Tag: Venture Capital
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Most startups will never be a huge success. Their vision isn’t big enough. Let’s take a look at 3 of the most successful startups of the 2020’s. All have reached valuations of over $10 billion. Each of these founders imagined a radically different world, then went out and made it…
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There’s an AI model that’s 13x faster than ChatGPT. The cost: $0. But can Mistral’s Le Chat beat the best tools from the US? This morning, I put the French model through its paces. I asked it 3 questions I actually need the answer to. I posed these same 3…
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Google recently dropped its most advanced model yet, 2.5 Pro. This morning, I put it through 3 real world tests to see if Google can beat the best model I’ve used so far: Grok 3. I asked it 3 questions I actually need the answer to. These are the same…
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Trump’s new tariffs are making headlines. But a less noticed trend could be a lot more important: a recent fall in interest rates. Tariffs raise the cost of imported goods. Interest rates determine what we pay to borrow for a home, auto, or credit card loan. For most startups, the…
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The last two checks I wrote were into companies I met a year ago. This is why building relationships over time is so important if you want to raise money. “Investors invest in lines, not dots.” Mark Suster My Portfolio Behind the Scenes Let’s take a look at those two…
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Here’s how I know I met a great founder: he’s at a customer site when we talk, sitting next to the Pepsi machine. Too often, investors look for the wrong things when they meet a founder. Did he go to Harvard? Is he in San Francisco? Is a big name…
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I recently had a founder offer to pay me for advice. I said no and gave him the advice for free. Advice from an investor is one thing you should never pay for. Here are a few others: 1) Accelerators. No legitimate accelerator charges you money. Real accelerators give you…
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“‘At night I would cry on my own in the hospital room — the treatment [to reduce inflammation of the liver] was really horrible. I kept on asking myself why I had to die at a time like this…’” Masayoshi Son was 24 years old and on top of the…
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If you’re a founder in Europe, you should move to the US. At every stage of your company’s life, your odds of success are better here. Let’s take a look at all the advantages an American company has, from day one to IPO… Day 1: Getting Funded A key first…
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After 18 long months, the product was finally live. Customers poured in. And then, all hell broke loose. Held Hostage By a ‘Tech Partner’ This founder had launched a LinkedIn Content Creator app. Early users loved it, but the project had an Achilles heel. The founder explains what happened next…
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