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@shweta_ai Legal work is words, not calculations.

Why haven’t more vertical AI startups hit a Harvey level of success in professional services fields where specialized data should be a massive edge? Think: > AI for tax > AI for medical coding > AI for insurance claims > AI for compliance > AI for underwriting

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@levelsio @varelad Five hours later and we come full circle back to a normal hotel

I'd just create an entirely new hotel chain No front desk, no lobby Payment and booking via app only Room keys via Apple / Android Wallet Hourly rates Coworking in building Powerful AC in every room and space Only cleaning staff

@techiexbt @packyM There is no cell network carrier subsidizing Louis Vuitton bags.

I think Michael Saylor had an old clip about this where he compares iPhones as a fashion statement similar to Louis Vuitton bags It’s a high pricepoint item that marks a almost financial flex. There’s even a tiktok meme about a Hongdae guy flexing a “iPhone 16 Pro Max” I’m glad they’re leaning this direction

@ashitaa @jasonzhou1993 The founder is telling you it's doing well. That's different from it's doing well.

@jasonzhou1993 I have no idea why they use it but it looks like they’ve been doing well since they launched (they focus on PMs/ PM teams)

Hot take: Don't build products for PM PM is the most difficult segment of users to sell product to, they has no budget & standard process Can't think of any product took off past 5 yrs that is targeting at PM Please someone prove me wrong!

@mishaglouberman @tobi It's just a personal preference he's exerting as some universal truth.

@tobi I'm genuinely confused by this. If reflexive AI usage is now a baseline expectation, wouldn't a that mean having the AIs in your meetings, doing things they do very well (remembering, summarizing, etc....)? Why is that a bad look?

Having some AI follow you into your zoom meetings or google meet for taking notes is the digital equivalent of showing up to a meeting with your fly down

@Hadley Megatron was just a little pistol. Fighter jet destroys him head to head, so he had to play it safe.

My 4 year old recently got into Transformers, which is fun since I was really into them as a kid. He asked if there was one that turns into a plane, so I told him about Starscream. He kept hounding me to show him what Starscream looks like on my phone and eventually I caved, letting him watch a 2-min YouTube clip… which turned out to be mostly Starscream ranting about seizing power and wanting to lead the Decepticons. As an aside, WTF does Megatron keep a guy like that in the organization? So afterwards we go downstairs and my wife asks what we were doing. He looks at her and replies, “My thirst for power is greater than yours!” 🤦‍♂️

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@tkexpress11 Fake it until you make it is a concerning thing to hear coming from a Speedrun organizer.

people say the American Dream is dead the reality is it's never been easier to climb to relevancy just post on this app and it opens doors fake it until you make it

@Hadley Banker junior analyst jobs are ripe for AI disintermediation

People talk about 996 like it’s the most hardcore thing ever. Investment bankers have been doing 91am7 for decades

@bran_don_gell @every @usemonologue Any comparisons to Whispr you can share?

🚨 Today we're launching Monologue 🚨 You can subscribe to it standalone OR use it for free as a part of your @every subscription. If you were looking for a sign to subscribe to Every, this is it! @usemonologue the best voice dictation tool I've ever used, everyone at Every + all of our beta users agree (in beta alone we're putting up big numbers... 1M words a week). Big names like @bentossell, @nateliason, and @julien_c, the CTO of Huggingface, have switched to it. Why? Monologue speaks your language: It knows how you like to write and writes what you meant to say. I constantly have that magical moment feeling when using it. Give it a shot and let us know what you think! The onboarding alone is worth it :)

@fintechjunkie Were these things you did when you were a VC?

