Craig Shapiro ⚽️

One interpretation of @collabfund's investment thesis:

here's a wholesome André 3000 encounter for your week

Whoop has 800 employees today and just announced plans to grow headcount +600 this year. Investing in talent AND ai tools not mutually exclusive. Many of these “AI layoffs” are just companies under performing or lacking a bigger market opportunity.

De La Soul performed “Me Myself and I” in their latest Tiny Desk performance:

Always visit the artist in their studio. Aida's bedroom. January 2026. @aidaxbaradari @be_inaudible

Today, we're introducing Spectre I, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings. We live in a world of always-on listening devices. Smart devices and AI dominate our world in business and private conversations. With Deveillance, you will @be_inaudible.

Folks, put on your helmets and grab your BMX bikes, because it’s the most important holiday ever (at least for me): it’s the 40th anniversary of RAD! Starring Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, and Bart Conner (@bartconner), and directed by the legendary stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham, this might just be my favorite movie. Seriously, I couldn’t get enough of RAD when I was a kid, and I may or may not still fantasize about dropping acting for a BMX career 😂 To celebrate, a newly remastered 4K cut is hitting theaters nationwide for two nights only, March 22 and 24. Plus, you’ll get a special sneak peek at the new documentary, “EFFORTLESS: The Eddie Fiola Story” (in which I also make an appearance!) Tickets are on sale now at the link below: hubs.la/Q0422G1D0 For the record: I am in no way affiliated, compensated, incentivized, bonused, gifted, or otherwise enriched by this. Just a genuine fan yelling into the internet. @FathomEnt @utopiamovies

It's the 6th anniversary of Go-Go becoming the official music of Washington, DC. Our creative economy generates $15 billion every year —and we're proud to invest in our artists, creatives, and music right back. Let's celebrate the soundtrack of our lives, Go-Go.🪘🎶

Together with author Dan Pink, I have started a new podcast series called Best Case Scenarios. Each episode asks an expert to give us their best possible good news scenario in the next 25 years. What happens if everything goes right? What is the best case scenario for say, energy, transportation, biotechnology and brain science? Those are the subjects of our first four episodes. These scenarios are not predictions, but visions of what we can aim for in order to make them real. Get them on your podcast app. bestcasescenarios.transistor.fm

“C.R.E.A.M.” by Wu-Tang Clan was released as a single on this day in 1994.

Tyler Durden’s philosophy of life instantly turned Fight Club into a cult classic

This is absolutely shameful. Agents of a federal agency unnecessarily escalating, and then executing a defenseless citizen whose offense appears to be using his cell phone camera. Every person regardless of political affiliation should be denouncing this.

Cancer survival rates in the US hit new highs semafor.com/article/01/14/…

Can Massachusetts become an AI powerhouse? I believe it can. -2 of of the world’s best universities in Harvard and MIT -Strongest global biotech and health ecosystem -Great city in Boston But we are not there yet. This month, Whoop launched the Massachusetts AI Coalition to take this problem head on.

our dog longevity drug LOY-002 has earned FDA safety approval we now have 2 of 3 major sections of our New Animal Drug Application complete (!) if (when) we earn FDA manufacturing approval, Loyal will launch the *first FDA-approved lifespan extension drug*

We are incredible excited @compoundvc to launch Compound Reverie Grants today. These are micro-grants for those exploring ideas at the edges, in a world that needs more support for strange and meaningful work. Why Micro Grants? The world needs more out of distribution ideas and people need more space to explore them. Part of being a thesis-driven investment firm operating on long-term time horizons is to apply that same ethos towards helping build the world we want to live in. We find this is rarer than it should be, especially so within the echo chambers of technology and startups. As we've thought about the kind of firm we want to build over the next decade, amongst our excitement, we also kept returning to a sameness we couldn't shake. Tech has grown insular, and respect for different types of thinkers feels improperly distributed. Dollars and belief flow to the most legible people, the ones who fit an overly obvious pattern, who match what a small few have decided success should look like. The less legible get passed over. This reality means we're narrowing the dispersion of what can be built and by who, while increasing the correlation of ideas and aesthetics that get funded or even just supported. To help create a more imaginative future, we've created Compound Reverie Grants. These are micro-grants to fund people exploring ideas that otherwise would not easily get funded through traditional means, but that we think are important for the present and future. They range from as little as $500 to as much as $7,500 each, in fully non-dilutive, no-strings-attached capital. There are moments in life when a small amount of support, intellectual, emotional, and/or fiscal, matters more than anyone appreciates at the time. A month or two of runway. A few hours of debate. The cost of materials for a prototype. Enough breathing room to see if something is real. We hope these grants find people in those moments. Reverie Grants are intentionally broad but there are two specific types of grantees that we know we want to help (and many others that we will learn we want to help that we hope apply). The first are people going deep on something that touches the edges or possible fringes of areas we think about: machine learning, robotics, biology, healthcare, energy, crypto, and the places where those things blur together. These should not be ideas that obviously could be venture-backed companies. You shouldn't be starting a company (though it could lead you to one) but instead you should be working on research, building a prototype, writing, open-sourcing something, or tinkering on a strange project that resists easy explanation. The second are thoughtful people who are simply in transition. Figuring things out. You might not have a thesis-aligned project, but you have a goal, a direction, something you're trying to understand or become and you could use support, a sounding board, a broader network, or a bunch of other things that equate to having people like us in your corner who can help with the complexities of navigating life's idea mazes. We know how hard that can be and we want to meet you and help you. Our hope is that this first wave of grants are only the beginning and as we continue to expand both with other capital that is not just our own, as well as support from others in our sphere who want to be involved, we will get greater clarity and hopefully more scaled impact. More and more we feel we are only creativity constrained and we want to help people who feel that their creativity is limited, under-explored, or not believed in because of its strangeness at a time in which we think the world needs these ideas most. If you're in one of those moments, tell us about it below. If you'd like to refer someone or have any questions, feel free to email grants@compound.vc or DM us on Twitter.

leno wizardry

"Software is growing at an exponential rate. If you want to win, design is the differentiator. Invest in design, craft, storytelling and a bold point of view."

FRANK OCEAN NPR TINY DESK CONCERT TOMORROW 🚨

A Call for New Aesthetics: newaesthetics.art.

The lifelong @Capitals fan in me can’t believe I get to partner with Tom. He’s the definition of grit, leadership, and heart - on the ice and off. Pumped for what’s ahead 🏒 #allcaps