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San Francisco, CA Katılım Nisan 2007
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Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya@chamath·
My takeaway from this video is simple: If a completely regimented, top-down and unemotional decision making body like the Chinese bureaucracy allows a vehicle like this on the road, then autonomy is not only safe and reliable it’s also here today. So any decision less than full support for autonomy in any country of the world other than China, then, is just a form of corruption or regulatory capture.
Nic Cruz Patane@niccruzpatane

Fully Autonomous cargo truck, without an interior driving in China.

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Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya@chamath·
Marc nails it. In my opinion, if you get federal funding, you should be capped at how many foreign students you admit to 5-10% at the undergraduate level and 30-40% at the graduate level. The clear preference should be merit based admissions of kids from America. One reason it’s not this way and has become so lopsided in favor of foreign students is because the most “elite” colleges charge double or triple the tuition to these kids. By doing so, these schools have gotten addicted to that revenue. And so slowly, Harvard and Columbia end up with 50-70% foreign students and 2-3% admission rates for Americans. It’s stupid and is hollowing out our ability to be long term competitive. Overall, whether it’s this issue, free speech, antisemitism, overgrowth of administrators or limits on academic freedom, there is an immense amount of rot in the Ivy League. I think that President Trump has decided to root this out and is targeting it. I support it 1000%. If the Ivy League are forced to change, the broader academic community will have to follow suit, and American kids will benefit.
American Optimist@AmOptimistShow

Marc Andreessen: if you're the parents of a smart kid where I grew up [rural Wisconsin] and you think you're going to get them into a top university in this country, you're fooling yourself... What level of untapped talent exists in this country that a combination of DEI and immigration have basically cut out of the loop for the last 50 years? Marc: Nobody wants to talk about, but I've started to talk about the intersection of DEI and immigration that has really warped our perceptions on high skilled immigration over the last 50 years. You look at the foreign enrollment rates at the top universities, which went from 2 or 3 or 4 percent 50 years ago or whatever to 27% or 30% or 50%... Joe: Columbia's over half. Marc: 70% or whatever it is. And so there's been this massive transformation in who gets educated. And then there's been this massive transformation of who gets admitted through affirmative action, as we now know it, DEI. This goes straight to the political divide in the country, which is, if you're parents of a kid where I grew up [rural Wisconsin] and you've got a smart kid and you think you're going to get them into, you know, a top university in this country, like you're fooling yourself. There is this really fundamental question which is, what level of untapped talent exists in this country that a combination of DEI and immigration have basically cut out of the loop for the last 50 years? And how long can we have this story to everybody in the Midwest and in the South that says, sorry, because of historical oppression, your kids are SOL.

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Y Combinator
Y Combinator@ycombinator·
AI has upended the once "safe" CS career path. New grads are facing unemployment rates twice those of art history majors, and a CS degree is no longer a surefire ticket to wealth. At the same time, small, focused teams are scaling from zero to eight-figure revenue in months. In a special Lightcone Live at AI Startup School, Garry, Diana, Harj, and Jared discuss why it's now more important than ever to focus on building real skills, domain expertise, and agency rather than just chasing credentials. 04:18 - The Inverted Career Risk Paradigm 05:16 - AI's Impact on Education and Skills 07:08 - Agency vs. Credential Maxing 08:28 - Motivation: Fear or Excitement 09:43 - The Accelerated Growth of AI Startups 10:50 - Real Success over Fake Credentials 12:55 - Domain Expertise and Technical Expertise 15:05 - Gaining Domain Expertise as a Student 18:51 - Breaking the Student Mindset 20:39 - The Dangers of Entrepreneurship Programs 22:52 - Social Media Strategy for Startups 27:30 - The College Dropout Question 32:33 - When to Quit Your Job
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Brad Garlinghouse
Brad Garlinghouse@bgarlinghouse·
Today was an even better day. Ripple: 3 SEC: 0 In all seriousness, Chris and I (in a case involving no claims of fraud or misrepresentations) were targeted by the SEC in a ruthless attempt to personally ruin us and the company so many have worked hard to build for over a decade. The SEC repeatedly kept its eye off the ball while secretly meeting with the likes of SBF – failing again and again to protect US consumers & businesses. How many millions of taxpayer $ were wasted?! Feels good to finally be vindicated.
Stuart Alderoty@s_alderoty

The SEC made a serious mistake going after Brad & Chris personally – and now, they’ve capitulated, dismissing all charges against our executives. This is not a settlement. This is a surrender by the SEC.

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Brad Garlinghouse
Brad Garlinghouse@bgarlinghouse·
Hoping yesterday’s decision is the wake-up call that Congress needs. This ruling directly undercuts the SEC’s claims that nearly all tokens are inherently securities – likely to set a positive precedent for other digital tokens in the US.
Bloomberg Crypto@crypto

Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse says that a federal court's decision means that its crypto token XRP “is not a security,” giving the digital-payments company more freedom to pursue various business opportunities trib.al/SjiawoB

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SmartBiz
SmartBiz@SmartBizBank·
Small businesses and sole proprietorships can apply for SBA 7(a) Paycheck Protection Program loans. Get information on what you need to apply, as well as terms and conditions on our website: resources.smartbizloans.com/content-type/a…
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sean o'malley@seanomalley·
Fintech in greater Asia lags most of the world in many areas...but for how long? lnkd.in/eEfr3A5
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Pretty amazing origination growth by non-traditional players in the marketplace lending space. Is it only a matter o…lnkd.in/es68ZZB
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sean o'malley@seanomalley·
Nice to see Mae being recognized for her innovative work in the legal industry! lnkd.in/bQgRn8h
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Great article on the state of Taiwan entrepreneurship. Fascinating how startup mentality is so shaped by culture. Wi…lnkd.in/bYh6VWE
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Really interesting to see Taiwan venture capital investments on the decline -- the reasons would be surprising to th…lnkd.in/bafMbNq
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