2024-04-26 20:43
Facebook (yes, I’m still calling it that) just released a ChatGPT competitor: Meta.ai. This morning, I put the two head to head on 3 challenges to see which bot is better.
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2024-04-25 21:10
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How do you know if one of your investments is a winner? And when you find one, what’s the best way to double down?
I dug i… Read More
2024-04-24 18:52
Part of my job as an investor is to try to imagine what the future could look like. So today, I spent a little time daydreaming…
Here are 3 technologies I think could change the wo… Read More
2024-04-23 15:43
Want to make that 3 or 4x fund an 8x? Then you better have reserves.
A new report from Primary Venture Partners shows that reserves strategy is one of the biggest drivers of returns in ve… Read More
2024-04-22 16:29
We glide past Big Ben on a picture-perfect sunny day. But there’s no chatty cabbie at the wheel — this car is driving itself.
Last week, Wayve released an incredible demo. Wav… Read More
2024-04-19 14:54
I work for myself. That means no juicy bigco health insurance. But I’ve found another way — a Christian health share.
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2024-04-18 16:19
This morning, I opened LinkedIn and saw 26 new connection requests. Here’s how I decide who I’m actually going to meet.
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2024-04-17 19:12
Yesterday, I was chatting with a wonderful young founder in New York. I mentioned trolling Crunchbase to find startups.
“Wow, we need to get on there,” he replied… Read More
2024-04-16 17:06
I started investing in startups in April of 2021, like a lot of other angels. But looking around 3 years later, many of them seem to be gone.
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2024-04-15 16:25
I spent most of last week in Elizabethtown, Kentucky visiting my grandma. It’s a cute little town full of flowering trees — but you wouldn’t believe what it costs to live t… Read More
2024-04-08 14:54
On Monday, February 5th, a young Cuban woman landed at Tampa International Airport. She brought with her something rather unusual: $100,000 in cash.
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2024-04-05 15:27
“Is that construction? What the heck are they doing?” I thought. Then I realized what it was: an earthquake.
The NYC area just experienced a medium-sized earthquake. It was a… Read More
2024-04-04 21:57
Last night, I scrolled through Amazon, entranced. You can buy a whole house for only $30,000!
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Some were as cheap as $15,000. But be… Read More
2024-04-03 17:08
As I stroll down the waterfront in my beloved Hudson County, NJ, I see apartments sprouting up like mushrooms. It makes me proud. But it’s nothing compared to New Zealand… Read More
2024-04-02 19:03
My heart just about jumped out of my chest when I saw this data. NYC now has more founders building than SF!
BREAKING NEWS: pic.twitter.com/Ma7U8rn0Q3— Andrew Yeung (@andruyeung) A… Read More
2024-04-01 22:56
Remember the bar in Cheers, “where everybody knows your name”? Onieals feels like that. They don’t know my name yet— but after Saturday’s dinner, they’re… Read More
2024-03-28 21:28
“Cynicism is the coward’s way out.”Jason CalacanisLast week, I thought, “Wouldn’t it be awesome to be on This Week in Startups some day? Maybe many years from… Read More
2024-03-27 16:45
Coinbase is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Its market cap is $64 billion. But in the summer of 2012, founder Brian Armstrong was in a dimly lit Silicon Valley office, pra… Read More
2024-03-26 16:54
Sales platform Apollo is valued at $1.6 billion. But in 2016, it was a little company called ZenProspect. This morning, I watched their YC Demo Day pitch.
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2024-03-25 20:03
DoorDash is one of the most successful startups of the last decade, with a market cap of $56 billion. This morning, I watched their YC Demo Day pitch from 2013.
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2024-03-22 16:42
Today, GitLab is valued at over $9 billion. But in 2015, it was a tiny startup with just a couple employees. Let’s dig into their YC Demo Day pitch.
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2024-03-21 21:24
“One of the first times y’all gave me complete control over this, I actually stayed up until, geez I don’t know, like 6 A.M. playing Civilization 6.”… Read More
2024-03-20 16:19
In 2008, Airbnb was near death. Founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were living off dry cereal. If they didn’t raise this $500,000, it was probably over.