I'm back in the Founder's seat and can say that Fundraising mode is a whole different beast when you're the one pitching. Having sat in both chairs, here's some candid advice for VCs looking to up their game. Founders are in the trenches, and small things make a huge difference in building trust (or killing it). 1) Be genuinely nice. Ditch the dismissive or arrogant vibe. Fundraising is hell for most Founders. It's a world of endless rejections and is a high stakes, emotional rollercoaster. The last thing we need is someone who treats it like a power play. In one of my pitches recently, I had a VC lean back, elbows out, and smirk. The first thing they said was "pitch me." Instant no from my perspective. I wasn't going to play that game. Respect the journey, show empathy, and you'll stand out. Founders remember who made them feel valued vs. interrogated. 2) Come prepared or don't bother. Do your homework on what the Founder is building and the ecosystem around it. Sounding like a beginner is a killer. It wastes time extracting the basics and signals you might not add much value beyond cash. Well-prepped VCs validate their expertise, position themselves as strategic partners, and build rapport fast. Being prepared takes work but it's what Founders crave. 3) Build in flex time to go long if the conversation is flowing and interesting. Nothing makes a Founder feel more special than extending the meeting when it's just getting good. A hard cutoff and sharp exit screams "whatever's next is way more important than you." Just remember that stretching the call is a massive positive signal because it shows real interest. It can turn what otherwise would have been a standard meeting into something memorable. If you nail these three, you'll be miles ahead of most VCs in landing the deals you want! Thoughts from the Founder and VC community welcome!

@garrytan @premqnair You've changed, Garry

I’ve joined Cognition to continue to work on the future of software engineering. I was employee #2 at Windsurf and have worked on AI+code for years. There’s never been a more exciting time and place for it than now at Cognition. I had a place at Google DeepMind as part of the deal. I won’t go into detail for legal reasons, but I’d like to be transparent about my personal situation. I was given an offer that would explode same day. I had to forfeit all of my vested shares earned over my 3.5+ years at Windsurf. I was ultimately given a payout of only 1% of what my shares would have been worth at the time of the deal. In going to Cognition, I’ve chosen a different direction. For someone who loves software engineering, Cognition feels like home. It reminds me of the energy of the earliest days of Windsurf, where we wrote excessive amounts of code and had excessive amounts of fun. Really excited to see how we can take the best of Devin and Windsurf to make the world’s best IDE and coding agents.

@jonchu Cool bro.

I don't care if you're a VP at a hot startup or a place like Google. If you can't describe how a mission statement recursively breaks down into an org design, you're a junior manager at best and overleveled by like 8 layers. Period.

@JeremiahDJohns Her definition of "nothing" is the most serious red flag of all

This post is interesting because it shows how deep filter bubbles go. She's in VC. But not just VC, she's so used to one specific type of founder that in the replies she's befuddled by the idea of founders who retire. Now imagine her trying to understand a retail worker.

@PeterJ_Walker ARR can shift month to month. Weird metric for the industry to standardize on so quickly.

Quite interesting that the fastest rise in ARR is in the lower quartile. Matches the idea that the “lowest quality” As are simply no longer getting done. Threshold for founders has risen very quickly.

ARR vs Valuation at Series A. Vals from us at Carta, ARR data from the old friends at Silicon Valley Bank. 1) Valuations in 2024 were quite high, yes. 2) But ARR has shot upwards much faster. Median ARR at A was about $3M last year. 75th percentile was nearly $7M!

@tanayj I can fall back to $1B in in a month. That's how run rates work.

Anthropic's run rate revenue grew from $1B to $4B in ~6 months. Insane!

@tanayj $1B cash payments will do that for you

Fun Fact: Figma has $1.54B of cash on hand currently but raised only $749M in primary capital in its history. It will go public with a negative (!) net burn over its lifetime of $791M, thanks to their efficiency and the $1B breakup fee received from Adobe.

@garrytan @pitdesi that's different from what you said. You said no one wanted it, not that they couldn't execute on it.

@pitdesi The chance they can do any of this well is about 0%

Xfinity: Make something nobody wants

@breakingbaht @MikeWCrichton @jxcn1717 @StatisticUrban Sorry big guy. You can't blame others for the lack of clarity in your own statements.

@MikeWCrichton @jxcn1717 @StatisticUrban Yea, I meant the presidency. Wtf is wrong with you people. 3 seconds of normal human interpretation turns into 16 hours of complete breakdown. I know everyone is autistic now, but jesus.

The Founders of this nation explicitly decided that a person could immigrate to the US and become a citizen and represent their fellow Americans in the national legislature. 7 years for the House, 9 for the Senate.

@WouterTeunissen @HarryStebbings It's getting harder with AI ramping up the inbox noise, though

You are under-indexing on Cold-Emailing. It is such an underrated skill. That you can learn. @HarryStebbings started 20VC with $50 and cold-emails. Now he’s raised over $800m! You gotta be creative in reaching out to folks, and if you care enough you’ll know what to say. Harry DM’d Mark Benioff 53(!) times before he came on his show.