is the most pointless question investors ask pre-seed founders. Picture two guys in a tiny apartment, sleeping on mattresses, living off food from sponsored tech events. What moat do you expect them to have? Speed Is the Moat At this stage, it’s all about moving…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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“Things being impossible is really to be determined by breaking the laws of physics.” Jacob McKenzie, VP of Raptor, SpaceX SpaceX is worth $2.7 trillion. But the real story is how they operate: massive responsibility given to young engineers, rapid iteration, and learning from failure. SpaceX’s new documentary Test Like…
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+ Elon, Elon Musk, Entrepreneur, News, Space, SpaceX, SPCX, Starship, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital+
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I used to burn a full hour each day just prepping for founder meetings. The messages are scattered across Gmail, X, and LinkedIn. This morning, I finally automated it with Perplexity Comet. My meeting prep is down to 5 minutes. And the questions Comet came up with were better than…
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+ AI, AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Perplexity, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital, Writing+
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Digital Ocean is worth $18 billion. This morning, I dug into their original seed round deck from 2013. Here’s what you can learn to help you in your fundraise… Clearly Framing the Problem Digital Ocean’s value proposition is simple: we let you deploy to the cloud quicker and easier. See…
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+ Business, Digital Ocean, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stock Market, Technology, Venture Capital+
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This morning, I looked through all 194 companies in YC’s P26 batch. From space based manufacturing to AI doctors, here are the three most exciting startups I found… Dispatch Some products, like new pharmaceuticals, can only be made in space due to the lack of gravity. But to pull it…
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+ AI, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Founders, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, Y Combinator, YC+
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VC horror stories are flooding my timeline on X. Founders getting ghosted, dismissed, and disrespected. How do we investors behave better? Here are four simple rules we should all follow… Rule #1: Show Up On Time Founder time is the scarcest resource in the universe. Don’t waste it. Be sure…
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+ Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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GitLab is a $5 billion company with over 50 million users. But in 2015, it was just a tiny startup. Today, I watched their original YC application video. It’s one of the best pre-seed pitches I’ve ever seen. Founder Sid Sijbrandij does an incredible job of selling himself. In less…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, GitLab, Investing, SF, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital, Y Combinator, YC+
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You just signed your first customer! Is it time to raise a pre-seed round? A founder on Reddit is in this exact situation. He just made his first revenue — $3,000 from one client. That’s a huge milestone! But it’s probably not enough to raise a full pre-seed. Here’s what…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Pre-seed, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Five companies. $9.47 billion. These are the most valuable startups in Japan now. I’m scouring Japan for the next billion-dollar startup. So I wondered: What are the most successful Japanese startups so far, and what can I learn from them? Japan’s Biggest Startups I focused on the top 5 private…
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+ Asia, Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Founders, Investing, Japan, Startups, Tech, Technology, Tokyo, Venture Capital, Yamagata+
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