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2024-03-19 21:37
“In Cuba, families get one dozen eggs per month,” my friend said. “So what do they eat?” I asked. “They starve.”
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2024-03-18 21:51
I’m 38 years old. Of all my friends, only one has a child, a little boy. So if I had to lay a bet, I’d say our generation is going to use a lot of IVF… Read More
2024-03-15 15:22
“Can I have something to eat?” “Sure thing.” The man’s friend hands him an apple. His friend is not human — it is a robot.
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2024-03-14 17:54
Is this place open? I went around to a side door, down a few steps, and entered the dimly lit restaurant. Inside: the best noodles in town.
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2024-03-13 21:08
“Every waking moment I’m not spending with my family or in church, I’m thinking about this. Most of my sleeping moments too.”
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2024-03-12 17:42
If the Vision Pro wasn’t wild enough for you, how about controlling a robot with it? A team at MIT just did, and the results are incredible.
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2024-03-11 22:58
Note: This is not medical advice. I have absolutely zero qualifications in medicine. I’m only writing about this for general interest and entertainment purposes.
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2024-03-08 18:43
More than anything else, I need to know these 2 things about your startup. What do you do, and what’s your traction?
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2024-03-07 21:17
“If you don’t know that, then I know more about this market than you do. And that’s a problem.”
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2024-03-06 23:20
I was trying to find some info on startup valuations this afternoon. I kept prompting GPT-4, but I couldn’t get the right answer. Turns out, I should’ve let the AI prompt itself… Read More
2024-03-05 19:08
What if we had an AI Copilot for the economy? Yesterday, Anthropic released what amounts to a beta, and it’s already got amazing capabilities.
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2024-03-04 21:10
ChatGPT just aced BYU’s intro to comp sci class, getting a perfect 100% for the entire course. But AI’s latest achievement doesn’t mean human programmers are over… Read More
2024-03-01 16:44
Shares of New York Community Bank are plummeting, down 24% today so far. NYCB is in serious trouble, but it’s highly unlikely to spark another banking crisis… Read More
2024-02-29 17:46
I’ve usually been a SaaS or marketplace guy. But then something interesting happened at Duolingo…
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A year ago, I looked… Read More
2024-02-28 17:43
Coinbase is the world’s 2nd largest crypto exchange. But in 2012, the company was barely getting off the ground. Let’s dig into the deck they used to pitch investors at YC Demo D… Read More
2024-02-27 19:53
One company, TSMC, makes almost all advanced semiconductors. The US wants in on this game — but TSMC founder Morris Chang says it won’t be easy.
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2024-02-26 22:38
Warren Buffett started out buying businesses at the lowest possible price. One day in 1965, a young man named Charlie Munger told him he was doing it all wrong.
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2024-02-23 16:34
The best founders in the world have their choice of investors. So I’m not waiting for them to contact me — I’m going to them.
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2024-02-22 22:46
Deel is one of the most successful startups today, valued at $12 billion. So when I found their pre-seed deck this week, I was really intrigued.
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2024-02-21 16:49
If you trade on inside information in the public markets, you go to prison. If you don’t have inside info in the private markets, you’re not doing your job… Read More
2024-02-20 21:05
I found myself in the kitchen last night, cracking an egg into a frying pan. This wasn’t a normal dinner — this was research.
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2024-02-16 17:14
When I have meetings in New York, I know where I’m going: Angelina Paris. Angelina has existed in France for over a century. It has only one sit-down location in the United States &mda&hell…Read More
2024-02-15 21:42
A cute little robot trundles up to the construction site, carrying the next set of bricks. On goes a thick layer of mortar that looks kind of like icing. Slowly but surely, the wall rises… Read More
2024-02-14 16:57
If you’re having trouble raising money, it’s not just you. Angel, pre-seed, and seed funding in January fell to the lowest level since before ZIRP, according to a new Crunchbase… Read More
2024-02-13 19:04
“I have to be a little bit skeptical, or I’d invest in everything. But it’s also my job to ask myself ‘What if it works?’.”
