Tag: Venture Capital
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I was talking with an awesome YC founder yesterday. Right before our call, another investor asked him, “What if ChatGPT does it?” This is the new “What if Google does it?” For most companies, that question is irrelevant. Here’s an example… ChatGPT Stinks at Teaching Portuguese I’m trying to learn…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Entrepreneur, Investing, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, Writing+
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Why does one startup raise millions and another raise nothing? Let’s go through 4 deals I looked at this morning so you can see how an investor thinks. I scrambled up the details of these deals a little so you won’t be able to identify the companies. But there’s enough…
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So many times in school, there was something I didn’t understand. But I couldn’t interrupt the class every time and ask the teacher, right? Well, now I can, because the teacher is an AI. This morning, I used Google AI Studio to tutor me about CRISPR gene editing. I’m trying…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Biotech, ChatGPT, CRISPR, Education, Investing, LLM, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Anthropic just dropped its most powerful model yet, Claude 3.7 Sonnet. This morning, I asked it 3 questions I actually needed the answer to. Let’s see how it does… Teach Me About Biology Lately, I’ve been fascinated by new developments in biotech. So I had Claude give me a primer…
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+ AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Claude, Grok, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital, Writing+
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“During the 2019-23 period, I have used the words ‘mistake’ or ‘error’ 16 times in my letters to you. Many other huge companies have never used either word over that span.” Berkshire Hathaway turned in an incredible 2024, with operating earnings up 27%. But in his annual letter on Saturday,…
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+ BRK, Buffett, Finance, Investing, Money, Personal finance, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Grok 3 is so good I just cancelled my Gemini Advanced subscription and set my homepage to Grok 3. Let’s run through 3 real world tests so I can show you what this model can do: 1) Grok as Investment Analyst. Lately, I’ve been thinking about changing the asset allocation…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Elon Musk, gemini, Grok, Investing, LLM, Silicon Valley, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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Paul Graham says your curiosity is the best way to tell what’s worth paying attention to. So when I scrolled through the YC directory this morning, I let curiosity lead me to the coolest startups. Since we dug into the W25 cohort two weeks ago, many more startups have launched…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Entrepreneur, Finance, Founders, Investing, OpenAI, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, YC+
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“Aghhh, how could I have missed this?” That was me on Friday, reading the headline: Robotics Startup Figure AI in Talks for New Funding at $39.5 Billion Valuation. I had a chance to invest in Figure’s seed round in the spring of 2023 via a syndicate. I passed. Again in…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Investing, Robotics, Robots, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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I once met a startup that was $700,000 in debt. Never do this. Angels and VC’s invest money to buy shares in a company. If the company runs out of cash, you don’t have to pay us back. But there is another source of funding for startups: debt. First off,…
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+ Business Loans, Credit, Debt, Entrepreneur, Finance, Founders, Investing, Money, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 