The multi-stage retreat from seed is starting. Large multi-stage funds who sprayed seed checks for optionality and provided s*** experiences for founders are realising they do not have bandwidth, it damages brand and their home is not at seed. The retreat begins.

So we (Impulse ) made the highest performing ... stove. - 3x the performance of induction and ~5x gas (equiv. of ~72,000 BTU/h!). - A nontrivial advance in temperature sensing, transforming cooking. - And it ships this year (taking deposits starting ... today).

Great things ahead for All Raise. Excited for what we have in store at #allraiseDC this year!

Let's build this network with Shinkansen quality and speed!

"A culture is not a set of beliefs, it’s a set of actions." (BUSHIDO)

Some important historical and legal context appears to be missing in the current TikTok debate: Restrictions on foreign ownership, control, and influence over platform/utility-like businesses have been longstanding in American law—dating back to the founding generation. 1/2

We are living through the AI equivalent of ZIRP

Here's the path of the eclipse based on where Airbnb is fully booked in the US..

Enhanced geothermal is a real, functioning, cost-effective technology today, can provide clean firm power, and has practically unlimited upside. Wild that it doesn’t get more attention. Literally checks all the boxes.

Startup CEOs: be wary of massive customers that look enticing at first glance and seem like they would be awesome equity drivers, but are actually just revenue drivers, because they are "n of 1" and their use of your product is not repeatable or extrapolate-able. tl;dr Not

You know your CTO (Matei Zaharia) got the dog in him when the company is worth 40B+ and he's still looking at data and labeling

More capital to fuel kineticauto_ and their vision to adapt the automotive aftermarket for electric and ADAS vehicles. Welcome Menlo Ventures! cnbc.com/2024/06/20/kin…

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