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2024-02-12 20:22
These hedge fund fees are getting ridiculous. Some are taking almost 60% of investment gains, according to a new Bloomberg report.
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2024-02-09 15:55
On the crisp linen tablecloth sat a thick, leatherbound menu. I cracked it open. This was going to be an incredible meal.
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2024-02-08 17:11
So much for the down market. Seed valuations reached an all-time high in 2023, according to a new report from Pitchbook.
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2024-02-07 15:05
I look at around 2,000 startups a year. Certain ideas pop up over and over — and keep failing.
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Today, I thought I’d bre… Read More
2024-02-06 18:06
Neumann’s back! Founder Adam Neumann is trying to “purchase [WeWork] or its assets” out of bankruptcy, according to a letter from Neumann’s attorneys.
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2024-02-05 17:30
Note: This is not investment or legal advice.
Once you’ve decided to invest in a startup, how do you actually finalize the deal? This morning, I’m signing and wiring for a new… Read More
2024-02-02 15:54
“Make it new.”Ezra PoundUber and Airbnb are the biggest winners of the last cycle. Their markets are very different, but here’s what they have in common: both were fundamen… Read More
2024-02-01 18:05
Series A may be the hardest round to raise. But new data shows that cutting burn can give you a huge advantage.
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2024-01-31 17:21
VC’s have over $300 billion of money they haven’t invested, also known as “dry powder.” But you may never get it.
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2024-01-30 15:42
When I first started investing, I dreamed of seeing one of my companies on a billboard in Times Square. I thought it would take 10 years. Turns out, it only took 2… Read More
2024-01-29 21:35
“We did 200 user interviews before we built a thing.” Mike, startup founderMike* is the founder of an awesome new SaaS company. The product he showed me was far better than most… Read More
2024-01-26 19:11
The FTC has launched an investigation of several big tech companies’ AI investments and partnerships. The investigation could spell trouble for big tech and cut AI off from a major sou… Read More
2024-01-25 18:52
What does it take to raise money right now? Here’s what I’m seeing in the market for pre-seed, seed, and Series A:
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2024-01-23 20:48
Just about every day, a startup raises hundreds of millions to build an LLM. But the real winner in the LLM race won’t be a startup.
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2024-01-22 21:22
“I love this team and your product is amazing! I just couldn’t get my partners there. We’ll be cheering from the sidelines!” How many times have you heard that?
We… Read More
2024-01-19 17:19
Travis Kalanick’s first company got him sued for $250 billion. Time to quit the startup game, right?
Wrong.
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2024-01-18 18:52
Your next car could be made by a robot. Humanoid robots from startup Figure will begin working in BMW factories over the next two years in a major step for robotics… Read More
2024-01-17 17:34
“Can you tell me your current revenue and burn?”
“We’re at $4,000 MRR and we’re profitable.”
“Uhh, excuse me?”
The founder probably… Read More
2024-01-16 22:24
Elon Musk’s new Optimus robot can fold t-shirts. How long until it’s making them?
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Musk released a video of Tesla’… Read More
2024-01-12 15:40
We gazed on the glass case, transfixed by pepperoni and heaps of ricotta. Would this be the perfect counter slice?
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2024-01-11 16:21
Every finger has a unique fingerprint, right? Wrong, according to a new study published in Science Advances.
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2024-01-10 15:02
What if you could make yourself look any way you want, all with a couple of clicks? A new AI tool called uPix is making it happen.
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2024-01-09 15:50
So I got a new mentor! He listens patiently, then jumps in with helpful suggestions. And since he’s not human, he’s available around the clock.
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2024-01-08 20:52
The fries are golden brown. The wagyu blend burgers are juicy. Welcome to the world’s first robot restaurant.
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2024-01-05 13:48
Ken Griffin’s Citadel is one of the biggest hedge funds on earth. But last year, its performance lagged well behind the S&P 500.
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2024-01-04 14:49
A Stanford team has developed a robot that can perform almost any manual task, from cooking to straightening up the house. All it needs is a human to show it how… Read More
2024-01-03 14:33
Are LinkedIn InMail messages driving you nuts? Turns out there’s a way to stop them — forever.
