A swift move by Webflow to further solidify that AI will power the next phase of the no-code movement.

Startups competing again more mature companies will soon find out that market leaders can beef up their AI capabilities faster than a startup can find meaningful distribution.

an unstoppable team doing important work for remote and hybrid teams

Three of the hardest working people in venture who truly show up for founders

I’ll be in NYC April 16-23 and want to join happy hours, dinners, and tech events while I’m in town ☺️

An important distinction between consumer vs. enterprise is an enterprise CEO is rarely in the office

Conferences, customer meetings, and hours on the road are a critical part of the company’s success

Direct reports have to manage up and be flexible based on customer needs

I love reading are.na & dirt. Are there any other similar newsletters I should be reading?

It’s dangerous for a pre-PMF startup to implement traditional HR policies like Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and complicated 360 reviews.

In the time it takes to work through these processes, a bad hire with a lot of responsibility can implode the company.

Deel hit $500M ARR in less than 5 years

An incredible milestone and a company I'd join in a heartbeat because they're just getting started

Grateful to be an early investor in such an iconic company

calcalistech.com/ctechnews/arti…

If you’ve ever worked on billing, it’s anything but streamlined and delightful

Congrats to Metronome for powering OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia & achieving 6x ARR in 2023

Proud to be a pre-product investor and finally see it out in the wild!

metronome.com/blog/series-b

I’m a firm believer all SaaS companies will need to operate like a developer tool to be successful

• usage based pricing is better than seat based subscriptions

• some % of product needs to be open-sourced to allow community contributions and continuous product improvements…

A company with a big vision or killer idea but no engineers is not likely to get acquired because acquirers expect you to come in and build the thing.

A personal goal for next year is to find one or two AI optimistic journalists to share trends, conduct original research, and give them access to compelling insights coming from the Worklife portfolio.

There has never been a better time to join deel - we have over 250+ roles open - including leadership roles and lots of engineering ones - join us! 🚀

jobs.ashbyhq.com/deel

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The end of the entitled era in tech

Betches getting acquired for up to $54M is a good reminder that you can make a lot of money having fun on the internet.

founder has a microfund got me

STEM girls, please watch this weekend so we can discuss ☺️

As an investor who works closely with teams in Israel, there are no words to describe the heroic efforts of our teammates called to fight terrorism, defend innocent people, and protect their families.

My DMs are open & we'll continue to support families wherever we can.

I love when tech companies use their marketing budget to tell inspiring stories of lives changed by their software. Webflow