Tag: Venture Capital
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Chinese startup MiniMax just dropped M2.5, its most powerful model yet. But M2.5 flopped in my testing, scoring a C+. That’s only slightly better than MiniMax’s prior model, which I gave a C last month. Let me show you where this model works and where it fails… Round #1: Automating…
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I don’t invest in 94% of the world. It’s completely unfair and I make no apology. My goal isn’t to be fair. It’s to make successful investments. I invest in a handful of countries: the United States, U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. They represent just 6% of the world’s…
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You’ve got millions in revenue. You’re growing. Raising money should be easy, right? Think again. Lately I’m seeing many companies in the same boat. I call them the “Pretty Good Startups.” They’ve gotten to a few million dollars a year in revenue. They’re growing steadily at around 2x year over…
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What if you had an AI coach that remembered every detail about your startup? That’s the promise of a new product called Wren. This morning, I put it to the test… Wren is an AI coach for founders. The team behind it says that Wren has infinite memory, which means…
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Moonshot AI recently dropped Kimi K2.5, its most powerful model ever. But in my testing, K2.5 failed miserably. When I reviewed Kimi K2 in November, it was a real threat to ChatGPT and Grok. But K2.5 feels like a major downgrade. Across a range of queries, K2.5 delivered useless results.…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, China, DeepSeek, Investing, Kimi, LLM, Open source, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital+
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“This company will save my cat, and then it’ll save my parents, and then it’ll save me.” That’s Kai Mills. He’s on a mission to make pets live forever. Kai is the founder of Cryopets. CryoPets freezes pets so that, when medicine advances, they can be brought back to life…
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+ Animals, Cats, Dogs, Entrepreneur, Investing, Life extension, Longevity, Pets, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital, Veterinarian+
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You want to raise money for your startup, but you’re not full-time on it yet. VCs slam the door in your face. Why is this so important? Here’s why you have to be full-time to raise venture capital… We Need a Full Commitment When investors back you, they’re committing their…
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You’re about to start a fundraise. How can you make the process smooth, raise millions, and get back to building? Here are my three best tips… 1. Get Calendly. You cold message an investor and, miraculously, he responds! It’s time to set up a meeting. Just drop your Calendly link…
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+ Business, Investing, Venture Capital, Money, Finance, Startups, Entrepreneur, Silicon Valley, Entrepreneurship, Founders+
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Will America strike Iran? How big will Elon’s SpaceX IPO be? Today, I trolled Polymarket to find the most mispriced bets. Here are three of the most interesting markets now… US Strikes on Iran Our carrier strike group is in position to attack Iran. Will it happen? If so, when? …
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Ever worried you’re missing out on the best angel investments? Here are three lesser known syndicates I use to make sure I don’t miss the best deals… Pari Passu Ventures. “Social media is so impersonal these days. It’s all about clout chasing.” That’s what I said to myself this summer…
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