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2024-01-02 20:53
Scott Shleifer, Tiger Global Management’s head of private investments, is out. Founder Chase Coleman will now oversee the struggling unit, according to Bloomberg:… Read More
2023-12-20 20:36
The aroma of cardamom and cloves wafted up at me. I rolled up a piece of bread, dipped it in, and tasted heaven.
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2023-12-19 16:05
“A whole new world is opening up to you.” That was what my grandmother told me when I learned how to read.
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2023-12-18 17:52
Many average people lost their life savings in bad crypto investments. But the real victims of the crypto craze lost much more.
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2023-12-15 13:59
“I have never cheated any honest men, only rascals. They wanted something for nothing. I gave them nothing for something.” Joseph “The Kid” Weil, early 20th century c… Read More
2023-12-14 16:18
“It’s like the narrative would be way sexier if it was like, ‘Holy s—, this is the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme.'” Sam Bankman-Fried… Read More
2023-12-13 14:34
Hedge funds are fighting hard to keep short sales secret. An industry association has sued the SEC to stop new disclosure rules, according to a new report in Barron’s… Read More
2023-12-12 14:15
The multibillion dollar Haidar Jupiter fund has lost 50% of its assets in 2023. The macro hedge fund made bad bets on bonds and other securities, magnified with borrowed money… Read More
2023-12-11 16:04
“A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle.” Elon Musk
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Elon Musk is not your typical CEO.
He doesn’t… Read More
2023-12-08 16:25
“As the situation got more desperate in the fall of 2008, Musk pleaded for money from friends and family to meet Tesla’s payroll.”Elon Musk, by Walter Isaacson… Read More
2023-12-07 15:45
Major VC firm OpenView Venture Partners has abruptly laid off most of its staff and stopped making new investments. The departure of two top leaders under murky circumstances appear to have… Read More
2023-12-06 14:54
“We have reason to believe Elon is retarded.”
That was Elon Musk’s elementary school principal. Young Elon stared out the window and ignored his teachers, leading the… Read More
2023-12-05 15:06
Venture capital investment in the middle of the country tripled in the last decade, according to a new report from Heartland Forward. Investment reached $55 billion by the end of 2021… Read More
2023-12-04 17:05
A big ball of gooey mozzarella hit the table, drizzled with olive oil. “We’ve got to come to Jersey City more often.”
This is Porta, an excellent pizzeria on Downtown Je… Read More
2023-12-01 14:57
Stocks just had an awesome November. But 2024 could see an even bigger rally, driven by declining inflation and the return of retail.
The Year-End Melt-Up
The end of the year often see… Read More
2023-11-30 14:26
Recently, my grandma got a phone call. I had been in a car accident and needed money to get home. One small problem: it wasn’t me.
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2023-11-29 12:45
Every now and then when I ask a founder for a demo, he can’t give me one. That’s because the product doesn’t exist.
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2023-11-28 15:04
Everyone raising a venture fund will tell you they plan to 3x your money, at least. But it turns out, almost no one can do it.
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2023-11-27 18:48
I sat on the shore, watching the red sun descend into the ocean. This was truly a beautiful place.
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I just spent the last two weeks… Read More
2023-11-10 14:01
I sat down to coffee and dessert with one of my founders recently. At the end, he tried to pay the tab.
I had to explain to him what might be the most important rule of investing…… Read More
2023-11-09 15:01
WeWork filed for bankruptcy on Monday. Allbirds is a penny stock. Companies like these are why I invest in pure software — only.
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2023-11-08 15:29
Uber made its early investors billions. But some had a chance to invest early — and missed an incredible opportunity.
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2023-11-07 16:42
WeWork filed for bankruptcy last night as the weak office market led to huge losses. From Bloomberg:
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WeWork Inc. filed for bankrup… Read More
2023-11-06 16:21
“Bill Gurley needed to get in on this deal. Over his decade-plus of venture investing, Gurley had watched enough startups succeed and fail to know that this one — Uber, ‘ev… Read More
2023-11-03 15:18
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on all counts in federal court yesterday. His own testimony may have helped seal his fate.‘I Cannot Recall’From The New York Times:… Read More
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