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Jacqui Deegan

@JacqKD

Partner @LAUNCH https://t.co/stI1SKoVf0 [email protected] Prev.: ExecProducer @twistartups & @wgbh (@pbskids)

Austin, TX Katılım Mart 2009
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Jacqui Deegan
Jacqui Deegan@JacqKD·
Join us for @LAUNCH Fest in SF! So excited that we are back. 🚀
@jason@Jason

LAUNCH FESTIVAL is back… March 16 & 17 in San Francisco This is the demo-or-die format I created for TechCrunch50 back in the day. 3 minutes to pitch your vision to a panel of investors and founders Always free for early-stage founders.. unlike other competitions — and you can’t buy your way on stage like other events We’re going to focus on OpenClaw & agent startups (mostly) for these two days — please apply at the website (link in reply tweet) We have 400 seats…

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Jed Katz
Jed Katz@JedKatz·
Always fun to hang with you @Jason! Launchfest was great, and I really enjoyed getting to know all of the Japan-based startups you brought by. And of course the Dim Sum was superb! Thanks to you and your amazing team! @JacqKD @biancavel80 @LukasDurand8
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@jason
@jason@Jason·
And I'm going to give two $25,000 investment prizes (uncapped standard safe/or whatever your round is) to the best OpenClaw and non-OpenClaw start-up at the LAUNCH FESTIVAL 2026 If you are an investor and want to match my prize and come to the event just reply “i’m in JCal” below or email openclaw@launch.co
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@jason@Jason

LAUNCH FESTIVAL is back… March 16 & 17 in San Francisco This is the demo-or-die format I created for TechCrunch50 back in the day. 3 minutes to pitch your vision to a panel of investors and founders Always free for early-stage founders.. unlike other competitions — and you can’t buy your way on stage like other events We’re going to focus on OpenClaw & agent startups (mostly) for these two days — please apply at the website (link in reply tweet) We have 400 seats…

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@jason
@jason@Jason·
When I came into the industry in the 90s, I couldn't afford the $2,000 to $5,000 it cost to attend an industry event … and the DEMO conference was charging tens of thousands of dollars to let you on stage to show you the product — I couldn't afford the $20,000 for that either So I created TechCrunch50 and then rebranded it LAUNCH FESTIVAL and featured free tickets for founders … and made it free and merit based to be on stage. … and I gave a $25,000 prize to the best start-up Today, I'm bringing LAUNCH Festival back as a way to pay it forward to founders starting their careers
@jason@Jason

LAUNCH FESTIVAL is back… March 16 & 17 in San Francisco This is the demo-or-die format I created for TechCrunch50 back in the day. 3 minutes to pitch your vision to a panel of investors and founders Always free for early-stage founders.. unlike other competitions — and you can’t buy your way on stage like other events We’re going to focus on OpenClaw & agent startups (mostly) for these two days — please apply at the website (link in reply tweet) We have 400 seats…

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LAUNCH
LAUNCH@LAUNCH·
Join us for two days of 🔥 firesides and 🚀 product demos (including ... yours??). See you at LAUNCH Fest in SF!
@jason@Jason

LAUNCH FESTIVAL is back… March 16 & 17 in San Francisco This is the demo-or-die format I created for TechCrunch50 back in the day. 3 minutes to pitch your vision to a panel of investors and founders Always free for early-stage founders.. unlike other competitions — and you can’t buy your way on stage like other events We’re going to focus on OpenClaw & agent startups (mostly) for these two days — please apply at the website (link in reply tweet) We have 400 seats…

