Would you split a paycheck for something you believed in? Jesse Middleton Jesse Middleton & his friend SPLIT one paycheck to go all-in on WeWork. No safety net. No fancy titles. Just belief in the vision — and the willingness to burn the boats. Full episode on our bio.

My wife, Cat, and I have an unspoken rule at home: When we walk through the door, work stays on the other side. Both of us spend the day deep in venture conversations, so it would be easy to keep that thread going over dinner. And yes, late-night calls or a founder crisis still

Too many founders pitch “AI” like it’s the product. The winning teams treat it like plumbing. Take Covenant (legal ops) and Noetica (deal intel). Both wrap generative models in workflows that CFOs already budget for. That’s because no users want to just “try AI.” They want to

For a long time I put founders in two buckets: “the tortoise” and “the hare.” But the truth is, the best ones survive market swings by switching between those modes at will. Two real life examples..... "The Hare" - Day 1 was a bare-bones Chrome extension. 12 weeks later the Git

Introducing MakoGenerate, a CUDA-writing AI agent. We're excited to make the research preview of MakoGenerate available today, completely free.

We need clearer windows into how AI agents work (here's my solution): Last month, a customer-success bot send the same email to the same person, seven times! The bug sat three agents deep, so tracing it took all afternoon. This scenario reminds me of the “self-driving car runs

NY Tech Week has officially outgrown itself, but that’s exactly the problem we want to have. It was impossible to be everywhere at once this year. The event has gotten so big that even people who know everyone still had to pick and choose. My dad friends and I were texting all

I have a new litmus test for investments. If I'm not willing to get on a plane and miss time with my kids to meet you, we might not be the right fit (might sound a little harsh, but it’s a pretty good barometer). Last week, I booked a flight to Berlin within the 24-hour

Introducing Tech Bro Tarot 👾 Ask a question, pull a card, let the roast begin Oh and this was 100% vibe coded

About to post a role that I’m hiring for at Flybridge in NYC. Where would you share it other than LinkedIn, X, and my own person newsletter? What are the best spots to share to find the best people?

Here’s hoping that my CoS role is exciting enough for Soham Parekh to apply to tomorrow!

If you haven't yet, and you're interested in venture, you should take a look at John Gannon's VC Salary Survey -> johngannonblog.com/venture-capita… It's important to be educated.

Exclusive: AI research labs are in a NBA-style free agency frenzy. Upstarts Media obtained OpenAI's comp tiers for research staff, and its pitch for top talent to turn down offers from rival teams like Meta. upstartsmedia.com/p/meta-openai-…

If you’re building this, @mattprd and I will write you a check from Theory Forge VC.