Tag: Venture Capital
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“If I did growth stage, I’d be all over this.” I invest at the earliest stages. But every now and then, I see a late stage startup that makes me salivate. Here are 4 of my favorites… Loyal — Loyal makes longevity treatments for dogs. Their first drugs are nearing…
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Cyan Banister is one of the greatest investors of all time. She’s backed SpaceX, Uber, and more. This morning, she put the word out: hackers could be coming for our brains. Cyan calls it CogSec, and I think the name will stick. Robert Scoble, the earliest of early adopters, seconded…
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A new model from China claims to be the best in the world. But can Kimi beat the best from America? This morning, I tested it to find out… Kimi is open source and can be used to create powerful AI agents. The startup that built Kimi, Moonshot AI, claims…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, China, Grok, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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If I work backward from the biggest problems, I can find the biggest opportunities. Here are 4 areas I’m excited about investing in now: 1) Longevity. Everything about my life is awesome. If you’re sitting in the United States as you read this, chances are the same is true for…
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Elon just dropped Grok 4 overnight. Early testing shows it blowing away most other models. So this morning, I ran it through a test of my own… When Grok 3 came out in February, I asked it 3 real-life questions to gauge how good the model is. These are actual…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, ChatGPT, Elon, Elon Musk, Grok, LLM, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital, X, xAI+
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I looked at 4000 deals I’ve said no to in the last 3 years. Here are the most common reasons I passed… 1) No revenue. This is by far the most common reason why I pass on a startup. Cash is king. If a company can get people to plunk…
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+ Angel Investing, Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, VC, Venture Capital+
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“I have just informed the purchasing department that they should no longer purchase paper clips. All of us receive documents every day with paper clips on them. If we save these paper clips, not only will we have enough for our own use, but we will also, in a short…
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+ Banking, Banks, Finance, Investing, Investment Banking, Management, Money, Tech, Venture Capital, Wall street, Warren Buffett+
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Angels can make up to $15 million tax free thanks to changes in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. This is part of a huge expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) in the new bill. What’s New With QSBS These changes to the rules around QSBS apply to shares…
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+ Angel, Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Finance, Investing, IRS, Money, QSBS, Startups, Tax, Tech, Trump, Venture Capital+
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Lots of people want to become angel investors. But where do you find great deals? Here’s where I’m sourcing deals now… I looked at all 35 names in my portfolio thus far. For each one, I noted where I first heard about the company. Where My Deals Are Coming From…
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“The initial idea doesn’t matter — most companies pivot.” I’ve heard that 100 times. But is it really true? Today, I dug into my portfolio to find out. I looked at investments at least a year old. This way, they’ve had time to pivot. Here’s what I found… Of 29…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Personal finance, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stocks, Venture Capital+
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