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@jason
@jason@Jason·
LAUNCH FESTIVAL is back… March 16 & 17 in San Francisco This is the demo-or-die format I created for TechCrunch50 back in the day. 3 minutes to pitch your vision to a panel of investors and founders Always free for early-stage founders.. unlike other competitions — and you can’t buy your way on stage like other events We’re going to focus on OpenClaw & agent startups (mostly) for these two days — please apply at the website (link in reply tweet) We have 400 seats…
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Kash from TaxGPT.com
Kash from TaxGPT.com@ChKashifAli·
Why General AI Fails Tax Professionals — and What Makes TaxGPT State-of-the-Art Tax LLM Every tax professional using general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude for research is one hallucinated source away from costly damage to their clients and professional career. So we ran a head-to-head benchmark: TaxGPT vs. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini. Our methodology: 1️⃣ Quantitative testing on CPA + EA tax-specific exam questions 2️⃣ Qualitative testing complex, real-world scenarios across trust & estate, direct and indirect taxes, payroll, multi-state nexus, advisory, and compliance Results (Accuracy): TaxGPT: 96% Gemini 2.5 Pro: 89% Claude Sonnet 4: 87% GPT-4o: 80% GPT5: 92% But here’s the real story 👇 The Source Quality Gap General LLMs are great test takers. But tax research isn’t a trivia game — it’s a liability-driven profession where every position must be defensible. When we examined the sources behind their answers, the gap became a canyon: 🔍 OpenAI included citations only 9% of the time. 🔍 91% of answers had no verifiable source trail. 🔍 When citations did appear, they averaged 3.78 sources — many from Wikipedia, CNBC, AP News, Time, NerdWallet, etc. TaxGPT averages 14 authoritative sources per answer, all from primary/secondary tax law — IRC, Treasury Regs, court cases, IRS rulings, and our proprietary tax knowledge library. More details in our official blog post in the following post.
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LAUNCH
LAUNCH@LAUNCH·
🚀 Jason is coming to Tokyo! 🇯🇵 If you’re around, join us for an exclusive founder/investor event. If not, please help us spread the word.
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LAUNCH
LAUNCH@LAUNCH·
That’s a wrap on Startup Tuneup 🚀 We hosted 5 powerhouse sessions for founders in the afternoon. Key takeaways below👇
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@jason
@jason@Jason·
We are also looking for a shorts @capcutapp creative Full or part time, in Austin Capcut@launch.co your work [ this is in addition to the video editor — editor@launch.co ] We’re launching another pod and need more talent ❤️
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LAUNCH
LAUNCH@LAUNCH·
🚀 Startup Tuneup is back, and our morning lineup was 🔥 Here's a quick recap of what we learned 👇
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Daniel
Daniel@gjdaniel99·
Excited to share a throwback that still means a lot to me. Back when we were at $500 MRR and just got turned down by YC again, I saw a tweet from @Jason Calacanis asking founders to send over their apps. Sent ours in. A few days later Andre reached out and I ended up joining @FounderUni. Time zones meant 3AM calls every week, but it was worth it. That’s where I first met the @LAUNCH crew. Fast forward, Jason, Jacqui, and Andre backed @ToltHQ. Big s/o to them for believing in what we’re building. Remember our public demo day, @ChKashifAli?
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@jason
@jason@Jason·
If you’re a YCombinator reject, email me your application and let’s talk yc@launch.co
Daniel@gjdaniel99

Excited to share a throwback that still means a lot to me. Back when we were at $500 MRR and just got turned down by YC again, I saw a tweet from @Jason Calacanis asking founders to send over their apps. Sent ours in. A few days later Andre reached out and I ended up joining @FounderUni. Time zones meant 3AM calls every week, but it was worth it. That’s where I first met the @LAUNCH crew. Fast forward, Jason, Jacqui, and Andre backed @ToltHQ. Big s/o to them for believing in what we’re building. Remember our public demo day, @ChKashifAli?

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Jacqui Deegan@JacqKD·
@Lons Changing my mind. If Andor or Slow Horses wins, the upset would be thrilling, actually.
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Lon Harris
Lon Harris@Lons·
@JacqKD I love them both. Great shows. But I can't help but feel like SEVERANCE is the brainy "watches all the shows" critics pick and THE PITT is the episodic "classic TV" Emmy favorite pick. Just been my gut since I watched it.
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Lon Harris@Lons·
The market swapped! They’re now calling it for THE PITT!! Am I a GENIUS?
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